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 The Island's population increased from 14,987 to 16,535. A study by the Martha's Vineyard Commission found that the cost of living on the island is 60 percent higher than the national average, and housing prices are 96 percent higher. A study of housing needs by the Commission found that the average weekly wage on Martha's Vineyard was "71 percent of the state average, the median home price was 54 percent above the state's and the median rent exceeded the state's by 17 percent". Originally inhabited by the Wampanoag people, Martha's Vineyard was known in the Massachusett language as "Noepe", or