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!
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at EBF. Poured a clear gold with a white head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had hints of grapefruit and pine but was mainly grain with a bit of bread. Flavor started with some citrus and grapefruit with a strong grain backbone that lasted throughout and balanced the beer nicely.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2011
at 20:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at EBF. Poured a hazy brown with a yellowish brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma was full of coconut and nuttiness with backing sweet grains and caramel notes. Flavor was sweet with coconut and had a backing of biscuit and nuts. A bit on the sweet side.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2011
at 20:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at NotB. Poured a hazy amber gold with a white head that lasted throughout the beer. Aroma reminded me of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with lots of cinnamon, some brown sugar and a hint of maple. Flavor was slightly mild with sweet grains/bread, a bit of cinnamon and a hint of backing maple. Flavor left more to be desired.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Mar 2011
at 15:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at Jacob Wirth. Pours cloudy to hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity and peachy hoppy. Peachy, grapefruity and rather citrusy in general. Ends fruity and bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Feb 2011
at 19:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Unclear medium amber orange color with a average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grapefruit, raisin. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration,caramel, alcohol, raisin, dark orange. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100805]
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Feb 2011
at 12:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at GBBF 2010. Thanks to Ang. It’s got a great aroma, some toffee, not too bitter in mouth and good hop though mabe a touch too sweet. Good aroma.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2010
at 05:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
5th August 2010. GBBF.
Hazy brown beer. Little suddy tan head. Smooth and fairly lo carbonation palate. Rich caramal malt - slightly syrupy. Piney sweet hops. Sweet pineapple and some subtle citrus. A warming dry finish. Pretty full on IPA - could do with some fresher hop flavours but it’s pretty good.
Hazy brown beer. Little suddy tan head. Smooth and fairly lo carbonation palate. Rich caramal malt - slightly syrupy. Piney sweet hops. Sweet pineapple and some subtle citrus. A warming dry finish. Pretty full on IPA - could do with some fresher hop flavours but it’s pretty good.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2010
at 13:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask@GBBF2010. Hazy amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, wood, alcohol and some rather bready malts. Flavour is grass, fruits, wood, alcohol and some very pleasantly balanced hoppyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2010
at 21:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours cloudy dark orange with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma is caramelish and mild grapefruity. Sweet caramelish, a bit cloying. Quite fruity, citrusy, peachy and dominantly grapefruit. Bitter and sweet finish. Dry into the far finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2010
at 14:53