![]() Beer Advocate: Q&A with Trillium Brewing, Boston’s newest breweryĭespite Boston's diverse beer scene, the city proper has hosted only three production breweries since 1986: Harpoon Brewery (1986), Samuel Adams (Jamaica Plain R&D brewery, 1988), and Tremont Brewery (Charlestown, 1993 closed).Beer Advocate: Touring Boston’s BreweriesĪlthough there are upwards of 40 licensed brewers in Greater Boston, many brew under contract at breweries that sell their excess capacity to other beer companies.We're of course talking about the new Sixpoint beer, 3Beans, infused with coffee, cacao, and Romano beans. This Valentine's Day, make it a threesome. We recently visited the original John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House in Harvard Square to check out renovations made this past September. BeerAdvocate: Jack’s Abby Gets La(r)gerĪlthough beers from small brewers are seemingly everywhere, light pale lagers produced by large brewers still dominate the market.One of the top questions we get asked on a weekly basis is: "Where do you guys drink in the Boston area?" Ten places that served and respected beer in 2012.Ten places that served and respected beer in 2012, BeerAdvocate: Jack’s Abby Gets La(r)ger, John Harvard's new deal, More Learn more at, and for opening announcements, follow BREWERY :: 306 Northern Ave, Boston :: 617.574.9551 or įOR MORE BEER BUZZ: VISIT BEERADVOCATE.COM :: BEERADVOCATE Private function room and event bookings will also be available. The visitors' center will also feature a new retail outlet with 20 beers to go, thanks to a new state-of-the-art 64-ounce automated growler station, plus plenty of Harpoon gear. Tours will go through the brewery and stop in the tasting room to sample beer before ending in the beer hall." The tours will start and end in the new space instead of the tasting room on the other side of the brewery. "Tours have become so popular that we grew out of our old tasting room and needed to expand. "This is a combined beer hall and visitors' center," says Doyle. Those really looking to geek out should take the new brewery tour. Harpoon cider and root beer will also be available. Gluten-intolerant? We got word that Harpoon is working on a special gluten-free vegan pretzel recipe to accommodate. Several of the sauces will also be infused with Harpoon beer - perfect for soaking up the suds. Look for garlic-parmesan butter, IPA cheese, cheddar mustard, queso poblano, and peanut-butter sauce, along with whole-grain and yellow mustards and an icing for a cinnamon/sugar pretzel. Germans use butter on their pretzels, but this is America. They'll be baked on-premises daily and include some of Harpoon's spent grain from the brewing process. Freshly baked pretzels fit the bill," says Doyle. "We wanted simple food that went really well with beer and was traditional. ![]() In keeping with its German roots, the beer hall will also serve pretzels, but nothing more. "This is about the beer and the experience of drinking it after seeing the brewery" - something that few breweries accommodate, aside from a quick tasting after a tour. "We did not want to build a restaurant," says Rich Doyle, Harpoon CEO and cofounder. This new project is a welcome and unique addition to a once-desolate South Boston waterfront that's witnessed explosive restaurant growth in recent years - unique in that it shouldn't be confused with a restaurant. That same wood is used in the communal tables, unifying the space. "The natural deformations and imperfections of the materials add to the tactile experience of the bar," they explain. We recently had the chance to walk the beer hall, designed by Boston's Studio Luz Architects, who created wide-plank floors from reclaimed oak and bar tops from salvaged live-edge Vermont butternut. Beers will cost $5.75 and be served in proper Harpoon-branded glassware, according to the brand and beer style. Patrons will be able to belly up and order from three of its 20 tap towers with a view of kegs being filled and Harpoon's new canning line on one side and a waterfront view on the other. Not to be confused with a beer bar, the beer hall is a German-style pub that's dedicated to serving a ton of beer in a joyful and communal atmosphere.Ī 300-person watering hole, the Harpoon Beer Hall is scheduled to open any day now at the Harpoon Brewery in South Boston. The one thing the city has lacked in our lifetimes is a beer hall - but this is about to change. Between its growing brewery scene and its scores of bars and restaurants, Boston doesn't lack for beer options. ![]()
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