Turtle Swamp Brewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I live a 3 minute walk away from this brewery so I go fairly often. They have 3 different areas where you can drink: a good sized patio during nice weather, at tables in the brewery itself, and a side room where the bathrooms are which is the newest addition. The brewery is still a work in progress so I think more space will be added.

I would say the beers lean British in style. I like the porter a lot. Tasty and quite drinkable. Beers are usually $6 per pint. They do crowlers and growlers to go. You can bring your own food in. If you come in the early afternoon I suggest going to Exodus Bagels a block away first. There are sometimes food trucks on weekends.

If you are in Jamaica Plain for Sam Adams or a different reason its definitely worth a stop. The Green Street subway station for the Orange Line is a few blocks away.

Stopped in here because it was nearby. It seems like the place has just opened recently because there is a lot of things still being constructed all over the place. However, they are open and making some beer. They had a pretty standard lineup on of about 5-6 beers that you could get pints of in snazzy clear plastic cups. They had a decent amount of seating that was mostly filled when we got there. The beers weren’t anything to really write home about yet. They still seem to be in their earliest stages of production which is fine as along as they eventually improve. It was nice to check out a new place, I’m not sure how soon I’ll rush back but I’ll keep it on my radar just in case.

On Washington Street in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston (not far from the Green Street T stop on the Orange Line), this is a bare bones, lightly decorated brewery. Currently offering only six different beers, one can take some to go or have a plastic cup off of the tap. The drinking area is in the brewery itself (a former large garage), simply roped off from the brew kettles. It's truly a small guy operation.

I arrived early but they opened early to accommodate me and one other person. Very friendly and welcoming.

The beers offered are superior but very traditional, nothing extraordinary or extreme here. Definitely worth a side trip to try.