Dined here's several times, always at the bar. Service has been excellent. Great selection of…read morecider, and I've tried the burger (amazing) and some shared appetizers with friends. Patio is great in summer.

Not the best experience. Bubbly bartender decided to ignore me as she schmoozed with the regulars…read more Not sure what the problem was.

You've got to visit Progression!! Great vibe, casual atmosphere, excellent bar-style food, & live…read moremusic!! Their friendly service is much appreciated This place just keeps getting better!

Another great visit to Progression. I used to be all about the other brewery down the street but…read moreProgression has leap-frogged to the top preference. Nice comfortable venue with excellent beer and very friendly and helpful staff. Decent location and parking is just as brutal here as it is anywhere else in town, so if with a group maybe plan to drop them off in front and go find a space somewhere. I lean toward the IPAs but we also had a Plum Berliner which was excellent. Of course we brought a case home! Highly recommend this one!

Friendly service, positive vibes, good music, and great beer selection. Highly recommend!read more

While in the area from out of town, we decided to visit. We unfortunately came in during an event…read moreand where charged $5 each to get in. This is annoying because if we had gone in the other door, there would have been no fee. Still, this was a very cool building. I really enjoyed the murals on the wall. I did not have a beer, but my family really enjoyed their selections.

Walking inside I was greeted by a plethora of nice people. Not only was the owner kind enough to…read morelet my dog inside, but took a picture of him as well for his wall! The vibe inside was very low key and friendly. They didn't have a large selection of beers on tap, but those they had were very good. They also have an array of canned options.

Friendly neighborhood brewery. Lots of space, good for groups. Great brew. Warm atmosphere.read more

Fort Hill Brewery is a craft brewery that opened in Easthampton, Massachusetts in November 2014. It…read morewas founded by head brewer Eric Berzins. Originally from Vermont, Berzins began looking for a good location to open a brewery after attending the Siebel Institute for Brewing in 2010. He settled on a former hay field in Easthampton at the base of Mount Tom. He chose Easthampton for the city's delicious, environmentally protected water. He was also enamored with the community's friendliness and sense of welfare. Berzins adheres to the Reinheitsgebot German purity law for the majority of his beers. Per the age-old law, the beer can only be produced with four ingredients: water, hops, malt, and yeast. At first, Fort Hill only brewed lagers. More recently they have ventured into hoppier territory with the addition of IPAs. My son and I recently visited Fort Hill Brewery while we were cycling the large network of bike trails in and around Northampton. The brewery is conveniently located right alongside the spur trail section of the Manhan Rail Trail. The location had seating available outside as well as inside and was quite packed when we arrived. The draught menu that day featured about 20 different beers of varying styles. Being the hop head that I am, I decided to order a sampler flight of five IPAs. It consisted of "G-Fresh" (Grapefruit IPA), "Disco Kid" (IPA), "Fresh Pick" (NEIPA), "Checkmate Chuck" (DIPA) and "Jigsaw Jazz" (DIPA). They were all pretty good, but "G-Fresh" and "Fresh Pick" were my two favorites. My son and I grabbed a table by the brewery's small stage and we listened to the blues sensations of Wildcat O'Halloran's band while I enjoyed my beer samples. We had a nice time at Fort Hill Brewery and I would definitely stop by again!

Fort Hill Brewery is a nice little brewery in Easthampton. It has a cozy cabin feel, which I really…read morelike. There are little airplanes hanging everywhere, and some cool artwork. I had two beers, and both very tasty. The Pianist, is exactly what I'd usually gravitate towards a great sour, with a bit of a twist. I also had Corrupt Cranberry, this is not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. It's a seltzer beer, I've never heard of such a thing. It's very unique, a bit more watery then the average beer, but also very flavorful. The night I was here, there was live music. This is a great little brewery that I enjoyed checking out. I have to add, they charge $2.00 for beer sampling. I'm not sure how big the samples are, this might be a covid reason. This is also a dog friendly brewery.

Amazing location and venue! Tasting room was a bit overwhelming with the sheer number of beers…read more Espresso martini was tasty with their own coffee liqueur. Really cool space for tasting room. Not busy when we got there but line was really long when we were leaving. Pizza is all the food they have to offer (no gluten free crust). Pizza looked good but didn't try.

Beer is ok. Not great but pricey. Atmosphere inside is like…read moredrinking beer in food court of America's mall. Very sterile atmosphere. Pizza is good but overpriced. Best bet sit outside nice fall day.

Can always count on New City for a mule! Love the veggie dogs and I mean LOVE. Apparently the non…read moreveggie dogs are epic as well Fun time, they're always hosting events (like trivia night and dance parties!) and changing things up

New City Brewery is a fun spot in town with a large selection of beers and a full bar; at the time…read morethey had some fun and festive holiday drinks. The bar food menu has variety -- we tried the nachos which was good. There are plenty of tables in the back if you want to hang out, and they have a whole section full of games to play. Our bartender was super friendly; she let us sample a few beers to help us choose and even told us about an upcoming drag show they were hosting, which made the place feel especially welcoming and LGBTQ friendly. Overall, should definitely check this place out!

For those of us traveling on the mass pike, this place is a bit off the beaten path, but a great…read morefind for craft beer lovers. My friend and I stopped for an afternoon beer. I chatted with the brewer, Bruno, about what a fan of IPAs I was and he offers me to try some samples. I ordered the West Coast IPA and went outside to enjoy it. It turns out the beer that I ordered turned out to be the 2nd to last beer from that keg. While I was happily enjoying my beer outside, the server came over and said the Brewer wanted to make sure I fully appreciated the quality of the beer, I was given a replacement glass. I was stunned. The second glass certainly was a bit crisper than the first, but that is not my point. I was very impressed by that gesture and thought what attention to detail and customer satisfaction from a brewmaster. I would recommend this place unreservedly for craft beer drinkers.

This place was decent, I really applaud their selection of beers. The milkshake IPA was excellent…read more The food wasn't bad, my husband loved his Sausage. I had a quesadilla with beef it wasn't bad.

Great beers and relaxed, welcoming environment. There are shelves of games and lots of table…read moreseating. It's quite dim after dark, unless you snag a table next to one of the lamps, so plan your game choice accordingly. The beers were surprisingly good, and our group appreciated that (unlike so many other craft breweries) the tap list wasn't full of IPAs. We did flights to be able to sample an assortment of beers, and enjoyed nearly all of them! "The past is a corridor" smoked lager wasn't a winner - the smokiness crowded out any other flavors. On the other hand, the "Capable of Anything" chamomile blonde ale was lovely, as was the berry-forward "High Priestess" sour ale and the Pittsfield Pils. For a light, corona-like lager, the Yacht Rock Summer did the trick.

My first visit to Hot Plate did not disappoint. The taproom is located in downtown Pittsfield and…read moreis very spacious and modern with lots of space to gather in. Hot Plate features one of my favorite and one of the most unique beers out there, Capable of Anything (which is the flagship). Hot Plate is a women-owned brewery which is great!