Wormtown Tap room

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Let me preface this by saying that you guys make some great beer and that I am very excited about the new location.

Instead of posting your upcoming beers (with no actual release dates) here on Beer Advocate, Wormtown REALLY needs to have a bottle/tap list on its website. Look at every other well-known craft brewery in MA's website (Trillium and Tree House come to mind), and you will find a meticulously updated list of beers currently available at the brewery. Why not Wormtown? Honestly, it just comes off as a little lazy.

Second, I stopped by the other day for some Be Hoppy cans, picked up two 4-packs from the fridge, and was informed by a bartender that the limit was one 4-pack per customer. Really? At a package store, sure, that makes sense. But you are the brewery. Why would anyone take the time to stop at Wormtown for a single 4-pack when he/she can drive 45 minutes east or west to Boston or Monson for a full case of equally hoppy, delicious beer? Either expand production of your most popular products, or if that is not possible, reward those people who take the time to get to the brewery the same day it is packaged. /rant.

All that being said, I will still go to the new taproom for growlers whenever I can. Gotta say, though, it's somewhat difficult to take the time when I have no idea what is available.

 

Did you literally just go from a lurker to a poster just to tell the manager of their taproom how to run the brewery? You clearly have the slightest clue as to how a brewery works. Now im not saying i do myself, but your requests just sound childish.

Wormtown just opened the doors to their new brewhouse and they are getting a grip on production. Be Hoppy is one of MA most popular offerings that hits distribution. what makes them any different then other breweries that just allow 1 or 2 bottles? Look at it from their point of view. They want to give as many people the opportunity to grab be hoppy. If that means limiting it to one 4 pack then so be it. If you really have an issue... then drive 5 minutes up the street and get more.

They have also been posting their beer lists on facebook/twitter now and again. But again they are still getting their footing with their new location, so give it time.

Just hearing you tell them how they should run their production is comical. If you can do better, maybe you should head down there and talk to their head brewers, but the taproom manager (OP) has nothing to do with it.

I can only imagine what kind words you must have about treehouse and how they run their brewery.

 

I'll admit I was definitely overly aggressive in that post. I must have just missed the website's tap list the other day. Some patience on my part is certainly in order.

Birthday Brew #5 was awesome. Do you know if the imperial stout will be seeing barrels?

 

Took a visit yesterday and overall I was pretty impressed. Love the out door patio space, a flight was around $9. Every beer I got though was an even amount but somehow I paid 9.40. Not sure how the math worked out on that. Regardless, this will be a great place on a hot day to sit outside and enjoy a beer. Great place to have 10 minutes down the road from me. Only critique I would add is keep the On tap and Coming Soon lists separate. If you see a beer on the on tap list you have to make sure there is no green star there. . Im sure the growing pains will work themselves out.

 

......Duh. Haha. Ill be in many more times to visit. Cant wait for that RIS. Is next to be tapped?

 

Any headway on retail bottles for sale in taproom? Hopulence and Be Hoppy cans have been great! Will we see Bottle Rocket 6 packs at taproom? Or maybe even a bottle release of RIS?

 

Stopped in on Sunday with my family during a ride from Portland back home to CT. Disappointed that there were no Be Hoppy cans but did leave with two growlers. Tried some samples of Bottle Rocket and Hopulence, both were great, staff could not have been friendlier and the cupcake spot next store also gets a nod. This will certainly become a regular stop on our trips to Maine.

Thank you Wormtown.

 

@Afrech1 - are there be hoppy cans or bottles available at the brewery today? thanks!

 

I was there yesterday and they had growler fills going but no cans. I did see bottles of Hopulence.

 

Bottle Rocket cans? Maybe? Please?

 

I second the bottle rocket cans request, send them over to CT while you are at it please.

 

Be Hoppy is one of the more elusive beers out there…I scored two 4 packs just sitting there in the fridge at a packy in W. Mass….made my month!