Harpoon Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Barrel One Collective
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1986

Contact
306 Northern Ave, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
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.

In 2024, Harpoon and Smuttynose merged, forming Barrel One Collective.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours deep amber with a large fading head.Nose shows bready malt, pine, soft citrus, and biscuity/nutty malt.Flavours shows a big hit of nutty, bready, and biscuity malt with a bit of pine and resinous hops after.
Tried on 20 Aug 2022 at 21:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours orange with a large lasting head.Nose shows citrus, grapefruit, nectarine, grassy hops and clean malt.Flavours include grassy and herbal hops, a hint of nectarine and slight biscuity malt.
Tried on 20 Aug 2022 at 21:15

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours amber with a large head.Nose shows fruit confectionery, tropical fruit, and faint pine.Flavours include mango, pineapple, heavy, apricot and heavy clean malt.
Tried on 20 Aug 2022 at 21:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at home in NH. Pours well hazed with a frothy, white head. Lightly sweet, Some faded pine, pale crackers, light rindy bitterness. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. OK balance to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2022 at 22:17

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Lots of barrel, some rye. A little grapefruit. Golden pour with ok head. Bitter finish. Hops don't shine, but it's a barrel aged IPA so go figure. Can.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2022 at 01:26

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Harpoon Summer Style NE blonde ale 5% No idea what a hazy blonde ale is. On cracking open it had big bubbles of off-white foam that were gone in a blink. The aroma gave me a fruity banana smell. Medium to full bodied with a raspy carbonation. The taste is rough earthy fruitiness. Pretty average and doesn’t scream Summer to me. 500¥ or so from Nagano Trading.
Tried on 10 Aug 2022 at 08:00

6/10
0,3 litre Can, from Systembolaget Downtown Strømstad. Hazy yellow/ orange with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, Citrus, dry bitterness, Smooth.
Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2022 at 16:45

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
A golden beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has pine, wood, some caramel and fruitness. Taste has pine, wood, light fruitness. Medium bodied. Too old. Pretty nice.
Tried on 13 Jul 2022 at 17:49

7/10
Tried on 12 Jul 2022 at 14:37

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Apparently also being sold to 99 restaurants as I’m drinking it there. Dirty gold and finger of head. Nose is pale malt and some citrus. Tastes of grapefruit, basement carpet,some herbal and floral tones. Thin bodied. Slick palate.
Tried on 06 Jul 2022 at 20:26