New England Breweries Listed by State
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Over the years, the US culture about beer has been changing. More and more people are starting to judge, critique it’s quality, learn about the variety and diversity of styles, and learning to pair with it food, much like wine. As with wine, when pairing beer with food, they need to compliment and enhance each others flavors or in some cases, contrast the flavors.
As a beer brewer I like to check out small to mid size breweries and take any tour that they offer. Taking a tour allows me to sample the different beers they offer to determine if I like any of them. New England has many microbreweries to offer. I have not taken all of these tours, but once I do, I will create a post listing my favorites. I have tried several of the beers from many of the breweries and liked most of them.
Below is a list of small to mid size breweries by state. For a few of the breweries, I was unable to determine if they offer tours. My focus of this post was actual breweries, but some brew pubs were included. However, we did list a tavern in Rhode Island that has an extensive list of beers and scotches.
As always, drink responsibly.
Connecticut Breweries
776 Tolland St
East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: 860-528-2200
Brewery tours are available by appointment. Please call (860) 528-2200 for arrangements.
PO Box 271062
Hartford, CT 06127-1062
Phone: 860-951-2739
Friday Open House: 1st and 3rd Friday of every month from 5-8pm; $10 gets you drinks, a guided tour, and pint glass to take home.
Saturday Tours and Tasting: every Saturday from 12-5pm; $5 gets you a guided tour and a full tasting of their brews.
100 Mechanic St
Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Phone: 860-599-8213
Tours by appointment.
7 Selden St
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Phone: (203) 387-2222
Just stop by for a tour.
Maine Breweries
50 Industrial Way
Portland, ME 04103
Phone: 207-878-5385
15 Knox Rd
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-2337
They have free tours daily at 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 throughout the summer season (Memorial Day to Columbus Day). They also have free tastings of all their beers and soda in the gift shop.
8 Mount Desert Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-4592
They have tasting room available to try their beer. They also have their pilot brewery with their original equipment available to see.
19 Mill St #4
Orono, ME 04473
Phone: 207-949-2880
38 Evergreen Dr
Portland, ME 04103-1066
Phone: 207-878-2337
86 Newbury St
Portland, ME 04101-4219
Phone: 207-761-0807
They offer full brewery tours on Tuesday nights from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. You need to fill out the brewery tour form on their website and then their tour guide will contact you.
PO Box 1208/Oak Pond Rd
Skowhegan, ME 04976
Phone: 207-474-3233
They offer tours during regular business store hours, Monday through Friday 3:00 to 5:30 PM, Saturday 12:30 to 5:30 PM. They have no predetermined tour times and tours occur upon request as business allows. The tour ends at the six OPB beer taps where tour participants can sample their beers.
74 Hollywood Boulevard
Whitefield, ME 04353
Phone: 207-549-5530
Call them regarding tours.
Massachusetts Breweries
Nashoba Valley Winery and Brewery
100 Wattaquadoc Hill Rd
Bolton, MA 01740
Phone: 978-779-5521
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
30 Germania Street
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617-368-5080
Listed as the number 2 best brewery tour in the United States by TripAdvisor.
Tour Hours: Monday – Thursday: 10am – 3pm last tour starts at 3:00
Fridays: 10am – 5:30pm last tour starts at 5:30
Saturdays: 10am – 3pm last tour starts at 3:00
The tours are free, but they ask for a voluntary $2 donation per person and the donations go to local charities.
306 Northern Ave
Boston, MA 02181
Phone: 617-574-9551
Listed as the number 8 best brewery tour in the United States by TripAdvisor.
WEEKDAY TASTINGS: A narrated sampling of Harpoon and UFO Beers in their Tasting Room. Tasting is free.
Monday 4:00 PM
Tuesday 4:00 PM
Wednesday 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM
Thursday 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM
Friday 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM
WEEKEND TOURS: A guided tour of the Brewery followed by a Harpoon and UFO beer tasting. Note that their tour size is limited and do sell out. It is probably best to arrive early and buy tickets for a later tour.
Saturday 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM (Starting every half hour)
Sunday 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Starting every hour)
Cost for the tour is $5, but for your $5, you get a souvenir tasting glass, beer tasting, and give a donation to Harpoon Helps.
1020 Turnpike Street #3B
Canton, MA 02021
Phone: (781) 821-2337
They have weekly tasting on Friday 3:30 – 6:30 and Saturday from 2:00 – 6:00.
27 Commercial Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978-281-4782
They offer free tours.
108 Cabot St
Holyoke, MA 01040
Phone: 413-535-1588
Tours available: Mon – Fri, 9 AM to 5 PM or by appointment.
1336 Phinney’s Lane
Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: 508-790-4200
Guided tours are offered every Tuesday at 11 am and every Saturday at 1 pm. These are free.
On days when they are open and not giving a guided tour, you can enjoy a self guided tour consisting of a tasting session and reading a guide that they provide.
PO Box 2928/5 Bartlett Farm Rd
Nantucket, MA 02584
Phone: 508-325-5929
Stop by their brewery to sample their ales. Brewery is open daily 10-6
PO Box 251/12 Railroad St
South Deerfield, MA 01373
Phone: 413-665-6600
Tours only available Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm.
195 Arnold Rd
Fiskdale, MA 01518
Phone: 508-347-7500
Tours available only on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. followed by a tasting in their Stein Hall.
175 State Rd E
Westminster, MA 01473
Phone: 978-874-9965
They have tours from 12 pm. to 4 pm. (last tour starts at 3pm.) on Wednesday and Thursday and tours from 12 pm. to 5 pm. (last tour starts at 4 pm.) on Friday and Saturday.
A full brewery tour is only given on Saturdays. A condensed tour is given on weekdays. A tasting session follows the walking tour.
The tour is free of charge. Any voluntary contributions received will be donated to the Westminster Benefit Fund, a local charity helping families in need for over 19 years.
New Hampshire Breweries
64 Hobbs Street
Conway, NH 03818
Phone: 603-447-5400
They have guided tours and tasting every Saturday at 3 pm.
35 Corporate Dr
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: 603-430-8600
Public Brewery Tours:
Mon, Tues — 2:00pm
Wed, Thurs, & Fri — 1:00, 3:00, 5:00pm
Sat — 12:00 – 4:00pm on the hour
Sun — 1:00 – 4:00pm on the hour
The cost for the tour is $1 per person. The tour includes a sampling session and a souvenir tasting glass.
They also offer private tours, check their website for details.
225 Heritage Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801-5610
Phone: 603-436-4026
They have tours and tastings every Fridays at 3 pm and Saturday at 11 am.
Rhode Island Breweries
Coastal Extreme Brewing Company
293 J.T. Connell Rd.
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: (401)849-5232
Visitor’s center and tasting room is open from 12pm – 5pm everyday except for Tuesdays. The cost for a tour and beer tasting is $7 and the cost for a tour and rum tasting is $9. The cost of the tasting includes a souvenir crystal tasting glass.
456 Main St.
South Kingstown, RI 02879
Phone: (401)783-9370
69 different beers on tap
200 different scotches for the scotch lover
Vermont Breweries
Box 168
Bridgewater Corners, VT 05035
Phone: 802-672-5011
They offer self-guided tours. Their Visitor’s Center is open daily from 10 am to 7 pm for sampling.
Switchback Brewing Co
160 Flynn Ave
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: 802-651-4114
PO Box 165
Lyndonville, VT 05851-0165
Phone: 802-626-9396
793 Exchange St
Middlebury, VT 05753
Phone: 802-388-0727
The offer self-guided tours of the brewery and samples in their Visitor’s Center, daily from 11 am to 6 pm.
254 Wilkins St
Morrisville, VT 05661
Phone: 802-888-9400
They have tours on Friday and Saturday at 2 pm and 4 pm. They hold tastings Wednesday through Saturday from 1 pm to 5:30 pm with the purchase of a $3 souvenir glass. The tasting proceeds go to charity.
5 Bartlett Bay Rd
South Burlington, VT 05403-7727
Phone: 802-658-2739
They offer both guided and self-guided tours for free. Samples are available as well.
Self-guided tour hours: Monday to Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday: 12 pm to 5 pm.
Guided tour hours: Thursday and Friday: 3 pm., 4 pm., and 5 pm.; Saturday: 1 pm., 2 pm., 3 pm., 4 pm., and 5 pm.; Sunday: 1:30 pm.
336 Ruth Carney Dr
Windsor, VT 05089
Phone: 802-674-5491
They offer guided tours of the brewery followed by a Harpoon and UFO beer tasting with the following days and times:
Friday: 4 pm., 5 pm., and 6 pm.
Saturday: 11 am. To 5 pm. (starting every hour)
Sunday: 11 am. To 3 pm. (starting every hour)
Cost for the tour is $5, but for your $5, you get a souvenir tasting glass, beer tasting, and give a donation to Harpoon Helps.
If you visiting during non-tour times they offer a Production Viewing Area where you can check out the Brewhouse “up close” and learn all about Harpoon. You can request a free sample from our sampling area.
Does trinity brew house count as a brewery in rhode island since they sell their beer in stores?