![]() ![]() To fully understand the brewing process at Harpoon, however, it is recommended to join one of the company’s informative daily tours. Drinkers can also view the goings-on in the brewery itself through large picture windows. In the brewery’s Beer Hall casual visitors can sample all the company’s products on tap, including Harpoon Ale and Harpoon IPA, as well as Harpoon UFO (Un-Filtered Offering), a cloudy, unfiltered wheat beer introduced with great success in 1998. As footfall increases, so the brewery upgraded its visitor facilities to include a new entrance, a capacious Beer Hall, and the inevitable gift shop. ![]() That changed with the arrival of Boston’s T Silver Line in 2004. When it first opened, the brewery was not easily accessible to visitors. ![]() In Boston the brewery is easily identified by its large fermentation silos, one of which is topped with the company’s huge namesake harpoon. The Harpoon Brewery today is a bustling concern that welcomes visitors both to its Boston premises and its sister concern in Windsor, Vermont. As a result Harpoon moved into profit for the first time, expanded production, and hasn’t looked back since. The combination of English-style ale but one using North-western American hops was an immediate success and transformed the company. In 1993, and still technically a struggling company, they introduced Harpoon IPA as a refreshing summer tipple. In 1988 they followed up with Harpoon Winter Warmer, the first seasonal craft beer to be brewed in New England. Fortunately they found a couple of Boston taverns willing to support their venture, including the Sevens Ale House at 77 Charles Street on Boston’s well-to-do Beacon Hill. Within a year they had acquired part of a former naval warehouse at 306 Northern Avenue in South Boston, where they brewed the very first Harpoon Ale. Inspired by holidays in Europe, and the rich brewing tradition they found there, they decided to start their own microbrewery. The brewery was founded in 1986 by a couple of college friends, who loved beer but found their post-Prohibition drinking choices sorely limited. ![]() Here amongst seafood warehouses and other marine enterprises is the Harpoon Brewery, a haven for lovers of craft beer. Flynn Marine Park reserved largely for maritime-related activities. At the end of Northern Avenue is the Raymond L. Much of what’s new straddles either side of Seaport Boulevard and Northern Avenue. I won't be picking it up again, but it's drinkable, sure.The massive redevelopment of the South Boston Waterfront has been ongoing since the 1980s. OVERALL: It's a passable IPA from Harpoon, and whether you accept its branding as a white IPA or not, it's still pedestrian and underwhelming. There's no harmony of texture to taste, and this mouthfeel doesn't elevate the beer as a whole. Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy. TEXTURE: Overcarbonated, crisp, smooth, wet, medium-bodied, and somewhat refreshing. You've got to bring more to the table with an IPA if you want to stand out. Has a loose cohesion, and I do like it, but there's no subtlety or intricacy here for the discerning drinker. It's a simple build for an IPA (white or otherwise), and isn't gestalt. Average duration, intensity, and depth of flavour. It's rather simple and straightforward, and quickly gets too bitter by the third act. Maybe a hint of spicy rye malt? Pale malts, pilsner malts, Munich malts. TASTE: Floral hops, coriander seed, some grassiness, overripe fruit, some citrus zest. It's appealing for what it is, but I'm not finding evidence of much complexity or depth of flavour. It's a nice looking IPA, but has no unique or special characteristics.ĪROMA: Floral hop character, vague citrus, pale malts, hints of Simcoe-derived onion, coriander, well-attenuated yeast, and clean barley. Nice complexion and consistency.īODY: Clear yellow with copper hues. Fair creaminess, thickness, and fullness. ![]()
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