Today, Monday, October 12, is the last day of the 2026 season at the Mayflower Beer Garden on the green at The Pinehills. It runs on a holiday-Monday schedule from noon to 6 p.m. On December 31, a little over 11 weeks from now, Mayflower Brewing Company closes its brewery and tasting room on Resnik Road. It has operated at that address since 2007, and it is the oldest craft brewery in town. Mayflower beer will still be made, and this winter Plymouth's local pours come from the harbor, Main Street, the Cordage waterfront and one business park on Camelot Drive.
What the Owner Said About Resnik Road
Last year, Mike McNamara, owner of Orleans-based Hog Island Beer Company, bought Mayflower. He told the Plymouth Independent that the Resnik Road site was too big for what the company needs: "The space is just far too great for what we need, and the cost associated was pretty grand." Mayflower beer will now be brewed in Hyannis at the Cape Cod Beer brewery, which McNamara bought at the same time he bought Mayflower.
He gave the Independent a second reason, and that one explains the rest of this post. McNamara said he had added live music, canned cocktails and wine to bring new customers into the Resnik Road tasting room. The address itself was still the obstacle. "Industrial park or corporate park breweries are challenged right now," he said. "People are really looking for more of an experience." The Independent pointed to Vitamin Sea and its waterfront outdoor seating as an example.
Mayflower's closure is happening against a statewide pullback. According to the Massachusetts Brewers Guild, Massachusetts had 179 breweries as of July 2026, down from 236 in January 2025. That is roughly a quarter of the state's breweries gone in about 18 months. Plymouth's beer scene has held up through that stretch, and the places pouring now have one thing in common: each sits somewhere people would choose to spend an evening.
Main Street Waited Six Years for Its Taproom
Second Wind is the clearest case. Its Taproom + Kitchen at 11 Main St. opened in preview mode the day before Thanksgiving 2025, six years after the project began in 2019. Along the way it ran into Covid and permitting delays. A handwritten "Future 2nd location" sign stayed in the window for most of that time, according to the Plymouth Independent's opening coverage. Until then, Second Wind had operated out of a small space tucked into a driveway on Howland Street.
The Main Street kitchen belongs to chef Stephen Coe. He's known locally for his Lobsta Love food trucks and nationally for beating Bobby Flay on the Food Network's "Chopped: Beat Bobby Flay." Second Wind's website now lists a Chef Coe menu and Wednesday-through-Sunday hours on Main Street. It also describes the Howland Street spot as seasonal. Hours change through the year, so check the brewery's own page before you head out.
Second Wind's summer was spread out, too. It ran beer gardens at Hedge House, advertised from July 4 through Labor Day, and at Redbrook on alternating Fridays. When those close for the season, the downtown taproom becomes the year-round home for that summer crowd.
The Harbor and the Cordage Waterfront
The other two settings are the harbor and the north end of town.
Vitamin Sea Brewing sits at 98 Water St. on Plymouth Harbor. A 2024 Plymouth Independent profile described a 3,000-square-foot patio facing the harbor, a kitchen planned for what it called soon-to-be signature paninis, 24 taps and a function room you can reserve. That patio matters most in warm weather. Its website currently takes online food orders for the Plymouth location.
Untold Brewing is the North Plymouth stop, at 2 Loring Blvd. in the Harborwalk development at Cordage Park. Untold's Plymouth page describes an indoor taproom with a fireplace, couches, a garage door and 12 draft lines. It serves bar snacks, hosts food trucks and events, welcomes outside food, and has family-friendly and pet-friendly rules. A fireplace and couches make it a natural fit for a cold January night.
Here's the winter map side by side, built from each spot's own description and recent local coverage:
| Taproom | Address | Setting | What's there indoors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Wind Taproom + Kitchen | 11 Main St. | Downtown | Chef Stephen Coe's menu, Sunday brunch listed |
| Vitamin Sea Brewing | 98 Water St. | Plymouth Harbor | Online food ordering, 24 taps, function room |
| Untold Brewing | 2 Loring Blvd. | Cordage Park, North Plymouth | Fireplace, couches, 12 drafts, food trucks |
| IndieFerm | 127 Camelot Drive | Camelot Park | 12 beers plus kombucha, homebrew supply shop |
| Mayflower Brewing | Resnik Road | Industrial park | Open through Dec. 31, 2026 |
Camelot Drive Is the Exception, and It Has a Reason
If location were the whole story, IndieFerm would be in the same position as Mayflower. Independent Fermentations Brewing & Kombucha sits at 127 Camelot Drive in Camelot Park, a business setting with no harbor view and no Main Street foot traffic. In 2024 the Plymouth Independent reported that IndieFerm had expanded into the entire building, adding retail space and about a dozen taproom seats.
IndieFerm's website describes 12 beers alongside kombucha, seasonal pop-up food, live music on Saturdays and a homebrew supply store. It also builds its own events. Plymouth's June 9, 2026 Select Board agenda lists IndieFerm's request for a one-day wine and malt license for the Plymouth Pickle & Fermentation Festival at the brewery on June 13. Supplies for home brewers, kombucha and a pickle festival give people a reason to drive to Camelot Drive that has nothing to do with a view.
Two Names Missing From the Winter List
You'll still see Plymouth described as a seven-brewery town, a figure that appears in this fall's Mayflower coverage. Two of those seven don't have a confirmed taproom you can walk into right now.
- Sour Not Sorry closed its basement taproom on Court Street in June 2025. Its owners said the beers might still turn up at local restaurants and pubs, and no new location had been announced. A November 2025 Select Board agenda proposed revoking its pouring permit because the business had stopped operating at 8A Court Street.
- Llama Nama Beer Labs holds an annual farmer brewery pouring permit at 49 Cordage Park Circle, Bay 2, according to the town's June 2026 agenda. Its public web page still describes a move from Water Street and shows a 2022 tap list, so its current hours are unclear. See Plymouth's March 2026 taproom trail guide doesn't list it. If you're near Cordage Park, check its social channels before planning a visit around it.
Llama Nama's permit address puts it in the same Cordage Park area as Untold. If it does pour regularly again, North Plymouth would have two taprooms within walking distance of each other.
Between Now and December 31
The next few months for Mayflower fans, based on what the company has said so far:
- Today, October 12: last day of the 2026 season at the Mayflower Beer Garden at The Pinehills.
- Through December 31: the Resnik Road brewery and tasting room stays open until its closing date.
- After that: Mayflower beer continues, brewed at Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis.
- Next season: McNamara said the beer garden at The Pinehills will remain open.
- Still open: the company is looking for a new location for the brand's tasting room. No address had been announced as of the Independent's September 29 report.
Until a new tasting room is announced, the Resnik Road taps through December 31 and the Pinehills green next season are the confirmed places in Plymouth to drink Mayflower at the source.
Do you have a favorite winter spot at Second Wind, Untold, Vitamin Sea or IndieFerm, or a guess about where Mayflower's next tasting room should go? I grew up here and love hearing how people spend their evenings around town. Christopher Sheridan is always glad to swap local recommendations. Let's Connect.
