Massachusetts Breweries 2026: A Region-by-Region Guide to All 197
Massachusetts has 197 craft breweries operating in 2026 — by far the largest scene in New England. The state's brewery geography breaks into eight reasonably distinct regions: Boston metro, the North Shore, the South Shore, Worcester County, the Pioneer Valley, the Berkshires, Cape Cod, and the Merrimack Valley.
This is the Massachusetts cluster of our New England Breweries 2026 pillar guide.
Boston metro
Boston has the country's most layered brewery history — Sam Adams was one of the very first wave of "craft" breweries in the early 1980s. Today Boston has both the original anchors and a strong second wave centered in Everett, Somerville, and Cambridge:
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery — Boston, the Jamaica Plain pilot brewery and brand HQ
- Sam Adams Boston Taproom — Faneuil Hall area
- Harpoon Brewery (Boston) — South Boston, with one of the most-visited taprooms in the city
- Trillium Fort Point — Boston (the Fort Point neighborhood location)
- Tree House Boston — Prudential / Back Bay
- Mighty Squirrel Fenway — Boston, near Fenway Park
- Night Shift Lovejoy — Boston Lovejoy Wharf
- Democracy Brewing — Boston (Downtown Crossing)
- Dorchester Brewing — Dorchester
- Long Live Boston — Roxbury
- Aeronaut Brewing — Somerville
- Lamplighter Brewing — Cambridge
- Remnant Brewing — Somerville
- Portico Brewing — Somerville
- Winter Hill Brewing — Somerville
- Night Shift Beer — Everett (the production brewery and original taproom)
- Lord Hobo Brewing — Woburn
- Idle Hands Craft Ales — Malden
- Trillium Canton — Canton (the production brewery)
- Castle Island Brewing — Norwood
- Castle Island Brewing South Boston
- Notch Brewing — Salem (covered under North Shore but pulls heavily from Boston)
- Mighty Squirrel — Waltham
- Mighty Squirrel Watertown — Watertown
- Arlington Brewing Company — Arlington
- Medford Brewing — Medford
- Hannah's Brewing — Melrose
North Shore
Salem, Beverly, Gloucester, Newburyport, and Ipswich anchor the North Shore brewery scene:
- Notch Brewing — Salem, beer-hall focused on session lagers
- Backbeat Brewing — Beverly
- Gentile Brewing — Beverly
- Riverwalk Brewing — Newburyport
- Newburyport Brewing — Newburyport
- Ipswich Ale — Ipswich
- True North Ales — Ipswich
- Great Marsh Brewing — Essex
- Rockport Brewing — Rockport
- Laneside Pub & Brewery — Gloucester
- Twisted Fate Brewing — Danvers
- Bent Water Brewing — Lynn
Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley north of Boston:
- Harper Lane Brewery — Middleboro
- Newburyport Brewing — Newburyport
- The Tap Brewing Co. — Haverhill
- Mill 77 Brewing — Amesbury
- Barewolf Brewing — Amesbury
- Tree House Tewksbury — Tewksbury
- Merrimack Ales — Lowell
- Navigation Brewing — Chelmsford
South Shore and Plymouth area
- Mayflower Brewing — Plymouth, brewing in America's oldest English Pilgrim town
- Independent Fermentations — Plymouth
- Untold Brewing - Plymouth — Plymouth
- Untold Brewing - Scituate — Scituate
- Stellwagen Beer — Marshfield
- Vitamin Sea Brewing — Weymouth
- Widowmaker Brewing — Braintree
- Old Colony Brewing — Whitman
- Bog Iron Brewing — Norton
- Shovel Town Brewery — Easton
- Skyroc Brewery — Attleboro
- Bad Sons Beer Co
- Stellwagen Beer — Marshfield
- Three Sips Brewing — Carver
- Lucky Goat Brewing — Wareham
- Buzzards Bay Brewing — Westport
- Berkley Beer — Berkley
Cape Cod and the Islands
Cape Cod has its own distinct brewery scene anchored by tourist economics:
- Cape Cod Beer — Hyannis, Cape Cod's flagship
- Cisco Brewers — Nantucket, summer-tourism focused with off-island distribution
- Devil's Purse Brewing — South Dennis
- Hog Island Beer — Orleans
- Naukabout Beer — Mashpee
- Aquatic Brewing — Falmouth
- Bad Martha — Falmouth
- Barnstable Brewing — Barnstable
- Tree House Sandwich — Sandwich
- Provincetown Brewing — Provincetown
Worcester County and Central Massachusetts
Worcester County is the home turf of two of the most-loved breweries in the state:
- Tree House Brewing — Charlton, the original location
- Wormtown Brewery — Worcester, the flagship
- Wormtown Brewery at Patriot Place — Foxborough (Gillette Stadium area)
- Wachusett Brewing — Westminster
- Greater Good Imperial Brewing — Worcester
- Odd By Worcester — Worcester
- Medusa Brewing — Hudson
- Wild Hare — Hudson
- Tackle Box Brewing — Marlborough
- Lost Shoe Brewing & Roasting — Marlborough
- Stone Cow Brewing — Barre
- Timber Yard Brewing — East Brookfield
- Oakholm Brewing — Brookfield
- Rapscallion Brewing — Spencer
- Murder Hill Brewery & Taproom — Whitinsville
- Slow Down Brewing — Whitinsville
- Seven Saws Brewing — Holden
- Penny Pinchers Brewing — Millbury
- Sterling Street Brewery — Clinton
- Thirsty Robot Brewing — Fitchburg
- Jack's Abby Craft Lagers — Framingham, the country's preeminent craft lager-only brewery
- Winch & Pulley Beer Company — Framingham
- Start Line Brewing — Hopkinton (the Boston Marathon start line)
- True West Brewing — Acton
Pioneer Valley (Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin counties)
The Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River has a distinctive farmhouse-brewery scene:
- Tree House Deerfield — Deerfield
- Berkshire Brewing — South Deerfield
- The Brewery at Four Star Farms — Northfield
- The Back Room Brewing Company — Northfield
- Stoneman Brewery — Colrain
- Element Beer — Millers Falls
- People's Pint — Greenfield
- Floodwater Brewing — Shelburne
- Northampton Brewery — Northampton
- Progression Brewing — Northampton
- New City Brewery — Easthampton
- Fort Hill Brewery — Easthampton
- Brew Practitioner's — Florence (Northampton)
- Outlook Farm Brewery — Westhampton
- Sena Farm Brewery — Worthington
- Amherst Brewing — Amherst
- Powder Hollow Brewery at Yankee Candle Village — South Deerfield
- White Lion Brewing — Springfield
- Rustic Brewing — Springfield
- Skyline Beer Co. — Westfield
- Bright Ideas Brewing - Westfield — Westfield
- Tin Bridge Brewing — Westfield
- Kismet Brewing — Westfield
- Westfield River Brewing — Southwick
- Vanished Valley Brewing — Ludlow
- Sole Syndicate Brewing — Ludlow
- Two Weeks Notice Brewing — West Springfield
- Scantic River Brewing — Wilbraham
- Seven Railroads Brewing — Palmer
The Berkshires
- Bright Ideas Brewing — North Adams
- Hot Plate Brewing — Pittsfield
- Barrington Brewery — Great Barrington
- Barewolf Brewing — Amesbury (covered above, included for southern Berkshires reference)
The 2026 Massachusetts beer-event calendar
MA's 2026 beer-festival calendar is one of the deepest in New England:
- Mass Beer Week — statewide MA, March
- Mass Craft Brewers Frühlingsfest — BCA Cyclorama, Boston, April
- 5th Annual Nashoba Rock N Brewfest — Lancaster, June
- Nashua River Brewers Festival — Fitchburg Riverfront Park, June
- 11th Annual Spirit of Hudson Brewfest — Hudson, August
- Cape Cod Brew Fest — Cape Cod Fairgrounds, Falmouth, September
For broader Massachusetts event context, see:
- Massachusetts Fairs and Festivals 2026
- Craft Fairs in Massachusetts 2026
- Boston Metro Craft Fair Circuit 2026
- Cape Cod & Berkshires Craft Fair Circuit 2026
- Paradise City Arts Festival
- Old Deerfield Craft Fairs
FAQ
How many breweries are in Massachusetts? 197 in our 2026 database. The Mass Brewers Guild has a similar member count, though Guild membership is voluntary.
Where's the densest brewery cluster in MA? Boston metro has the most breweries by raw count, but if you're looking for walkable density, Somerville (Aeronaut, Remnant, Portico, Winter Hill) and Everett (Night Shift, Bone Up) are tied for the most breweries in a small geographic footprint.
What's the biggest single beer festival in Massachusetts? Mass Craft Brewers Frühlingsfest at the BCA Cyclorama and Cape Cod Brew Fest are typically the largest by participating brewery count. Mass Beer Week is technically the biggest event but it's a statewide week of programming, not a single festival.
Which Massachusetts brewery is the most "Boston" experience? Probably Harpoon's South Boston taproom, which is large, near the Seaport, and has been operating long enough that it's a Boston institution. Sam Adams's Faneuil Hall taproom is the more touristy option; the Jamaica Plain pilot brewery is more of a working facility.
Are MA brewery taprooms generally open year-round? The Boston metro and inland breweries are. Cape Cod and Berkshires breweries often reduce hours sharply in the off-season, especially January–March. Always check the brewery's own website before visiting.
