Harpoon Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1986

Contact
306 Northern Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
Subsidiaries
Harpoon Brewery owns 5 breweries:
Description
It all started in 1986. Sure, many things have changed since the early days of Harpoon, but much has stayed the same. We still love brewing beer and enjoying it with friends.

In July 2014, Harpoon became an employee owned company, with 48% of the company given to employees through the establishment of an ESOP. An E-what? ESOP stands for Employee Stock Ownership Plan. It is a mechanism by which a company contributes to its employees’ retirement by allocating shares to them which it repurchases…..yadda, yadda, yadda… Here’s what it means: we are employee owned, we are an independent craft brewer, and you bet we’re damn proud of it.

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4.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Pours golden with a lacing white head. Aroma of honey, yeast, bread. Taste has full-bodied malt, some caramel, more yeast and bread. Palate is floral, somewhat dry, some lingering hops. Not bad.

Tried on 11 Mar 2026 at 12:42


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Black with a small soapy tan head. Dry and roasty with notes of wood and coffee. Long woody finish. Medium body.

Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2026 at 20:58


5.8
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

(can 12 fl. oz from americanbeer.cz online shop)
* Ok, refreshing but a bit boring. *
Light hazy yellow. Minimal, white head. Malt, light yeasts, light citrusy, light sweet, light bitter. Light body.

Tried from Can from American Beer on 29 Jan 2026 at 20:12


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can at home. Something about design screams gas station beer to me. Orange colored and sudsy white head. Nose is sweet ripe fruit and grassy. Tatses of grass, resin, honey, melon, orange. Sweet finish. Low bitterness. Malty

Tried on 12 Jan 2026 at 03:33


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

a: perfectly clear amber body | very fast-dying off-white head
a: alcohol | light grain | caramelised sugars
f: earthy malts | toffee sweetness | rich lager yeast at end
t: velvety malts | polished alcohol (it's aged well) | pitted fruits on finish
o: aged great! | still flavourful & complex | definite lager with nice sugars!

65 cL bottle | Costco [wholesale]: Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia | 18-April-2018 | US$4,29 | no bottle date | sampled: 23 & 24 August 2025 at the start of my three kids school year!

Tried from Bottle from Costco - Charlottesville on 23 Aug 2025 at 21:41


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From can. Resin, pine and alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Medium-bodied. Resin, piney but boozy flavour. Harsh finish. Tolerable. Hannaford Swanton, VT.

Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2025 at 10:17


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Few cans at home. Dull burnt gold and some head. Nose is lemon grass and stone fruit. Tatses of lemon, grapefruit, grassy, floral, peach. Thin bodied.

Tried on 28 Jul 2025 at 02:49


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Blik 35,5cl thuis. Fruitig, juicy, mango, citrus, sinaasappel, perzik, steenfruit, malttonen, zoeten, bittertonen, zepig. (23-6-2025).

Tried from Can from Beer Republic on 23 Jun 2025 at 16:04


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is fruity hop with tropical fruits, citrus, orange, mango, soft pale malt. Moderate bitter, lightly sweetish. Body is medium. Gentle, balanced, good.

Tried from Can from Beer Republic on 15 Jun 2025 at 22:58


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 27-10-16 - A 355ml bottle from in Whole Foods on my recent trip to NYC. Pours a hazy yellow colour with a tiny white head. Aromas of light coriander. Tastes of coriander, orange peel, wheat & malt. Aftertaste is on the sweet side. Somewhat of a disappointment.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jun 2025 at 15:12