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Wachusett Brewing Company is a
microbrewery Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...
and
craft brewery Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...
in
Westminster, Massachusetts Westminster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town population was 8,213. History Westminster was first settled by Europeans in 1737, and was officially incorporat ...
. It is the first brewery in Worcester County..


History

Wachusett Brewing Company was founded in 1994 by Ned LaFortune, Peter Quinn, and Kevin Buckler, who met while attending
Worcester Polytechnic Institute The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a Private university, private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now h ...
. In 1995, the company's largest account was the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. On February 26, 2015, the company opened a new brewhouse to allow them to produce four times more beer.


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