MB) Microbrewery
(BP) Brew Pub/Restaurant
(P) Pub
AMHERST
(BP)Amherst Brewing Co.
Michael P Cheney (sjcheney@amherst.edu) reports: one of the more exellent
brewpubs in the area with great food and an great porter and one of the
best stouts i've had in quite some time.
(BP)Maplewood Farms Restaruant & Brewery 138 Blechertown Road 01002
413-256-3276
Dan Kramer, (dkramer@maplewoodfarm.net) reports: This brewery/restaurant
on an 60 acre organic farm has been around for two years now. We keep
up to 15 ales and lager on tap at any given time.
(P)Old Amherst Ale House Rt.116
Rob Caswell (rcaswell@crocker.com) They are a pub and have a decent variety
of microbrews on tap.
(store) Spirit Haus 338 College St 413-253-5384
Apparantly just a beer store with a wide variety (around 450) of microbrews.
BOSTON
(MB)Atlantic Coast Brewing Co. 50 Terminal St. 02129 617-242-6464
(P) Boodles at the Back Bay Hilton 617-BOODLES
(BP)Boston Beer Works ($+) 61 Brookline Ave (at Lansdowne St), 536-2337
Eric Hazen (hazen@bu.edu) says: I'm a regular at the Beer Works, and I
would just like to add a couple of comments about the place: The food
has improved greatly over the last couple of years. Also, I would competely
disagree with the statement "Not recommended, EVER, for an intimate
occasion...". I think the reviewer was only there on weekends or
baseball game days.
(BP)Brew Moon Cityplace/115 Stuart St
hutch@ivorytower.com (Dan Hutchinson) reports: their Dark and Red brews
are excellent.
Sharon (sachapp@aol.com) reports : I frankly found ithe food and the brew
to be a disappointment, and not nearly as good as Cambridge Brew or even
J Harvard's. And they charge way too much!
(P) Cornwall's 510 Commonwealth Ave Kenmore Sq 617-262-3749
Erik Slivka maintains a website for this establishment.
(British style pub with Welsh Ale on tap)
(P) Jacob Wirth's 31 Stuart St 617-338-8586
(BP)John Harvard's Brew House 33 Dunster St, 868-3585
Mixed reviews on the beer; some think its great, others find it disappointing,
though recently musch improved. The ales are light-bodied, and at worst
weak & bland, although the flavors that make it through are worthwhile.
Sharon (sachapp@aol.com) reports :has some of the best food around! I
go there a couple times a month and never had a meal that didn't delight
the tastebuds. I've never heard a bad word about the place!
Addendum: I have recently become enamoured of their cask-conditioned ale
- I used to favour their 'nut brown ale' but a recent taste test showed
the cask ale to be *much* better. The food is still putrid, coffee criminal.
They do cater to drinkers, nice bar and a large "non-dining"
area that has a 'pub menu' - french fries etc. They do pitchers.
(MB)Mass Bay Brewing Co 306 Northern Ave 617-574-9551
Maintains a website
(BP)North East Brewing Co. 1314 Commonwealth Ave. (617) 566 6699
top brewpub in Boston since 1996 according to Zagat's Survey (1998, 1999),
the Boston Globe (1996), the Boston Phoenix (1998).
Maintains a website
(P)Samuel Adams Brewhouse Boylston Street (in Back Bay)
Brewpub serving all Sam Adams. Click Here to see the BBC page entry for
this bar.
CAMBRIDGE
(BP)Brew Moon 50 Church St
(BP) Cambridge Brewing Co 1 Kendall Sq 617-494-1994
Maintains a website
(BP)The Commonwealth Brewery Two blocks from the Garden
(BP) John Harvard's Brewhouse 33 Dunster St 617-868-3585
CHARLESTOWN
(MB) Atlantic Coast Brewing Co 50 Terminal Ave
CONCORD
(MB)Concord Junction Brewing Co 152 Commonwealth Ave
Maintains a website
DARTMOUTH
(MB)Bristol Brewery Inc 439 State Rd 02747 (508)991-BEER Opened May 1998.
Self distributes draft, 22 Oz,growlers. Brew on Premise also
DEERFIELD
(MB)Berkshire Brewing Company
Ed J. Basgall(edb@chem.psu.edu)They have a friendly laid back crew and
do open fermentation. They make some nice brews and give short tours.
Maintains a website
FRAMINGHAM
(BP)John Harvard's Brew House One Worcester Rd
(MB) Old Marlborough Brewing Co P.O. Box 1157 508-636-5154
GREAT BARRINGTON
(BP)Barrington Brewery 420 Stockbridge Rd
GREENFIELD
(BP)People's Pint on Federal St
Andy (nanandand@aol.com) reports: They brew up several terrific recipes.
Christopher Mitchell (Staind98@aol.com), the head chef, reports: the ales
at the Pint are very nice and lately the brewer has been putting out some
really ballsy, robust beers w/a Scotch Ale on the way.... also: the food,
like the beer, is handcrafted and i try to use local farms and distributors...
the chili is great and we even have a bakery to make our own desserts
and sourdough bread...
HOLYOKE
(MB)Paper City Brewing Co 108 Cabot Street
HUDSON
(MB)Old Harbor Brewing Co. 577 Main St. 01749 800-303-2333
Maintains a website
HYANNIS
(BP) Cape Code Brew House 720 Main St 508-775-4110
IPSWICH
(MB) Ipswich Brewing Co 23 Hayward St
Maintains a website
(MB) Old Harbor Brewing Co
JAMAICA PLAIN
(MB) Atlantic Coast Brewing 50 Terminal St
(MB) Boston Beer Co 30 Germania St 617-522-3400
(P) Doyle's 3484 Washington St 617-524-2345
LOWELL
(MB) Lowell Brewing Co/Mill City Brewing Co 199 Cabot St
MARLBOROUGH
(MB) The Underground Brewing Co.
Tom Weaver (tweaver@dsolutions.com) reports: Underground brews custom
label beers for a number of local establishments. Some of the current
places where you can enjoy Underground's products are The Wayside Inn
(Sudbury, MA), Kennedy's Pub (Marlborugh), The Stockyards (Brighton, MA),
and Tom FOllery's (Westborough, MA). In addition, there are some VERY
well-known pubs interested in having the Underground do a custom recipe
and label for them. More on these as they come on board. None of the private
label brews are available outside the establishment but Underground does
sell it's own label beer in a few, select stores in the area.
MARTHA'S VINEYARD
(BP)The Offshore Ale Co.
Formerly Cottage City Brewing Co.
Bob Skydell (CCbrew@Vineyard.Net) reports: Martha's Vineyards only brewpub
opened in July 1997. They have eight taps including two cask conditioned
ales as well as one of the best pub atmospheres on the Island.
See Oak Bluffs
NANTUCKET
(MB)Cisco Brewers PO Box 2928/5 Bartlett Farm Rd
NEWBURY
(MB) Ould Newbury Brewing Co
NORTHHAMPTON
(BP) Northampton Brewery 11 Brewster Ct 413-584-9903
Andy Donohue(andy2@hogpe.ho.att.com)says: Technically located on Brewster
Court, but you will never be able to find it looking there. The brewpub
is really on Hamptom ave. Brewtser Ct. is an ally behind the brewery.
The beers there were excellent. They had about 10 ales on tap. They rotate
seasonal beers and keep a few beers on tap all the time. I personally
tried a bitter, an ipa and a brown ale that were all very good. They all
seemed to be generously hopped. Although I didn't eat, a few locals I
spoke to claimed th food was good, but not cheap.
OAK BLUFFS
(BP) The Brewery on Martha's Vineyard
PITTSFIELD
(BP)The Brewery 34 Depot St. 34.5 Depot St 01201 413-443-4931
SALEM
(BP)The Old Salem Grill and Brewery/Salem Beer Works/ Slesar Bros Brewing
Co 278 New Derby Street
SANDWICH
(BP)The Publick House On Old Kings Highway Rt 6A
Martin Fraser (phys_mwf@mail.terra.net) reports:15 taps (including Double
Diamond and Youngs Bitter and, alas, Budweiser) and another 85 bottles
! AND, pictured on thier menu, a lable fron the worlds best Ale - Sam
Smith's Nut Brown
SAUGUS
(BP)Brew Moon (No 2) Rte 1 N
SOMERVILLE
(P)Redbones 55 Chester St. Davis Sq.
strouds@polaroid.com (Steve Stroud) says: Redbones has long been known
for great BBQ (ribs!) ; during the last year owner Robert Gregory added
24 new draft lines and has been selling quality beer ever since. Redbones
has gained local beer-fame by holding theme months featuring many draft
beers that are unavailable elsewhere in Boston. They are especially strong
on area micros and also carry cask-conditioned Tremont Ale and Porter
on handpull.
SOUTH DEERFIELD
(MB)Berkshire Brewing 12 Railroad St., Box 96 01373 413 665 6600
SOUTH EASTON
(P) The Blackthorne Tavern 402 Turnpike St (Rt 138 near the intersection
of Rt 106)
(30 bottled beers and 10 on tap)
SOUTHBORO
(BP)Owen O'Learys Restaurant 50 Turnpike Road
SPRINGFIELD
(BP)The Pioneer Valley Brew Pub 51-59 Tayor St (413)732-2739
symolon@infosys.bhs.org reports: Still working on their license, however,
they carry an excellent selection of quality beers. Falcon Nut Brown ale,
and Dureya Porter are this reviewers recommendations. Lunch is excellent
with prices under $10. Service is slow for those in a rush. Dinner is
also excellent with prices under $18 for most entrees. Definatly a gourmet's
delight. One evening to look for, is the 2nd tuesday of the month, when
they have the Grand Dinner. This is a three course dinner with beers (or
wine) in-between the courses. Under $20 per person. You'll need reservations,
but its not to be missed.
STURBRIDGE
(P) Publick House On the Common Rt 131 800-PUBLICK
WALTHAM
(BP)Watch City Brewing Co 256 Moody St
WESTMINSTER
(MB)Wachusett Brewing Co.,Inc 175 State Rd.,East 01473 508 874 9965
(MB)Your World Brewery 23 Sunset Rd
WILMINGTON
(MB)Middlesex Brewing Co Inc 844 Woburn St
Maintains a website
WORCESTER
(MB)Worcester Brewery Co., Inc. 37 Bonneybrook Rd. 01606
*Thanks to http://www.ericsbeerpage.com for providing these great reviews.
