Craft beer in Massachusetts
Massachusetts spans the entire range of American craft brewing, from the founding-era Boston Beer Company (1984) to the modern hazy-IPA pilgrimage destination of Tree House Brewing in Charlton. Trillium Brewing in Boston has become one of the most respected NEIPA producers in the country. Massachusetts breweries are known for both production scale (Sam Adams) and ultra-fresh, in-person-only releases (Tree House, Trillium).
Massachusetts's craft beer story
Boston Beer Company helped pioneer mass-market American craft brewing in the 1980s. The 2010s brought a wave of Boston-area NEIPA specialists who borrowed Vermont's haze playbook and added their own twist. Tree House's stickered 'canned-on' dating became a model for transparency.
Common date code formats from Massachusetts breweries
Among the Massachusetts breweries we track, the most common date code formats are:
Common styles produced in Massachusetts
The most common beer styles produced by Massachusetts breweries we track: