Breweries in Planning (2020)

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  1. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    I think previous iterations have been closed.

    Feel free to post news about openings or expansions of New England breweries.


    https://valleyadvocate.com/2020/01/09/2020-brew-years-resolutions/

    This is a nice summary about what is happening this year in an area that is really starting to blow up. I would say there are at least five breweries to really keep an eye on. Big things planned for 2020.
     
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  2. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,150) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    Which New England state is Planning in?
     
    #2 RKP1967, Jan 10, 2020
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  3. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    I thought about this. Technically it is a title so I thought the capitalization was appropriate.
     
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  4. HopsDubosc

    HopsDubosc Pundit (803) Apr 24, 2015 Vermont

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  5. JimmyJimJim

    JimmyJimJim Aspirant (243) Sep 11, 2015 Massachusetts

    Hoping Aquatic in Falmouth opens this year.
     
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  6. meefmoff

    meefmoff Pooh-Bah (1,922) Jul 6, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Damn I had no idea there were that many places way out west. I suppose I'm not doing anything to dispel the stereotype of us coastal folks thinking the state ends somewhere around Framingham :grimacing:
     
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  7. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    Some pretty notable ones at that.
    Vanished Valley, Brick and Feather, and Rustic are great.
    Great Awakening is supposed to be right up with them (if not better) when it opens in the spring.
    It is tough to get all the way out there but soon it could be worth it just for a beer trip.
     
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  8. meefmoff

    meefmoff Pooh-Bah (1,922) Jul 6, 2014 Massachusetts
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    We're hoping to get out to Mass Moca and/or Tanglewood this summer so I'm definitely bookmarking that list (and your recs). I've had Amherst, Building 8 and Hermit Thrush and enjoyed all of them to varying degrees.
     
    #8 meefmoff, Jan 11, 2020
  9. trsC

    trsC Crusader (466) May 5, 2013 Spain
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    Add Honest Weight to that list as well. Across the street from MoCA is Bright Ideas, not bad, and a bit to the south is Shire.

    As has been said, the quality of beer in western Mass is quite high, but the places tend to be a bit more spread out.

    Also in that area is Spirited -- a real nice package store where you'll find a good variety. However, Vanished Valley, Brick and Feather, and Rustic only sell from the brewery.
     
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  10. raenge

    raenge Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2016 Rhode Island

    What happened to Vanished Valley? I feel like two years ago the hype train was pulling out of the station but hardly hear anything about them anymore.
     
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  11. nesarebad

    nesarebad Pooh-Bah (1,868) Feb 4, 2012 Massachusetts
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    Pretty frequent availability in Boston area for them in the last few months.
     
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  12. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    I think they are still relatively small scale. They are brewing out of a small shack behind a restaurant.
    However, they bought out said restaurant late last year and are currently doing a massive buildout.
    There will be a major increase to beer production plus a full restaurant.
    It should be pretty awesome.
     
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  13. trsC

    trsC Crusader (466) May 5, 2013 Spain
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    Ah cool, didn't know. They used to announce deliveries to local spots but then stopped, so I just assumed they went back to brewery-only. Sorry for the misinfo!
     
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  14. mhull

    mhull Zealot (521) Apr 11, 2008 New Hampshire
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  15. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    In cans or are you talking about kegs?
     
    #15 YourDigitalGrave, Jan 14, 2020
  16. Rysk22

    Rysk22 Savant (1,240) Nov 12, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Fort Point Market gets their cans fairly often
     
    #16 Rysk22, Jan 14, 2020
  17. randytrevor

    randytrevor Initiate (0) Nov 11, 2014 Massachusetts

    I see VV cans at Julio's frequently.

    I thought they were trying to scale up production through contract brewing at Berkshire Brewing, and the quality slipped. At this point it seemed like a lot of the buzz died down. I thought they scaled back down to have more control over the process and are now expanding on their own. I am not sure if that is completely true, just something I remembered seeing.
     
    #17 randytrevor, Jan 14, 2020
  18. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    If accurate, this makes sense.
    The weird thing is, I live closer to the brewery than Boston by a long shot. My liquor store gets a ton of stuff but I have never seen their cans.
    Also, is this just the life of a brewery now? You open a brewery, good beer, good buzz, turn three, new brewery opens with good beer and good buzz, buzz dies for you the "old guy" on the block.
     
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  19. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    Kismet Brewing Company in Westfield, MA opens to the public for the first time today. It looks like To-Go can sales only and that might be the business model for a while.
     
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  20. YourDigitalGrave

    YourDigitalGrave Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2019 Massachusetts

    Vanished Valley in Ludlow, MA just announced their new taproom opens tomorrow. The Facebook post does say something about temporary limited capacity that I don't fully understand so give that a read if you plan on going sometime soon.
     
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