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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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Can at family party. Light citrus nose. Tatses of grapfruit some pine. Ligtky bitter. Thinner bodied. Ok
Tried from Can on 04 Jul 2022 at 13:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Free tick at family gathering. Gold. Grassy and floral and smooth. Very easy drinking but not much complexity.
Tried on 04 Jul 2022 at 02:16

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can 33 cl. Pours golden with a slight haze and a small, white head. Citrusy nose atop some sweet crystal malt. Light body, a dry and slightly hoppy fruitiness, yeasty and minerally with hardly any bitterness. Very quenching, some may say watery. 270622
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2022 at 15:51

7/10
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Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2022 at 20:02

7.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a hazy gold color with a small white head and fair retention. No lacing. Immediate aroma of fresh peaches and apricots. The taste follows the nose: Peach and apricot flavors up front on a sturdy wheat base beer. The fruit flavors taste very natural and aren't overbearing or cloying. Crisp mouthfeel. Light body. Lightly sweet with no bitterness. Very smooth and crushable.
Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2022 at 03:51

5.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours an opaque gold color with a white head and good retention. Light lacing. Soft tropical fruit aroma. The flavors are hard to define. There's some bread and light mixed fruit (pineapple and grapefruit?) and background hops, but they all blend together too much. Nothing bad, but this beer doesn't know what it wants to be. Medium-light body. Semi-slick mouthfeel. Below average carbonation.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2022 at 21:42

7.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
12 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a hazy gold color with a small off-white head and poor retention. No lacing. Immediate strong aroma of blueberries. Blueberry flavor to match the nose. Not cloying. A nice mix of sweet blueberry flavor and wheat ale flavor. Light body. Lightly crisp. Not bitter. Very clean and smooth mouthfeel. Crushable and very repeatable.
Tried from Can on 01 Jun 2022 at 20:47

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
355ml can from Systembolaget. Poured orange unclear in color. Feels quite old really. Sweetness, bitterness, ripe fruits.
Tried from Can on 31 May 2022 at 11:36

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smell-weak hops, maybe fruits. Foam- thin, weak fruits, weak hops, weak bitter tones, some oddness, then hops. Head is quite large, white in color. Appearance- simple can. Cloudy orange amber, weak carbonation. From- pint Price - super discount 39 cents + 10 deposit Taste - malt, then some fruits, hops, bitter tones. Salt is mixed in a way it does not disturb, but it seems to be taking away more than offers. Overall drinkable, for this price I definitely do not regret taking it, but will probably not take it again still.
Tried from Can on 17 May 2022 at 19:38

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Pine and mild floral aroma, thick white head and amber color. Flavor is typical west coast IPA, nice amount of malt sweet backbone with a bitter hoppy finish.
Tried on 09 May 2022 at 22:51