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 "land amid the streams". In 1642, the Wampanoag numbered somewhere around 3,000 on the island. By 1764, that number had dropped to 313. A smaller island to the south was named "Martha's Vineyard" by the English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold, who sailed to the island in 1602. The name was later transferred to the main island. It is the eighth-oldest surviving English place-name in the United States. The island's namesake is not definitively known, but it is thought that the island was named after Gosnold's mother-in-law or his daughter, both named Martha. The island was also known as "Martin's Vineyard" (perhaps