Wormtown Brewing Co.
Microbrewery
in
Worcester,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Hendler Family Brewing Company
Established in 2015
Contact
Description
It all began in an ice cream shop on Park Ave in Worcester.
Ben had a vision for a brick and mortar brewery in his hometown of Worcester, MA and Tom was trying to figure out what to do with the addition on his restaurant that was the former home to Peppercorn’s Ice Cream Factory. After a few beers one night on a bar stool, a plan was formed to start a brewery that would be committed to being local both in our branding and our ingredients.
The brewery officially opened on March 17, 2010 and we really weren’t sure what to expect… worst case we’d have a lot of beer to share with our friends. Luckily, we received incredible support from our local community that extended to the entire beer community, with medals at GABF, World Beer Cup and numerous awards around the globe since.
In January 2015, after 13 months of construction and almost 5 years crammed in an ice cream stand, we brewed our first beer on Shrewsbury St. located in the heart of Worcester. Fast forward to today, we are continuing to expand our capacity in Worcester and now have a beautiful second taproom with a 7bbl “test kitchen” at Patriot Place in Foxborough, MA.
More capacity means we can offer our beers in more places! Currently, we are available in all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont with hopeful plans to one day fill out all of New England.
Wait, the name? Well, Wormtown was simply way cooler than Worcester Brewing Company. And it allows us to have that 3-decker attitude that we put into all of our beers!
Ben had a vision for a brick and mortar brewery in his hometown of Worcester, MA and Tom was trying to figure out what to do with the addition on his restaurant that was the former home to Peppercorn’s Ice Cream Factory. After a few beers one night on a bar stool, a plan was formed to start a brewery that would be committed to being local both in our branding and our ingredients.
The brewery officially opened on March 17, 2010 and we really weren’t sure what to expect… worst case we’d have a lot of beer to share with our friends. Luckily, we received incredible support from our local community that extended to the entire beer community, with medals at GABF, World Beer Cup and numerous awards around the globe since.
In January 2015, after 13 months of construction and almost 5 years crammed in an ice cream stand, we brewed our first beer on Shrewsbury St. located in the heart of Worcester. Fast forward to today, we are continuing to expand our capacity in Worcester and now have a beautiful second taproom with a 7bbl “test kitchen” at Patriot Place in Foxborough, MA.
More capacity means we can offer our beers in more places! Currently, we are available in all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont with hopeful plans to one day fill out all of New England.
Wait, the name? Well, Wormtown was simply way cooler than Worcester Brewing Company. And it allows us to have that 3-decker attitude that we put into all of our beers!
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at DadsThursday. Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose and taste of caramel malt, hops, orange candy, pine and resin. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2014
at 20:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours deep gold into a Sam glass. White head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Resin and tropical fruit aromas. Full with sweet caramel upfront turning to resin and toffee before the lasting salty hop finish.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2013
at 17:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep mahogany into a snifter. Mocha head recedes to hug rim. Coconut and chocolate aromas. Medium bodied with sweet coconut and chocolate front to back.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2013
at 18:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Redbones Comes to the table a crystal clear light golden color with a smallish off white head that was just about gone when it got to the table. Light sweet bready malt with a hint of spice and a faint but present blueberry aroma. The flavor follows the nose light sweet malty with a blueberry that seems fake. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet crisp mouthfeel. I really wanted more blueberry aroma and flavor, as is this is a decent beer but really nothing special.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jul 2013
at 16:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at ACBF 6/1/2013 Pale straw color with a smallish bone white head. Sweet bready pilsner malt with enough spicy hop to provide a nice balance. Nice light easy drinking beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2013
at 19:02
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
22 oz. Bottle from Julio’s and I love that they put a bottle date on the label. Noses lightly yeasty with a light fruit note. Flavor is yeast dominant. I drink this at a party out of a plastic cup. . but overall not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2013
at 12:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22oz bottle pours a clear straw gold with some creamy, white head. Nose is mild, but inviting, tropical fruit, start fruit, a little lime, some mango. Flavor is a little weaker, malt, honey, lime, star fruit, pineapple, grapefruit. Medium bodied, dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2013
at 12:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Courtesy of Nimbleprop, thanks! Hazy golden yellow color, large fluffy white head. Aroma is nice freshly mown grass, light scallions. Taste is bitter grass and pine. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2013
at 15:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle from Table and Vine in Springfield MA, bottle says the beer was bottled in Apr of 2013 and it’s Apr 9th so a very fresh bottle. Pours deep orange with a rocky off white head that lasts all the way to the bottom. Lovely looking stuff. Aroma is all big juicy fresh hop cones. More pine and skunk than anything, but very bright and wonderful nose. Flavor is a tad disappointing but still a solid IPA non-the-less. Big toast and pale grains strangled by bitter, bitter, bitter hops. A little too heavy handed hops for me, but I still killed the bomber fairly easily and would definitely like to drink this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2013
at 07:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft @ Sunset Grill and tap. Aroma of strong coffee, roasted malt, anise and chocolate. Medium-bodied leaning on full. The flavor is sweet with strong roasted malt, cream , light hints of vanilla, leading to a dry roasted coffee finish. Aftertaste is very strong with a vibrant espresso bean. Overall, a strong and pungent beer with a lot of deep flavors. Very nice surprise on this one! Am I getting a caffeine buzz??
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2013
at 20:38