Nowadays, you can venture to its gastropub and enjoy 13 different brews on tap (including everything from oak barrel-aged wild ales and Belgian session IPAs to stouts aged in bourbon barrels). Back in the day, Cambridge Brewing was the very first American brewery to produce a Belgian-style beer. Just over the river from Boston proper, Cambridge Brewing Company is another longstanding member of the local brewing scene, having been founded in 1989. Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210 If you want to stick around afterwards (and we’d recommend it), find a seat in the adjacent Beer Hall, which makes for a comfortable place to hang out and sample the good stuff on draught (the IPA is Harpoon’s classic brew, but try some others, too). Get to know its history on a brewery tour of the facilities, which serves up sample quaffs alongside the stories. Head to the following four for a delicious taster of the city’s beer culture.įounded in 1986, Harpoon is one of the biggest craft brewers in the Boston area. Speaking of craft beer trends: nowhere else in the US can rival New England’s current brewing scene, and for its part, Boston is home to dozens of exciting, independent breweries. Rumour has it that the Founding Fathers brewed their own ale back in the day, and the Boston Beer Company - best known for their flagship brand, Samuel Adams - isn’t just the second-largest craft brewery in the country: it was also one of the first to kick off the nationwide craft beer trend back in the 1980s.
Tea may figure more heavily in the city’s history, but make no mistake: Boston is a beer lover’s town.īrewing has been an important local pastime since at least the 18th century.
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