Lamplighter Brewing, Broadway
12 people recommendvia r/boston13 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Recommendations for Lamplighter cover both the Broadway and Cambridge Crossing taprooms. One patron calls Broadway a favourite city brewery, while another specifically prefers the original location. Other commenters praise both Cambridge sites. One account describes the beers as IPA-leaning and another favours the sours, without establishing a current tap list for either branch.
Address
Lamplighter Brewing Co. - Broadway, 284 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139
At a glance
- Best for
- Craft beer
- Known for
- Beer
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/bl_1 in r/boston · Mar 2025
Names Lamplighter with an exclamation as a beer recommendation.
- Recommendsu/TinCanFury in r/boston · May 2026
Adds Lamplighter to the Treehouse recommendations.
- Recommendsu/Severe_Flan_9729 in r/boston · Apr 2024
Names Lamplighter Brewing as their top city brewery; the Broadway site's daytime coffee shop helps you meet people.
- Recommendsu/razzle_dazzle_5000 in r/boston · May 2026ambience
Prefers the Lamplighter CX or Broadway taproom to the Treehouse garden at the Pru.
- Recommendsu/HighPriestOG in r/boston · Oct 2026
Recommended among Camberville spots for a younger crowd.
- Recommendsu/leighc4 in r/boston · May 2026
Surprised no one mentioned Lamplighter's two great Cambridge locations.
- Recommendsu/Remarkable-Paint2854 in r/boston · Mar 2025
Echoes that Lamplighter is one to hit.
- Recommendsu/Actual__Science in r/boston · Mar 2025
Very good; prefers Broadway location, new one also good and spacious.
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- Recommendsu/JustinGitelmanMusic in r/boston · Apr 2024
Includes Lamplighter in a list of breweries they consider good places to socialize.
- Recommendsu/cocktailvirgin in r/boston · Jul 2026
Rates the original Lamplighter location as the top brewery nearby.
- Recommendsu/12_kb in r/boston · May 2026
Names Lamplighter CX among their brewery picks.
- Mixedu/LaurenPBurka in r/boston · Oct 2025variety
Describes Lamplighter as leaning towards IPAs.
- Recommendsu/TB1289 in r/boston · Sep 2024taste
Would buy sours from this brewery and rates it superior in all respects.
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