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166 Boulder Drive, Suite 112, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Signature Beer: Too many to choose from
Five-second Description: Real cool space with a lot of art and things to do. Oh yeah, the beer is pretty good too!
Why you should go: The theme is cool and they are serious about their beer from IPAs to a coconut sour.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: A-
Website: River Styx Brewing
122 Western Ave, Lowell, MA 01851
Signature Beer: NEAP
Five-second Description: The tasting room is an after thought, but still a cool environment in a recovered building.
Why you should go: Dogs are allowed and they have a great outdoor space.
My Rating
Beer: B
Setting: B-
Website: Navigation Brewing
284 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 945-0450
Signature Beer: Birds of a Feather NEIPA
Five second Description: A very lively place with a young crowd near MIT and Harvard.
Why you should go: Great beer and a really cool and comfortable setting, always crowded with many brews to choose from.
My Rating
Beer: A-
Setting: A-
Website: Lamplighter Brewing Company
100 Clinton Street, Framingham, MA 01702
(774) 777-5085
Signature Beer: Hoponius Union
Five second Description: This is a great brewery that is often packed with a beer hall setting. Great beer and they serve pretty good food right to the tables.
Why you should go: The beer is really good and they sell cans in their gift shop. The real attraction is the pizza oven that rolls out pies every few minutes.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: A-
Website: Jack’s Abby Brewing
102 Clinton Street, Framingham, MA 01702
(774) 777-5430
Signature Beer: It changes but for now: Good N’ You?
Five second Description: This is an extension of Jack’s Abby brewing in a different part of the building. The beer is very different, so it is worth a visit.
Why you should go: The place has everything you would want in a brewery and the barrel display is very impressive.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: A-
Website: Springdale by Jack’s Abby Brewing
30 Fort Hill Rd, Easthampton, MA 01027
Phone: (413) 203-5754
Signature Beer: Too many to choose from, maybe G-Fresh
Five-second Description: Fantastic beer selection at great prices and they have entertainment. The tasting room was a bit small, despite the size of the building, but they are currently expanding!
Why you should go: Good German style beer with a lot of variety. Great setting behind Mt. Tom and a beautiful drive to get there.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: B+
Website: Fort Hill Brewery
45 Baldwin St, East Longmeadow, MA 01028
413-584-2444
Signature Beer: Yellow
Five-second Description: New pl;ace in East Longmeadow, very chill and well decorated concrete building.
Why you should go: A great stop on a visit to East Longmeadow.
My Rating
Beer: B-
Setting: B
Website: Brew Practitioners
Last Visited: Jan 27, 2024
Five second Description: Where else can you get brewed Ginger Beer?
Why you should go: A very cool space that often has live bands. It is in an old factory but has a very modern space inside. Also a few doors down from another brewery.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: B+
Website: New City Brewery
Five second Description: A cool conversion of factory space to brewery.
Why you should go: A very comfortable tasting room in an old factory that has another brewery a few doors down.
My Rating
Beer: B-
Setting: B+
Reviewed: May 2017
Website: Abandoned Building Brewery
Five second Description: A very well appointed tasting room with unique clean brews.
Why you should go: A very nice tasting room that is splendidly clean. The beers are good and very unique and complex. Missing the outside space, but a good place to visit on a not so nice day or on the way to Rapscallion.
My Rating
Beer: B
Setting: B
Website: Homefield Brewing
