The Beer Works in Canal Street is one of a small chain of brewpubs. It’s a cavernous factory style building with bare brickwork, exposed pipes and vents and an interior that looks as if it’s been built out of meccano. It can get busy on match days because it’s just round the corner from the Bruins stadium. The bar is wrapped around the brewing kit. As you’d expect, all the beers are usually in good condition and it’s served in 12, 16 and 22 oz glasses. I seem to remember from previous visits that the food is OK, with a regular menu going beyond the usual burgers. (Last visited 26 October 2012).

Decent beer and good service at this place. Parking is terrible! I can’t imagine that place when a game is going on down the street.

Large modern place on teo levels. Brew equipment is on display, but some of it looks like it’s for show only. Beers were OK, staff was helpful.

Several visits over several years. Always a good time, food is typical pub fare but not greasy. Try the blueberry beer... they even float real blueberries in it, and they dance in the carbonation! A real crowd pleaser. We always try everything they have on, but we keep going back for the blueberry. A must-stop whenever I’m in Boston.

Just had a very nice time there with my mates tasting lot of beer and watching baseball. Great place to visit.

Saturday nights are pretty crowded. While waiting for a table, we had a drink on the 2nd floor. It took quite a while before we could order and even (much) longer before we got our drinks. All at the bar, mind you, no service. I did get my sample flight though, that I thought was pretty neat. Beers were average, some below, a couple above. Food was ok, but not excellent. Fries were cold and soft. And I know there’s nothing like Belgian fries, but we had better in the States than here.

nice selection of in house brews on draft, nice atmosphere, nice prices, nice food. Nice.

Nice place right outside of the Garden. The lower level is where the long bar is located. Upstairs has pool table (that are a bit expensive to use). The service is friendly and knowledgeable about beers. They obviously like to drink it. It’s good time if you like lively and noisy spots.

The Boston Beer Works on Canal is one of my favorite places because of it’s large, relaxed setting which is a definitely an anomaly in Boston. I never feel cramped in there, and the amount of pool tables is awesome. I admit that I haven’t truly explored their beer menu as I usually stick to a couple of favorites, but I think of it more as a hangout destination than a craft beer destination. I recommend it to anyone looking for a place to watch the game on tv, or for a casual place to play pool and drink good beer. It’s a great change of pace to the other bars on Canal and in Faneuil Hall which get loud, crowded, and filled with college aged kids looking for fights.

Nice place to stop and enjoy slowly.