Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Brewery · South Boston Waterfront
306 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210
Highlights
Brewery offering tours, beer hall, pretzels, gift shop
Brewery offering tours, beer hall, pretzels, gift shop
"For the first time, Harpoon Beer Hall has transformed into the Holly Jolly Bar for the holiday season. Decked out in festive decor, the beer hall will serve up seasonal drinks like The Mrs. Claus Margarita with a Harpoon malt base, salt, marg flavoring, and a salt and lime rim and the Mulled Cider with Harpoon craft cider, Harpoon malt base, and hot spiced apple cider. Comforting beer hall food also gets a festive spin with items like a cinnamon sugar pretzel and pumpkin pie. This pop-up is ticketed through Bucket Listers. Your ticket (available here) includes entrance and a welcome drink." - Celina Colby
"There are more breweries in Boston than there are Paul Revere impersonators (don’t fact-check us on that one). So after you do the whole Freedom Trail thing, go drink some interesting beer outside. Trillium in the Seaport is a good place to start. Then, head to Mighty Squirrel Brewing in Fenway for a crushable New England-style IPA, and finish up on the rooftop at Dorchester Brewing for the best views of the city." - team infatuation, anne cruz, anne cruz, kayla sager riley, gabe bergado, anne cruz, virginia otazo, carlo mantuano, carlo mantuano, carlo mantuano, carlo mantuano, nikko duren, lani conway, lani conway, lani conway, molly fitzpatrick, camelia de jesus, john ringor, lani conway, anne cruz, lani conway, carlo mantuano, carlo mantuano, ciera velarde, alison kessler, bryan kim
"Founded in 1986, employee-owned Harpoon is the oldest craft brewery in the Boston area. Its flagship Harpoon IPA came out in 1993, at a time when people generally weren’t interested in hoppy beer. Harpoon IPA’s malty, hop-forward, crispy beer was a massive success and contributed to the IPA boom of the early 2000s. While you should still prioritize trying an IPA or two, they also do other styles exceptionally well, like unfiltered, fruit-forward UFO wheat beers that are perfect for summer. You can get a tour of the brewing facility, but you can also just sip a pint in front of the glass windows that look out to the bottling line. There’s not a substantial food menu, but the pretzels made with spent grains are tasty. " - valerie li stack
"Founded in 1986, employee-owned Harpoon is the oldest craft brewery in the Boston area. Its flagship Harpoon IPA came out in 1993, at a time when people generally weren’t interested in hoppy beer. Harpoon IPA’s malty, hop-forward, crispy beer was a massive success and contributed to the IPA boom of the early 2000s. While you should still prioritize trying an IPA or two, they also do other styles exceptionally well, like unfiltered, fruit-forward UFO wheat beers that are perfect for summer. You can get a tour of the brewing facility, but you can also just sip a pint in front of the glass windows that look out to the bottling line. There’s not a substantial food menu, but the pretzels made with spent grains are tasty." - Valerie Li Stack
"A dog-friendly fall festival starts with a canine-and-human fun run at 10 a.m. (optional), followed by dog shows, costume contests, food trucks, and even a beer brewed for dogs; the 21+ event (under-21s allowed with a guardian) includes plenty of pet-focused activities and costs $25." - Nathan Tavares
