Getting Your Hands on Trillium Brewing Company\’s Crazy Hazy IPAs AT FORT POINT

My mission was simple. Get to Boston acquire the beers. Get home without drinking them all. 

Why the mission? I, like every craft beer drinker recently, have heard SO MUCH about this East Coast IPA (also called the NEIPA or North Eastern IPA). It seemed to be like The Alchemist\’s Heady Topper by sweeter. No like a pale ale, just cloudier. It\’s harder to make than a West Coast IPA. No, it\’s for lazy brewers who don\’t filter. I\’d heard to many contrasting opinions and read about one too many think pieces. Trillium consistently came up as an example for a brewery that was in the North Eastern IPA game for the technique, not the trend. 

So back to the mission: the get to Boston part was easy. JetBlue has amazing sales on tickets from NYC. $40 each way? Don\’t mind if I do!

I stayed at the Boston Seaport Hotel (which by the way was fabulous) located just a short walk from Trillium\’s Fort Point location. It\’s denoted by a small chalkboard sign out on the sidewalk and the entry is on the side of the building. I walked by a few times so keep your eyes out!

The Fort Point location is really more of a shop than a taproom. There is no consumption allowed onsite, but there are growler fills, cans, bottles and stacks of merch. 

If you\’re in Boston for business, or on a trip with people who don\’t want to spend hours with craft beer, the Fort Point shop is perfect for you. It is truly an in-and-out experience, even if there is a line. The cans aren\’t too heavy to carry around if you\’re being a tourist for the rest of the day so there\’s really nothing holding you back. 

We left with what seemed like a pallet of cans and two bottles. Plus a set of snifters and a tshirt because c\’mon that flower logo is so great! It was hard to leave behind the zip up sweatshirt but suitcase space required me to make decisions. 

Even with this smashing success, my Trillium experience in Boston wasn\’t over yet. First, I still had to taste the product!! And we still had to head out to Canton. I\’ll get to that in the next post. 

Tips for a Trillium Brewing Company, Fort Point visit: 

• Bring something to carry your cans and growlers in. They give you a box but that\’s not ideal if you plan on exploring the city for a little while.

• Row34, which has my favorite lobster roll in Boston, is right next store. Row34 also serves a well-curated selection of local and international craft beer and a raw or cooked seafood menu to die for.

• City Tap House is kitty-corner from Row34. If you\’re looking for a big ol\’ beer list, more of a nightlife scene and some interesting twists on bar-food standards this place is worth a stop. When I was there they were working to get Trilium on tap, so keep an eye out for that!