6 Best Craft Breweries near Winchester

“Absolutely amazing place to grab a bite to eat, or a beer! Food is PHENOMENAL! Definitely worth the drive down a back road to get to this hidden gem!“

“Where do I begin this review about such a great place? Let’s start with the gracious and welcoming owners, Leslie and Paul Cameron. On our visit there, we were greeted at the door by Paul as he welcomed us to his establishment. Our group immediately felt at home and knew this was going to be a good choice to indulge in some fine libation. Inside the taproom area you will feel the coziness of the New England style décor and design from the live edge maple bar and table tops to the post and beam construction. The tap list was a nice mix of stouts, porters, red ales and IPA’s which were served nice and cold, just the way I like my beers. We enjoyed all of our choices and would not hesitate to order again in the future. Live music was provided by a husband and wife duo singing popular songs that everyone could sing along too. They strongly encouraged we sing along and we may have surprised them with some of the songs that we could sing with them word for word. For those of you who may not be beer drinkers, fear not. Paul and Leslie also make delicious award winning wine in the refurbished 200+ year old barn next to the taproom. Leslie gave us a tour of the wine barn and I must say, what an impressive job they did with it. Inside the barn, you will quickly appreciate all the hard work that went into this place. Upon entry at the ground level, you will find a wide variety of bottled wines, cheeses and chocolates to purchase. The second floor follows around the inside perimeter of the barn with many tables, chairs and other cozy places to sit. A beautiful hand crafted bar can be found where all the wine tastings take place. The third floor is in the middle of the barn and follows the center line of the roof peak. It is an open floor design and both side of the second floor can be viewed from the third. All three floors are tastefully decorated keeping with the traditional New England style and further enhances the warmth and coziness of all the hard work Leslie and Paul have devoted to their business. On warmer days, there is ample outdoor seating with multiple fire pit locations to enjoy your drink and snacks in the fresh outdoor air. It was a bit chilly on the day of our visit, but we cannot wait to make a return trip on a warmer day for more enjoyment of the good company and drinks found at the Back Room Brewery. We will certainly be spreading the good word to many of our other friends to join us on the next trip. See you then and cheers!!!“

“Amazing owners! Very fun, and a great place to socialize with friends! Oh and of course amazing beer!“

“This is only the second brewery directly attached to a hop farm that I've been to, the other being Bale Breaker in Yakima, and boy is it special. The setting is gorgeous and the design and interior of the brewery is very intimate. The beers are fantastic, the Gnome Grown is one of the richest and most resinous IPAs I've ever had, and of course it is, because everything's from out back! I also loved the Baking Season which was absolutely a spice bomb - even more amazing considering I'd had Lawson's Sticky Maple earlier, competing with a bit of the same part of my brain.

This was my 299th brewery visited, and I'm kinda bummed it wasn't the nice round even 300 - it would have deserved it!

Well worth the drive from the Boston metro IMO.“

“Great beer. Amazing food. The truffle fries are so good. Love the sack lunch banana and the electric raspberry.“

“The food is always incredible !“