We have had a great time with our monthly open houses since August. But, we will have to put them on hold until we relocate. Our final Open House will be Friday December 28th 2012. If you have enjoyed them before, then you don’t want to miss this special closing to the year. Or, if you have always wanted to make one, but haven’t had the chance, now is the time!

We will be sampling a cask of our “Wintah Brown” dry hopped with Polaris hops.

Hope you can make it!

Cheers,

Tom & Ben

Do you have a Wormtown fan in your family? We have a ton of great pre-made Wormtown Gift Baskets in stock NOW!  They are a $95 dollar value, available for only $75. Or, you have the option of customizing your own basket with an escalating number of price discounts available based on the size. (Discounts start at $70 with 5%off). This is the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys Wormtown or is looking to explore craft beer.

Give us a call to place your order! #774.239.1555

*note: shipping is not available. Must pick up at the brewery.*

Make sure to add Wormtown to your list of errands today!

Thanksgiving Growlers:
Blueberry
Pumpkin
B+T Strong Ale
Wintah Brown
Union Station Pale Ale – 6% 45 IBU’s Centennial, Bravo, and Cascade.

Getting ready to mash in Buddha’s juice DIPA. Made with Buddha’s hand and grapefruit peel.

Welcome aboard Daniel Darcy. Nothing like a 6 a.m. coconut toasting to start your Wormtown career.

Have you missed her?! Don’t worry, this bitch will be back!!!

*Brewing soon for release in early 2013*

We would like to take a minute on this snowy November afternoon to give a quick shout-out to some of the wonderful folks that have made Wormtown possible. It’s only the start of the list, but its a big start to say the least!

Ok Wormtown fans, we are filming a commercial on Wednesday and we need your help. Please stop down on Wednesday by 5:00 to be part of the action and you just might be on TV. Stop in the lounge at Peppercorns by 5PM for some free apps and a chance to be a TV star.

We will be at the Piccadilly Pub in Auburn MA for a Meet the Brewer event. Come join us. We will be there at 5:00.

We will be pouring our Worcester’s Bravest Ale at Tailgaters in Clinton MA on Thursday August 19th, 2010. This will be the first Wormtown beer Tailgater’s has on tap. So, come down and celebrate with us. We will be there from 6-9pm.

We are so excited to be throwing the first Wormtown Oktoberfest this fall @ Union Station in Worcester. We are working with Luciano’s Cotton Club to provide an evening like no other. We will have some of Massachusett’s best musicians playing for the evening and plenty of beer and appetizers for everyone.

$10 covers your entry and pays for the bands at the event. Any beer or food purchased is $5 an item.

We hope you can join us at Oktoberfest on 10/16/10 @ Union Station in Worcester.

Buy your tickets now and don’t miss out! Click Here!

Click here to see a list of the bands playing at the event.

Wormtown’s 10/16 Oktoberfest event located at Union Station in Worcester is right around the corner.  We wanted to give Wormtown fans a sneak peek at the authentic German fair menu we have created just for WT Oktoberfest.

The menu includes – hamburgers, giant soft pretzels, roasted bratwurst, German BBQ in a cup (layered baked navy beans, homemade slaw and porter glazed pulled pork pork), spaetzle, chicken schnitzel & potato latkes.

$5.00 for each food and drink item.

We are totally stoked to have such a great list of bands playing at our 10/16 Oktoberfest event at Union Station.

Bands include:

- The Franks
-Soulstice
-Jack Babineau
-Chris Reddy

Click on any of the bands above for more information on their music.

We are so excited to announce that our Pro-Am took the bronze medal for Robust Porter at the 2010 Great American Beer Festival on 09/18/10 in Denver Colorado.

Our Pro-Am is a collaboration with local home brewer Keith Antul. Inspired by the Great American Beer Festival’s Pro-Am competition we chose Keith’s American Homebrewers Association competition medaling robust porter recipe and scaled it up and brewed a batch with him at Wormtown.

Full beer description- This limited one off batch is extremely dark brown with hints of red when held up to the light. Large roasted chocolate aroma. Medium body complimented by strong malt flavor that mixes roasty malt and chocolate. Dry finish with lingering cocoa and roast accented hop bitterness. Very British in style and ingredients.

*Master Brewer Ben Roesche expressed his victory thoughts by saying “Could not have done this without local Worcester homebrewer Keith Antul. Great recipe and a fun time scaling up and bringing to Denver. -Ben”*

Thank you to all who attended our Oktoberfest at Union Station.  We had a great crowd and ended up pulling in over 500 people.

Also, a big thank you to the following bands that played at the event:

- The Franks
-Soulstice
-Jack Babineau
-Chris Reddy

Looking forward to next year!

We will be debuting our Wormtown Wintah Ale at Smokehouse Urban BBQ on Harding St. in Worcester tonight!  Come joining us at this up and coming restaurant for a first taste of our American brown ale.

Cheers,

Wormtown B

We are totally stoked about going to GIBF in Providence RI this weekend.  We will be entering our Misty Brook and Wintah Ale in the competition.  If you are in the area, come join us for a great day at the Rhode island Convention Center for the biggest beer festivals of the year in New England!

Cheers,

Wormtown B

We took Gold and Bronze today at the Great International Beer Festival in Providence RI!!! Our Wintah Ale took GOLD and our Misty Brook took Bronze! What a way to close out an amazing first year as Worcester’s craft brewery!

Named after Kelley Square right here in Worcester. This infamous traffic jam is named after WW1 veteran and local hero Cornelius Kelley. The Kolsch style is one of the lesser known German Ales. Made with 100% authentic ingredients including Kolsch yeast from our friends at Gardner Ale House. Light golden in color with light malt aroma, background fruitiness and hints of sulfur. Soft malt flavor is complimented by light fruitiness that is washed away with noble hop bitterness and a slightly dry finish. Very comparable to Pilsner or other European Lagers in most aspects.

Join us @ Hotel Vernon in Kelley Sq, Worcester MA for a taste of our Kelley Square Kolsch!

Cheers,

Wormtown B

We will be bringing the debuts back to Peppercorns Grille & Tavern this Wednesday, 11/24,  for the premiere of our highly anticipated Wormtown MassWhole Ale!

See you there!

Wormtown B

Happy Thanksgiving Wormtown Fans!  Have a happy and safe holiday with family and friends!

Cheers,

Wormtown B

Do you have a Wormtown Fan in your family? Check out our Wormtown Holiday Gear Merchandise List. Best deal for the holiday, is a Wormtown Holiday Basket. Check it out!

We are wicked excited to be going to The BA’s Extreme Beer Fest this year.  EBF is 3/11 & 3/12/11.    Friday will be the Night of Barrels with over 60 different barrel wood aged beers.  And, Saturday is Extreme Beer Fest Day with over 125 different brews featured.   Who’s going?

In one week, we will be at The Beer Summit’s Winter Jubilee in Boston MA.  This is a fun event with a bunch of other local breweries and some great live music.  Check out there website  www.beersummit.com for more info.

One of our latest beers on its way is our “Black IPA.”   It is a collaboration with Gardner Ale House and the batches will be brewed at both places on 1/11 and 1/13.  We plan to debut our “Black IPA” in late January.

We are excited about one of our new brews coming up, a Scotch Ale.  The name is to be decided.  We hope to debut late January.

An American style Barleywine with 50% aged in Stainless and 50% aged in wood.  This special brew is blended together during carbonation. This amongst a handful of other new beers, will debut late January.

Joe Z’s Coconut Porter- Debut 1/11 @ Gardner Ale House, Peppercorns, and Hotel Vernon simultap. Description to come later this week!

Attention Wormtown fans!!! We are excited to announce that we will be having our very first Wormtown Beer Dinner at Peppercorn’s Grille and Tavern in Worcester on on Wednesday February 2nd, 2011 @ 6:30 pm. It will be a four-course meal featuring 5 different WT beers. $40 pp, includes tax & tip.

Call Peppercorn’s at 508-752-7711 to purchase your tickets!

“Dark Day refers to an event that occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the day sky was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada. The darkness was so complete that candles were required from noon on.”

Dark Day IPA is a collaboration with Dave Richardson from Gardner Ale House. Herbal hop aroma is complimented with roasted malt character. American de-husked roasted barley does not lend a bitter acrid flavor but imparts a roasted character that melds with low level caramelized malts. Big herbal, citrus hop flavors and bitterness clash with roasted and mildly sweet malt. Try Dark Day IPA and then drive to Gardner to try its sister brew Nightcrawler IPA.

Release early next week.

-Ben

Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, our Beer Dinner at Peppercorns Grille and Tavern has been rescheduled to February 10th. We apologize for the inconvenience. We just want you to be safe.

Don’t you love New England???

Thanks,

Ben & Tom.

Today’s warm melty weather reminds us of many St. Patrick’s Days past… Do you know whats happening this St. Patty’s…???

It will be our one-year anniversary and we will be celebrating with a grand party at Peppercorns Grille and Tavern next door! Mark your calendars folks. We hope everyone who has supported us over the past year can be there to enjoy the party!

Cheers,

Ben & Tom

You can get WT kegs at either Mass Liquors in Worcester MA or at Julio’s Liquors in Westboro Massachusetts.

Mass Liquor’s:

392 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602-3327
(508) 753-0250

Julio’s Liquor’s

140 Turnpike Road
Westborough, MA 01581
(508) 366-1942

Thanks for your ongoing support,

Ben & Tom

Wormtown @ The Banner (02/17, 03/03, 03/10/11)

WT bottles Pro-Am Porter (03/08, 03/09/11)

WT heads to Extreme Beer Fest (03/12/11)

WT 1-Year Anniversary – “Year in Beer” @ Peppercorns (03/17/11)

WT Heads to the Beer Summit ( 04/15, 04/16/11)

If your answer is “yes,” then we would love your vote for Worcester Magazine’s Best of Worcester 2011~!

We have a lot of great competition to compete with, so we need your votes for Wormtown.

Click here to go to the Worcester Magazine’s voting page.

Thank you,

Ben & Tom

photo by: Brewpublic

We are excited to announce that we will be @ Brew-Woo @ The DCU Ctr on April 23, 2011.

This is going to be a great event with some great local breweries.  And, it’s the start of something awesome for the central Massachusetts craft beer community!

Take a peak!

I will be doing a promo at The Banner tonight (112 Green St., Worcester MA).  Anyone who orders a Wormtown beer is automatically entered into a raffle to win a new snowboard.

And, Ben will be at Days End Tavern in Oxford tonight for a meet the brewer event.

-Tom

Here is the flyer for our 1 Year Anniversary Party tomorrow at Peppercorns Grille and Tavern. I cant believe it has already been a year and that the party is tomorrow. We hope some of you plan on spending your St. Patrick’s Day evening with us. We have picked out over 10 special brews just for the event. See you soon! -Tom

Last night was awesome!  Peppercorns was packed with all of the wonderful people who have supported Wormtown over the past year.  We couldn’t have done it without YOU!

Like we said on Facebook yesterday, “‎1 year, 1 brewery, 2 guys, and a lot of fun!” And, that is honestly what it has been for Ben and myself.  An adventure, a pursuit, and a big success for Wormtown and the Worcester craft beer community.

A big thanks to our fans, the support of other friends in the field, the team at Peppercorns, all of the local bars and restaurants who have put Wormtown on tap, and most importantly, a BIG THANK YOU to you, our fans and friends!

A special thanks to Alina At Sweet for providing one of the coolest B-Day cakes ever. She made the cake with our Coconut Porter & it was delicious. If you ever need a great cake or cupcakes, Sweet on Shrewsbury St., Worcester is a must.

We shipped 80 cases of the Pro-Am Porter to our distributor, you should start to see it stores this weekend. Once we get confirmation on who takes it in, we will post as so all our Wormtown fans can buy it. Here are 4 stores outside the Worcester market that have taken in the Pro-Am Porter; Redstone Liquors in Stoneham, Gordons in Waltham, Colonial Spirits in Acton & Water Street W&S in Framingham.

-Tom

We will be joining our friends @ Peppercorn’s for the Red Sox Opening Day Party this Friday in their Tavern.  They will be offering free snacks from 4-6 pm, 1/2 Price Apps from 3-6:30, the latest Wormtown Brewery beer on tap, and the game on all screens with surround sound @ 4:00!

Who’s coming???

-Ben

Wormtown Blonde Cougar Summer Ale is on tap @ Peppercorn’s tonight! Summer is just around the corner. And, this beer means its that much closer

For a full description, click here.

We are looking forward to Beer Summit (04/15, 04/16/11) and Brew-Woo @ DCU (04/23/11). It’s gonna be a good spring! -Tom

We have have taken over the small function room next to the brewery @ Peppercorn’s and are adding two new 30 barrel tanks.

These new tanks will allow us to brew more Wortmown beer!  Like?

Cheers,

-Ben

We had an awesome time at Beer Summit this year. Brought along our Barrel Aged IPA, 7 hills, Blonde Cougar & the Buk.

Check out the event photos we were tagged in on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/wormtownbrewingcompany?sk=photos

-Tom

There was a great turn out at The DCU Ctr with about 2000 people in attendance. We had long lines at Wormtown as we shared our Blueberry, Blonde Cougar Summer, Seven Hills & Barrel Aged Scotch Ale.

A big thank you to Amy & Jason at DCU for organizing the first annual Brew-Woo event.

Check out this great T&G article on Brew-Woo:  http://www.telegram.com/article/20110424/NEWS/104249848

-Tom

We are very excited to announce that we have scheduled a very special beer dinner @ Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern on Wednesday June 1st, 2011.

This beer dinner is unique for two reason:  One, is that Peppercorns is serving a five-course dinner of tapas (appetizers) and other Italian small tastes created by Chef Tommaso.  Two, it takes place during Boston Beer Week.

The menu includes: First Course~ Vegetable frittata & crispy eggplant crouton topped with marscapone & ricotta cheese paired with Blonde Cougar Summer Ale.

Second Course~ Chilled Seafood Salad paired with Worcester’s Bravest.

Third Course~ Fresh semolina pasta sheets tossed with a smoked gouda cheese cream sauce served with Klem’s grilled Italian sausage paired with Foxy Brown Maple Ale.

Fourth Course~ Beef Braciole- thin sliced beef medallions filled then rolled with Italian bread crumbs, proscuitto, cheese, & fresh herbs simmered in a tomato ragu paired with Birthday Brew #1 (DIPA).

Fifth Course~ Assorted Italian cookies & imported chocolates paired with Pro-AM Porter. Five-course meal for $40 pp (includes tax & tip).

Seats are limited!  Call Peppercorns @ 508-752-7711 to reserve your seats!

Birthday Brew #1- Brewed to commemorate our first birthday in 2011. Birthday Brew #1 is a double IPA with a solid malt backbone from maris otter. American Pale & Hadley wheat malts. Piney citrus aroma. Full mouth feel with smooth hop bitterness. Amarillo & Glacier hop extracts combined with 8 different hops. After taste of juicy hop bitterness, light tropical citrus zest.

If you have had it, we would love your review!

We caught this article yesterday in the Portland Press Herald and thought, we need our fans to help tell the world about Wormtown.

Despite our 2010 awards at GIBF and GABF, there are still people out there that need to know about Wormtown.  So, we are asking for your help!

If you have friends who like craft beer, please tell them about Wormtown… why you like us, where you have had us, and why they should try us.

Thanks for all your support!

Cheers,

-Tom

A lot happening for Wormtown next week…

On Wednesday 06/01/11 we will be at our Italian Tapas Beer Dinner @ Peppercorns Grille & Tavern.

Thursday – 06/02/11 – we will be headed to Prezo Grille & Bar for a “Meet the Brewer” event in their bar.  I will be available for questions and we will be celebrating the expansion of our drafts on Prezo taps.

Friday and Saturday – 06/03 & 06/04 – we will be @ ACBF in Boston.

Stay tuned for updates and pics of the events!

-Ben

Everyone at Wormtown is rooting for the Bruins to win the cup!

If they do, t-shirts will be made…..!

Let’s go B’s!!!!!!!!!!!!

Design by:  Elite Graphic Design

This July, Seven Hills Pale Ale Wormtown growlers will be available in local Worcester County Liquor stores.

And, you will also be able to bring the growlers back to the store for a $2 redemption.

Cheers,

-Tom

We are excited about this special NEW brew – a spin off our Elm Park Amber – available on tap now @ Peppercorn’s…

‎“Red Headed Bitch – Elm Park Amber barrel aged in red wine barrels steeped with red raspberries. Aged for three months.”

NESN’s new show Grillseekers came to visit our neighbor’s Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern, and while they were at it, paid us a visit too!

Check out the YouTube video of host Michael Petit and the Grillseekers team visiting Wormtown Brewery!

We are so excited to announce that our Wormtown 2011 Stanley Cup t-shirts just arrived!  You can pick up your shirts any day during the week between 12-10 pm @ the brewery or Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern.

We have the following sizes available:  Lg, XL, and XXL.

Cost:  $15.00

T-shirt design by:  Elite Graphic Design

Soon, you will be able to  purchase Wormtown Seven Hills Growlers in local Worcester County package stores.

And, you will be able to bring the growler back to the liquor store for a $2 redemption.

Take a look at the growler design done by Elite Graphic Design —>>

We are really excited about this new beer (available NOW @ Peppercorns Grille and Tavern and @ brewery in Growlers to-go)…

3.8% ABV, 40 IBU. This American Style Best Bitter reflecting our idea that we should use local ingredients whenever possible. This beer is brewed with 100% organic grown barley grown by the Carter’s in Plainfield, MA. Valley Malt in Hadley malted and crystalized the barley. This barley creates the malty, earthy, caramelized backbone for the Pacific Northwest and homegrown American Hops.

We are really excited about our upcoming beer dinner @ Prezo Grille and Bar in Milford on Tuesday 07/26/11. We will be pairing 5 of our beers with 5 delicious courses designed by Chef Timothy Vaillette.

It’s going to be a great time. If you are interested, call 508-634-0101 to reserve your seats.

-Tom

Click here for a full copy of the menu.

‎Redbones of Sommerville, one of the great restaurants carrying Wormtown, is doing a special tasting on 07/27/11…
Wormtown, Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project, and Element Brewing will be bring 3-4 kegs and a special cask each to the party!

Check it out!

http://www.redbones.com/newsevents.html

Three breweries/one night!

www.alestreetnews.com

Our newest local supplier: Vandervalk Farm in Mendon, MA. They will be supplying blueberries for Turtle Boy!

Welcome to VANDERVALK FARM

And, we welcome another local farmer to the Wormtown supplier family. Joe Czajkowski who has supplied us with wheat and is now supplying us with organic pumpkins for our fall seasonal.

Joe Czajkowski’s Farm

We look forward to working with both of you!  -Ben

Brewery Helper 20hrs a week $10 per hour. Apply in person at Wormtown Brewery during business hours. Duties include cleaning, deliveries, and more cleaning. Flexible schedule a must.

We purchased 2 acres of 2011 Harvest hops from Divoll’s Farm in Royalston. Can’t wait to make some Mass Whole!  To see the rest of our pics, click here~!

Our 2011 WT O’fest details are finalized!!!

We will be having our 2nd Annual Wormtown O’fest @ Union Station in Worcester on October 15th from 6-11pm!

Great bands, great food, and GREAT BEER~!

See you there. -Tom

Click here for tickets and pricing.

Click here to go to our Facebook O-fest event!

Despite Hurricane Irene’s threat, it looks like, as of right, Summer Brewfest is still on.

We hope the rain doesn’t start too early, b/c we look forward to this brewfest every summer.  Are you going?

Next week, we will be at The World Trade CTR Boston for Mass Brewers Festival on Friday.  This will also be a great event.   Check out their Facebook event, here.

And, after that, the events continue heavy straight through October.  For more details on our whereabouts, click here.

Cheers,

Ben & Tom

Hey guys! We will be at Mass Brewers Fest on Friday in Boston. This is going to be a great festival with lots of awesome breweries to check out, great food, and live music. It will be a nice way to start your Labor Day weekend.

We hope to see a lot of you there!

You can purchase tickets here: http://www.massbrewersguild.org/craft-beer/index.php/2011/06/587/

Thanks! -Tom

Tonight 6-8 pm Beer Social at Northampton Brewery with special guest WORMTOWN BREWERY.

We’ll be pouring Pumpkin, Wintah Brown, Porter, and BDay DIPA.

-Tom

We are excited to announce our new beer “Be Hoppier.”

7% A.B.V.
76 I.B.U.’s

Brewed with Pearl Pale malted barley and a supporting cast of American specialty malts that play second fiddle to massive amounts of Amarillo, Chinook, and Citra hops. No fewer than 4 other hops were used thru the end of the boil, hopback, and dry hop process. Hazy golden in color. Intense piney citrus aroma. Comparably intense hop flavor follows favoring floral grapefruit notes, background malt appears before being washed over with finishing bitterness. Medium light body, clean somewhat dry finish.

‎Three places have our new Be Hoppier IPA on tap -so far…  Horseshoe Pub, Apollo Grille, and Peppercorns Grille and Tavern.

We are really excited for our second year at the Higgins Armory Festival of Ale this Saturday, 09/24/11, in Worcester, Mass.

If you are interested in this fun event, click here!

We hope to see you there.

-Tom

We are stoked for our second year at The Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado this weekend. Later today, we will be releasing all the details on the beers we will have at the festival.

STAY TUNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Tom

We are here at the Great American Beer Festival in Colorado vying for medals for our beers including: O-Fest, Pro Am Porter, Be Hoppier, B-Day, Dark Day, O’Connor’s Irish Red, Wintah Brown, The Buk. And, at the Pro Am booth for our WeizenBock.

We hope we have the strength of Worcester County, (Massachusetts and New England for that matter) with us in Denver! Wish us luck!!!

- Tom & Ben

We are happy to announce that we will be part of a very special dinner event next week at Clarke Culinary Center in Milford MA.

Chef Sophie Daniels and friend and fellow beer expert Matt Webster will be pairing Wormtown beers with their fall harvest dinner menu. They will be serving a sensational fall menu of quality foods and craft beers.

Tickets are $85 pp.  If you are interested in attending this event, click here to view the official event flyer.

This Saturday we welcome you to join us in celebrating our second annual Wormtown Oktoberfest @ Union Station in Worcester Massachusetts.

We are looking for to enjoying the live music, meeting Wormtown Fans, and drinking our fall seasonal beers.

If you are interested you can purchase tickets online here:  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/194982

Or, you can pick them up at the Brewery, Peppercorns, or at the door the night of the event.

Oh, and if you need to fill your Wormtown Growlers this week, make sure you get three!  If you buy 3 Growler fills, you will get 2 free tickets to O-fest!

Cheers,

Tom O

All drink and food items will be available for $5 each.

Our 2011 O-fest Menu is as follows:

CHICKEN SCHNITZEL

LIGHTLY BREADED CHICKEN CUTLET DRIZZLED WITH A LEMON BUTTER SAUCE, SERVED WITH APPLE RELISH.

BRATWURST

A ROASTED GERMAN BRAT SIMMERED IN OUR OWN OKTOBERFEST LAGER WITH PEPPERS, ONIONS & CHEF TIM’S SECRET SEASONINGS.

BLACK FOREST HAM SANDWICH

BLACK FOREST HAM, APPLE BUTTER, MUSTARD, SWISS CHEESE, CUCUMBER & LETTUCE SERVED ON A KAISER ROLL.

LATKES

CRISPY POTATO PANCAKES (3) SERVED WITH AN APPLE RELISH TOPPED WITH A DOLLOP OF CHIVE SOUR CREAM.

SPAETZLE

GERMAN MAC N’ CHEESE.  FRESH PASTA TOSSED IN A CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE WITH CRISPY ONIONS, TOPPED WITH A RITZ CRACKER CRUMB.

GERMAN BBQ IN A CUP

A LAYER OF BAKED BEANS, FRESH SLAW AND PRO-AM PORTER GLAZED BBQ PULLED PORK.

GIANT SALTED PRETZEL

A big thanks to all you who joined us for our second annual Wormtown Oktobefest @ Union Station.  It was a great night of friends, food, and beer!  A special thanks to Don’t Blame Jack, Chris Reddy and Lydia Warren for their great music!  See you all next year!!!!

Here our a few photos from event….

SWEET TAT’S~!!!!!!!!!

Its coming in December or January. The picture is for a 22 oz bomber label we are waiting for approval on. Once we get approval, we hope to make a pallet of bombers, 4 Jack Daniel barrels of Tennessee Tats, and 25 gallon tanks of Sweet Tat’s for draft sales.

There were so many great home brewers at this past Sunday’s Beer Nut Homebrew Competition @ Strange Brew in Marlborough… it was hard to make a decision.  But, there had to be a winner.  And, we are happy to have chosen Brian Davis.  Brian brewed us a stellar Schwarz (black) Ale.   And, we couldn’t be more excited to be brewing this special beer with him soon at Wormtown Brewery.

Congratulations Brian!

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF the 2011 GREAT INTERNATIONAL BEER AND CIDER COMPETITION….

We took GOLD for the “Golden Ale” category for our 7 Hills

Silver for “Oktoberfest” category for our O-fest

Silver for “Robust Porter” category for our Pro-AM Porter

Silver for “Strong Beer – Imperial IPA” for our Birthday Brew # 1 DIPA

Great festival again this year!

Cheers,

Ben & Tom

We will be at Beer Summit’s Winter Jubilee this Friday and Saturday the 18th and 19th.  This will be our second year celebrating at this great festival.   Beer, music and food make for a good time.  You can purchase your tickets here!  And, you can check out the floor plan here.

Cheers!

Ben & Tom

We are excited to announce the expansion of our “Wormtown Gear” merchandise line.  Now, we have more sizes, colors and items available!  We now carry Adidas hats, black and grey hoodies, and white, grey and black T’s to name a few.  In addition to our clothing line, we have Wortown glasses and growlers available too!

If you have a Worm in your family, we can make them a custom Wormtown Holiday basket at your request.  Just call 774.239.1555 to place your order.

Take a peak at our Facebook album!

Cheers,

Tom

We are stoked about our new 22… Sweet Tats is now officially being bottled as a 22 oz bomber.  Over the coming months, you will see our Tats around Central Mass and eventually Western Mass and the Greater Boston area.

Even more exciting is the new ability to buy our 22′s at the brewery or in off-hours, via @ Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern.  You can get our bombers for $7.00 each.

Here are a couple photos of the bottles…

We are doing our holiday gift baskets again this year! Made-to-order with personalized clothing sizes and special item selections. Call the brewery or stop into Peppercorns to place your order!

Growlers available: Misty Brook Double Pale Ale, Seven Hills Pale Ale and Wintah Brown Ale. $8 each
22 oz Bombers available: Be Hoppy IPA, Sweet Tat’s and Pro-Am Porter. $7 each

Available for sale at the brewery.

La Rosa is a Saison.  Latin for the Rose. Rose hips were used near the end of the boil to impart a light citrus flavor /aroma and contribute to the light red /amber color of the beer. Rose Hips are the small fruit that follows rose blossoms in the fall. This beer starts by showcasing the citrus esters produced by rose hips, Franco-Belgian yeast, and Sorachi ace hops. Spicy hop and yeast notes follow. Both citrus and spice continue in the flavor. Peppery yeast notes in the finish with soft malt and a dry finish. Traditionally brewed in the Wallonia region of Belgium to quench the thirst of seasonal field workers.

Available on tap NOW @ Peppercorns Grille & Tavern

Once you try it, we would love your BA review.

Brian Davis, who won The Beer Nut’s 2nd Homebrew Contest, brewed his beer with us on December 21st, 2011.  It is now ready to enjoy and can be found on tap @ Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern in Worcester and at the Horseshoe Pub in Hudson MA.

The official beer description of David’s Black Ale is below.

Charlie’s Black Beer

4.9% A.B.V.
26 I.B.U.’s

German style Schwarzbier. Brewed with Brian Davis the 2011 Metro-West Homebrew Competition winner. We took Brian’s recipe- named after his beloved black lab- and brewed a 300 gallon batch with him. Dark Brown. Roasted malt aroma. Malty palate that fades into roast from two different types of de-husked roasted barley. American grown Liberty hops balance and compliment the dry finish.

Thanks for another great year!

We had Worcester native and KC Royals relief pitcher Tim Collins in house today helping us brew what will be our newest beer, “Royal Reliever IPA.”

This beer will be a cross between a White Ale and an IPA.  It is made with sorachi, cascade, and crystal hops as well as lemon, orange peel and coriander.

Stay tuned for it’s debut in a couple weeks!

…Maggie and River Valley Market in Northhampton MA for featuring Be Hoppy IPA along with other great local beers, wines, and cheeses!

>>  Click here to watch the great video!

Thanks Bostom.com for the great review!  Keep them coming :0)

>> Click here to see their review of our Be Hoppy IPA.

Our new Wormtown Pint Glasses.  Available 2 for $5.

Every beer we make has at least one ingredient grown in MA. “A piece of Mass in every glass”. The MassWhole has 100% MA grown and processed ingredients but is currently only available in draft and growlers occasionally at the brewery. Be Hoppy IPA, 7 Hills Pale, Sweet Tats Stout, and Pro-Am Porter are all available in package stores and have 1-2 MA ingredients. i.e. barley, wheat, locally roasted coffee.

Hey Guys!!! We are starting a new Facebook promo called “Where is Wormtown?”

Basically, all you have to do to win a Wormtown Brewery signature T-shirt is to post a picture of yourself enjoying a Wormtown beer on our Facebook page. It could be at a bar or restaurant (if that’s the case be sure to tag the awesome place you’re at), or it could be with friends enjoying our 22′s or growlers at home.

Each week, starting next Sunday, we will announce a winner.

Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5.5% abv 51 IBU’s

This beer is a combination of MLB relief pitcher and Worcester Native Tim Collins two favorite styles of beer, Belgian-style white ale and American IPA. Tim came out and brewed this special one off batch with us before spring training. In true hybrid form we took elements from each beer style. Mass grown wheat, orange and lemon peel, and coriander from white ales and blended in Sorachi Ace, Cascade, Crystal, and Chinook hops. Giant citrus aroma is a combination of earthy lemon and straight zest. Soft mouth-feel from wheat and yeast. Hoppy citrus dominates the flavor with an aftertaste of coriander and fresh citrus zest. Tim Collins and Royal Reliever two more Worcester originals.

We had a special delivery today.  Meet our newest 30 bbl tank!  Getting ready to install very soon.  More tanks=more Wormtown beer!

This week’s winner is…. Matt McElreath! Matt, your picture took the title for this week’s “Where’s Wormtown?” Fan of The Week promotion. We have a Wormtown T-shirt with your name on it to grab next time you are in!

Till next Sunday friends, please keep sharing pictures of Wormtown in your travels on our Facebook Fan Page!

Cheers, ~ Tom & Ben

What a great night last night at Stoddard’s kicking our Be Hoppy Cask!  We couldn’t do it without local bars and restaurants like Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale.

Here is some proof of the fun…

Our two year anniversary party will be at Peppercorns on 03/17/12.  But, first we will start celebrating with a string of events earlier in the week.  All with meet & greet and giveaways from 5-7 pm:  3/13 – The Mission (Boston), 3/14 - The Asgard  (Somerville) & Five Horses in (Somerville) (7-9 pm), 3/15 – Horseshoe Pub (Hudson) (4-6pm), 3/16 – Beatniks (Worcester).

Hope to catch you one of these nights to celebrate!  Cheers, ~ Tom & Ben

We are so lucky to have the fans that we do… Wormtown has been to many parts of New England and as west as Colorado, but never did we expect for it to make it “down under.”  A special thanks to Deborah Noble and Ted Theodore for sporting Wormtown across the world in Australia. (If you can’t see us, it’s the hat!)

Brewer Ben won the national scholarship for the MBAA Packaging and Technology course. This will enable Wormtown to deliver more fresh tasting packaged beer.

Congratulations Ben!

Click here to check out the MBAA Commicator’s website.

Attention Wormtown fans in the Springfield area! Our girl Andrea from Valley Malt is at the Marriott in downtown Springfield tonight pouring our Seven Hills IPA and Irish Red for the WGBY Wine & Food Lovers Weekend. If you are in the area, give her a visit!!!

Cheers,
~ Ben & Tom

We have had an awesome week so far celebrating our anniversary with great friends at different bars around the state.  Here is a pic from last night at our Tap Takeover at Beatnik’s.  A big thank you to all of the establishments that helped us celebrate (The Mission, Asgard, 5 Horses, and Horseshoe Pub & Restaurant and Beatnik’s).

Join us tonight at Peppercorns in Worcester the finale!

-Tom

A big thanks to everyone who had a part in celebrating with us this week! We look forward to many more!

-Tom & Ben

If you have pictures from any of our anniversary week celebrations, feel free to post them here or on our Facebook Page.

We will be bottling our new Dark Day Bombers tomorrow.  Get ready to see these guys around Mass!

TONIGHT at The Blind Pig (Athol) join us for a tap takeover and meet the brewer. Draft lineup: River Rat, B-Day#2, Be Hoppy, TN Tats, and the Seasonal debut of Blonde Cougar. -Ben

Attention Wormtown friends in Western Mass~! We will be at Northampton Center for The Arts tonight for the “4th Annual Full-Belly Benefit Dance Party.” We will be pouring Mass Whole on the our Belgium Maple Amber. Great cause and its going to be a great night!

Click here for the event details  >> http://on.fb.me/GNUEBN

We would like to welcome our new assistant brewer Jay Desroches to the Brewery.  Jay has started helping Ben in keeping up with the ever growing demands of our brewery.

And, we would also like to welcome Jackie Cruse-Cawley to the team.  Jackie is our official Wormtown Sales Rep. A very important job to have as she is out scouting new places we can get Wormtown on tap!

Welcome Jay and Jackie

We recently entered the New York Internation Beer Competition and are so excited to announce two new medals for Wormtown!

For the Brown Porter category, our Pro Am Porter took the Gold.

For the British Style Imperial Stout category, our Sweet Tat’s Stout won Silver.

It was a great competition and we look forward to entering again next year.

For a list of the other winners, click here >>  http://www.nyibeercompetition.com/winners/2012-winners/

-Tom

We had another great anniversary party this year on St. Patrick’s Day March 17th, 2012.

And, this year were extra lucky to have Mike Johnson of Fest Pics in the house capturing all the action.

Here is a link to the album he created.  If you were at the party, you have a good chance in being in one of these photos!

http://bit.ly/J3Zn0o

We have nailed a date for an upcoming beer dinner at Prezo Grille & Bar in Milford MA…  Join us on July 24th, 2012 for a very special beer dinner!

Sous Chef Michael Ashley is working with Master Brewer Ben Roesch to put on a fabulous 5 course dinner consisting of entrees made from 100% Massachusetts ingredients.

Stay tuned for the release of the official menu.  Great food, great beer, nuff said!

Learn about Prezo Grille & Bar here >> http://www.prezogrille.com/

We are excited to announce that our Pro-Am Porter took Silver at the 2012 World Beer Cup for Robust Porter.  Another medal for Worcester… Woo-hoo!

Congratulations to our fellow New England Breweries for the medals!  Allagash Brewing Company took Gold in the Belgian-style witbier category for their Allagash White.

Cambridge Brewing Company took Gold in the Herb & Spiced beer category for their Sgt. Pepper.

Cisco Brewers won Silver for their Monomy Kriek (Belgian-style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale category) and Lawson’s Finest Liquid’s Maple Tripple (Specialty Beer category).

source: Metrowest Daily News/ The Beer Nut

>> http://bit.ly/JcyjLa

Ben will be co-teaching a class called “Brew & Chew” with Roxy’s Grilled Cheese at the Boston Center for Adult Education on July 30th.  Yes, it’s the same Roxy’s that was featured on the Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race.

More to come!

>> http://www.roxysgrilledcheese.com/

>> http://www.bcae.org/

With it being American Craft Beer Week, we would love to hear about where you have enjoyed Wormtown this week.  Share your story in the comments below.

Cheers!

Ben & Tom

>> http://bit.ly/hbintK

Our Boston Beer Week Calender is now full. Tuesday Union Brewhouse (OFFICIAL), Wednesday Bukowski Tavern, Thursday Craft Beer Cellar & Friday/Saturday ACBF.  This will be a fun week!!!!

>> http://bostonbeerweek.org/

>> http://beeradvocate.com/acbf/

On 06/20/12 we will be launching the expansion of our sales territory with Quality Beverage. We will now be distributed by: Consolidated Beverages, Quality Beverage, Burke Distributing Corporation, and Williams Distributing Corporation.

Check out the map to see where you can find Wormtown!!!
(Note: Burke is not shown on this map but represents the Greater)

*click on the map to enlarge*

Congratulations to our friends over at Gumbo on Water Street on the successful opening of your new restaurant. We are excited to have a “Taste of New Orleans” in Worcester. And, we appreciate you carrying our 7 Hills and Be Hoppy on tap.

>> http://bit.ly/NkcIEW

We will be at the Taste of Downtown Marlboro and Brewfest next Monday from 5:30-9:30 pm. Come join us for some tasty food & brews and enjoy some live music. – Tom

We are looking forward to our beer dinner at Horseshoe Pub & Restaurant in Hudson MA on June 18th at 6 pm.  They have put together an awesome menu to pair with our beers.  Click here to take a look.

Tickets are $40 pp, does not include tip.  If you are interested in attending,  (978) 568-1265.

Check out the NY Times write-up about about small malting companies that features our friends at Valley Malt.  A well-deserved feature for them!

Note ~ It is thanks to Christian and Andrea Stanley of Valley Malt, in Hadley, Mass that we are able to put “A Piece of Mass In Every Glass.”

>>  http://nyti.ms/KEAZS1

Happy First Day of Summer! The longest day of the year means more time to enjoy a Wormtown Growler or two with friends!

Today’s choices ~ Blonde Cougar Summer Ale, Mass Whole Hefe Weizen, and Charles II Scotch Ale.

Are ready for the sun & heat and lots of cold beer?  We are!!!  It’s our favorite time of year.

- Brewing Hopulence American Double IPA today. Bound for bottles in July!

….BEN!

Please join us in wishing a BIG ~~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Master Brewer Ben Roesch!~!~!~!

Happy Birthday Ben!

Come sample some brews, take a tour of our cozy brewery and enjoy some appetizers complimentary of our neighbor Peppercorns Grille and Tavern.

Drop by any time between 5 – 7 pm.

Cheers,

-Tom & Ben

For the month of July we will be offering growler fills for only $5 a fill.

So, come down soon with your empty growler and exchange for another favorite or try something new for only $5!

Here is the current list available… (click on the photo for full size)

Check out this awesome clip of the barley fields at our friends Valley Malt in Hadley MA.  This may just be the barely used in our Wormtown Beers!

http://on.fb.me/NeV8hC

Mashing in Pro-Am Porter this morning. This draft only batch is destined for the Great American Beer Festival.

This was shared with us on Facebook courtesy of Beer Connoisseur Magazine.

We had to post here for those visiting the blog.

Enjoy……………………………………………………………

OPEN HOUSE from 5-7 pm tonight with a cask of Be Hoppy!

$5 growlers of Blonde, 7 Hills, Amber, Blueberry, WB, and Maizok.

Hope to see you later!

-Tom & Ben

For the month of August, we will be offering Rye Pale Ale Growlers for only $6.  Time to stock up!

Hoppy National IPA Day!

Every time you purchase Worcester’s Bravest, we donate a portion of the cost to the WPI Fire Safety Lab.

Learn more  >> http://b.globe.com/Rq6pQB

Don’t miss Wormtown and tons of other great Massachusetts breweries on August 24th, 2012 @ The Seaport World Trade Center in Boston for Mass Brewers Fest!!!

Our soon-to-be released Coconut Chocolate Stout will be named “NORM” in honor of @RealBeerNut. After years of prodding & probing us to make the beer, this is the least we can do.

For the first taste of “Norm,” join us for our upcoming Open  House on August 31st, 2012.  We will be pouring a 5 gallon cask of Norm, aged on more cocoa nibs and toasted almonds.

It’s confirmed!!!

O-fest 2012 will be at Jillian’s of Worcester on 10/20 @ 5:30 pm. For ticket information, click here >>http://bit.ly/TvXgEs

More info to come. – Tom & Ben

Wormtown would like to welcome Tyler Fitzpatrick to the brew crew. We had a jam packed first week for him and Tyler was awesome. Now off to mail Great American Beer Festivalbeers and set up for Holyoke Canoe Club beer fest!

Here is the official list of our Wormtown entries for the 2012 Great American Beer Festival…

Pumpkin Ale- 5B Field Beer Pumpkin
Pro-Am Porter 75 – Robust Porter
Mass Whole Hefe Weizen 66 – South German style hefeweizen
Wintah Brown 61 English Brown
Norm – Coconut Chocolate Stout- 5A Field Beer
Sweet Tats Stout – 8 Coffee Beer
Smoked Rye LAger- Pro Am 27A Rauchbier

Wish us luck!!!

Just brewed a new collaboration with Sunset Grill & Tap. Tentatively named Pumpkin Bread Beer. Imperial Pumpkin brewed with local and canned pumpkin, molasses, and a unique spice blend.

Come join our friends at Valley Malt in celebrating their second birthday @ Barleyfest in Hadley MA on 10/21/12!

>> http://bit.ly/Pdo28l

Brewing a triple batch of Sweet Tat’s tomorrow. 1/3 will be bottled in 22′s in November some time. Give her a “like” if Sweet Tat’s is one of your Wormtown favorites!

O’Fest is just a little over a week and a half away! Have you got your tickets? Get them now!

>> http://bit.ly/RdOERt

“Nothing is definite, but we are finally moving in the right direction.” – Tom Oliveri

>> http://bit.ly/V9UuLw

We had the pleasure of NECN visiting Wormtown this week.  Check out this great video they put together of their visit with us..

>> http://bit.ly/TBUcqf

Dress in costume if you dare!

Already missing summer? Take advantage of our Growler of The Month deal for $5 fills on your summer favorite, our Wormtown “Blonde Cougar!”

Racking Sweet Tats to JD barrels today. It will emerge in 2013 as Tennessee Tats!

This Wednesday at the Brewery…

>> http://bit.ly/SpAFKH

Great cause. Hope you can join us.

Don’t miss us tomorrow at Julio’s Liquors in Westborough MA for a “New England Local Beerfest” from 1-4 pm.

There will be a ton of great breweries to check out!

>> http://www.juliosliquors.com/

After a lot of feedback and brewhouse scheduling changes we are happy to announce 2 new consistent 22 oz bottlings. First a favorite occasional release has been elevated to year round status -Hopulence Double IPA. And the first in our Mass Whole series to get bottled is Hefeweizen. Hefe will be available from April to September. Be Hoppy will also continue to be year round.