USA, MA: Trillium Brewing Company offering its original Canton facility as turnkey operation

Boston-based Trillium Brewing Company is consolidating its production in Massachusetts and offering its original Canton facility as a turnkey operation, Brewbound reported on October 17.

Trillium is moving its brewing operations to its “flagship campus,” part of the former-Reebok campus at 100 Royall Street, the brewery announced today. The company has been renovating the larger location to become its “forever home” since it was acquired in 2019, according to a blog post.

To support the Royall Street expansion, Trillium has acquired the 60-hectoliter (about 50 barrels) brewhouse and “associated infrastructure” of Spencer Brewery.

Spencer, a Trappist brewery operated by monks of St. Joseph’s Abbey, announced it would be ceasing operations in May.

“Commissioning this new system allows us to maintain current beer production during our transition, and this best-in-class equipment means our team can achieve even greater control, creative freedom, and precision,” Trillium co-founder JC Tetreault said in the release. “Having the entire production and quality staff together with the rest of our team greatly improves culture and increases idea sharing, creativity, and the speed at which we can problem solve together.”

Trillium’s Canton location at 110 Shawmut Road has been the brewery’s main production headquarters since December 2015, when the company moved from its original, smaller brewery on Congress Street in Boston. Since then, Trillium has opened an additional Boston taproom near Fenway, a seasonal beer garden on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, a restaurant in the Fort Point district and a farm in North Stonington, Connecticut.

The 25,000 sq. ft. facility has been listed as a turnkey sale, with a 25,000 barrel annual capacity. The location includes a 30-barrel brewhouse, two large warehouses, three cold storage rooms, two 80,000 lb capacity grain silos, canning and bottling lines, a flash pasteurize, a dedicated lagering cellar, and more, according to the blog post. The facility also has an attached taproom, beer garden and retail space, which can accomodate more than 200 patrons.

19 October, 2022