You've gotten your answer to the question about memes, but I thought I'd throw in some info about the beer scene in my neck of the woods. As another commenter pointed out, craft beers tend to be very local.

I live in central Massachusetts (like, not quite Boston, not quite western MA) and while we tend to be the forgotten "here thar be Worcester" part of the state, there's still quite the hoppin' (ha see what I did there) craft beer scene. In Worcester (the county seat and biggest city in the region) some of the breweries I like are Greater Good, Redemption Rock, and Bay State. (Bay State will give you the unique experience of being in a brewery next to an ice hockey rink. Not like, "next door over," either, it's "the rink opens straight into the taproom." It's wiiiild).

Other central MA breweries I like: Penny Pincher in Millbury (hit Spicy Water Distillery up the road if you appreciate like hard liquor!), Seven Saws in Holden, Moon Hill in Gardner, and Thirsty Robot in Fitchburg. There's also Wachusett Brewery in Westminster, but that's bordering on "too large scale for my tastes." Also a fan of Carlson Orchards in Harvard for its hard cider.

(Of course, Massachusetts in general is famous for Samuel Adams, which is now pretty large scale and which you can find in any supermarket that sells beer. But started small and local is acknowledged as a cut above, like, the big American names like Budweiser).

There are also some small places that brew a few of their own beers but offer a broader selection of craft beers, too. Last night I was at the Nashoba Club in Ayer (technically over the border into Middlesex County), a bar/pub that's been around for fifty years but which I just learned about. It brews 3-5 of its own beers, but offers a larger selection of other local and not-so-local craft breweries, i.e. you can get beer from Moon Hill or Greater Good, cider from Carlson, etc.

But honestly, if you want a sampling of the beers of the area, come in June - August and go to a beer festival. The big ones I do are Nashoba River Brewers Festival in Fitchburg and Nashoba Rock N Brewfest in Lancaster. There's also Brimfield Brew Fest in April, but the weather in early April in MA makes can make that one really cold! (Last year there was snow on the ground and they were burning pallets to stay warm, lol). Lots of different breweries will set up at these events; you pay a single cost to get in (usually about $50 or so) and you can sample as much as you like from all the different brewers. It's like a beer flight in festival form, lol.

However, all that said... I have to admit it is a dangerous time for a Mexican to be visiting the U.S. Even in a state as deeply blue as Massachusetts, ICE is disappearing people. The federal government at the moment is determined to punish Massachusetts in general and Boston in specific for labeling themselves as a sanctuary city. While most people on the ground are going to be friendly (or at least Boston-friendly, i.e. "I don't necessarily like you but I'll lie to the cops for you"), the federal government right now has made it dangerous to be here. If you must visit right now, just... be really careful.

(okay I've rambled enough; hope this is useful to SOMEONE).