Massachusetts Beer Reviews

About Massachusetts Beer
Massachusetts brewing history got its start when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620. It is said that the reason they landed in such an inhospitable spot was simply because of beer. The sailors on the ship were concerned that ale supplies were running low and didn’t go south to the previously established colonies in Virginia. In order to ensure that they had enough beer to get back home, they cut the trip short. While it sounds like our early ancestors were a bunch of drunks, beer was revered as a necessary component of every day life. Beer was both a food and beverage often being safer to drink than water (since the germs were boiled out of beer, and the alcohol would act as a preservative.)

The first Publick House in the state of Massachusetts was opened in 1634. Three years later the first brewery was opened in the colony. In the 1800’s Boston was renowned as one of the premiere beer brewing cities in America. In their heyday, they had 27 breweries in the city of Boston. Unfortunately the 1900’s saw a decline with Boston’s last brewery, Haffenreffer, closing in 1964. It wasn’t until Patriots Day in 1985 when Jim Koch unveiled Samuel Adams and revived the Boston Beer Company name (the original closed in 1957.) In 1986 the Mass Bay Brewing Company was established which would later become Harpoon Brewery. Now the state boasts over 150 registered craft brewers which would definitely make the Pilgrims proud!

Massachusetts Beer Reviews
Top Picks:
Clown Shoes Bubble Farm IPA
Clown Shoes Double Dry Hopped Yeeehaaw New England IPA
Samuel Adams Alpine Lager
Samuel Adams Cold Snap White Ale
Samuel Adams Golden G.O.A.T.
Samuel Adams Holiday Porter
Samuel Adams Porch Rocker
Samuel Adams Sam 76