Boston Homebrew Supply

I’m thankful to have this type of resource for materials, equipment, and knowledge in the area. Tom always has what I’m looking for or advice on a substitute. Many thanks!

Not much to add here that has not been said already. Great selection, decent prices, friendly staff, convenient location, and good hours.

Went here on a recommendation from a buddy when I told him I was heading to Modern in Cambridge.
My first impression was that the place was very well organized and spotless! Josh was very welcoming, friendly, knowledgable and honest. He actually talked me out of buying a couple things he thought I didn’t need.
Other than that, his selection was great and his self serve system for the grains makes it very easy.
Highly recommended!

The owner is a super nice guy, and got me everything I needed to make ginger beer for under $ 10. I will definitely be going back!!!

I’m very glad to have a great home brew store close to home. Josh really knows his stuff and is extremely helpful. Great twitter feed too.
I am really looking forward to my next trip back

Love this place! Best in Boston/​Metro hands down. Great selection of ingredients. Crazy yeast and hop varieties available. Owner (Josh) is super-​knowledgeable. Plus for all-​grain brewers — mill is awesome and settings are perfect.

As a novice brewer I hate dealing with many of the home-​brew «experts», who make me feel like a putz for having a plethora of basic questions. I’ve been to many a HBS around Boston and can say hands down, Josh is the most approachable and knowledgeable beer nerd I have ever met. Seriously though, I am blown away by the service, selection and tolerance for questions like, «whats a wort» and «so you need to mash a whole ton of grain?»
Buy local or we will all be integrated into the Amazon/​Borg collective.

A lot of other people have noted the great service at BHS, but I wanted to throw in my three cents.
I’ve been homebrewing for about 4 years now, and have been all-​grain brewing since my 2^nd batch. This place has definitely suited my needs for my last few rounds of brewing, and is so much easier to get to from the South End than schlepping all the way to Cambridge (Though I really like MHE too!).
For when I first walked in, Josh (The owner) was super helpful. He used to be a brewer (I think the head brewer?) at Boston Beer Works, so the guy knows his stuff. He’s been super helpful helping me tweak recipes for the ingredients he has and giving me recommendations on things from yeast starters to hop selection to grain choices.
The grain selection is as good as any LHBS I’ve ever been to. Hey may not have some of the more exotic grains you could order online, but most LHBSes are in the same boat. But they have all the bases covered and the malts they have are excellent.
Hop selection is AMAZING! Right now it’s all pre-​packaged (No bulk hops to measure out) but they have basically every hop you could need including a lot of the modern, more off-​beat ones that are not widely used yet.
Yeast selection is the only real constructive critique I have, but this will cut both ways — I’m a big believer in using the specific yeasts you want for your beers (Especially for specific styles where the yeast is the driving ingredient). So the downside here is BHS doesn’t have the largest selection of exotic WYeast strains (Think all of the various Belgian strains and things like that). But the upside is they have some other really interesting stuff such as GigaYeast (Including the famous Conan yeast!) and about the biggest selection of dry yeast I’ve ever seen, including some interesting new products I haven’t seen anywhere else. So if you’re looking for a very specific yeast, I’d call/​e-​mail and ask if they have it ahead of time. That way if they dont’ you can still come here for all of your other ingredients and then order the yeast online or hit up another LHBS just for that!
Overall, super impressed with BHS and will be a repeat customer!

Like many of the other reviewers, I have nothing but great things to say about Boston Homebrew Supply and the owner.
Location, selection, and the friendly and honest advice from the owner make it a great new neighborhood hub for home brewers.
I’m really glad there’s a LHBS in my neighborhood. I’m extra glad that it’s run by a good guy.

This shop is great. So happy that there’s a place to pick up supplies in Brookline finally! Josh is really helpful, and very knowledgable. Store is clean and well stocked. I went in today for advice on a batch that didn’t seem to be fermenting. He offered some great advice, without selling me anything. I’ll definitely be back.

This place is awesome! When the store was announced I was thrilled since it cost me about an hour to get to a brew store, while this one is around the corner. When the store opened I checked it out and I can’t be happier. The owner is super friendly and willing to help, give advice and in general willing to chat about beer. They have everything you would need and more! The store is very clean and organized. The mill they use is great and certainly added several percents to my efficiency.
The collection is impressive, tons of hops, yeasts and fermentables. I am most happy with the addition of some local products: hops, and recently I bought spelt which was farmed in MA.
Great store if you’re brewing, even better store when you’re not brewing yet, since this place will certainly convince you of the fun it is!

This store is great. When I stopped in, the first thing I noticed was how organized and clean everything was. That was nice to see. After that, the owner was very helpful, and answered all the questions I had about brewing, and gave me honest, intelligent answers. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a homebrew shop.

A welcomed addition to the Boston homebrew scene. Location is great with lots of parking, and Josh is super knowledgeable and very approachable.
The first time I went, I was impressed with how clean the store is. Other homebrew stores I’ve been to were covered in grain dust, which invariably, I got covered in when leaving. Not the case here. Additionally, he has an awesome mill that provides a significantly better crush than I’ve gotten elsewhere. My homebrew efficiency went up a few points as a result of it (same technique as before).
I’ll be using this store for all of my homebrew supply needs in the future.

My friends and I have been here twice now, and had a great experience both times. The owner is very knowledgeable and friendly, much better than any of the other three homebrew stores we’ve been to in the area. He gave us some great input on two new recipes and taught us some be techniques to help solve some issues we were having.
The store is MUCH cleaner and better organized than any of their competitors, and the selection is very good despite being small. Their mill is a big step up and breaks up the gains just right.
Very glad to have a great homebrew store in the neighborhood!

Good prices, but most importantly very knowledgeable — and nice — ownership. Other brewstores have made me feel like I am annoying them with my newbie questions… but not here. The owner was very happy to share his knowledge and recommend ideas to fix my brewing problems.
I will be coming back here for brewing supplies!