Ipswich Ale Brewery

Ipswich Ale Brewery

Ipswich Ale Brewery
4.5
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
About
Ipswich Ale Brewery has been a fixture on Boston's north shore since 1991 - focused on brewing tradition, innovation, and community.
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4.5 of 5 bubbles36 reviews
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Gregory L
Boston, MA345 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
My wife and I heard a lot about the Ipswich Brewery, so we decided to try it out. The Brewery was much bigger than I thought it would be from the outside. Inside, it was just as big. There are plenty of tables and chairs, and a really big eat at bar. The Brewery has a full menu. The food is pretty good. I had an 8 oz. Angus cheese burger. My wife had a Veggie Burger. My burger was cooked correctly. My wife’s Veggie Burger looked a little dry, but she said it tasted ok. The Brewery serves there freshly brewed Ipswich Beer. They also have wine and soda. I stared with a 101 pale ale, and then had Blueberry Shandy. They were both delicious! My wife had a “No Bite Flight”. This was a sampling of 4 beers. The restaurant was very clean and very well staffed. I will definitely be back. The Ipswich Brewery is the best Brewery / restaurant that I have visited so far. Definitely check it out if in the area
Written January 15, 2020
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mrpesce
Doylestown, PA567 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
Stopped here because I love breweries and this one is one of the special ones. From the hops growing outside against the building to the really good food and exceptional beers, you can't go wrong here. The staff was very good and made the visit even better.
Written June 17, 2021
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Jim D
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023 • Family
My favorite restaurant! Great people, great environment and delicious food! It’s my go to restaurant. I just keep going back for the GREAT beer and AMAZING staff at The Brewers Table. You’ll leave feeling like family.
Written January 18, 2024
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MariaMicheleNJ
Boston, MA6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Couples
Fun lunch out. Great staff and casual atmosphere. Would go back with out of town visitors. Enjoyed seeing the on site brewery.
Written March 6, 2019
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Z8364LHrichardt
West Boxford, MA141 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2024 • Family
Large capacity brewpub off the beaten path in Ipswich, MA. Offer a variety of their beers and a standard pub menu---not exciting, but you come here for the beer, not Haut Cuisine. Appetizers of a soft pretzel and the baked brie. Both very good. Then a Brewers Burger and Fish & Chips. Good burger. Fish (Haddock) dry---most likely because it was still frozen when breaded and fried. As beer drinkers, we came to sample a few of their beers. My son had the American Lager. Standard, but good. I had the Dark Ale. Disappointing. Bitter. Not good bitter as in British and German ales, but unpleasantly bitter with a lingering aftertaste. Good service. Not sure we’d come again.
Written July 20, 2024
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Barry M
6 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021
We love a good brewery, unfortunately, this one did not do it for us. None of the seasonal sours were available. The IPA’s that were available were not up to our usual expectations. Beer’d and Grey Sail may have spoiled us for the rest.
Written August 29, 2021
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ejomo
Wells, ME8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
On our way to another destination we stopped here for lunch. Enjoyed a flight of beer,
really good food including their taters, and excellent waitstaff..
Written September 16, 2019
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Pat
Salem, NH3 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
Stopped by for lunch yesterday and the elevator was broken. The are 2 short flights of stairs so getting in with a wheelchair was impossible. Hostess call " management" who suggested we sit outside, uhh not in the heat with someone elderly geniuses. Then we were told that everyone was in a meeting (which is obviously much more important than taking care of customers) so there was nothing they could do. That's fine, I will respond in kind by letting everyone I know and the handicapped community know that this brewery could care less about it's customers, profits before people. There are much better beers and breweries around than this one so do yourself a favor and go somewhere else that cares about customer service and the community.
Written August 7, 2019
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giovanna6
Massachusetts116 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019 • Couples
This was almost comical. .the number of people who were seated, didnt like the seating, and were relocated. Some of the tables are very long and you may be seated with strangers. A few parties were brought into a dining room and swiftly requested to sit elsewhere. Not sure what the issues were but we had prime seating to see it occur. We were asked to sit at a long table near a large group of very loud customers. I politely requested a different table and our request was granted, but not before a short blond girl ran to the hostess after muttering, Whats she doing. Once seated, we waited a bit to have our drink order taken. We were fortunate in that our server didnt seem angry at the world like some of the others. The veggies and hummus were fresh and I could tell that the hummus was likely made on site. The veggie burger was good. My partner liked his burger. Our drinks were refilled quickly when we asked. The proces were reasonable for what we got. On the way out, I thanked the kind hostess. The blond girl muttered, what's she thanking you for? Weird. The majority of the servers had no smiles. It was a Saturday night but not very busy. I wont return due to the server scowls and the odd seating. I mean, I can get a veggie burger at many places that have a friendlier environment.
Written July 20, 2019
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Dawn C
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2018 • Couples
Had a flight which was wonderful and affordable. Plate of mussels that was AMAZING. Great atmosphere not too noisy. Waitstaff was helpful and offered great advice
Written May 18, 2019
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