North of Boston Taproom Events This Winter

A taproom calendar is a good way to learn what a town does on a Tuesday. North of Boston, the breweries that publish their schedules mostly fill the winter with trivia, open mics, craft nights and a few small holiday markets. This is a compile of what six taprooms had posted on their own event pages when we read them on November 9, 2026, covering Salem, Beverly, Everett and Woburn.

We haven’t been to any of these, and this isn’t a ranking of the beer. It’s a calendar. Event pages change, so check the one you’re headed to.

Salem

East Regiment Beer Co. The downtown Salem taproom’s calendar is built around weekly nights. Open mic is every Monday: sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. and the mic runs 7 to 9, with a PA provided. Trivia is on Tuesdays (listed for November 10, 17 and 24), five rounds of pub trivia with a gift card for the winning team. There is a Chantey Night pub sing on November 29, which the listing describes as easy, repetitive songs including old worker chants, pirate songs and songs that originated in Salem. A search of the calendar also shows another on December 27 and an Irish Session on December 2.

Notch Brewing, Salem. Notch’s Salem calendar has a steady weekly rhythm: Dart Night on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., all levels welcome, and its Meters for Liters run club on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Sundays at noon. It’s a weekly 5K, and the brewery promises free pretzels and cold beer for runners when they get back. Complete 10 runs and you earn Notch swag. One-offs on the calendar:

• Klayhouse Ceramics Workshop, Sunday, November 15, 2 to 4 p.m. A hand-building workshop run by Klay House Ceramics. Ticketed, 21 and over.
• Vagabond Vinyl Pop Up, Saturday, December 5.
• German Holiday Market, Sunday, December 6, noon to 5 p.m. Local makers, Krampus, fire spinning, lagerbier, Underberg hot cider, sausages, leberkase and warm jumbo soft pretzels. More in our holiday markets piece.

Far From The Tree Cider. This Salem taproom is cider first, and it also lists beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks. Its own description of the taproom is “live bands/shows, food pop-ups, trivia, craft nights and much more.” On the November calendar that turns into live music on weekends (a few listings include Ben Burke on November 20, Lauren Norcia on November 21, Wood and Bone on November 27 and Clay Pigeons on November 28) and food pop-ups: Garcon Super Slice on November 22, Max’s Backyard on November 27 and Jennifer Lee on November 29. There’s also a Harry Potter paint night with Rob Lynch on November 17, taproom yoga on November 15 and a play, The Vanguard, listed for November 24.

Beverly

Coastal Mass. Brewing. The Beverly taproom, based at the Porter Mill, has the most holiday-flavored calendar of the group:

• Sip & Stitch, November 11 and December 16: a crafters’ night, all skill levels.
• Comedy Coop stand-up, Thursday, November 19. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 7:30, tickets through Eventbrite.
• Open Wednesday, November 25, noon to 10 p.m., which the taproom calls pregaming “the foodiest day of the year.” It is also open noon to 10 on Black Friday, November 27.
• Music Bingo, Thursday, December 3. A holiday edition with playlists of 70s music, Christmas classics and “better covers.”
• Porter Mill Open Studios, Saturday, December 5. Four floors of artists’ studios, with a lobby exhibition and live traditional holiday music on Saturday, funded in part by a Beverly Cultural Council grant.
• Milk and Cookies with Santa, Saturday, December 12. Santa in the taproom for photos, milk and cookies, and beer.
• Trivia Night, Thursday, December 17. The last trivia of 2026, with a “2026 year in review” round and a Christmas movie audio round.
• 8th Anniversary Party, January 16, 2027.

Everett

Night Shift Brewing. The Everett taproom lists weekly events: trivia with Geeks Who Drink on Monday nights from 7:30 to 9:30 (free to play, teams of up to six, around 60 questions over two hours, with free pints and other prizes for winners), Nerd Night for board and card games on Sundays from 4 to 9 p.m., and a Run Club on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. One-offs include a Friday the 13th movie night on November 13 at 7 p.m. and a Lectures on Tap talk on November 18 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., titled “How Great Stories Work: Crisis, Plot, and Character.”

Woburn

Lord Hobo. The Woburn taproom at 5 Draper Street had one event listed on its calendar when we read it: a pop-culture trivia night on Monday, November 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. If you want a regular schedule here, the calendar doesn’t show one yet.

Holiday beer releases: what we could confirm

We looked for 2026 winter and holiday beer releases at these breweries and could not confirm any from the breweries’ own pages. Night Shift’s past holiday beers were limited releases sold only at its own locations, but we found no 2026 lineup. Harpoon’s 2026 release calendar, reported by a beer blog, lists a Winter Warmer without dates, and we can’t tell you where it will be poured. If a holiday beer matters to you, call or check the brewery’s social pages in the week you plan to go.

What we couldn’t confirm

• Any full list of breweries’ winter hours.
• The Chantey Night time. The listing we read didn’t show one clearly.
• 2026 holiday releases at Night Shift, Harpoon and Notch.
• Any taproom events in Lynn, Medford or Wakefield, where we didn’t find a posted 2026 calendar.

Sources

• East Regiment Beer Co., Salem eventseastregimentbeercompany.com
• Notch Brewing, Salem eventsnotchbrewing.com
• Far From The Tree Cider, eventsfarfromthetreecider.com
• Coastal Mass. Brewing, Beverly eventscoastalmassbrewing.com
• Night Shift Brewing, eventsnightshiftbrewing.com
• Lord Hobo, eventslordhobo.com

Details such as dates, hours and prices come from the sources above and can change. Check with the organizer before you go.