


I could have stared at that wall for hours reminiscing about beers I used to drink, or beers my dad used to drink.
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The good news is that the giftshop is not only full of gifts, but full or an amazing collection of beer cans. I looked at my watch before I entered it was noon, perfect, it was officially ok to be drinking beer.Īt Harpoon you enter and exit through the giftshop. Amidst this collection of warehouse buildings, buses, construction, and a fishy odor stood Harpoon Brewery. This also seemed to be the area where all of the bus charters came to rest when they weren’t chartered. As I walked away from all of the cute little row houses of Southie, my surroundings quickly changed to long square-box buildings in various forms of disrepair. The brewery is located in the Marine Industrial Park and seaport of South Boston. I didn’t need a map, all I had to do was follow my nose – to the smell of fish. I also learned the brewery only runs tours on the weekend, so I decided I would do some ‘traveling’ of my own, and walk the 1 ½ miles to the brewery for the $5 tour. Since I’m not from New England, I hadn’t really heard about Harpoon beer before, but was surprised to find out on their website they are one of the largest specialty beer producers in the US and the 3rd largest brewer in New England. I was surprised to find out that only 1 1/2 miles from where I’ve been staying for the last 5 weeks is the home of Harpoon Beer.
