The Cape offers more than just beaches, it also offers a wide variety of breweries serving up exceptional beers and spirits. There are options up and down the coast, including two not to miss on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Each brewery provides a unique experience of their own, with a low key relaxed vibe and knowledgeable staff. Many also offer tours with a quick lesson on how things are brewed.
We highly recommend you stop at any of these local spots for a crisp cold beer and some delicious eats! We rounded up the best of the best and all of them are a must-try!
Originally Published: November 29, 2021
12 Best Breweries on Cape Cod & The Islands
Devil’s Purse Brewery (Dennis)
Devil’s Purse Brewing Co. is a small craft brewery that is dedicated to the pursuit of making exceptional handcrafted beers. Many of the beers are American styles heavily influenced by older European cousins. Only the highest quality ingredients are used.
Cisco Brewers (Nantucket)
Looking for a fantastic day out? Look no further! You will want to check out this award-winning, no frills bar and brewery. Cisco serves up world-class drinks, beers, spirits and wines, as well as, local seafood and tasty grub options!
Tree House Brewing Company (Sandwich)
Tree House Cape Cod features two levels of expansive views of the Cape Cod bay and a large, sunlit taproom. This is an ideal place to enjoy a pint after a day at the beach. Further, the sunsets in this location are some of the best you will ever see. Within walking distance is the Sandwich Boardwalk, one of the Cape’s most popular attractions, and the beautiful Town Neck Beach.
Shoal Hope Ciderworks (Provincetown)
Locally produced small batch hard cider. Shoal Hope Ciderworks produces 9 ciders including a few seasonal and private label ciders.
Offshore Ale Company (Oak Bluffs)
Offshore Ale has served Martha’s Vineyard residents and visitors with hearty meals, award-winning craft beers, and an overwhelming sense of community. The island’s first and only brewpub, Offshore dishes up lunch and dinner daily year-round. Offerings range from brewpub favorites like fish and chips and steamed mussels to delicious thin crust pizzas and refined seafood entrees. Nine beer taps rotate seasonally through twenty or so styles; there’s something for both the hop heads and easy drinkers.
In the summer, the patio and beer garden is a great place to kick back and enjoy the sunshine. Locally owned and operated, Offshore is a must on your list of island treasures not to be missed.
Cape Cod Beer (Hyannis)
In the late spring through the early part of fall, the beer garden under the tent is open outside. In the summer there is live music as long as the weather is good and food available. In the off season you will want to visit the brewery, which is top notch and not to be missed!
Bad Martha Famer’s Brewery (Falmouth + Edgartown)
At Bad Martha, they believe in three things: great beer, getting bad and doing good. Every sip of the premium craft beer is a reminder that there’s a paradise out there where you can kick off your boat shoes, let your hair down and leave it all behind.
Hog Island Beer Co. (Orleans)
Hog Island, located on Little Pleasant Bay in Orleans overlooks the famed Nauset Beach and the dune shacks that dot her coastline. There is no better place to enjoy a cold one!
Naukabout Brewery and Taproom (Mashpee)
With a 6,000 sqft patio and taproom this awesome spot is the perfect place to kick back, relax and enjoy some great food and drinks. From the house-made rootbeer for the kids to small-batch New England IPAs for craft-lovers, to tasty fruit beers for folks looking for something tropical… there is something for everyone on the menu at Naukabout.
Buzzards Bay Brewing (Buzzards Bay)
Every single beer crafted is brewed with locally grown and malted grain and Massachusetts grown hops. Buzzards Bay Brewing is proud to work with other farmers to bring you a true farm to farm brew.
Provincetown Brewing Company (Provincetown)
Provincetown Brewing Co. (PBC) taproom is located in the heart of Provincetown. Founded on the progressive ideals that make Provincetown great, PBC is passionate about brewing quality craft beer and evoking a sense of community by reclaiming shared, revolutionary, American values, anchored on the iconic geography of Provincetown.
Barnstable Brewing (Barnstable)
Barnstable Brewing prides themselves on being a family-owned business with the passion and skills to create beer that you will fall in love with – having the highest quality ingredients.
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