PHOTOS: Malden Opens First Microbrewery

MALDEN, MA - Malden has its first microbrewery.

Idle Hands Craft Ales Brewery and Tap Room located at 89 Commercial Street held a ribbon cutting to celebrate their new location and Malden’s first microbrewery this week. Idle Hands is a family-owned craft brewery producing a wide array of Belgian and German-inspired ales and lagers, a release said.

The focus of Founder and Head Brewer Chris Tkach and his wife Grace, is to provide the freshest beer possible for the metro Boston market in a range of styles that go beyond the usual hop-focused offerings, a release said. Originally launched in 2011 as a small nanobrewery in Everett, the business has grown organically through the years and relocating to Malden has enabled them to open a larger, more inviting facility complete with a tap room for visitors to stop by and enjoy a beer, a release said.

After the ribbon cutting, guests sampled a variety of beers and ordered delicious food from the “Bone Daddy” food truck, a release said. In addition to food trucks, Idle Hands will feature fare from Mystic Station and offers non-alcoholic beverages as well, a release said. The Owners have invested nearly $900,000 in the new location and once they reach full capacity they plan to have a staff of 10 full-time employees resulting in the creation of at least eight Malden jobs, a release said.

Photos by Paul Hammersley, City of Malden