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Independent Fermentations Brewing (aka IndieFerm) is a small craft beer brewery, kombucha brewery, winery, tap room, home brew supply shop, and hop farm all located in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

IndieFerm specializes in making craft beers with locally grown ingredients with an emphasis on Belgian and German styles. We brew what we like to drink and that covers a lot of territory.  We tend to like beers with balance, believing that a beer made with the perfect mix of malts and hops is better than a beer overloaded with either one. In other words, we make a lot more than just New England IPA’s.  There are so many ways to combine water, malt, hops and yeast that there is no need to go crazy with other flavorings. The guiding mantra is “beer should taste like beer”. This is not the place to look for Fruity Pebble Stout or Mango Lasse Milkshake IPA (I just made those up, I don’t mean to offend the makers of any actual beers that might exist with those flavors). In an era when breweries are willing to add just about anything to their beers, we sometimes describe our brewing approach as “radically traditional.”  

Our tap room has 12 beers and several kombuchas on tap Tuesdays and Thursday through Sunday every week (closed Mondays and Wednesdays). In the warmer months we often have a pop-up food vendor and live music on Saturdays. We are always pet and family friendly.

Our craft kombucha is brewed in small batches, handcrafted with organic tea, and organic cane sugar. We lightly carbonate our kombucha and keg, bottle, and label everything by hand. It is a labor of love.

We now also offer our own house-made wines. We don’t grow the grapes, but we make some fantastic wines, both red and white, from juice and also mead and hard cider.

Our homebrew store, IndieFerm Supply, has everything the new or experienced home brewer needs to make their own beer, kombucha, cider, wine, or mead as well as supplies for home fermented foods and cheese.  We frequently hold classes on brewing beer, kombucha making, cheese making, and other fermentation topics. 

Our hop farm is located in the Chiltonville section of Plymouth on land owned by Wildlands Trust.  We have a total of 400 hop plants growing there including centennial, cascade, and nugget hop varieties.  We are still brewers first and foremost but it is great to grow and harvest some of the ingredients for our beer ourselves.  Thanks to Wildlands Trust for allowing us to use their property!

 

Taproom

Our taproom and seasonal outdoor beer garden are open for pints, flights, and to-go sales of cans, growler fills, and other merchandise. The taproom and beer garden hours are:

  • Tuesday 4 :00p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Thursday & Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday from 12 – 8:00 p.m., and
  • Sunday from 12 – 5:30 p.m.

We have 12 beers on draft plus 6 additional taps with rotating kombucha (non-alcoholic), hard hop water, hard cider, and seltzers.   We pride ourselves on having a wide variety of styles to choose from including a few malt forward beers, something hoppy, and usually something funky or sour.  The line up changes often as new beers are brewed. Drafts are available to-go in 64 oz. and 32 oz. re-usable growlers.  We also sell 4-packs of 16 oz cans of many of our beers and 16 oz bottles of kombucha. And we are now also serving our own house-made wines, both white and red.

The taproom is a family-friendly relaxed atmosphere where fine beverages and conversation are the focus.  No TVs, no loud music, and one wall is a large chalkboard for kids to draw on.  We are “dog-friendly for friendly dogs” so bring your best friend.

We have Cape Cod Cafe’s South Shore-style bar pizzas and also soft pretzels available and several fermented food options including sauerkraut, kimchi, beat kvass, salsa, and more. You can get a flight of several fermented choices also.

 

 

IndieFerm Kombucha

Kombucha is fermented tea that is thought to originate in China in 200 BC. Fermentation is one of the oldest food preservation processes. Kombucha is a sweet tea fermented with a unique culture of active yeast and bacteria referred to as a SCOBY (symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast). Kombucha is popular for its array of health benefits, specifically it’s live, active cultures that promote gut health along with polyphenols (antioxidants) from the tea, B vitamins from the yeast, and other healthy ingredients such as turmeric for joint health, raspberries and hibiscus for lowering blood pressure, etc. 

IndieFerm Kombucha is brewed using filtered water, organic black or green tea, organic cane sugar, and our home-grown SCOBY and starter liquid from a previous batch of kombucha. We brew the tea, add the sugar, allow it to cool and then add the starter liquid and SCOBY. The brew then aerobically ferments at room temperature for anywhere from 1-3 weeks. While the kombucha ferments, the starter liquid inoculates the tea with active yeast and bacteria to jump start the fermentation process and lower to pH to encourage an acidic environment that inhibits the growth of bad bacteria and mold. The active yeast consumes the sugar, converting it to ethanol. The bacteria then converts the ethanol to acetic acid (vinegar). Carbon dioxide is also produced during the fermentation process. By the end of the fermentation cycle, you have an effervescent and slightly tart beverage. 

Our craft kombucha is brewed in small batches, handcrafted with organic products in stainless steel vessels. We typically flavor our kombucha with dried herbs and dehydrated berries to reduce the use of added sugars commonly found in fruit juice, but we also have limited edition flavors that are brewed with local goods such as herbs, whole fruits and maple syrup. We lightly carbonate our kombucha and keg, bottle, and label everything by hand. We have several rotating flavors of kombucha on tap at our brewery and we have more flavors available in bottles. We offer discount refills on empty kombucha bottles to help you reduce and reuse resources. You save a dollar off the retail price on each bottle!!!

We also sell kombucha kits, SCOBYs, and teach classes on how to make you own kombucha. Classes are announced on our events page and in Facebook posts.

Where to find IndieFerm Kombucha:

IndieFerm Brewing & IndieFerm Supply: on tap & bottles & discount refills (127 Camelot Drive, Plymouth)

The Market at Pinehills: bottles (Plymouth)

Jolly Bean Cafe: bottles (Plymouth)

Hot Yoga 1620: bottles (Plymouth)

Lamplighter Brewing: on tap, bottles (Cambridge and Cambridge Crossing)

Three Fins Coffee Roasters: bottles (West Dennis)

Leyden Street Coffee: bottles (Manomet)

Harper Lane Brewing: bottles (Middleborough)

42nd Brewing (Kingston)

Bramhall’s Store: on tap, bottles (Chiltonville)

Kingston Farmers Market @ Gray’s Beach Kingston (First Sundays Spring-Fall): bottles, free tastings

Marshfield Farmers Market, Fridays from 2 to 6 PM in the summer, third Saturdays during the rest of the year. (https://marshfieldfair.org/farmers-market/): bottles

Simpson’s Springs: bottles (South Easton)

Langwater Farm: bottles (Easton)

Nessralla Farms: bottles (Halifax)

Interested in offering our kombucha in your cafe, market, or restaurant? Contact us at indiefermsupply@gmail.com to discuss wholesale opportunities.

Visit Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indiefermkombucha/ & Instagram: @indiefermkombucha to learn more and stay updated!

Events

Wondering what’s going on at IndieFerm and IndieFerm Supply? Here’s where you’ll find a listing of upcoming events, classes, etc.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Use only the links below to buy tickets/reservation for our events. There are scammers out there who will post fake ticket links to take your money.

Please also check our facebook page for the latest updates: https://www.facebook.com/indieferm

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NOVEMBER 2025

Saturday November 22: It’s Turkey Day Parade Day in downtown Plymouth and IndieFerm is co hosting an open house at The Spire Center for the Performing Arts.

Sunday November 23 from 2 to 5 PM: Sunday Funday at the Spire Center for Performing Arts, Plymouth, presented by IndieFerm Brewing. Join The Shady Roosters in the Spire Center’s lobby for an afternoon of rootsy rockabilly, blues, and country tunes. Sponsored by IndieFerm with a tap take over featuring three IndieFerm craft beers on tap, refreshing kombucha by the bottle, and a selection of wine and other beverages. With great music, drinks, and a laid-back vibe, it’s the perfect way to spend your Sunday! Suggested admission is just $5 (cash only).

Wednesday November 26: We are normally closed but we will be open from 12-7 pm for pre Turkey Day fun.

Thursday November 27: Closed. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Friday, November 28, 10 am to 7 pm: It’s our ten year anniversary at Camelot Drive so we are throwing a big party. It starts in the morning with a Bad Larry Brunch (10 am to 1 pm): eggs, sausage, tater tots, pancakes, fruit, spam, spam, spam. Missed the brunch? Stop by from 2-6 pm for Maggie’s World Famous Pierogi. Paul will tap a cask of a special beer at 2 pm (watch out for the beer shower) and all of our dark beers will be on tap for Black Friday (including our seasonal Dark Winter Ale). Chill out with DJ Ryan spinning the 78s or continue your shopping in our homebrew store (everything is 10% off from Friday-Sunday).

December 2025

Dec 1st: Deck the Halls With Cheese & Beer!

Monday, December 1st, 6:30-8:30 pm. The holidays are upon us. It’s time for celebrating, and what better way than with beer and cheese? Join IndieFerm and our resident culinary nerd Adam Centamore for an evening making merry with some of the best pairings of the season! You’ll enjoy a variety of special, seasonal cheeses that are practically made for partying. Rich, gooey spruce-wrapped beauties from the mountains. Soft and creamy darlings just begging for crisp, chilly beverages to compliment their opulence, sophisticated wheels that only come out at this time of year…it’s going to be quite a night. Mark your calendars and crank up the holiday cheer – it’s time to deck the halls with cheese & beer! The cost is $50 per person and tickets are available on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deck-the-halls-with-beer-cheese-at-indieferm-tickets-1968322555750

Dec 4th: Holiday Wreath Making Workshop

Thursday, Dec 4th, 6-8 pm: Learn how to make your own holiday wreath.  Martha Sulya, who showed us how to make beautiful Ukrainian Easter Eggs, will teach us how to make wreaths out of locally-sourced greens.   Greens will be provided but feel free to bring your own greens and/or decorations. Bring a pair of pruners and gloves to protect your hands. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased on Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-wreath-making-workshop-at-indieferm-tickets-1975135798342

Dec 5th: Open House at the Spire

Friday, Dec 5th: Open House at the The Spire during Plymouth downtown Christmas Tree Lighting. IndieFerm will be co hosting an open house at The Spire. We will have hot chocolate for the kids and an IndieFerm beer tap takeover.

Dec 6th: Pet Photos with Santa