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Birthday Party Places in Malden, Massachusetts (Kids & Adults)
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Birthday Party Places in Malden, Massachusetts (Kids & Adults)
Hey! Perhaps you’re in the midst of planning a birthday celebration in Malden, Massachusetts? There are plenty of creative options available to suit any taste and budget. From adventurous outdoor activities (Malden parks, beach, mountains, inflatable play facilities, Malden amusement & trampoline parks,…) to creative arts, crafts workshops, and other indoor places (Malden restaurants, pubs, hotels, Malden museums, swimming pool,…), there’s something for everyone to enjoy on their special day.
Contents
1 About Malden, Massachusetts
2 Malden Birthday Party Places
2.1 Sky Zone Trampoline Park
2.2 Pearl Street Station
2.3 Artlounge Arlington
2.4 Lucky Strike
2.5 Boda Borg
2.6 Laser Quest
2.7 Flatbread Company
2.8 Jump N’ Slide
2.9 Boston Paintball Chelsea
2.10 Mystic Brewery
2.11 Muse Paintbar
2.12 AMC Methuen 20
2.13 Playtime
2.14 AMC Assembly Row
2.15 Clip N’ Climb Chelsea
3 Birthday Party Ideas in Malden
4 Malden Map
5 Party Supplies in Malden
About Malden, Massachusetts
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Malden is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Malden is home to the historic Malden Mills factory, now known as the American Textile History Museum, which provides a unique glimpse into the city’s past. From adventure parks to art studios, there’s something for everyone in Malden.
Malden Birthday Party Places
Let’s review some of the best birthday party venues in Malden for kids and adults:
Sky Zone Trampoline Park
Looking for a high-energy party experience? Sky Zone Trampoline Park is the place for you! With wall-to-wall trampolines, dodgeball courts, and foam pits, your party guests will have a blast bouncing around.
Sky Zone Trampoline Park Malden
Plus, Sky Zone offers party packages that include a private party room, pizza, drinks, and a dedicated party host to ensure your event is a success.
Pearl Street Station
If you’re looking for a more low-key celebration, Pearl Street Station is a great option. Choose from a variety of menu options, including appetizers, entrees, and desserts.
Artlounge Arlington
For a creative bday party, consider Artlounge Arlington. Your guests will have a blast creating their own masterpieces to take home.
Lucky Strike
For an upscale birthday party experience, check out Lucky Strike in Boston. Lucky Strike can accommodate parties of all sizes, from small groups to large events.
Boda Borg
Boda Borg Boston Malden
For a unique and challenging birthday party experience, check out Boda Borg in Malden. This interactive gaming facility offers a variety of puzzles and challenges for groups to solve. With multiple rooms to explore, your guests will have to work together to complete each task.
Laser Quest
For an action-packed birthday party, check out Laser Quest in Danvers, just a short drive from Malden. This laser tag facility offers a variety of game modes, including team and solo play.
Flatbread Company
For a delicious and unique birthday party experience, consider hosting your event at Flatbread Company. This restaurant specializes in wood-fired pizzas and organic salads, and offers a private function room for parties.
Jump N’ Slide
For a birthday party that’s sure to tire out your little ones, consider Jump N’ Slide in Everett. Jump N’ Slide can accommodate parties of all sizes and offers party packages that include a private party room and access to all the attractions.
Boston Paintball Chelsea
For a thrilling and action-packed b-day party, consider Boston Paintball in Chelsea.
Mystic Brewery
For a unique and adult-friendly bday party, check out Mystic Brewery in Chelsea, just a short drive from Malden.
Mystic Station Malden
This brewery specializes in Belgian-inspired beers and offers a taproom and outdoor beer garden for events.
Muse Paintbar
For a creative and relaxing birth day party experience, consider Muse Paintbar in Lynnfield.
AMC Methuen 20
For a movie lover’s birthday party, check out AMC Methuen 20 in Methuen. AMC Methuen 20 can accommodate parties of all sizes and provides a fun and classic birthday experience.
Playtime
If you’re hosting a birthday party for younger children, Playtime in Arlington is a great option. This indoor play space offers a variety of activities, including a ball pit, slides, and climbing structures.
AMC Assembly Row
If you’re looking for a classic b-day party experience, consider hosting your event at AMC Assembly Row.
Clip N’ Climb Chelsea
For an adventurous and active bday party, consider Clip N’ Climb in Chelsea. Clip N’ Climb is sure to provide a unique and exciting birthday experience for all your guests.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, Malden, Massachusetts offers a variety of options for birthday party venues, whether you’re looking for a high-energy experience or a more low-key celebration. From trampoline parks to art studios to breweries, there’s something for everyone in Malden. So, start planning your next birthday party and make it a celebration to remember!
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Howdy Folks. Happy Sunday
Here’s another stub for your perusal in my weekly nostalgic ticket themed blog #thatstheticket #mylifeibstubs
The Blue Note, Derby (or possibly Rock City Nottingham)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
1984
Price unknown
The location for this concert is uncertain. The ripped stub bears no venue name. I have the inkling that it was at a cool little venue in Derby where we’d occasionally check out up and coming bands, including memorably, on one occasion, New Order! But my old university mate Rhino, aka Scum, thinks it was at the sweaty, indie temple that is Rock City. Whichever, it was in prime Cloughie country.
The show was just after their debut album came out. To me, Rattlesnakes is one of the finest albums of the eighties. A lyrical delight. In 1984, it was rarely off my Garrard turntable. Ironically the lead single, Perfect Skin was ubiquitous at Nottingham student parties frequented by pimple-faced adolescents.
With an unfeasibly high and tousled barnet and a cherubic face, Lloyd Cole had a touch of the Elvis about him. Although, in retrospect, he was actually more Jimmy Carr than the King. He exemplified bohemia and was rarely seen without his black polo neck.
Evidently, he just left his English Literature and Philosophy course at Glasgow University with a goal of making it big. His star shone brightly, but all too briefly. He’s rarely heard of these days and is not the type of artist you”d expect you’ll see on an 80s revival tour package with Kajagoogoo or Dollar
His lyrics were evocative, hyper-literate and quite possibly totally pretentious. “Read Norman Mailer: or get a new tailor” But I loved this record; still do. Not many artists could get away with casually name-checking philosophers like Simone de Beauvoir or Joan Didion, but he did. He was a dab-hand at conjuring up grandiose images of mysteriously complex girls ‘with cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin’ Unfortunately these unattainable creatures were in short supply in our world.
But nevertheless, because of our cultured upbringings, the high brow literary references chimed with me and Rhino. Existential philosophy was particularly in vogue on his council estate in Doncaster and of course, my nose was rarely out of a Mailer novel whilst having a cup of Rosie Lee with Chas & Dave down Edmonton Green. That, or I was seeking out a new tailor.
But we had aspirations, buying Granta fiction in order to nonchalantly leave books lying around the house in a woeful attempt to try and impress the girls. In reality, the most intellectual reading matter was the humorous postcards of Biff cartoon that were stuck on the bog door that we’d laugh at whilst having a poo.
Sadly I don’t recall too much of the gig (it was a while ago after all!) In keeping with his hairstyle, the wordsmith wore his guitar up high. He was a very accomplished player. Naturally many other arty type students were in attendance. Quite a few polo necks I suspect. We all seemed to know each and every lyric.
When he got to Rattlesnakes, we all sang along with his most quotable line:- “ She looks like Eve Marie Saint In On the Waterfront’. Personally, I could really relate this lyric. I actually once had drunken grapple with a girl who looked like an actor in On the Waterfront. Sadly, not sultry Eva Marie Saint. She resembled he co-star, Karl Malden 😉
It was a fantastic gig. We left the venue (whichever one it was) to return to our student house to watch a VHS of that evening’s Brookside, or for some other intellectual activity. An unread copy of the Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse gathered dust on the coffee table
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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams
And other beer news
The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge
BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery
MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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Walden Woods Brewing hops
MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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Idle Hands
MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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Brewery Silvaticus
AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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The War of 1812: A British-Canadian Victory
by Tom Taylor
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This year marks the 205th anniversary of the War of 1812, an extension of the Napoleonic war that many consider Canada's war of independence, not from Britain but from the United States. Historians often take the beginning of the war to be the Battle of Tippecanoe in November 1811, when General Harrison and the U.S. Fourth Infantry burned Prophet's Town to the ground. Tecumseh never forgave the Americans for destroying his home and consequently he fought beside the British to the time of his death.
The United States declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812 under the guise of an injured party. The royal navy was seizing British deserters off American ships, impinging on newly won American sovereignty. And British orders in council prevented any country trading directly with France. All cargoes had to be approved by England before they could touch a continental port.
In North America, there had been talk of an Indian buffer state between the U.S. and the Canadas which found support in the British foreign office. Also, Canadian fur traders were too successful dealing with the natives in old northwest [now Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois.] Congressional "war hawks" knew they could solve a lot of problems by what was perceived to be an easy land grab from Britain to the north. Thomas Jefferson declared the acquisition of Canada "will be a mere matter of marching."
And why wouldn't he think that? There were eight million Americans against five hundred thousand northern British subjects, many of whom had just arrived from the United States. And to defend an area larger than Britain and France combined, there were 5700 British regular officers and men. Of that number, only 1150 were stationed in all of Upper Canada where 3 out of 5 settlers were newly arrived from the USA. Jefferson and the war hawks looked on British North America as if it was low hanging fruit.
However, at the opening of the war, they hadn't counted on the unique resistance of Major General Isaac Brock [Guernsey Island man], the cunning of Tecumseh, the determination of Lt. Col. de Salaberry, and the genuine desire of the Canadas to maintain a different way of life.
Sir Issac Brock by John W.L. Forster
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While much of the land fighting took place in the Niagara Peninsula, there were battles in other key areas. Michilimackinac and Detroit surrendered to the British with few casualties; cargoes were seized on the Great Lakes in the Atlantic Ocean over ship to ship fighting; Queenston Heights was defended at the cost of Brock's life; Toronto was sacked and burnt; and fought in the pitch dark with bayonets, the battle of Stoney Creek became a turning point for the war in 1813. And all this happened in just the first 12 months.
Some strange events took place during the war. American Lieutenant Porter Hanks, who surrendered Fort Mackinac to the British – Washington had forgot to tell him that war had been declared – was giving his testimony to General Hull in Detroit, when a cannon ball fire from Sandwich [now Windsor], cleared the parapet, bounced in the courtyard, went through an open door, and cut him in half, spewing his innards over the shaken general. Next time you think you are having a bad couple of weeks, think of poor Hanks.
Did you know that Tecumseh, with just twenty-four Shawnee warriors defeated an American force almost ten times his number at the Battle of Brownstown just south of Fort Detroit? His concept of limited siege starved the fort of supplies. It's said that when Hull surrendered to Brock, he had less than twenty day's rations remaining.
Tecumseh: attributed to Owen Staples (1866-1949)
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Little is known about the "Company of Coloured Men" that fought at the Battle of Queenston Heights. A mixture of ex-slaves and former Butler Rangers, but all Afro-American, fired one or two volleys and charged the American line with bayonets. Think of their fear and courage, knowing that if the Americans won this war, they would be going back to their slave masters.
Southwest of Montreal, in October of 1813, at the Battle of Chateauguay, "the first ever truly all Canadian army" engaged the enemy. Canadian Fencibles and Voltigeurs, 460 of your average French workers so to speak, put to flight 4000 American invaders. The enemy was so sure that Lower Canada would not fight for the British, they sent an emissary on the battle's eve who shouted from his horse, "Brave Canadians, surrenders yourselves; we wish you no harm." The Canadian commanding officer, Lt.Col. de Salaberry, grabs a musket himself, and shoots the officer from his horse. A nice French Canadian welcome to Canada.
The next year, we burnt down Washington, and the president's house! But that story is for another day.
John Donne, the great English writer, in his famous essay/eulogy, The First Anniversary, points out that it is our duty not just to the dead, but to ourselves to remember the spirit those who have past. The notion holds true for individuals and societies. As a nation, we are greater knowing who we are and how we got here.
The War of 1812 isn't some distant boring history that we can't understand. Stand in the gates of Fort Malden in Amherstburg, and look out across the river. What did General Brock feel like when he ordered the invasion of the United States against a superior force in a fortified position? Climb the face of the Niagara gorge at Queenston Heights and imagine the American's fear when they jumped to their deaths rather than face the tomahawk of native warriors. Breathe the fresh water smell of the Niagara River in the early morning. See, feel, touch and smell our history.
The War of 1812 was the last foreign war fought on Canadian soil. As much or perhaps more than any other single war, this war and its myths defined who we are as Canadians and solidified our loyalty to the British crown for generations. We owe it to ourselves to embrace and honour this great British/Canadian achievement. We're still here. We won.
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Tom Taylor is the author of Brock's Agent, and three other award winning novels with the backdrop of the War of 1812. Published by Bonnier Publishing, Zaffra Imprint Division in the UK, and by Hancock and Dean in Canada, the series follows the career of Upper Canada's first secret agent in the war. For more information about his writing, visit his website www.tomtaylor.ca.
Hat Tip To: English Historical Fiction Authors
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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery
MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams
And other beer news
The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge
BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery
MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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Walden Woods Brewing hops
MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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Idle Hands
MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams
And other beer news
The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge
BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery
MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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Bottles of Libeeration from Portsmouth Brewery
MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Companygets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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Idle Hands
MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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It’s Taproom Time at Sam Adams
And other beer news
The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 16, 2017
JAMAICA PLAIN — Sam Adams has been around forever, offering tours and tastings at its Jamaica Plain headquarters (30 Germania St.) — but unlike the multitude of breweries opening in the Boston area over the past few years, Sam Adams never had a taproom where customers could hang out, drinking pints and flights. Until now. The Sam Adams taproom debuted last week, featuring 80 seats, games like shuffleboard, and eventually events like karaoke and trivia nights as well as regular food truck visits. The brewery also has a new barrel-aging room, the Bier Keller, that customers can tour. The taproom is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, except for Sundays, when it’s closed.
MASSACHUSETTS — Sunday beer-drinking may get easier. A bill has recently passed the House that would allow Massachusetts pub breweries to sell bottles on Sundays and holidays. Farm breweries — which grow their own hops or grains — can already do so. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and gain Gov. Charlie Baker’s approval.
MEDFORD — Medford Brewing Company gets a feature in Northshore Magazine’s November issue, emphasizing the brewery’s approachability, from its logical naming system (the India Pale Ale is called India Pale Ale, for example) to its “deceptively simple brews.”
YOUR THANKSGIVING TABLE — For the Globe, Gary Dzen reached out to some experts for some beer-drinking advice pertaining to Thanksgiving. Avoid strong beers like double or imperial IPAs, for example, to avoid destroying your palate (or falling asleep) before you even get to the turkey.
November 9, 2017
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Stoked Pizza in Brookline
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery (2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich) is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company (116 County Rd.) officially opens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company (559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge
BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company (59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company (555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co. (199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company (76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company (559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company (670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales (89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing (6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing (220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhouse soon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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Wachusett Brewing Company’s Airstream
FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey (3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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AMESBURY — Both BareWolf Brewing (12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus (9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing (220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm (89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co. is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing (6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — BareWolf Brewing (12 Oakland St.) celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company (116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewing is slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’s Zwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Ales this week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticus is heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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November 9, 2017
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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True North Ale Company Debuts on the North Shore
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 9, 2017
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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True North Ale Company Debuts on the North Shore
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
We’re tracking local beer-related news bites right here, including openings, closures, features, and more. This piece is updated most Thursdays, and the most recent additions are at the top.
November 9, 2017
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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Custom tap handles at Percival Brewing Company, now open in Norwood
BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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The future home of Backlash Beer Co.
AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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The Massachusetts brewing scene continues to grow rapidly.
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November 9, 2017
BROOKLINE — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Stoked Pizza (1632 Beacon St., Washington Square, Brookline), a pizzeria where craft beer plays a big role. Read it here.
IPSWICH — Ipswich Ale Brewery(2 Brewery Pl., Ipswich)is in hot water after an employee, while off the clock, attended the brewery’s Halloween party in blackface, dressed as late rapper Biggie Smalls. Both the brewery and the employee have apologized, and the employee will serve an unpaid suspension and undergo sensitivity training. He will also donate his $100 prize money from the brewery’s costume contest — where he won second place, as decided by audience applause — to the ACLU. On the brewery’s Facebook page, people are continuing to argue about the situation, where a shockingly large number of commenters do not understand that dressing in blackface is wrong, period.
In better Ipswich news, True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) officiallyopens tomorrow (Friday, November 10); it’ll be open from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and noon to 11 p.m. the following day (with Phoenix Rising Pizza popping up from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday). Going forward, True North will be open 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday. The opening beer lineup includes a New England-style double IPA and session IPA, as well as a Belgian blonde ale and Mexican lager.
ROSLINDALE — Boston Magazine reports on a tantalizing rumor about Trillium Brewing Company possibly eyeing the Roslindale substation. One Reddit user claims that it’ll be a temporary winter beer garden, an indoor equivalent to the brewery’s popular summer beer garden on the Greenway. A rep for Trillium tells Eater that there is nothing to report, so don’t get too excited yet, but time will tell.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting closer to opening and has now begun to brew its first beer, a blonde ale called Venus.
October 26, 2017
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BEVERLY — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Gentile Brewing Company(59 Park St., Unit 1, Beverly), which aims to stay small even as it grows a bit. Read it here.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Timber Yard Brewing Company(555 E. Main St., East Brookfield) could open its brewery, taproom, and beer garden by summer 2018, reports Mass. Brew Bros. According to theWorcester Telegram & Gazette, Timber Yard will be a family-friendly spot that also serves house-made sodas and other non-alcoholic options, along with snacks. The owners plan to feature music and other entertainment and community events.
EVERETT — Tonight (Thursday, October 26), Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St., Everett) is kicking off “Movember” (an organization — and a mustache-filled month — that raises money and awareness for men’s health) with the release of Mo’Biscuits Brown Ale. Buy a pint, and you’ll have the opportunity to keep the special edition glass for an extra $2, which Bone Up will donate to the Movember Foundation USA.
In other Everett news, Down the Road Beer Co.(199 Ashland St., Everett) is slated to open its taproom on Friday, November 3. With room for 200+ customers and 36 draft lines, the taproom will also feature a number of vintage pinball machines, regular food truck visits, and a parking lot.
JAMAICA PLAIN — Booze-related permitting can be complicated, as Turtle Swamp Brewing (3377 Washington St., Jamaica Plain) is finding out. The fairly new brewery was cited by BPD licensing detectives, per Universal Hub, for serving full pours of beer inside the brewery and on the patio. Turns out the brewery shouldn’t have been serving full pours with its current “farmer brewery” license, which allows only sample-sized pours (and sale of beers for off-site consumption). Plus, the brewery’s current licensing only allows for pours on the patio, not inside the brewery, due to a lack of a permanent certificate of occupancy. Stay tuned as the JP brewery gets the necessary paperwork straightened out to serve full beers inside and out.
MAYNARD — Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company(76 Main St., Maynard) could open shortly after Thanksgiving in downtown Maynard, reports Mass. Brew Bros. Founded by brothers-in-law Allen Quinn and Richard Barron, Amory’s Tomb will have a manual three-barrel system and will mostly serve beer for drinking onsite, but there will be occasional bottle releases. Don’t expect television or wifi at the taproom; it’s meant to be a community spot, conversation encouraged. The beer lineup will highlight farmhouse ales, both Belgian and American styles.
STURBRIDGE — Altruist Brewing Company(559 Main St., Sturbridge) is getting very close to opening, telling Eater that it’s just a matter of getting the glycol system hooked up (slated for next week) in order to begin brewing and then opening for business shortly after that. The team has also added a third partner.
WHITINSVILLE — Purgatory Beer Company(670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville) will open on November 4, 2017. Per Mass. Brew Bros., cofounders Brian Distefano and Kevin Mulvehill — home brewers since college — will be working with a three-barrel system inside of the Linwood Mill Complex, serving up a range of IPAs, porters, and more; flights and full pours will be available, as well as growler fills to go. Purgatory will feature a patio with waterfall views and room for around 50 people inside. Distefano and Mulvehill are planning on distributing limited kegs to nearby restaurants.
WORCESTER — Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company (55 Millbrook St., Worcester) is heading towards an early 2018 opening for its 10,000-square-foot facility, according to Mass. Brew Bros. Founded in 2016 as a contract brewing company, Greater Good exclusively produces imperial ales and lagers within the strict ABV range of 8% to 14%. The forthcoming Worcester space will include a tasting room, music, food, and tours, per a Facebook comment from the company.
October 12, 2017
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MALDEN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Idle Hands Craft Ales(89 Commercial St.), which moved from Everett to Malden a year ago and is better than ever. Read it here.
PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Experiencing menopause? Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St.) apparently has the beer for you, dubbed Libeeration. The brewery doesn’t make any “medicinal claims” about the beer, reports the Globe, but the gruit-style ale contains ingredients that herbalists recommend for mood shifts, including chamomile, mugwort, stinging nettle, and more. The Globe notes that it has “fruit, spicy notes.” Get it by the bottle at Portsmouth Brewery while supplies last.
SALEM — Founded in 2014 under the name Massachusetts Bay Colony Brewers, a brewery now called East Regiment Beer Co. is finally putting down roots with a tasting room and brewing facility at 30 Church St., sharing a building with a coffee shop.
SCITUATE —Tomorrow is opening day for Scituate’s Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way), with full pours available in the taproom, beer for purchase to take home, free snacks, and “good times all around.” Learn all about the brewery in this previous Beer & Mortar feature.
October 5, 2017
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BRAINTREE — Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.) is now open with a 70-seat taproom and an opening beer lineup that includes a double IPA, two stouts, a blonde ale, and more.
EVERETT — In a saga that has been going on since 2015, a judge has now upheld a state ban on “pay-to-play” practices in the beer industry, thus eliminating a potential chance for Everett-based distributor Craft Brewers Guild to get out of a record $2.6 million fine.
NORWOOD — Percival Brewing Company (83 Morse St.) is now open in its own home in Norwood, having spent the last few years contract brewing after debuting in Dorchester in 2011. The taproom’s opening lineup includes an oatmeal stout, a pale ale, and more.
SOMERVILLE — A brief reprieve for the Somerville Brewing Company beer garden at Assembly Row: Thanks to nice weather, it’ll stay open through this Thursday, September 7, instead of closing last week. Next up, the company will open American Fresh Brewhousesoon at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.)
WATERTOWN — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Branch Line (321 Arsenal St.), a restaurant that features great hospitality, rotisserie chicken, bocce, and a killer beer list. Read it here.
September 21, 2017
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FENWAY — The beer is “fine” at the recently opened Cheeky Monkey(3 Lansdowne St., Fenway, Boston), reports Gary Dzen for Boston.com, who notes that there’s no traditional brewer in-house. Instead, Cheeky Monkey’s recipes come from “celebrity BrewMaster” Brian Watson, who is based in New Zealand and sells brewing equipment that allows restaurant owners to brew “fresh, world-class beers onsite with very little effort.” Try the East Coast IPA, which has aromatics that “distinctly recall tangerine” and has “a pleasant toasty finish.”
GOVERNMENT CENTER — A Wachusett Brewing Company beer garden dubbed the Brew Yard is popping up at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on several Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 21 and 28, as well as October 5), reports Boston Magazine. Look for the Airstream trailer serving up eight beers by the pint, including Green Monsta IPA, Bella Czech Pils, Belgian White Mamba, and more. Plus, between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be food trucks and live music onsite.
September 14, 2017
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AMESBURY — BothBareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.) and Brewery Silvaticus(9 Water St.) are now open; more details here.
BRAINTREE — An opening timeline update from the forthcoming Widowmaker Brewing(220 Wood Rd.), via Facebook: “This week we finally received our approved variance from the state for the use of our brew house. We can now move forward with the town and work on getting our doors open ASAP. Thank you for your patience, no one wants us to be open more than we do.”
FRAMINGHAM — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Company (81 Morton St.), which is expanding production and staying creative on the horizon of year two. Read it here.
NATICK — Beer is now available at Belkin Family Lookout Farm(89 Pleasant St.), not just cider. As previously reported, the farm has added a brewery next to its existing hard cider operations. The beer is only available at Lookout Farm’s taproom (no distribution is planned), and it features some fruit from the farm. The taproom is currently open Wednesday through Sunday.
ROXBURY — Backlash Beer Co.is getting closer to finally opening its own space, starting with the retail portion, at 152 Hampden St. in Roxbury. There are still permitting and construction hurdles to overcome to open it as a taproom, as Boston Magazine reports, but retail could begin by the end of this month. This is the first permanent home for Backlash, which has been contract brewing since 2011, most recently out of Dorchester Brewing Company.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing(6 Old Country Way) kicked off brewing today; the opening timeline is still TBD, but the brewery was originally aiming for an October debut for its family-friendly taproom, which is located in a revamped old schoolhouse.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company’s Assembly Row beer garden will have its last day in business on Sunday, October 1. At some point in October, the company’s new American Fresh Brewhouse is expected to open at Assembly Row (490 Foley St.) with 126 seats, brewing on-site, a full kitchen, and 24 draft lines of Somerville Brewing Company beers. The space will be family-friendly and will have a seasonal dog-friendly outdoor beer garden.
September 7, 2017
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AMESBURY —BareWolf Brewing(12 Oakland St.)celebrates its grand opening this Saturday, September 9, from noon to 8 p.m. As previously reported, the brewery was founded by a father-and-son duo, and the opening beer lineup includes a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more.
BRIGHTON — Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen may have a location: It could open near the Boston Landing development in Brighton. While the owners have a letter of intent in place, they’re still exploring other possibilities. Co-owner Jonathan Gilman had previously told Eater that Somerville and East Boston were at the top of the list for potential locations. Wherever Brato does end up, expect lots of session beers and plenty of complementary food. “The main crux of it is grilled cheese and sausage,” Gilman said previously.
EVERETT — Our latest installment of Beer & Mortar features Bone Up Brewing Company (38 Norman St.), which recently celebrated its first anniversary. The owners are looking forward to “more of everything” in year two. Read it here.
IPSWICH — True North Ale Company(116 County Rd.) is getting closer to opening; check out these snazzy light fixtures. The brewery is heading towards a fall 2017 opening, but an exact date will be announced later.
SOUTH END — The upcoming Copenhagen Beer & Music Festival, taking place on September 22 and 23, has moved from City Hall Plaza to the SoWa Power Station (540 Harrison Ave.) Tickets start at $65 and include admission and unlimited two-ounce samples of beers from roughly a bajillion breweries. There will also be food available for purchase from Tasty Burger, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, and more.
August 25, 2017
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MARLBOROUGH — Marlborough is getting its first brewpub: Walden Woods Brewingis slated to open in late fall 2017 at 277 Main St., courtesy of “two beer geek brewers who also love history, particularly when it comes to this fella named Henry David Thoreau, and his unusual, yet compelling example of living deliberately.” Owners Alida Orzechowski and Chris Brown of Acton are longtime home brewers who were drawn to Marlborough because the city was specifically looking to bring in a brewery and offered some financial incentives to help out, as the Metrowest Daily News reported. Walden Woods Brewing will debut around November or December with six beers but will eventually serve up to a dozen “traditional European and American-style” beers with “a regional or historic twist.” Expect an American Pale Ale, India Pale Ale, and “New England style juice bomb” in the opening lineup, per the MDN.
WORCESTER / KEENE, NH — Wormtown Brewery in Worcester (72 Shrewsbury St.) has some new owners: Co-founder Tom Oliveri has left the brewery, selling his stake to former beer distributors Richard Clarke, Jay Clarke, and Kary Shumway, who are longtime friends of Wormtown’s other owner, David Fields, who bought a majority interest from Oliveri and master brewer Ben Roesch three years ago. Alongside the ownership change comes expansion on two fronts. Wormtown will expand to Keene, NH (472 Winchester St.) in early or mid-2018 with a 10-barrel brewhouse focused on barrel-aged beers, sours, and more. Plus, the existing Worcester space is getting a $2 million renovation that will allow for increased production, up to 37,000 barrels per year.
SALEM AND BEYOND — Beer overload? The Boston Globe’s Gary Dzen has you covered with some recommendations for six Massachusetts beers to try right now, including Notch Brewing Co.’sZwickel, an unfiltered German pale lager that “is anything but a juice bomb” and has a “nice balance of malt sweetness and hop bite.” Get it at the Salem taproom (283 Derby St.) and look for 16-ounce cans in the fall.
August 15, 2017
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Idle Hands
MALDEN — The ghost of Enlightment Ales lives on. WBUR featured Idle Hands Craft Alesthis week, highlighting the brewery’s “Funky Town” experimental saison program, which originated from the dregs of past Brettanomyces beers created by former head brewer Ben Howe, who left in 2015 to be head brewer at a farmhouse brewery in Denmark. Howe’s previous project, Enlightenment Ales, had become a sub-brand of Idle Hands when Howe took the position of head brewer, becoming Idle Hands’ first full-time employee in late 2013. Current head brewer Brett Bauer “can still taste the bright lemon notes from previous Enlightenment brews in new batches” from the Funky Town tank, writes WBUR. But after the current batch is complete, the tank will be sterilized; Funky Town will start with a clean slate for 2018.
SCITUATE — Untold Brewing is heading for an October opening in an old schoolhouse at 6 Old Country Way in Scituate, on Massachusetts’ South Shore. Read the full Eater Boston Brick & Mortar feature on the forthcoming brewery, published today.
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Brewing Company (the brewery behind Slumbrew beers) will close down its Assembly Row beer garden after a farewell party on September 30 after having been open for nearly three years. Around the same time, its new Assembly Row project will open: American Fresh Brewhouse, right by the Assembly T stop. This one will be permanent and indoors (plus some seasonal outdoor seating), featuring a full kitchen and beers brewed in-house. The company’s main brewery and taproom in Somerville’s Boynton Yards neighborhood (just outside Union Square) will remain open as well.
August 7, 2017
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AMESBURY — Brewery Silvaticusis heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will carry Silvaticus beer on draft, the team “expect[s] to sell most of their product under their own roof.” The taproom will serve full pints, plus crowlers to go, and there will be an outdoor beer garden on the Powwow River. Per the Silvaticus website, the team “share[s] a deep respect for the traditional beers of Europe and our goal is to pay homage while innovating and adapting our craft to push it forward.” The focus will be on Belgian farmhouse ales and German-style lagers. Two of the brewery’s four founders, Mark Zappasodi and Caroline Becker Zappasodi, own Tamarack Farmstead in Merrimacport, where they’ll grow their own hops for some Silvaticus beers, according to The Improper Bostonian.
In other Amesbury beer news, BareWolf Brewing will open a tasting room at 12 Oakland St. in late August and also expects to begin distributing around the Boston area this month, reports the Globe. Founded by father-and-son duo Paul and Stevie Bareford, BareWolf will likely do 80% of initial business via retail sales but ultimately expects more of an even split between retail and in-house sales. The opening lineup of beers will include a Belgian ale, brown ale, pale ale, and more, per the website.
HUDSON — Medusa Brewing Company is reportedly looking to expand into a vacant lot at 1 Houghton St. in downtown Hudson, thanks to a $5.5 million investment, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Currently located at 111 Main St., the brewery has a taproom that serves full pours and has seating for over 100.
NATICK — Belkin Family Lookout Farm is already home to Lookout Farm Hard Cider Company, and now it’ll brew beer too: Lookout Farm Brewing Company is slated to debut on September 8 at the Lookout taproom, reports The Metrowest Daily News. Head cider maker Aaron Mateychuk already has beer experience; he was previously head brewer at Waltham’s now-closed Watch City Brewing Company. Plus, Lookout’s bringing on an assistant brewer, Will Morris, who previously worked at Barleycorn’s Craft Brew in Natick. The brewery will be located in the same building as the cidery, and the beers will feature the farm’s fruits. One of the debut brews, for example, is Natick Nectar, a Belgian-style witbier made with Lookout peaches. The beer will only be available at Lookout.
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