Small Brewery Sunday: Many Choices In Worcester, MetroWest

WORCESTER, MA — After Thanksgiving dinner and (maybe) some Black Friday shopping, hopefully you've saved some room for a pint or two.

Nov. 28 is the second national Small Brewery Sunday, a beer holiday organized by the nonprofit Brewers Association. The goal of the unofficial holiday is to encourage Americans to patronize and support local breweries “now and through the holiday season,” according to a news release.

And in Massachusetts, it's an easy holiday to celebrate.

Scores of small craft brewers have opened taprooms across the state in recent years. Many more have reopened in recent months with new outdoor and indoors spaces after pandemic-related closures last spring. Most local brewers are offering sit-down service, although some — Tree House, Jack's Abby — are offering to-go food and drinks only.

Here are some spots in the Worcester and MetroWest areas (and beyond) where you can grab a helles lager, imperial stout or New England IPA this Sunday. Check the links for hours and coronavirus safety rules:

Worcester area

• Redemption Rock
• 3Cross Fermentation Cooperative
• Wormtown Brewery
• Greater Good Imperial Brew Co.
• Bay State Brewery
• Seven Saws Brewing Company, Holden
• Milk Room Brewing Co., Rutland
• Timberyard Brewing Co., East Brookfield
• Stone Cow Brewing Co., Barre

Framingham, Natick

• Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co.
• Jack's Abby
• Kells Beer Co.
• Lookout Farm

Marlborough area

• Flying Dreams Brewing
• Lost Shoe Brewing
• Tackle Box Brewing
• Cold Harbor Brewing, Westborough
• Medusa Brewing, Hudson
• Ground Effect Brewing Co., Hudson
• Bull Spit Brewing, Lancaster

Milford area

• Craft Roots Brewing
• Start Line Brewing, Hopkinton
• 67 Degrees Brewing, Franklin
• Purgatory Beer Co., Whitinsville

Farther Away

• River Styx Brewing, Fitchburg
• Wachusett Brewing Co., Westminster
• Oakholm Brewing, Brookfield
• Rapscallion Brewery, Sturbridge
• Altruist Brewing, Sturbridge
• Tree House Brewing, Charlton
• Moon Hill Brewing Co., Gardner
• Honest Weight Artisan Beer, Orange
• Element Brewing Co., Millers Falls