Brewery Wedding

Agree with this - IMO Nashoba makes possibly the worst beer in the state, but the location is very nice and they're used to doing weddings. I looked into Nashoba for my wedding and remember that it crazy expensive and they don't allow you to have other beer/wine there other their own.

 

Probably more expensive than the others, but Von Trapp Lodge is quite popular for weddings.

 

Nothing more romantic than a wedding in an old, half vacant office park. (Trillium)

 

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/resta.../trillium-estate-brewery-connecticut-meeting/

 

Ah, makes much more sense.

 

Went to a wedding at Rapscallion/Hyland recently and had a great time. That also puts you within 20 minutes from Tree House.

 

Again, not IPAcentric, but Barrington Brewery is a great place to get married. It's in Great Barrington, MA, very scenic, great food, english-style beers.

 

The question is what is your main priority or at least what are you willing to compromise on? Do you want the location to have the picturesque views or just be near someplace with those views? Breweries that feature NE IPA's and have venue space and are in picturesque areas are probably pretty limited today. As mentioned Night Shift has space but its not in a pretty area. Trillium and Tree House will have space in the future but not really today.

There are lots of breweries that have wedding spaces but they don't have the greatest beer (or at least NE IPA's). So if the quality of beer is key then you might start looking at bars that have a great selections of beers. Armsby Abbey in Worcester would be a great place but its not in a scenic location.

Did a quick google search and found: http://www.travelikealocalvt.com/20...-a-local-tips-for-getting-hitched-in-vermont/

They link to the Pitcher Inn in Warren Vermont which a quick look at the bar menu at their Tavern shows Hill Farmstead and Lawson's Finest on the list. I don't know anything about this place but you might look at something like that rather than a brewery. Re-reading the thread before posting seems like others are mentioning similar suggestions. Anyhow perhaps a list of your priorities might help us better hone in on suggestions.

 

If you can't find a brewery you can always rent a space that lets you bring your own kegs. Like if you rent a estate home that doesn't have a liquor license you would be able to serve your own beer.

 

Second (or third) Smuttynose. It's a beautiful new brewery building nestled into an old farm, with the barn, farmhouse and Finestkind IPA trailer on-site, along with some fields and forests. And it's right off I-95 with easy access to airports in Manchester and Boston. My wife and I looked into Smuttynose as a possible venue when we were getting married a few years back, but the new brewery was still under construction.

 

You'll still want to hire a bartending service that carries a liquor license and liability insurance. Don't want anybody overindulging and draining those wedding gift checks on you.

 

Check state laws on this. Vermont has some mandatory liquor things at businesses, even those without licenses.

 

Yeah the caterer should be able to handle that

 

You can do it in Mass

 

I believe in Vermont a liquor licensed caterer or bartender must serve and legally has to buy through distribution channels. This is for having an event at a business if that business does not have a liquor license (obviously if they do, they have to buy through distribution). Does not apply to personal private property, but non-liquor license B&Bs and the like are treated like this, and I'm pretty sure rented estates as well.

This is from memory looking into it last year (so do your own homework anyone reading this), was trying to bring out of distribution kegs into the state but have them be poured by a caterer/bartender. It's definitely doable in Rhode Island with any caterer/venue, and I think ME and MA to some extent with certain BYO places or unlicensed caterers. Rhode Island is like the wild west, anything goes.

To add to main topic, breweries would not be allowed to serve others' beer, unless they had a license that allowed for guest taps or whatever and they could procure it legally (probably brewpub license in most states). Even further, they definitely wouldn't let you bring your own beer, especially outside distribution. Except maybe Rhode Island, I didn't check into that, but who knows, wild west.

 

From a recent newsletter, Trillium's farm brewery plans have been put on the back burner to focus on the their Fort Point relocation....so it's all moot at this point.

 

Night Shift hosts private events all the time. Might be worth giving them a call.

 

I didn't notice any limitation at BYO locations I researched in MA after you get the one-day pouring license and hire a bartending service. One place I looked at in Cambridge hosted a wedding that served homebrew. Things might start to get complicated if you hire a food caterer that offers bartending service and they want you to order through a beverage caterer.

 

This.

We had our wedding at a private location, since alcohol was being served it required a one day liquor license, which also requires the insurance. The bartending service we hired provided both and DGAF about what they were serving.

Larger Caterers that also provide bartending service have relationships with distributors already and are highly unlikely to do anything to harm that relationship.

 

The problem will be what access to beer you as an individual has as well as what access the caterer or bar service has access to. Its not overly easy as an individual to get a top tier or even upper tier keg, it might even be harder for a caterer who probably has a set group of beers they buy that goes to the middle of the road. The idea of Smuttynose is good but from an IPA perspective they don't exactly make NE IPA's. Their other beers especially the Smuttlabs ones are really good but if you are looking for IPA's I wouldn't choose them.