UPDATED: Jack's Abby Brewery Expanding And Moving To Dennison Building

Jack’s Abby Brewing, who were named the small business of the year by the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce in 2013, announced on its Facebook page Tuesday it plans to build a “significantly” larger brewery at 100 Clinton Street in downtown Framingham.

The 100 Clinton Street location is the former Dennison Manufacturing building.

The brewery, which opened in 2011, has outgrown its Morton Street location in Framingham.

“The 67,000 sq. foot space (up from the current brewery’s 12,000) will feature state-of-the-art brewing equipment including a canning line and a 60 bbl brew house for initial brewing capacity of 50,000 bbls annually, with opportunity to scale up to 125,000 bbls. A 5,000 sq. foot tasting room and restaurant will also be part of the new project,” wrote in a press release.

Specifics on the food are yet to be finalized, but diners should expect a full menu as well as traditional snacks such as hot pretzels. Jack’s Abby will also further its commitment to quality control with an expanded QA/QC laboratory.

Hendler brothers, Jack, Eric, and Sam have had phenomenal success since they opened the brewery in South Framingham.

“We’ve developed a great relationship with the town of Framingham over the past three years and couldn’t be happier that we found a location for the brewery that meets our needs and is central to downtown,” said Jack Hendler, owner and head brewer. “Not only are we able to increase our capacity but we are will also able to offer 12-packs of bottles and cans. These are projects that we have wanted to do, but just don’t have the room for in our current space.”

Jack’s Abby will break ground on construction this spring and is targeting a late 2015 opening.

The brewery will look to hire an additional 30-40 employees by the end of 2016 in order to staff for the increased capacity, larger tasting room and QA/QC laboratory.

They have expanded several times and have won regional and national awards along the way.

The name, Jack’s Abby Brewing, pays homage to co-founder Jack Hendler’s wife, Abby, while evoking the tradition of monastic groups in Europe who create handcrafted beers in their abbeys.

The brothers are inspired by the tradition of craft brewing using quality local ingredients, mindful labor and great recipes to create delicious, authentic beer.

The company offers tours and tastings.

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