USA, MA: Tree House Brewing to build a new brewery in Charlton, MA

Tree House Brewing - the highly acclaimed but hard-to-get craft brewery out of Monson -- announced on its website on March 8 that it plans to expand operations to Charlton, where it plans to build a new brewery.

Tree House co-founder and head brewer Nate Lanier wrote on the site's blog on March 8 that the brewery is working on breaking ground on the construction this year and is aiming "to be operational in the first half of 2017 (we hope)."

The brewery's new location will be a 45,000 square foot facility that will feature a 30,000 barrel capacity to start and an expanded retail location "where can sales, bottle sales, and full pours will be offered at least five days a week," Lanier wrote.

Having full pours available in a tap room setting would be a big step forward for Tree House, which currently cannot serve on site at the Monson location outside of samples.

The announcement comes as a sign of remarkable growth for the brewery, which has become famous among beer critics in recent years for its highly graded brews that routine draws lines out the door of its current location, which is limited to can sales and growler fills.

It's been a little over a year since Tree House opened the doors at its current East Hill Road location in Monson on Feb. 19, 2015. That location in itself was a step up itself from their brewery's initial setup across the street inside a large wood shed (which has since been moved across the street to set alongside the brewery).

As for the future of the current location, Lanier wrote that "the current plan for Tree House in Monson is to continue full operations into 2017 until the new brewery is operational and our classic beers are scaled, refined, and true to their original intent."

09 March, 2016