For the first time since its founding in 1986, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery is suspending production of its beer, citing the imminent blizzard.
“We based this decision on concerns for the safety of our colleagues, and consideration for emergency personnel and snow removal crews working on the roads,” said Al Marzi, the company’s chief of brewing operations, in a statement. “We are timing this shutdown in such a manner that we can control the process of brewing and packaging to assure the highest quality.”
Marzi said Harpoon’s quality-control team will remotely monitor the temperature and pressure of its tanks full of half-done beer to ensure the brews aren’t spoiled.