Finally, in June of 1987 the вЂњoriginalвЂќ Harpoon Ale was brewed and delivered to HarpoonвЂ™s first accounts the Sevens Ale House on Charles Street and DoyleвЂ™s CafГ© in Jamaica Plain. Friends and family were the lucky (and, at times, unlucky) quality control team through many months of test batches. Russ started formulating the recipe for Harpoon Ale in the summer of 1986. Enter Russ Heissner, a graduate of the UC Davis School of Fermentation Sciences. We had the building, brewing equipment, and a bunch of people who loved to drink beerвЂ¦.now we just needed someone to come and actually brew the beer. In 1986 the Harpoon Brewery received Brewing Permit #001 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.ДЄnd that, friends, was the beginning of HarpoonвЂ¦. They wanted to bring that to Boston, so they decided to do just that. While traveling in Europe after college, they drank many diverse, fresh, local beers and experienced firsthand the wonderful beer culture that existed just across the pond. Dan Kenary, Rich Doyle, and George Ligeti were passionate about beer, but they werenвЂ™t able find what they were looking for on tap at their local pubs. It all started with three college buddies and a shared love of beer. Below are a few highlights and some of our favorite memories from the past 30 years! We still love brewing beer and enjoying it with friends.

Sure, many things have changed since the early days of Harpoon, but much has stayed the same.

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