Harpoon Brewery
Commercial Brewery
in
Boston,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Barrel One Collective
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1986
Contact
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.
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.
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Not a very good example of a wheat beer. Hazy, yellow color. Nice head and lace. Bland, weak spicy flavor. Aroma even weaker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Orange color. Not much head. Aroma and taste is strong cinnamon with light pumpkin pie.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:33
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light reddish-brown. Medium size head. Seems to have more cranberry aroma than flavor. Most of the cranberry taste is in the after taste. Not a bad beer but won’t drink again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light, hazy gold color. Decent head. Aroma is slight citrus and hay. Taste is ligh citrus, some notes of straw and wisps of spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep dark color with a tan he’d. Aroma is roasted grains, very dark chocolate and no hop. Taste is dark bitter chocolate with a touch of coffee and roasted grains.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:32
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg Haket 2024-05-18 Göteborg AR: nice American blueberries, rich carbonated, thin body with the blue backbone AP: clear coppery, thin white head F: nice American blueberries, rich carbonated, thin body with the blue backbone
Tried
from Draft
at
Haket
on 22 Mar 2025
at 10:09
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Cloudy, dark gold, amberish color. Surprisingly small head for a wheat type beer. Aroma and taste is artificial raspberry taste. Not really great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Golden in color. Fizzy. Taste was a tart apple. Aroma was also tart apple. Just middle of the road.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Not a good example of this style. Golden in color. Medium head. Aroma and taste is like a mass produced lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Another IPA. Gold color with a nice head. Aroma, citrus, spruce. Taste grapefruit and all the usual flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54