In anticipation of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, Seattle’s Elysian Brewing Co. and Boston’s Harpoon Brewery have placed a bet on the game. The bet involves three kegs of beer from each brewery crossing the country in opposite directions, to be poured in the breweries’ taprooms the week after... View Article
Here’s a recipe from The American Craft Beer Cookbook (Storey Publishing, $19.95) that can add some extra beer fun to your table. Winter Warmer Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin pie is the quintessential kitchen smell of the season, and this recipe from the Harpoon Brewery is the perfect treat for the beer enthusiast. The heavenly combination of spices, pumpkin,... View Article
Harpoon Leviathan IPA Harpoon Brewery Boston This imperial IPA is brewed with Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe and Amarillo hops. ABV: 10 ABW: 8 COLOR: 12 BITTERNESS: 90 ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1098 AVAILABLE: AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX,... View Article
(Press Release) BOSTON—The Harpoon Brewery is pleased to announce the promotion of Charlie Storey to President. Since joining Harpoon in 1996 Storey has served as Senior Vice President of Marketing. In his new role as President, Storey will oversee the Marketing function, Harpoon’s retail and festival enterprises, and have general management responsibilities for the Harpoon... View Article
The Harpoon Brewery is now an employee-owned company after a shareholder group transferred 48 percent of Harpoon’s shares to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company currently has 187 full-time employees between its Boston, MA, and Windsor, VT, breweries. “Employee ownership is the embodiment of what Harpoon stands for,” said Harpoon co-founder Dan Kenary... View Article
(Press Release)BOSTON—The Harpoon Brewery, brewers of Harpoon IPA and UFO beers, is proud to announce that effective August 1st it will become an employee-owned company. The existing shareholder group transferred 48% of Harpoon’s shares to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This new structure of employee ownership will ensure the brewery’s independence and preserve Harpoon’s culture.“Employee ownership... View Article
On Tuesday, June 2, 1987, two bars in Boston tapped the first kegs of Harpoon Ale. Commercial breweries had returned to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Rich Doyle and Dan Kenary delivered the kegs tapped at Doyle’s Café in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood and at the Sevens Ale House in Beacon Hill. The pair, along with... View Article
(Press Release) BOSTON—“Spring” in New England is a fickle friend. One day the crocuses may be burgeoning through the soil and the next they are covered in a foot of freshly fallen snow. In anticipation of this unpredictable season, the Harpoon Brewery has brewed a beer that embraces the cold while hinting at warmer days... View Article
Devoted to brewing Belgian-style ales, Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY, was founded in 1997 by Don Feinberg and Wendy Littlefield, in partnership with three Belgian breweries. Duvel Moortgat, brewers of Duvel golden ale, has been the sole owner of Ommegang since 2003. Phil Leinhart became head brewer in 2007, and has presided over steady expansion... View Article
