What To Know As Mass Beer Week Returns For 2025: MA Cheap Eats

MASSACHUSETTS — It's a good time to be a food and drink lover in Massachusetts in March, as Dine Out Boston and multiple local food weeks are happening at the same time.

Starting Saturday, you can add the annual Mass Beer Week to that list.

Mass Beer Week is back from March 1-8, bringing together breweries, bars, restaurants and retailers across the state to celebrate Massachusetts-made craft beer. The weeklong event features exclusive beer releases, tastings, live entertainment, brewery tours and special events designed for craft beer enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike.

"Mass Beer Week is a time to showcase the incredible creativity and passion of our local breweries," said Katie Stinchon, executive director at the Mass Brewers Guild. "Whether you're a hophead, a lager lover, or just enjoy supporting local businesses, there’s something for everyone. Get out there and show local breweries some love."

Breweries across the state will be participating, from Cape Cod to Greater Boston all the way to the Berkshires, and the list of events during the week is overwhelming (in a good way).

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On Cape Cod, Cape Cod Beer will offer guided brewery tours while Barnstable Brewing is celebrating with a whole-hog roast featuring a special BBQ sauce made with their beer.

If food and beer is your thing, Moon Hill Brewing is offering a four-course beer dinner, and Mighty Squirrel in Waltham is hosting a week of beer and food truck offerings.

Some breweries, including Long Live Roxbury and Valley Malt, will offer exclusive tours of their breweries.

At least one local brewery is using the opportunity to pay it back to the community. Newburyport Brewing’s GIRL JAM will raise funds for Brigid’s House of Hope, supporting survivors of human trafficking.

For those hoping to enjoy a beer at multiple locations, a brewery passport challenge is ongoing. People who visit all participating breweries in Central Mass, Marlborough/Hudson or Somerville be entered to win a grand prize filled with brewery merch and gift cards.

Part of the annual Mass Beer Week tradition is also glassware. This year’s 16 oz Willi Becher glass, designed by local artist Meredith Price, will be available at participating breweries for just $6 while supplies last.

For a full list of brewery events and more about the week, click here.

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