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Harpoon Brewery is an American brewery, with plants in Boston, Massachusetts and Windsor, Vermont.〔(About Harpoon )〕 Founded in 1986,〔 the brewery was the first company to obtain a permit to manufacture and sell alcohol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in over 25 years. In 2000 it purchased the former Catamount Brewery plant in Windsor VT.〔(Harpoon Windsor )〕 Harpoon has played an important part in the rebirth of the microbrewery system in the United States. As of 2013, it was the twelfth-largest craft brewery and 19th-largest overall brewery in the United States. The brewery is best known for its Harpoon India Pale Ale. It brews multiple other year-round beers including the award-winning Dark, UFO Hefeweizen, UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen, UFO White, Leviathan IPA Rich & Dan's Rye IPA, and Boston Irish Stout, its latest full-time offering.〔(Harpoon Beers )〕 It also brews several house beers at Boston bars, including "Sevens Ale" for The Seven's Ale House in Beacon Hill. Harpoon has four seasonal beers, such as an Octoberfest Marzen style Ale 〔() Harpoon Octoberfest〕 and The Long Thaw White IPA,〔() Harpoon Long Thaw White IPA〕 a style blends the spiciness of a Belgian Wit and the American hop character of an IPA.〔 Another line of beers from Harpoon is its '100 Barrel Series' series, which consists of a number of one of a kind batches.〔() Harpoon 100 Barrel Series〕 Locally, Harpoon has become famous for their annual festivals that they hold at the brewery. Their St. Patrick's Day, Harpoonfest and Octoberfest festivals have become a staple in the Boston party scene. These are normally weekend long events filled with music, food and of course tons of beer. Harpoon also organizes an annual 5-mile run 〔() Harpoon 5 Miler〕 to benefit The Angel Fund and the Harpoon Point to Point to benefit the Vermont Food Bank.〔() Harpoon Point to Point〕 Harpoon used to produce several non-alcoholic sodas, including root beer, orange and cream, and cream soda, but ceased production in 2009. However, Harpoon root beer is currently available at both their breweries. == History == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harpoon Brewery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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