In a picture-perfect red farm barn, this craft brewery produces a dozen different beers, including a tempting honey and a seasonal ale made with locally foraged birch twigs and sap. There's often live music, and on weekends a food truck serves flatbreads, hot dogs and other bites ($5 to $10).
Rapscallion Brewery
Massachusetts
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