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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Typical american ipa. Good amounts of citrucy hops, light bready malts. Good carbonation, pretty straigh forward, solid, but nothing mind blowing.
Tried from Can on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:16

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
clear amber pour, fluffy white head. Nice bready malty aroma with some nice creamy subtle hops, and a little spicy. Flavor is a touch spicy with some nice hops, and agreat bready finish. Interesting beer, really nice, and drinkable.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:08

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deep deep amber pour, small tan head, nice malty aroma, and some good caramel malts., and quite a bit of piney hops. Great thick malty mouthfeeel mre of those nice caramel notes with a good touch of hops in the finish. interesting take onthe style.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Sweet caramel aroma with brown malt, cocoa, nutty notes, toffee, and milk chocolate. Bittersweet flavour, medium body. A pastry Brown Ale? Nice.
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From tap at The Back Room, New York. Hoppy and malty aroma with citrus, malt, caramel, amd orange. Pretty sweet, medium bitter flavour. Body is medium. Malty and sweet.
Tried from Draft on 03 Feb 2025 at 14:30

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can from Beer Republic. Blueberry aroma with soft wheat and bubble gum. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Light to medium body. Drinkable but a bit soft and dull.
Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is malty with caramel, some toffee and fruity hints on the periphery. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Chewy malts, this is fine.
Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:21

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can from Beer Republic. Malty and hoppy aroma with caramel, ripe orange, resin, some grapefruit, more toasted malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and above medium bitter. Body is medium. A fine hoppy Red Ale!
Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:21

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can from Beer Republic. Aroma is juicy hops with citrus, tropical notes, orange, some mango, soft pale malt, grass. Flavour is moderate bitter and slightly sweetish. Light to medium body. Very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:21

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Orange amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty, hoppy nose with caramel, dried fruit, bread, apricots, treacle-toffee and orange. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of caramel, fruit-cake, dried apricots, treacle-toffee, orange and a balanced citric/spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2025 at 20:09