Distraction Brewing Co.

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Great beer with a wide selection of IPAs and sours! New owners are super friendly and seem to truly want the brewery to be a part of the community. Great outdoor seating and you can bring outside food. Definitely coming back!

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New Owner, new great beer, great vibe, awesome location!
Try the sour, pilsner and the IPAs. We will be back!

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I really wanted to like this place… First off I do want to say that the service from the bartender was top notch and she made me feel extremely welcome. The location is also nice although a bit small.

The beer left me a bit confused and disappointed. I had the Pineapple IPA and the Vivid Flashback. Both were a bit flat and lacked what you’d expect from a place with such high ratings

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Chill, quiet vibes, great beer, gender neutral (private single use) bathrooms, can BYOfood. Music is decent, not too loud. Very hometown bar feel. Friendly bartender, unique brews, and there seems to be a lot events that happen here

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My favorite brewery in the Boston area! They have the best beers, incredible staff and the place is also very cute

Widowmaker Brewing

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Stopped in for a bite to eat and had a couple of the different ales available. A good time for pizza and beer enthusiasts alike.

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This brewery just off the 93 in Braintree is a wonderful treat in this area with so many other well known big craft breweries. They just celebrated their 7th anniversary and based on the quality and selection they will be around a very long time. I have been in this area 2-3 times a year for the last 5 years and somehow (embarrassed to say) this was my first visit. They have some wonderfully reviewed beers on UnTappd and for very good reason. They have a very spacious tap room as well as a very nice outdoor space, and a very large selection of beers on tap . The beers stand on their own and a well crafted and delicious. Make a stop if you are traveling into or out of Boston on 93 or 95. You will not disappointed. Dogs are welcomed and the industrial warehouse is truly inviting inside.

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Fantastic beer. Chill staff. Awesome pizza truck. I enjoy checking this place out whenever I am in the area. My only gripe... no more ring on a string. Otherwise, go see for yourself.

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The beer here was fantastic (all are highly rated on Untapped for a good reason). The atmosphere and staff were great. It is very dog-friendly, there were like 10 dogs at all times, and of course, they were all good boys/girls. Would come here all the time if I lived nearby

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Widowmaker Brewing was the perfect spot for our family brewery meetup! The staff was incredibly welcoming, the space was relaxed and family-friendly, and the beer was excellent. We felt right at home and can’t wait to come back. Thank you for being such a great community spot! The staff was so welcoming and accommodating, and the atmosphere was relaxed, spacious, and family-friendly — exactly what we were hoping for!

Idle Hands Craft Ales

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Another superb local craft brewery just outside of Boston.
An industrial-chic space is enlivened with murals, giving a welcoming feeling. They have a selection of beers that could suit any palate. Among their merchandise is a cooler with cans that can be purchased to-go. A seasonal patio is located out front, and it's dog-friendly. There are metal water bowls that can be filled for furry friends as pet parents enjoy their drinks.
This location has parking available for patrons, making it easily accessible. While there are some snacks available for purchase, a local food vendor set up tables as we were leaving, so there's probably a rotation of visiting food vendors.
I highly recommend Idle Hands when looking for another terrific craft brewery to visit in Eastern Massachusetts.

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I came for dinner, no food by 7pm. I dined on "nothing" tonight. Turns out, they were out of everything. The ribs was so bland, it achieved a zen-like state of non-flavor almost like air. Brisket were a homage to the beige. If you ever crave the profound taste of absolutely nothing, this is your spot.

* I will return for another visit, give your place another try, and update my review and rating accordingly.

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Been drinking Idle Hands beers since they were in the original Everett location (I think it was a slasher movie film set). Quite simply, the best beers you can get unless you leave the continent and head east, and they’d give the European breweries a run for their money too. Top notch!

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Great beer, even better community—from the beerhall-reminiscent Taproom to local pop-up food offerings to hosting community events. Another review said Idle Hands makes beers that were ‘just right’ and someone else put it even better that ‘It isn’t possible to speak highly enough about Idle Hands.’ This is all true.

As a regular I might be biased, but I also wouldn’t be a regular if Idle Hands didn’t have 1. Great beer 2. Knowledgeable, smart staff and 3. An environment that is welcoming and makes me feel safe. I can come alone as a woman and sit at the bar reading undisturbed, watch the Pats game, or just strike up a conversation with friendly strangers. Idle Hands is all good vibes.

In addition to their excellent beer selection (and Spindrift), they host local pop-up food offerings as well as events, so there really is a sense of community bringing people together. Their patio is dog-friendly, they have games (including shuffleboard inside), and they’re overall a space where anyone will feel welcome, whether solo crossword enthusiast, family with infant hoping for no fuss, group event, or woman reading a book at a bar.

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Nice! German Pils nails the style perfectly. My favorite is the Grand Cru, bright with a sugar finish.

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