19 Brewery Tours in New England To Do This Fall

By John Waller

Fall can be a great time to visit New England breweries – with their fall brews, including many pumpkin varieties, and a number surrounded by fall foliage.

With that being said, here is a list of 19 New England breweries (excluding Connecticut) that offer tours, every day unless otherwise specified.

Have another New England brewery tour you’d recommend? Let us know in the comments below.

Maine

Allagash Brewery

• 50 Industrial Way, Portland, ME; 207-8785385
• Visitors website: http://www.allagash.com/about/tours
• Cost: Free
• Tours listed on website

D.L. Geary Brewing Co.

• 38 Evergreen Drive, Portland, ME; 207-878-2337
• Visitors website: http://www.gearybrewing.com/tours/
• Cost: N/A
• Call ahead

Foundation Brewing Co.

• 1 Industrial Way, Portland, ME; 207-370-8187
• Visitors website: http://foundationbrew.com/location/
• Cost: N/A
• Thursday-Sunday only

Shipyard Brewing Co.

• 86 Newbury St., Portland, ME; 1-800-BREW-ALE (1-800-273-9253)
• Visitors website: http://shipyard.com/content/visit
• Cost: Free

Massachusetts

Cisco Brewers

• 5 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA; 508-325-5929
• Visitors website: http://ciscobrewers.com/about/tours
• Cost: $20, $10 without samplings
• Tours listed on events schedule

Harpoon Brewery

• 306 Northern Ave., Boston, MA; 617-456-2322
• Visitors website: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/boston(brewery tours website)
• Cost: $5

Jack’s Abby Brewery

• 81 Morton St., Framingham, MA; 508-872-0900
• Visitors website: http://jacksabbybrewing.com/tours.php
• Cost: N/A
• Saturdays only

Mayflower Brewing Co.

• 12 Resnik Road, Plymouth, MA; 508-746-2674
• Visitors website: http://mayflowerbrewing.com/visit-us.php#tours
• Cost: N/A
• Weekends only

Night Shift Brewing

• 87 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA; 617-294-4233
• Visitors website: http://www.nightshiftbrewing.com/visit-night-shift/brewery-tours/
• Cost: Free
• Friday-Saturday

Samuel Adams Brewery

• 30 Germania St., Boston, MA; 617-368-5080
• Visitors website: http://www.samueladams.com/brewery-and-craft/our-brewery
• Cost: $2 suggested donation, benefits local charities

Wachusett Brewery

• 175 State Road East, Westminster, MA; 978-874-9965 ext. 21
• Visitors website: http://www.wachusettbrew.com/brewery.html
• Cost: Free, voluntary donations benefit the Westminster Benefit Fund

New Hampshire

The Portsmouth Brewery

• 56 Market St., Portsmouth, NH; 603-431-1115
• Visitors website: http://portsmouthbrewery.com/the-premises/the-brew-house/
• Cost: N/A
• Weekends only

Redhook Brewery Portsmouth

• 1 Redhook Way, Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH; 603-501-3941
• Visitors website: http://redhook.com/breweries/portsmouth-brewery/
• Cost: $5

Smuttynose Brewing Co.

• 105 Towle, Farm Road, Hampton, NH; 603-436-4026
• Visitors website: http://smuttynose.com/how_to_find_smuttynose.html
• Cost: $2 suggested donation, benefits local nonprofits

Tuckerman Brewery

• 66 Hobbs St., Conway, NH; 603-447-5400
• Visitors website: http://www.tuckermanbrewing.com/our-brewery/tours
• Cost: $5
• No tours Sundays

Rhode Island

Foolproof Brewing Co.

• 241 Grotto Ave., Pawtucket, RI; 401-721-5970
• Visitors website: http://www.foolproofbrewing.com/visit
• Cost: $10
• Saturdays only

Newport Storm Brewery

• 293 JT Connell Highway, Newport, RI; 401-849-5232
• Visitors website: http://www.newportstorm.com/visit.php
• Cost: Free (beer tastings $7 plus tax)
• No tours Tuesdays

Vermont

Magic Hat Brewery

• 5 Bartlett Bay Road, South Burlington, VT; 802-658-BREW (802-658-2739)
• Visitors website: http://www.magichat.net/visit/
• Cost: Free

Switchback Brewing Co.

• 160 Flynn Ave., Burlington, VT; 802-651-4114
• Visitors website:
• http://switchbackvt.com/faqs.html
• Cost: Free
• Saturdays only

Photo credit: Harpoon Brewery Facebook page