Trillium Brewing Company

Trillium Brewing Company is a brewery that currently operates five facilities throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut, United States. These locations include a production brewery in Canton, MA, a full-service restaurant and pilot brewery in the Fort Point neighborhood of Boston, a taproom and pilot brewery in Boston's Fenway neighborhood, an open-air seasonal beer garden in downtown Boston, and a farm focused on regenerative, wholistic agriculture in North Stonington, CT.[1]

Trillium Brewing Company
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded2013
FounderJC and Esther Tetreault
Headquarters
Boston, Mass
,
United States
ProductsBeer
OwnerJC and Esther Tetreault
Number of employees
286 Full and Part-time (2018)
Websitewww.trilliumbrewing.com
Trillium's Double Dry Hopped Congress Street IPA

History

After two years of planning, buildout, pilot brewing, and securing licenses and permits,[2] founders JC and Esther Tetreault established the brewery on March 21, 2013 at its first facility in Fort Point, Boston, Massachusetts.[3] Despite its urban setting, the Tetreault's have envisioned Trillium as a New England farmhouse-inspired brewery rooted in community and hospitality from its inception. With brewing and to-go retail operations under the same, 2,500 square-foot on Congress Street, the brewery quickly outgrew its original home.

In December 2015, Trillium opened a second facility in at 110 Shawmut Road in Canton, Massachusetts.[4] The 16,000 square-foot space allowed for the brewery to install a 30bbl brewhouse, increase production dramatically, and pour their beers direct-to-guest for the first time in the young company's history.

In October 2018, Trillium opened a new 3-story restaurant and brewery in Fort Point.

Awards

For the year 2016, RateBeer listed Trillium as the third-best brewery in the world,[5] and the best brewery in Massachusetts.[6] RateBeer also included six Trillium beers in their top 15 beers in the India Pale Ale (IPA) category, one beer in the Double IPA category, six beers in the American Amber/Pale category and one beer in the Wheat category.[7]

Controversies

In 2014, Trillium failed to renew their state brewers license, resulting in a nearly month-long closure. Trillium claimed to have submitted an application for renewal in 2013, however no license was issued and the state sent numerous notices to the company without response. Trillium continued to operate illegally for the majority of 2014 and was closed by the state at the end of November 2014.[8]

In late 2018, a number of former Trillium employees posted messaged on BeerAdvocate.com accusing the ownership of cutting wages, serving sub par product to customers, paying retail staff server wages and illegally using tequila in a beer and instructing staff to lie about it. Trillium owner JC Tetreault spoke to the Boston Globe admitting to making "a mistake" and did not deny any of the claims, confirming many of them.[9]

On November 26, 2018, the owners of Trillium posted a statement on their website saying retail employees will have their hourly wages restored for longtime workers whose pay had been cut. They company also apologized to employees, customers, and friends. The Boston Globe reported the company's retail workforce will be paid $15 to $18 an hour, and still have the ability to earn tips from customers purchasing beer.[10]

References
  1. "Our Story | Trillium". www.trilliumbrewing.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  2. Vandenengel, Heather (2014-03-21). "Trillium Brewing turns one". Medium. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  3. "Trillium Brewing Company Initiates Brewing Operations in Boston". Trillium Brewing Company. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  4. "Trillium Brewing Company opens its second location in Canton today". Boston.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  5. "Best Brewers 2016". www.ratebeer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. "Best Beers, Brewers, New Brewers By Subregion 2016". www.ratebeer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  7. "Best By Style 2016". www.ratebeer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  8. "Trillium Brewing reopens after monthlong closure - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  9. "Trouble brewing at craft beer darling Trillium - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  10. Ramos, Nestor (2018-11-27). "After outcry, Trillium Brewing restores employees' hourly wages". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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