Beer'd Brewing Co. - The Silo

 

 

Shiny new brewery in industrial park near airport. Very modern clean-line feel to the place with a long straight bar against the back wall that seats about 15, with some tables about the room and a small patio in the front. A dozen or so beers on tap, I had Missing which was very nice. Beer'd makes some good beer. Friendly, albeit slightly self absorbed bartenders... Great grill cheese place next door.

Beer'd's second location started off as a production-only concept, but very quickly became a full-on bar - albeit one that only offers cans to-go on some days.

The interior is very clean and modern, almost sterile. There are a handful of comfortable couches, but most of the seating is at the bar or at high tops.

They don't offer food, but they frequently feature food trucks, and Mystic Cheese next door offers food plates and sandwiches (and if you like cheese, it's an excellent place).

The high number of taps (over 20, if I recall correctly) means that virtually all styles they brew are represented to some extent. Beer'd's focus has always been IPAs (even though their flagship is a Wit), so IPAs are perhaps more heavily represented than other styles, but on any day you can also find a handful of lagers (pilsner, dark lager, rauchbier, helles, and others), saisons, stouts and porters, and sours. They offer plenty of cans to go, typically a nice supplement to the draught list.

Beer'd's quality is top-notch; before the emergence of Fox Farm, I think they had a claim as the best brewery in the state, at least in terms of quality. There isn't a style they do poorly, although they are at their best with their established (I)IPA lineup, essentially unfiltered West Coast style IPAs. While they do offer some New England IPAs, that's never been their forte; they're good but not spectacular.

A brand new location and really stoked to have visited here. Very small and intimate with a nice glass wall looking out into the brew house while enjoying a few beers. There's some cool beer label artwork for their beer hangs on the walls when you first walk in. There's no outdoor seating and it's tucked in the back of an Industrial Park. Overall, this is worth a stop and checking out.

After visiting the original location I thought it'd be cool to check out the new spot. The place was pretty full when we arrived, thankfully two people were heading out and we were able to snag their spots in the taproom. Some of the beers I had already tried in years past but they definitely had a selection of new stuff I was interested in trying. We hung for a little while grabbing small pours of mostly different IPA's and such. The service was super friendly and prompt. When it comes to both locations I'm not sure if I have a specific one that I like more or not, both of them have their own vibes going and they're both kind of in strange locations. Overall I thought it was a nice place.