USA, MA: Break Rock Brewing says construction already underway in Quincy

Quincy’s License Board has approved several licenses for a new brewery and taproom in Quincy's Marina Bay, The Patriot Ledger reported on September 29.

Representatives for Break Rock Brewing say construction is already underway at 534 Victory Road for a 10-barrel craft brewery and taproom of approximately 5,000 square feet and an outdoor patio of about 340 square feet.

Owner James Southwood told the Quincy License Board that plans have "been a long time coming."

"We've been looking for a home in Quincy for about three years. Then we got hit with the pandemic, which slowed things down for us," he said.

Southwood said Quincy is currently the largest community in the state without a brewery. There are about a dozen spread across the South Shore in communities like Weymouth, Braintree, Scituate, Marshfield and Plymouth.

"We are really, really excited to fill that void, build a community, welcome people into our tap room and provide a welcoming atmosphere in a great location," Southwood said.

Southwood was warned that Marina Bay has its own noise restrictions, and a representative from the landlord's office also said he was concerned about noise filtering to the 350 apartments above the brewery. Southwood said construction has included sound dampening.

"Our design firm was very much aware of that and tried to deflect sound, keep it in the building and out of the public," he said.

Southwood said the brewery would be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays and open from noon to 10 p.m. every other day.

The community has been waiting for Break Rock's opening for years, since the brewery first launched a fundraising campaign back in 2019. The brewery hit its fundraising goal in just 24 days and raised $75,500.