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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy light orange with full head. Passion fruit, mango and citrus aroma. Taste follows the aroma. Rather short aftertaste.
Tried on 07 May 2022 at 19:30

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Pours pale golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma of bright citrus, lactic notes, grapefruit. Taste has woody malt, some honey notes. Light lactic notes dance on the nose, palate of some oily hops. Interesting.
Tried on 28 Apr 2022 at 03:16

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours oily black with a huge tan head. Aroma of licorice, sweet stone fruits. Caramel taste, mildly resinous, some juniper berry. Palate has more of the dark malt notes, some bourbon, licorice, aromatic stone fruits. Good.
Tried on 28 Apr 2022 at 03:05

6/10
Pours hazy with a thin white head. Aroma of citrus. Taste has grassy notes, floral. Palate has mild hoppy notes, tropical fruits. Good.
Tried on 23 Apr 2022 at 05:24

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried on 17 Apr 2022 at 01:32

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Brown bottle, 12 ounces, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savoured on December 11, 2021; eye: caramel with an orange hue, cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: hops, bitterness, malt, fruity, lightly citric; mouth: hops, bitterness, malt, fruity, light citric, acidity, sour, bitter finale with sourish presence, medium body, average carbonation, mildly bitter, lightly sweet; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 12 onces, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savourée le 11 décembre 2021; œil : caramel avec une teinte orangée, trouble, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : houblons, amertume, malt, fruité, léger citrique; bouche : houblons, amertume, malt, fruité, léger citrique, acidité, aigrelet, finale en amertume avec présence aigrelette, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement amère, légèrement sucrée; en résumé : bien
Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2022 at 19:31

3.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3
Clear pale yellow from a bottle with a big foamy head. Slight nose of IPA perfume. Taste is typical lighter IPA. Very little carbonation, somewhat mouth coating but not like the mouth-coating of most IPA. Almost seems to come across as a higher hopped pale ale. Fairly difficult and rude. Like most IPA, what else can be said about a style of which all quadrillion taste about the same? There, you have it.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2022 at 00:09

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Pours orange. Fruity, toffee, biscuit, light bitterness. Medium body. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2022 at 23:32

6.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
4 pack for family party. Dark gold, fairly clear and bright not many bubbles. Not much on the nose really. Tastes of lemongrass, some bread, florals, light spice. Palate is medium not all that zippy or crisp. Ok. But loves the Bruins and would enjoy while watching ringside for sure.
Tried on 20 Mar 2022 at 23:04

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from Systembolaget. Cheese and fruit. A pretty decent boozy ipa. Does the job nicely.
Tried from Can on 19 Mar 2022 at 18:25