USA, MA: Night Shift Brewing to open new location in Boston in late 2018

Fast-growing Massachusetts-based Night Shift Brewing will open a second brewery and taproom on the first floor of the building that houses the Converse World Headquarters in Boston, Brewbound has learned.

Located at 1 Lovejoy Wharf, the new location will include a 10-barrel brewing system and have the capacity to produce upwards of 2,500 barrels, co-founder Michael Oxton told Brewbound.

Oxton confirmed that a lease has been signed and that Night Shift intends to open the new location in late 2018.

The new brewery and taproom will span 12,000 sq. ft., include a kitchen and serve a variety of Night Shift beers made onsite.

Investment and lease figures were not disclosed, but the entire building was sold in 2016 for about $700 per sq. ft., according to The Boston Globe.

At least one other craft beer company, Michigan�s Atwater Brewing, had been eyeing the Converse building as a potential out-of-state location, Brewbound understands.

Night Shift�s original brewery and taproom, located in Everett, Massachusetts, is capable of producing about 20,000 barrels. The company also produces a portion of its beer under contract at Isle Brewers Guild in Rhode Island and operates a beer, wine, spirits and non-alcoholic beverage distribution company called Night Shift Distributing.

The Boston brewery and taproom will increase Night Shift�s owned capacity by about 10 percent, and, more importantly, give it a physical Boston address.

�We have a lot of fans that live and work in Boston,� Oxton told Brewbound. �This is a huge opportunity for us to have a place where people can connect with the brand in Boston Proper.�

Night Shift, which distributes across Massachusetts, Maine and in parts of New York, expects to produce about 30,000 barrels of beer this year, Oxton added.

�We are poised to have our biggest sales year yet,� he said.