Mystic Brewery

Mystic probably produces the most unique selection of beers around, so for those who stick 100% to hefs, American light lagers, or IPA’s, Mystic might not have exactly what you want. However, with its ever rotating draft and bottle selection, it just might. All they do is in the farmhouse style, but they’ll do farmhouse IPA’s, which are a style that ought be more popular. Mystic’s former weakness was its lack of food, but with its not-​so-​new-​anymore relationship with Ciao Pizza and Pasta, that problem is solved deliciously! But it’s lack of serving food means you can bring your dog, which is fantastic! Go, and be sure to drink a Day of Doom, which is their best regular offering.

Our tour guide was definitely one of the most knowledgeable guides I’ve ever met. He was informative, patient, and funny. I recommend doing the tour if you are really interested in learning more about what they do. If not, enjoy the beer! I recommend getting the $ 2 flights so you can taste-​test more brews.

Went with my parents with high hopes after hearing good reviews. Many of the beers were either not offered as selections to sample or were unavailable. The majority of the beers we tried with the sampler lacked flavor. My dad requested a repeat sample of one of his prior choices that he actually enjoyed as he didn’t have an interest in tasting the final option and got a lecture about the purpose of a «sampler,» despite the fact that we paid for four samples of our choice. The bartenders were all ridiculous pricks. We will never be returning to this out of the way horrid brewery.

Look, I could write all day about how great this place is. Just go. You won’t be disappointed. If you are, take a hard look at yourself.

Got a flight of beer & ordered a pizza from Ciao! (They delivery it right to the tasting room). We even tried to give the delivery driver an tip & he refused! The beer and pizza combo was absolutley fantasic. (They also do homemade pasta). Wide selection of beers on tap & bottled for the flight. I’m a farmhouse, pale-​ale, sasion kinda gal & they offered quite the variety. Fun games were being played on their oicnic tables like connect & cheese. Great way to spend a cold winter day indoors!

Great rotating beer selection. Cozy atmosphere in a medieval style setting. I like all the beer signs and crates as well. Bartenders are nice and fast. Chel-​yeah is a good way to meet people once a month if you are new to the area. I believe it’s every third Thursday of the month. Nice place with great beer. Get the 1 liter house beer!

I’m really glad I came to check out Mystic. I opted to do the flight and tried four beers. My favorite was the Farmhouse Fall Ale. The brewery is a short bus ride from Haymarket and though the surrounding neighborhood isn’t anything to write home about, I think the taproom is a great place to chill out, bring some food, and drink beer. I think it’s worth your while to check out their website before you go and read about the beers they brew. Farmhouse ales were new to me and while I enjoyed the tasting experience, the flight provided all the beer and tastes I needed in order to call it a day.

Bryan and his team are brewing some unbelievable and unique beers, in the running for the best saisons in the country. The staff doesn’t mind if you bring outside food in, so my coworkers and I grab lunch nearby at Buccieri’s and swing through for a beer for lunch quite often. They also sell bottles (mostly 750ml cork and cage) and fill 32oz and 64oz growlers.

I went here last week for a Friday night brewery tour, enjoyed a sample tray, and a few full pints. I can’t give this place a 5 but they are an easy 4 and maybe 4.5. I tried all of their beers they had on tap and enjoyed all of them. I love the farmhouse style they represent. My only negative was the lack of variety. I would have loved to see a Flanders Red, Gose, Berliner Weisse, or maybe just a Wild sour. If they don’t want to go that direction it’s cool since their Saison’s are really good. Also, they just recently installed new brewing tanks from MCF out of Portland, OR which is pretty cool. I enjoyed the tour and beers. If they only had food.

The best brewed beers in a very traditional style. Excellent tap room and bar setting. A real gem in the Chelsea area. The staff are kind and friendly and really know their beer. A great spot for an after work drink or to start your weekend off. The tasting flight is an excellent deal!

Having just moved in to Admirals Hills, this place is a gem! The brews are fantastic. It’s got a cool ambience and great service. My personal favorite was flor z with jasmine green tea. One of the best craft beers I’ve tasted. This will easily become our go to spot!

I love this place, where the micro brewery wave is hitting I never expected a brewery in Chelsea. They beers are wonderful just the best thing you can have, not big in flavors but overall really good in what they put in it. They make all kinds of brews from pilsners to IPAs, and stouts. It’s have gotten a lot better now also because you used to just get a flight or just a small sample now you can get a full cup and lounge all you want in the tap room. Prices are what they are for any of these beers but well worth it in the end.

Their Day of Doom is the shiz (love all the other beers too though, I’ve never had one I didn’t like), and their tasting room has a friendly, neighborhoody, nice atmosphere. There’s nothing else in this area and it’s not exactly convenient to get to– big negative IMO, it’s almost like you’re encouraging drunk driving because who wants to be DD at a brewery?, but doable if you’ve got some time on your hands (try taking the 111 bus from Haymarket). A great place to wile away an afternoon.

beer. 5 stars. HUGE variety of beer is on tap for tasting.
read: unique flavorful, each standing well on its own. nothing syrupy, from session to imperial, hoppy to tangy. yum.
great sitting space. 4 stars.
other. 3 stars:
very HOT on a humid day… a serious lack in air flow, which is too bad, because the sitting space really is great (picnic tables, barrels/​stools, and adult-​sized jenga!
also, currently, there is no changing table for babies. (yes, you can bring your baby to a brewery), but it is handicap (by ramp) accessible.

I make this statement having spent only several days in Boston, but at first glance it would appear that Mystic Brewing has a location to envy. Tucked away in an industrial district, other than Idle Hands brewing one mile up the road, Mystic has somewhat of a monopoly in their neighborhood. Now, they just need to find a way to get some food to go along with that brew, preferably in a food cart.
As for the beers, the three I tried were good. One was a farmhouse style ale, the other a brown. The bartender was super friendly, and you get an inside view of the brewery in the background.
The old building adds to the charm, as do the barrels doubling as tables. The feel is almost medieval. A good introduction to the growing Boston brew scene, in my opinion.

This place is out of the way and so incredibly special and worth the trip to Chelsea. A bit hard to get there without a car, but here’s why you should try:
First, the beer. You can get a flight of four taster beers for $ 8, which is great because their beer is really wonderful and you will want to try all of them. Even if you are a person who only likes a subset of beers, you will likely be able to pick four on the menu that you’ll probably enjoy. I had one here that I completely loved, maybe called Melissa? It had juniper and lavender notes in it and was to die for.
The atmosphere is also really lovely. I recommend coming here not in the winter, because it’s not super well heated. That aside, it’s very spacious, there are picnic tables, giant jenga (if slightly horrifying when it all comes quite literally crashing down), and a very attractive bar. The men who work here are very nice and good at giving recommendations. On the whole the place feels friendly.
There is no food here, but I really think that is a plus — since it makes it byo-​food. BYOB and BYOF are pretty much my favorite things, since no one does both things that well. There are oddly a lot of children here sometimes.
Good for dates.

I love this brewery. And I’m not even the biggest fan of Belgian style beers. Popping in here was something I decided to do on a whim and man, I’m glad I was in Chelsea. I bought the $ 8 flight of four beers and was blown away by each one, especially the cellar-​aged Descendant dark beer. The bartenders were friendly and the atmosphere of the place was refreshingly devoid of pretension, which can’t be said for a lot of craft brewery bars these days. I’ll definitely be back.

Let me start by saying that I typically don’t like farmhouse ales, I’m an IPA girl through and through. These beers are really excellent for what they are. Meaning that I even liked some of them, but truthfully I didn’t fall head over heals for any of them.
it’s 7 dollars for 4 samples, 8 dollars for a shot glass. When I’ve gone to free tastings, and 4 dollar tastings, it just seems really expensive… and then to add a dollar for a souvenir? They should just make them 8 and you get the glass. Idk.
The building itself is really cool. It has this crazy rustic barn feel, but you can clearly tell that it was never a bar. The bartender knew a lot about how they made the beers and was great at answering all of the questions that anyone had. It looked like somewhere that would be really amazing at night with all the tables, and a giant jenga.
Also there is parking :)

I can’t believe it took us as long to get here as it did, but if you are in Chelsea — you are silly not to make this a regular spot. Oh, and if you don’t live in Chelsea? You are still silly not to constantly make a trip out here.
One of the best atmospheres we have found yet, with plenty of info and helpful recommendations about the brews on tap but no pretentiousness. We went on a slower night but the bar lit up with conversations between customers and it was all in all an incredibly fun time.
The most important part — the beer? DELICIOUS.
The offerings change but a few days ago the New Day Rising (delicious farmhouse ale) and the Spectral Evidence (NE Russian Imperial Stout) were definitely my favorites.
Thanks for being a new favorite, Mystic! See you again soon!

Went to Mystic Brewery on a whim, with the wife, on a sunny summer afternoon. It was one of the best Boston-​area breweries that I had yet to visit and after struggling to find the place despite using our GPS, we eventually spotted their signage which is a bit hidden, in the back of a private lot.
We walked up the stairs to find a large space featuring a pretty big, wooden bar which serves as the tasting counter. Behind it, through the glass windows, you could peer into the facility itself where beers are in various stages of aging and fermenting. Nothing too crazy here.
Mystic’s theme is almost medieval and the décor features a lot of barrels and wooden tones, something that also extends to their branding, fonts and style. While we didn’t have a tour, we were able to enjoy a free tasting of most of their beers and the guy manning the counter was both friendly and knowledgable.
Personally, I’m not too crazy about their beers which are mostly saisons and lack any kind of unique or wow factor. For the most part. Saisons aside, they also brew Belgian beers with a heavy dose of yeast which is interesting and they’ve started to work and release some barrel aged ones which are quite pricey and more unique. An interesting experience.
The place itself is pretty big and can accommodate upwards of 25 – 30 people since the room also extends past the bar into an area where there’s a few tables and chairs. The place also serves as a retail outlet where glassware, and beers are available for purchase. Not bad at all.