Night Shift Brewing

Night Shift Brewing just signed a 10-year lease on a 30,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Chelsea, MA. This effectively doubles the brewery’s footprint, adding to its 30,000 sq. ft. facility in Everett, MA (a five minute drive from the Chelsea warehouse). The lease, which begins in October, will allow the Everett location to focus on making beer and adding tank space, while the Chelsea location will serve in a supportive role, storing raw ingredients and finished product.

Night Shift Brewing is gearing up for three big bottle releases in early July. The first is set to kick off on Sunday, July 3rd at 11am with a double release day of Timbo Slice – a new, limited barrel-aged sour golden ale aged with tangerines and apricots – and Harborside – a seasonal summer gose brewed with Island Creek Oysters.

In this week’s edition of press clips: Sodastream Launches Homemade Beer System; Boston’s Night Shift Brewing to Expand; Alltech Brewing Eyes Expansion in Mexico, Asia; Majority of U.S. House Supports Beer Tax Reform; Wynne Odell Elected to BA Board

Get ready to take your tastebuds for a tumble. At noon on Sunday, 2/28, Night Shift Brewing will release El Lechedor, a bourbon barrel-aged horchata-style milk stout, on draft and in bottles. Available once every year, this brew features poblano peppers, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla beans for a rich, spicy flavor profile and a creamy, velvety mouthfeel. 3,000 bottles will be available at $14 each, with no purchase limit to customers.

On February 2, 2016, Night Shift Brewing celebrated the four-year anniversary of their first commercially brewed batch of beer. Their anniversary present to themselves? Two 45 bbl oak foeders that will be used to significantly enhance Night Shift’s sour and wild beer program.

Unleash your inner hobbit! Night Shift Brewing will release Elevensies, their 8.5% apple brandy barrel-aged version of their Baltic porter, Second Breakfast. Available exclusively at the brewery’s taproom, Elevensies has been packaged in only 400 bottles total ($16 each), and sales are limited to 2 per person.

Massachusetts craft brewers are once again asking state officials to reform a 44-year-old state franchise law that governs the relationships between suppliers and distributors. On Tuesday, hundreds of industry stakeholders turned out for a hearing at the State House to hear comments from both wholesalers and brewers over a bill that would dramatically loosen franchise law restrictions, allowing smaller brewers more freedom to switch distributors.

As Night Shift Brewing continues to carve out its own niche in the Greater Boston craft beer scene, the brewery is spending much of its fourth year in operation expanding capacity and beautifying its facility.

Surly Brewing continues to tap into a variety of emerging retail outlets for its products. After announcing last month that cans of its Furious, Bender and Hell beers would be sold on flights operated by Sun Country Airlines, the Minnesota-based brewery will make available select Surly offerings at Minnesota Timberwolves home games.

The Bruery in Orange County, CA, sold 1,300 Reserve Society memberships in 2012 for $295 each. Night Shift Brewing, a fledgling startup from Everett, MA, got the hint and on Wednesday announced a group of its own; The 2013 Night Shift Barrel Society. It’s a variation on an idea that many new breweries are tinkering… Read more »

The folks behind Pintley – the online beer community and mobile app for consumers and brewers — have launched a new, local beer collaboration project called ONCEMADE. Founders Tim Noetzel and Rich DiTieri were searching for a way to get more involved with the brewing process and wanted to create something in their local Massachusetts… Read more »

The Boston market saw its fair share of craft brew startups in 2011 and the trend continues into 2012 as Night Shift Brewing has been cleared for brewing by state officials. The Everett, Mass. brewery announced via its Facebook page on Monday that the Massachusetts Alcohol Beverage Control Commission (ABCC) had officially accepted their application… Read more »