Welcome to IndieFerm!

Independent Fermentations Brewing (aka IndieFerm) is a small craft beer brewery, kombucha brewery, tap room, home brew 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). We sometimes describe our brewing as “Radically Traditional.”  

Our tap room has eight 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 sometimes we have live music. 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.

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

Our hop farm, Chillinville Hops, 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 – 7:00 p.m., and
  • Sunday from 12 – 5:30 p.m.

We have 8 beers on draft .  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. Several flavors of draft kombucha (non-alcoholic) and a hard seltzer are also available.  Draft beers and kombucha are available to-go in 64 oz. and 32 oz. re-usable growlers.  We also sell 4-packs of 16 oz cans and 16 oz bottles of kombucha.

The taproom/beer garden is a family-friendly relaxed atmosphere where beer 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.

In the warmer seasons, our pop-up food vendors will be serving delicious foods most Saturdays, and Sundays.

Currently available draft beers include (as of January 24, 2023):

Pilsnerd (Pilsner)

Take a Walk on the Mild Side (English Dark Mild Ale)

Farmhouse Red (Dark Saison)

Wedding Vows While Standing in a Shallow Grave NEIPA

Plymouth Rocks Session NEIPA

Full of Stars Imperial Stout

Espo the Ould Briun (Sour Red Ale)

Dark Winter Ale (Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Coming soon: Oatmeal Stout, Braggot, Honey Tripel, Dunkel, Blonde on Blonde, Doppelbock

 

Indie Ferm Kombucha

Kombucha is an ancient ferment that originated in China in 200 BC. 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, and detoxying and immune boosting properties. 

Kombucha is composed of water, black or green tea, sugar, and a SCOBY and starter liquid from a previous batch of kombucha. First, the tea is brewed, then the sugar is added, the tea cools, and the starter liquid and SCOBY are added to the tea, and it is left to aerobically ferment at room temperature for anywhere from 1-3 weeks. While the kombucha ferments, the starter liquid innoculates 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 pathogens. The active yeast consumes the sugar and converts it into ethanol. The bacteria eats the ethanol and converts it into acetic acid (vinegar). By the end of the fermentation cycle, you have an effervescent, slightly tart, and slightly alcoholic beverage. 

We first started brewing kombucha at the brewery in 2017 in small, experimental batches. Since then, we have upscaled our production. We went from offering three flavors to nine flavors, and our kombucha is now available in various stores, cafes, and restaurants along the South Shore.

Where to find IndieFerm Kombucha:

IndieFerm Brewing & IndieFerm Supply: on tap & bottles & discount refills (Plymouth)

The Market at Pinehills: bottles (Plymouth)

Clements Marketplace: bottles (Plymouth)

Jolly Bean Cafe: on tap, bottles (Plymouth)

Hot Yoga 1620: bottles (Plymouth)

Wicked Healthy: bottles (Kingston)

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

Three Fins Coffee Roasters: bottles (West Dennis)

Coffee Obsession: bottles (Falmouth)

Windfall Market: bottles (Falmouth)

Provincetown Brewing: on tap (Provincetown)

Farmers Markets

Plymouth Farmers Market at Plimoth/Patuxet Thursday afternoons

Rye Tavern Farmers Market @ The Rye Tavern, Old Sandwich Road in Plymouth (Mondays Spring-Fall)

Kingston Farmers Market @ Gray’s Beach Kingston (First Sundays Spring-Fall)

Our craft kombucha is brewed in small batches, handcrafted with organic tea, and organic cane sugar in stainless steel. 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, honey, 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 encourage you to reduce and reuse.

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.

This is the slow time of the year for us. We will be having pop up food vendors, music, events, and more when the warmer weather arrives and we can spread out outdoors. Please check our facebook page for the latest updates: https://www.facebook.com/indieferm