Brewery Trip in Boston area

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  1. Dominic_Decoco

    Dominic_Decoco Pundit (768) Aug 17, 2013 New Jersey
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    Trillium, Night Shift, Jacks Abbey is on our itinerary so far... Looking for some recommendations on other good places to hit. Kind of have a limited amount of time and there's a lot of breweries in the area so I wanna get to the most recommend ones. Also could use some recommendations on good restaurants/ craft beer bars....
    Thanks in advance!
     
    #1 Dominic_Decoco, Sep 23, 2015
  2. kinopio

    kinopio Savant (1,037) Apr 30, 2009 Massachusetts

    Cambridge Brewing Company is a no brainer. Its in the best beer neighborhood in the Boston area but I'd devote at least a couple hours to CBC. Aeronaut and Slumbrew are two breweries pretty close to CBC.
    Row 34 has by far the best combination of excellent food and beer selection in Boston.
     
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    eb1610 Savant (1,227) Jan 3, 2014 Massachusetts
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  4. MVP09

    MVP09 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Massachusetts

    If time is a concern scratch Jacks off the list. It's in Framingham, with traffic it could take an hour or more. Stick with city breweries. Trillium has no tasting room. But Harpoon has an excellent tasting room that's not too far. Also Row 34 is next door to Trillium. Also Sam occasionally has brewery only stuff KMF might still be there. Also I think Enlightenment shares space with Night Shift now and has a tap or two there. Mystic in Chelsea is not too far. Also the infamous Lorb Hobo Brewing Co is 15min north of Night Shift.
     
    #4 MVP09, Sep 23, 2015
  5. Capt_Quint

    Capt_Quint Pundit (762) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts
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    If you're going to Woburn for Lord Hobo you might as well go to Jack's Abby. 93 is as much of a monster as the Pike is.
     
    #5 Capt_Quint, Sep 23, 2015
  6. Justin42

    Justin42 Initiate (0) Apr 3, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Are you looking for places to hang out, or trying to get the best beer? Trillium is a no-brainer for best beer in the city, and Night Shift makes excellent beer and has a great brewery to enjoy some beers and food (they have a food truck outside most days, and also let you bring in your own food). Row 34 next to Trillium has a great tap list. I'd skip Sam and Harpoon; while the Harpoon space is kinda cool, the beers aren't that great and (IMO) will be a big let down from the other spots on your list. Awesome pretzel though.
     
    #6 Justin42, Sep 23, 2015
  7. Dominic_Decoco

    Dominic_Decoco Pundit (768) Aug 17, 2013 New Jersey
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    Thanks a lot guys I'll def hit most of these places!
     
    #7 Dominic_Decoco, Sep 24, 2015
  8. diechipmunk

    diechipmunk Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2008 Massachusetts

    I haven't been to the Mystic brewery myself, yet, but I love their beers. Chelsea isn't too hard to get to if you're already in Boston. Jack's Abby should be in the new space by the end of the month, more parking, more seating and pizza. If you're driving past Worcester on the way in or out, Armsby Abby has a great tap list if your looking for a place to stop, and Tree House brewing in Palmer is a short drive further West (very good beer, very limited hours).
     
    #8 diechipmunk, Sep 25, 2015
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