ABOUT US

Welcome to Harpoon!

Harpoon was started in 1986 by Dan Kenary, Rich Doyle, and George Ligeti.  They were three friends who loved beer and loved drinking beer together but found the beer choices at the time to be limited. Traveling through Europe and experiencing the rich traditions of European brewing and beer drinking enhanced their love of beer and opened their eyes to the rich beer culture they wanted back home. They decided to build a brewery so that they could brew the beers that they wanted to drink, and invite their friends to the brewery to drink it with them.

In June of 1987 a warehouse space on the Boston waterfront was transformed into a brewery and the first Harpoon Ale was brewed.  Fresh, local craft beer began making its way out to Boston beer drinkers.  It was hard to imagine that craft brewing would become what it has today.

Though many things have changed since the early days of Harpoon, much has stayed the same. We still love brewing beer and enjoying it with friends.  One thing that has changed: in August 2014 Harpoon became an employee owned company!

We invite all of you to visit our Boston brewery, where it all began, and our beautiful brewery in Windsor, Vermont.

Come have a beer with us soon!

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  Harpoon IPA

  abv: 5.9%

  Floral, hoppy, beautifully balanced. The definitive New England-style IPA

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  IPA Adventure

  This mix pack is just a taste of the fun we have had brewing IPAs for over 20 years

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  The Long Thaw White IPA

  abv: 6.2%

  A seasonal IPA for the ‘in-between’ season

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  Winter Warmer

  abv: 5.9%

  Holidays in a bottle

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  UFO Gingerland

  abv: 5.2%

  A gingerbread-inspired wheat beer

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  100 Barrel Series #52 Tuscan Pool Party

  abv: 7.6%

  An Italian-American music-inspired blend of grape and hops

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  UFO White

  abv: 4.8%

  A spicy, refreshing, and clean White ale

• 
  Chocolate Stout

  abv: 5.9%

  A Rich, malty, roasty chocolate stout

• 
  Czernobog

  abv: 10.0%

  A hardy, complex Russian Imperial Stout

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  Harpoon Craft Cider

  abv: 4.8%

  A pure and natural cider

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  Harpoon Leviathan IPA

  abv: 10.0%

  Our Imperial IPA is loaded with big, juicy American hop character and balanced by a strong, malty backbone

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  UFO R.A.Z.

  abv: 4.8%

  An unfiltered raspberry wheat beer

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  UFO Hefeweizen

  abv: 4.8%

  An unfiltered wheat beer, light and clean

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  Rich & Dan’s Rye IPA

  abv: 6.9%

  Subtly spicy and slightly fruity

• 
  Boston Irish Stout