McCarthy Bros.

Specialties

We feature fine wines, spirits, imported and domestic beers, ales, seasonal brews and more. We are located just outside Navy Yard Gate 4 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. We deliver to Charlestown and surrounding communities. We offer free delivery for all orders over $ 250.00. See our Delivery section for more information.

Over the years many changes have occurred in the wine and beverage retail industry, yet today McCarthy Bros. Liquors continues to provide exceptional customer service and quality products. We continually strive to improve our family business, providing quality, hand-​selected products at competitive pricing in order to meet the growing demands of what you, the customer, are looking for.

History

Established in 1888.

McCarthy Brothers is the oldest continuously operated family business in Charlestown, now in its fourth generation.

Henry Jr. and Thomas ran the business together and then took over the small grocery store on the corner of Vine and Moulton Streets during the forties. At that time they separated the Liquor and Grocery departments, with Henry running the Liquor Store, and Tom running the Grocery store. Towards the end of the forties, Tom went into the funeral business, and left McCarthy Brothers. Henry Jr. continued to run the business through the next three decades.

During the sixties and seventies, children of Henry and Tom worked for the business at various times. Upon graduation from school, two of those children would join the firm on a permanent basis. Richard J., and Henry F. McCarthy, III, both sons of Henry F. McCarthy, Jr., who retired in 1983. They ran McCarthy Bros. together for the next 23 years. In 2006, Henry left leaving Richard to continue the business.