Deletion of List of breweries in Massachusetts

Comment: This is a sub-article of List of breweries in the United States.  If we wish it deleted it is that article that should be nominated with a centralised discussion.  Having 50 separate discussions is hopeless and risks contradictory decisions.  Lists with non-notable entries are permitted per 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists (WP:CSC)

Comment: Decidedly a violation of ot a directory
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: The article starts by telling us that "''In 1637, Robert Sedgewick began operation of the first brewery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, just 17 years after the Mayflower landed in 1620.''"  This is clearly historical material and so refutes the claims made above.  The topic is the subject of at least one book: ''http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H9t77cfvOPoC Massachusetts Breweries''.  This shows that the topic passes  and that we are not short of material with which to develop it.  Our |editing policy therefore applies
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:LISTN||WP:PRESERVE)

Comment: and rename/merge to Beer in Massachusetts per . Prose sections in the article contain information certainly worth preserving about breweries in Massachusetts, including historical and contemporary information. That said, the directory style within the article needs to go per , and the lists should be limited to entries that already have Wikipedia articles or at least that are |verified
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Editing policy (WP:PRESERVE||WP:LINKFARM||WP:V)