Harpoon Brewery
Commercial Brewery
in Boston,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1986
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.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught. Chocolate and malts, pretty standard (but good) porter. not a whole lot else.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a cloudier gold. Taste is very sweet for a Pilsner. Almost more of a saison or something or even a bock. Well done, i just wish they didn’t call it pilsner.
Maverick (5074) reviewed UFO White from Harpoon Brewery 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Pours hazy with some yeasty bits. Smell is citrus & lemon. Finish a bit roasty. Doesn’t work all that well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. It was a weird tasting wheat beer, I almost can’t even classify this one. I guess that was maple I was tasting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft from Waterfront Manhattan. Pours a coppery orange. Nice smoke but sort of a Rauch Lite. Pretty drinkable though.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Pours a hazy color. Aroma is, surprise raspberries. Not bad, not awful.
Maverick (5074) reviewed UFO Hefeweizen from Harpoon Brewery 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can’t believe I haven’t rated this one yet. An oik wheat beer. Not awesome however.
Maverick (5074) reviewed Octoberfest from Harpoon Brewery 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Dark w/ medium head. Way too hoppy for a marzen/oktoberfest IMO and tastes more like an ale.
Maverick (5074) reviewed ESB from Harpoon Brewery 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught. Reddish brown pour. Small thin head. Some spice and bitters with a mildly phenolic finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draft. Poured a coppery amber. Medium head. Not much to memorable to this one.