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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 8 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 8
Pours bright orange with a thin white head. Aroma of pineapple, sweet guava, tropical fruits. Taste has a fascinating mix of soft fruit notes, melon, guava, with a little bit of citrusy hop oils. Palate is sweet, with a lingering bite from hops, as well as a sweet guava note that stays on the tongue and permeates the nose. Refreshing.
Tried on 16 Jan 2021 at 14:36

6/10
Good balance of citrus and wheat, fairly flavorful for a low-cal beer.
Tried from Can on 13 Jan 2021 at 23:04

5.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Part of of mix pack. Light cloudy yellow. Nose is faint oats and malt. Tastes of pale malt, crackers, wet paper. Medium bodied. Eh
Tried on 10 Jan 2021 at 02:45

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 7.5
Part of the league sample pack. 4 new rates yippee. Haven’t had BIPA in a bit that I can remember. Dark pour pillowy head. Nose is chocolate and piney hops. Tastes of chocolate, pinesol, bug spray, char. Thin bodied. Bitters.
Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2021 at 05:28

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 8
Part of a “league” mix pack. Cloudy pour. Nose is wheat and some citrus. Tastes of orange, pine, earthy buckwheat. Light palate. Not bad.
Tried on 09 Jan 2021 at 04:54

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 8
Mix pack bought for having occasional back deck brews this weekend. Cloudy yellow brew and good sized white head. Nose is light rustic farmhouse and.citrus. Fairly bitter and touch watery. Lemon, grapefruit, horse blanket, pine.
Tried on 09 Jan 2021 at 02:43

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
Flaska från SB. Klar bärnstensfärgad vätska med medelhögt krämigt skum. Doft och smal av karamell, röda bär, apelsinskal och höstlöv. Fina smaker men kanske lite vass i kanterna. Trevlig.
Tried on 06 Jan 2021 at 17:06

3.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 3.5
12 oz. can. A coworker gave this to me as a gift. I would never buy this but I also never turn down free beer. Aroma reminds me of vanilla icing with a hint of berry. Very sugary. Unfortunately it tastes exactly the way it smells. Extremely sugar and artificial. This is completely for non-beer drinkers.
Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2020 at 19:09

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Very American aroma of biscuit and toffee. Medium body, same thing toffeeish - deliciously malty but never really sweet as there's plenty of balancing bittering hops. Very classic. 181220
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2020 at 15:13

8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Very hazy, beautiful amber and copper coloured body with a rich orange and bronzed glow, all under a two centimetre tall, rich tan head that stays afloat for a while. Aroma of nice spices with nutmeg and allspice both noticeable along with some good caramelised sugars and toffee scents, but the squash and malt notes are the strongest, in a good way with a great scent. Medium to Full-bodied; Super rich squash and malt profile shows at first with a great body and some nice spices noticeable, along with some good sweetness from the squash, but also noticeable is some caramelised sugars and toffee notes. Aftertaste is rich as well with a tiny bit of coffee noticeable, but the spices and especially the squash flavours dominate, in a good way, with a great richness and soft vanilla and creaminess at the very end. Overall, a nice and enjoyable squash-based beer with tons of flavour and a good level of both spices and sweetness. Great to sample and quite surprising that this good of a beer was made under the Dunkin Donuts logo/Harpoon brand, but this was great and an almost perfect representation of a 'Pumpkin' based beer. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Giant Food in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 22-October-2020 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 13-December-2020.
Tried from Can on 15 Dec 2020 at 20:00