Beer
Drink This Now: Festbier by Castle Island Brewing Company
It might surprise you to learn that Castle Island Brewing Company is not even a year old. The Norwood company distributes its beer at 700 Massachusetts accounts and counting, […]
Jack’s Abby Doubles Its Framingham Footprint
Just about a year after moving into a facility nearly six times larger than its original home, Jack’s Abby is planning another huge expansion. The […]
Look Inside Night Shift’s New Everett Taproom, the Annex
If you need any more confirmation of just how much Night Shift Brewing has grown since it moved to Everett two years ago, step inside […]
A New Englander’s Guide to Midwest Beer
While there’s new Massachusetts beer to sip every day, we humbly suggest occasionally turning your attention to some of the sips hitting shelves and draft lines near […]
The South Coast Is Getting Three New Breweries in 2017
Local beer is flowing rapidly in the Boston area, in Central and Western Mass., on the North Shore, Cape Cod, and finally even on the […]
Here’s a Sneak Peek at Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing
Maybe you’ve sipped beers at 81 Morton Street in Framingham before—it was the original home of Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers, after all. But later this […]
Bone Up Brewing Co. Opens August 27
If you’ve chatted with Jared and Liz Kiraly during one of their Bone Up Brewing Company tastings recently, or have been keeping up with their blog, you know […]
No Injuries (or Spilled Beer) After Car Crashes into Jack’s Abby Beer Hall
It’s always a relief when a car crash doesn’t end in injury, and the victims of an incident last night are doubly glad no beer […]
Trillium will Pour Limited Edition Cantillon Beer on Zwanze Day
UPDATE, September 8: Tickets to Trillium’s Zwanze Day go on sale Friday, September 9. UPDATE, August 11: A small-but-mighty craft beer bar in Greenfield, Mass., will also […]
Drink This Now: Nite Lite by Night Shift Brewing
It’s not fruity. It’s not hazy. It’s not meant to be sipped, and it’s not imported. We’re talking, of course, about Night Shift Brewing’s newest […]
Modern Draught Picks Up Where the Beer Scene Has Lagged
Industry veterans Mattie Bailey and Kristopher Crowell have seen some stuff—that is, corroded keg lines, gunky metal faucets, and other unsavory equipment that touches your […]
Drink This Now: Zwickelbier
The concept behind Zwickelbiers might seem a little hazy, but that’s just the yeast. Pronounced tzv-ickle, these German lagers (a subset of kellerbiers) are normally unfiltered, […]
Maine Beer Co. Plans a Huge Brewery and Taproom Addition
With destinations like Allagash Brewing Company, Rising Tide, and Novare Res Bier Café, the Portland, Maine, area is already a go-to for beer tourists. But this is […]
Mikkeller and Samuel Adams are Brewing Together for Boston Beer Celebration
There will be an overwhelming amount of beer choices at Boston’s first-ever Copenhagen Beer and Music Celebration, coming this September. But make sure to save a sip […]
Democracy Brewing Crowdfunds a South Boston Launch
There’s a reason why the president met with Harvard professor and the Cambridge Police sergeant over a couple of pints at the historic “beer summit” back […]