A craft beer lover's guide to the 280+ best breweries in Boston and all of New England
With this many Boston breweries to sort through, let alone all of the other cities and states, it’s hard to establish a beer ranking system and determine which brewery is the best. In fact, that is beyond the scope of the brewery list below.
While it would be fun to categorize the top ten beers by state or best IPA, we just don’t have the time. I mean, we don’t even have the time to figure out which Framingham, MA brewery is the best (I say Springdale, Pants says Exhibit A).
How many breweries are in Boston?
At least a dozen. And, that doesn’t include the breweries that aren’t in Boston proper, those found in Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, etc. When you add them into the mix, it’s not hard to see the Boston craft beer drinking explosion.
Now apply your moustache wax and break out your suspenders.
Bully!
What other states should I visit for good craft beer?
New Hampshire breweries hold a special place in our heart, as we enjoy not only the fine scenery, but the abundant recreation as well.
Mostly 80s Day at Loon Mountain … Fist up for The Woodstock Brewery by the way.
Lakes Region Breweries (NH)
If you find yourself strolling around the Granite State with some free state and a thirst to quench, you should check out The Lakes Region craft beer scene. Burnt Timber Brewing is an excellent stop on the east side of Lake Winnipesaukee, while Kettlehead, Shacketts, and White Mountain Brewing are worthwhile on the west.
If you do stop at White Mtn, tell Steve the Bartender we say hi.
Steve the Bartender!
280+ New England Breweries: from the largest craft breweries to the smallest nanobrewery
A comprehensive list of where you can find the best craft beer throughout New England.
From the urban: Trillium (Boston, MA), Allagash (Portland, ME), and City Steam (Hartford, CT)
To the suburban: 603 Brewery (Londonderry, MA), Lefty’s Brewing Company (Greenfield, MA), Brass Works Brewing (Waterbury, CT)
To the rural: Lawson’s Finest Liquids (Warren, VT), Sheepscot Brewing (Whitefield, ME), and Squam Brewing (Holderness, NH)
To everything in between. There are so many good beers that you may even find your sippin’ sunshine in a treehouse, you old lone wolfe, you.
Ok, that was a terrible pun. Enjoy the beer.
The List
Brewery
Location
3cross Fermentation Cooperative
Worcester, MA
3 Beards Beer Company
Northborough, MA
30 Mile Brewing Company
Old Saybrook, CT
603 Brewery
Londonderry, NH
7th Settlement Brewing
Dover, NH
10th District Brewing Company
Abington, MA
14th Star Brewing Co.
St. Albans, VT
Abandoned Building Brewery
Easthampton, MA
Able Ebenezer Brewing
Merrimack, NH
Agapé Brewing
Gloucester, MA
Alchemist Brewery
Waterbury, VT
Allagash Brewing
Portland, ME
Aeronaut Brewing
Somerville, MA
Armory’s Tomb Brewing Company
Maynard, MA
Aroostook Brewing Company
Gorham, ME
Aspetuck Brew Lab
Black Rock, CT
Atlantic Brewing Company
Bar Harbor, ME
Austin Street Brewery
Portland, ME
Backlash Brewing
Boston, MA
Backyard Brewery
Manchester, NH
Back East Brewing
Bloomfield, CT
Bad Martha Brewing
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Banded Horn Brewing Company
Biddeford, ME
Banner Beer Company
Grafton, MA
Barewolf Brewing
Amesbury, MA
Barnstable Brewing
Hyannis, MA
Barrel House Z
Hingham, MA
Barreled Souls Brewing Company
Saco, ME
Battle Road Brewery
Maynard, MA
Baxter Brewing
Lewiston, ME
Beara Brewing Co.
Portsmouth, NH
Belgian Mare Brewery
Alstead, NH
Beerd Brewing Co.
Stonington, CT
Bent Hill Brewery
Braintree, VT
Bent Water Brewing Company
Lynn, MA
Berkley Beer Company
Berkley, MA
Berkshire Brewing Company
South Deerfield, MA
Big Elm Brewery
Sheffield, MA
Bissell Brothers Brewing
Portland, ME
Black Hat Brew Works
Bridgewater, MA
Black Hog Brewing Co.
Oxford, CT
Black Pond Brews
Danielson, CT
Blasty Bough Brewing Company
Epsom, NH
Blatant Brewery
Williamsburg, MA
Bleacher Brewery Company
Beverly, MA
BLDG8 Brewing
Northampton, MA
Brew Practitioners
Florence, MA
Brewery Legitimus
Canton, CT
Brash Brewing
Ipswich, MA
Brass Works Brewing Company
Waterbury, CT
Bog Iron Brewing
Norton, MA
Bone Up Brewing
Everett, MA
Boston Beer Works
Boston, MA (Fenway Park)
Brazo Fuerte Artisanal Beer
Watertown, MA
Brewmaster Jack
Northampton, MA
Brewport Brewing Company
Bridgeport, CT
Brew Practioners
Florence, MA
Brick & Feather Brewery
Montague, MA
Bunker Brewing
Portland, ME
Burlington Beer Company
Williston, VT
Burnt Timber Brewing
Wolfeboro, NH
Busbee Brewing
Clarksburg, MA
Buzzards Bay Brewing
Westport, MA
Cambridge Brewing Company
Cambridge, MA
Cape Ann Brewing
Gloucester, MA
Cape Cod Beer
Hyannis, MA
Castle Island Brewing
Boston, MA
Cheeky Monkey Brewing Company
Boston, MA
Cisco Brewers
Nantucket, MA
City Steam Brewing
Hartford, CT
Clown Shoes Brewing
Ipswich, MA
Cochituate Brewing
Wayland, MA
Cody Brewing
Amesbury, MA
Cold Harbor Brewing Company
Westborough, MA
Concord Craft Brewing Company
Concord, NH
Connecticut Valley Brewing Company
South Windsor, CT
Cottrell Brewing Company
Pawcatuck, CT
Crooked Current Brewery
Pawtucket, RI
Deciduous Brewing
Newmarket, NH
Democracy Brewing
Boston, MA
Devil’s Purse Brewing
South Dennis, MA
Do Can Brewery
Lowell, MA
Dorchester Brewing Company
Dorchester, MA
Down the Road Brewing
Everett, MA
Drop-In Brewing Company
Middlebury, VT
DuVig Brewing Company
Branford, CT
Earth Eagle Brewings
Portsmouth, NH
Element Brewing
Millers Falls, MA
Elm City Brewing
Keene, NH
Endurance Brewing Company
Boston, MA
Entitled Brewing Company
Hingham, MA
Exhibit A Brewing
Framingham, MA
Exit 9 Brewing Co.
Sturbridge, MA
Fairfield Craft Ales
Stratford, CT
Fiddlehead Brewing
Shelburne, VT
FireFly Hollow Brewing
Bristol, CT
Flying Dreams Brewing Company
Worcester, MA
Flying Goose Brew Pub
New London, NH
Foam Brewers
Burlington, VT
Foolproof Brewing
Pawtucket, RI
Forest City Brewing
Middletown, CT
Fore River Brewing Company
South Portland, ME
Fort Hill Brewery
Easthampton, MA
From the Barrel Brewing
Londonderry, MA
Front Porch Brewing Company
Wallingford, CT
Foundation Brewing
Portland, ME
Four Quarters Brewing
Winooski, VT
Funky Bow Brewery
Lyman, ME
Gardner Ale House
Gardner, MA
Garrison City Beerworks
Dover, NH
Geaghan’s Bros Brewing
Bangor, ME
Geary Brewing
Portland, ME
Gentile Brewing Company
Beverly, ME
Glass Bottom Brewery
Lee, MA
Gneiss Brewing Company
Limerick, ME
Goodfellows Brewing
Lakeville, MA
Granite Roots Brewing
Troy, NH
Greasy Luck Brewery
New Bedford, MA
Great North Aleworks
Manchester, NH
Great Rhythm Brewing
Portsmouth, NH
Grist & Kettle Brewing
Leominster, MA
Gritty McDuff’s Brewing
Freeport, ME
Half Full Brewery
Stamford, CT
Hanging Hills Brewing Company
Hartford, CT
Harpoon Brewery
Boston, MA
Henniker Brewing
Henniker, NH
Hermit Thrush Brewery
Brattleboro, VT
Hidden Cove Brewing
Wells, ME
High Horse Brewing
Amherst, MA
Hitchcock Brewing Company
West Whately, MA
Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co.
West Ossipee, NH
Hog Island Beer Co.
Orleans, MA
Hog River Brewing
Hartford, CT
Homefield Brewing
Sturbridge, MA
Honest Weight Brewing
Orange, MA
Hopsters
Boston, MA / Newton, MA
House of Fermentology
Burlington, VT
Howler Brewery
Hatfield, MA
Idle Hands Craft Ales
Malden, MA
Iron Duke Brewing
Ludlow, MA
Jack’s Abby Brewing
Framingham, MA
John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House
Framingham, MA
Kelsen Brewing Company
Derry, NH
Kent Falls Brewing Company
Kent, CT
Kettlehead Brewing Company
Tilton, NH
Kilted Kinsmen Brew
Milldale, CT
Kretschmann Brewing
Webster, MA
Lamplighter Brewing Company
Cambridge, MA
Lasting Brass Craft Brewing
Waterbury, CT
Lawson’s Finest Liquids
Warren, VT
Lefty’s Brewing Company
Greenfield, MA
Liars’ Bench Beer Company
Portsmouth, NH
Liquid Riot Bottling Company
Portland, ME
Lookout Farm Brewing & Cider Co.
Natick, MA
Lord Hobo Brewing Company
Woburn, MA
Lost Elm Brewing Co.
Woodstock, CT
Lucky Goat Brewing
West Wareham, MA
Maine Beer Company
Freeport, ME
Marshall Wharf Brewing
Belfast, ME
Martha's Exchange Brewing Company
Nashua, NH
Mason’s Brewing Company
Brewer, ME
Mast Landing Brewing Company
Westbrook, ME
Mayflower Brewing
Plymouth, MA
Medford Brewing Company
Medford, MA
Medusa Brewing
Hudson, MA
Mercury Brewing
Ipswich, MA
Merrimack Ales
Lowell, MA
Moat Mountain Brewing
North Conway, NH
Moby Dick Brewing
New Bedford, MA
Mystic Brewery
Chelsea, MA
Narragansett Brewing
Cranston, RI
Naukabout
Osterville, MA
Navigation Brewing
Lowell, MA
Neighborhood Beer Company
Exeter, NH
Newburyport Brewing
Newburyport, MA
New City Brewery
Easthampton, MA
New England Brewing
Woodbridge, CT
Night Shift Brewing
Everett, MA
Noble Jay Brewing Company
Niantic, CT
Norway Brewing Company
Norway, ME
Notch Brewing
Ipswich, MA
Nowhere Brewing Company
Salem, MA
No Worries Brewing Company
Hamden, CT
Oak & Iron Brewing Company
Upton, MA
Oddball Brewing
Pembroke, NH
OEC Brewing
Oxford, CT
Old Colony Brewing
Whitman, MA
Offshore Ale Co.
Oak Bluffs, MA
Old Man Brewery
Gilsum, NH
Old Planers Brewing Co.
Beverly, MA
Olde Burnside Brewing
East Hartford, CT
One Love Brewery
Lincoln, NH
Opa-Opa Brewing
Williamsburg, MA
Orono Brewing Company
Orono, ME
Otter Creek Brewing
Middlebury, VT
Out Haus Ales
Northwood, NH
Outer Light Brewing Company
Groton, CT
Overshores Brewing Company
East Haven, CT
Oxbow Brewing
Newcastle, ME
Paper City Brewing
Holyoke, MA
Peak Brewing
Portland, ME
Percival Brewing Company
Norwood, MA
Portico Brewing
Boston, MA
Portsmouth Brewery
Portsmouth, NH
Powder Hollow Brewery
Enfield, CT
Powder Point Brewery
Duxbury, MA
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Somerville, MA
Primary Brewing
Portsmouth, NH
Proclamation Ales
West Kingston, RI
Prohibition Pig Brewery
Waterbury, VT
Purgatory Beer Co.
Whitinsville, MA
Queen City Brewery
Burlington, VT
Rapscallion Brewing
Sturbridge, MA
Ravenous Brewing Company
Woonsocket, RI
Relic Brewing
Plainville, CT
Revival Brewing
Providence, RI
Rising Tide Brewing
Portland, ME
Riverwalk Brewing
Newburyport, MA
Roaring Brook Brewing
Killington, VT
Saco River Brewing
Fryeburg, ME
Samuel Adams Brewing
Boston, MA
Scantic River Brewing
Hampden, MA
Schilling Beer Company
Littleton, NH
Sea Dog Brewing
Hull, MA
Sebago Brewing
Portland, ME
Seven Barrel Brewery
Lebanon, NH
Shackett's Brewing Company
Bristol, NH
Shebeen Brewing Company
Walcott, CT
Sheepscot Valley Brewing
Whitefield, ME
Shipyard Brewing
Portland, ME
Shovel Town Brewery
Easton, MA
Slumbrew
Somerville, MA
Smuttynose Brewing
Portsmouth, NH
SoMe Brewing
York, ME
Spencer Brewery
Spencer, MA
Springdale (by Jack's Abby Brewing)
Framingham, MA
Squam Brewing
Holderness, NH
Stark Brewing Company
Manchester, NH
Start Line Brewing Company
Hopkinton, MA
Steady Habit Brewing
Haddam, CT
Stone Cow Brewing
Barre, NH
Stoneface Brewing
Newington, NH
Stoneman Brewery
Colrain, MA
Stony Creek Brewery
Branford, CT
Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company
Middletown, CT
Swift Current Brewing Co.
Manchester, NH
Swing Oil Beer Company
South Hadley, MA
Ten Bends Beer
Hyde Park, VT
The Lone Wolfe Brewing Company
Wolfboro, NH
The Shed Brewing
Middlebury, VT
The Tap Brewing
Haverhill, MA
Thomas Hooker Brewing Company
Bloomfield, CT
Throwback Brewery
North Hampton, NH
Tin Bridge Brewing
Westfield, MA
Top Shelf Brewing
Manchester, CT
Trapp Family Brewing
Stowe, VT
Traveler Beer Company
Burlington, VT
Tree House Brewing
Monson, MA
Trillium Brewing
Boston, MA
Trinity Brewhouse
Providence, RI
True West Brewing
Acton, MA
Tuckerman Brewing
Conway, NH
Turtle Swamp Brewing
Jamaica Plain, MA
Two Roads Brewing
Stratford, CT
Two Weeks Notice Brewing Company
Westfield, MA
Vericarious Brewing
Monroe, CT
von Trapp Brewing
Stowe, VT
Wandering Star Brewing
Pittsfield, MA
Wachusett Brewing
Westminster, MA
Wash Ashore Beer Company
Portland, ME
Westfield River Brewing
Westfield, MA
Whaler’s Brewing Company
Wakefield, RI
Whetstone Station Brewery
Brattleboro, VT
White Birch Brewing
Hooksett, NH
Whistleblower Brewing Co.
Bridgewater, MA
White Lion Brewing
Springfield, MA
White Mountain Brewing
Ashland, NH
Willimantic Brewing Company
Willimantic, CT
Winter Hill Brewing
Somerville, MA
Woodstock Inn Brewery
North Woodstock, NH
Wormtown Brewery
Worcester, MA
Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
Burlington, VT
back to the top of the list