Place: Haffenreffer Brewery
Address: 31 Germania Street
Neighborhood: Jamaica Plain
On April 10, 2012 and November 4, 2013, I visited the Haffenreffer Brewery. The location is now used for a few small businesses including the nearby Samuel Adams Brewery. To visit, ride the Orange Line to Stony Brook and walk out to Amory Street.
"Founded in 1871 by Rudolf Haffenreffer, this was one of the many breweries to locate along the Stony Brook after 1850. Attracted by the fresh water and open land, such large-scale brewers built a major industry from the ale-making traditions of English and German settlers. The main complex was built between 1877 and 1884. The tall buildings reflect the vertical system of brewing first used here, with the hops hoisted to the rooftop and descending through the process. Closed in 1965, the complex was later adopted by the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. for use as a small business center."
To learn more about Haffenreffer Brewery:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haffenreffer_Brewery
https://jpndc.org/the-brewery-history
