Bad Martha Brewing Company Bad Martha Brewing Company Bad Martha Brewing Company is an American microbrewery based on Martha’s Vineyard and founded in 2013 by Jonathan Blum and Peter Rosbeck. Bad Martha Beer first appeared in stores on Martha’s Vineyard in June 2013 with two ales; Vineyard Summer Ale and Martha’s Vineyard Ale. Both craft beers are brewed with real Martha’s Vineyard grape leaves. The beer is sold on Martha’s Vineyard and in Boston, Massachusetts. Bad Martha Brewing Company is known for Bad Martha Beer which can be identified by a sensual dark haired woman on every bottle and “badism” saying under every cap.
Martha's Vineyard is still a substantial Wampanoag population on the Vineyard, mainly located in the town of Aquinnah. Aquinnah means "land under the hill" in the Wampanoag language. The island was the last refuge of the Heath Hen, a once common game bird. Despite 19th Century efforts to protect the hen, by 1927, the population of birds had dropped to 13. The last known Heath Hen perished on Martha's Vineyard in 1932. The linguist William Labov wrote his MA essay on changes in the Martha's Vineyard dialect of English. The 1963 study is widely recognized as a seminal work in the foundation