About
Moon Hill Brewing, Co. is the parent company of our brewpub, the Gardner Ale House. Moon Hill was begun to make beer, food and good times available to the world, with an emphasis on the beer. We began with our brewpub (the Ale House), which now, 10 years later, sports 14 Moon Hill beers on tap and a worthy-of-Boston-or-New York bistro-pub style menu. Now, we are finally ready to distribute our beer beyond our bar and launch our parent’s name, Moon Hill Brewing, Co.! The very same beers you find on tap at the Ale House are now available as Moon Hill Brewing, Co.’s beers on tap at other locations beyond the Gardner Ale House.
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster pour on tap at Mass Brew Fest. Hazy light brown, trace sparkle, ring of head, light lacing. Aroma is orchard fruit, light tangerine, and apricot. Taste follows aroma, light pine. Smooth texture average carbonation finish as taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2026
at 19:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Lovely black pour with a top that sits up pretty. Nose is coffee and some chocolate. Tastes of milk chocolate, coffee beans, hint of earthy, subtle dark fruit, pumpernickel. Creamy palate. Easy drinking.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2026
at 04:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
4 pack to help finish the year out. Solid gold and foamy white head fairly clear. Nose and tastes similar some grains, hint of lemon, floral. Light bodied. Plain
Tried
on 31 Dec 2023
at 04:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Renegade Pub, East Boston. Murky burnt orange with a cap of white head. Nose is malt and toast and orange rind and soap. Flavor drops off just a bit, malt and caramel, there is some tomato or persimmon, then heavy pine and soap. Dry and bitter finish. Decent enough. 7 4 6 3 12
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2023
at 13:57
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at The Establishment in Chelmsford. Bartender described this one as not crazy hazy, and that fits. Aroma of stonefruit and mixed citrus. Taste is earthy, light stonefruit, light onion or maybe garlic, earthy bitterness. Solid
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Mar 2023
at 19:17
7/10
Draft at Flying Saucer Salem. Murky yellow color slight reddish tjnge. Lemon and plum aroma. Taste is sweet and sour plum, more lemon, vanilla. Plum sour milkshake sort of ghing which works but isn't very beery.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2023
at 17:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home. Yellow orange brew and a sudsy head. Nose is citrus and malt. Tastes of lemon, orange marmalade, herbal, malt, caramel. Smooth palate. Light bitters. Pretty good. Not extreme like description states but solid enough and drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Nov 2021
at 01:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can pour from Andover Classic Wines. It's an opaque light brown with no sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is mix of mild fruit and strong sweet malts, caramel. Taste is strong sweet malts, caramel, and mild fruit. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, average-to-lively carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, hard to know if this is old (no born date) so Citra has just really decayed or just overly malty from the start. As is, this is nothing special old school.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2021
at 01:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Julio's Pours a slightly hazy golden orange color with a decent sized bubbly white head. Sweet bready malt and candied citrus fruit aroma and flavor. Canned in Feb so not exactly fresh but a tasty old school IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jul 2019
at 21:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Had this at a bar in Salem. Bright floral, fruity aroma, moderate bitter, some bright malts.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2017
at 18:07