CASK BEER FINDER: MASSACHUSETTS
A summary of all known bars and brewpubs in the state of MA that serve cask-conditioned beer (a.k.a. 'real ale')
(permanent / regular outlets only)
Permanent outlet for cask beer. Counted in the tally above.
Regular outlet for cask beer (on most but not all the time). Counted in the tally above.
Occasional outlet for cask beer. Not counted in the tally above, and location not shown on the map.
No cask - recently ceased stocking it for whatever reason.
No cask - but has deceiving lookalike fake handpumps nefariously serving regular keg beer. Don't get fooled! Such places are listed here only to help prevent confusion as to what's 'real' and what's not.
M: Monday
T: Tuesday
W: Wednesday
Th: Thursday
F: Friday
S: Saturday
Su: Sunday
Times are shown in 24 hour clock, 0001 (12.01am) through to 2400 (midnight).
Be aware that some places may temporarily suspend offering cask-conditioned beer in hot weather.
Information shown is subject to change, and accuracy and availability is not guaranteed.
Please email changes or corrections to 
Paypal donations (suggested: $10, $5 unwaged/student) to that address are very welcome, thank you. Tips for tips...
Allston
Deep Ellum |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Sunset Grill and Tap |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Amherst
Amherst Brewing Company |
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1130-0100 Daily |
Brewpub |
The Moan And Dove |
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1500-0100 M-F |
Bar |
Boston
Beer Works (Canal Street) |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
Beer Works (Fenway Park) |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
Bukowski Tavern |
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1100-0200 M-S |
Bar |
Cornwall's |
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Beer engine taken out of use and pinned up on a wall. Doh! |
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Jacob Wirth Co. |
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1130-2100 Su/M |
Bar |
The Other Side Café |
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1130-0100 M-W |
Bar |
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery |
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From 1130 Daily |
Brewpub |
Stoddard's Fine Food & Ale |
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1700-0200 T-S |
Bar |
Braintree
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery |
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This brewpub has closed |
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Brookline
American Craft |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Cambridge
Bukowski Tavern |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Cambridge Brewing Company |
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1130-2300 M |
Brewpub |
Cambridge Common |
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1130-0100 M-W |
Bar |
John Harvard's Brew House |
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1130-0030 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Lord Hobo |
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1700-0100 Daily |
Bar |
Framingham
John Harvard's Brew House |
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1130-2400 M-Th |
Brewpub |
Greenfield
The People's Pint |
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1600-2400 Daily |
Brewpub |
Haverhill
The Tap (Haverhill Brewery) |
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From 1130 T-S |
Brewpub |
Hudson
Horseshoe Pub and Restaurant |
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1130-2400 M-S |
Bar |
Jamaica Plain
F.J. Doyle & Co. (Doyle's Cafe) |
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0900-0100 Daily |
Bar |
Lee
Moe's Tavern |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Lowell
Lowell Beer Works |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
New Bedford
Pour Farm Tavern |
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1600-0100 Su-W |
Bar |
Norfolk
Eagle Brook Saloon |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Northampton
The Dirty Truth |
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Enquire for weekday hours |
Bar |
Sierra Grille |
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1700-0100 Daily |
Bar |
Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard)
Offshore Ale Company |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
Pittsfield
Wandering Star Craft Brewery |
Cask growler fills coming soon! |
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Pittsfield Brew Works |
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Brewpub sold 4/2010, closed - future uncertain. |
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Plymouth
British Beer Company |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Salem
Salem Beer Works |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Brewpub |
Sandwich
British Beer Company |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Somerville
The Independent |
Cask coming soon! |
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Redbones Barbeque |
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1130-0030 M-S |
Bar |
Southampton
Opa-Opa Steakhouse and Brewery |
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1100-2400 Su-Th |
Brewpub |
Southbridge
Dark Horse Tavern (Honest Town Brewery) |
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From 1700 M-S |
Brewpub |
Walpole
British Beer Company |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Waltham
The Gaff |
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1700-0100 M-S |
Bar |
Jake's Dixie Roadhouse |
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1700-0030 M-W |
Bar |
Watch City Brewing Company |
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1130-0030 M-S |
Brewpub |
Weymouth
Union Brew House |
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1500-0030 M-W |
Bar |
Woods Hole
The Captain Kidd |
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Enquire for opening hours |
Bar |
Festivals
Somerville, MA:
NERAX, 30 March-2 April 2011. [LINK HERE]
Haverhill, MA:
NERAX North at The Tap - Fall. [LINK HERE]
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Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for any errors or changes to the above information. Real ale is not guaranteed to always be available in any of these outlets (especially in the summer).