Brewery

Maine reportedly has more breweries per capita than anywhere else in the country.

Craig Panzer and Luis Espinoza met on the sidelines of their sons’ youth soccer game in 2019, both bonding over their mutual love of brewing and craft beer.  Now almost two years later, the pair are launching a fundraising campaign to open what will be the first Latino-owned brewery in Massachusetts at Building 10 of 1 Westinghouse Plaza in Hyde Park.  “I feel...

A well-known Vermont brewery that has won many prestigious awards for its beer is now earning praise for the way it embraces workers who might have faced barriers to employment in the past. The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities gave an award Wednesday to The Alchemist for reflecting the spirit of the Americans With...

Alchemist Brewery has been given the Spirit of ADA award for hiring two workers with intellectual disabilities, and one with a physical disability.

Two breweries in Everett have closed because of COVID-19 concerns after one claims a bar-hopping customer came in while waiting for coronavirus test results.

[This story first appeared in Boston Restaurant Talk.] One of the biggest names within the local beer scene has partially opened a long-awaited brewery and restaurant by the Boston waterfront. A message sent from @HeyRatty indicates that Lord Hobo debuts today in the city’s Seaport District, with a Facebook post from the place confirming that it opens its patio...

Kevin and Tammy Merritt, the owners and founders of Crue Brew Brewery in Raynham share their story. Plus, hear their insights into what has it been like to be one of just a very few Black owned breweries in Massachusetts.