What Mayflower Brewing does

Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery founded in 2007 in Plymouth, Massachusetts by Drew Brosseau, a retired investment banker who identifies as a tenth great-grandson of John Alden, the cooper on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower. The company launched commercially in January 2008 with Pale Ale and Golden Ale, and now produces a portfolio of year-round core beers (Pale Ale, Golden Ale, IPA, Porter, New World IPA, Daily Ration Session IPA, EvoLupulin Double IPA), seasonal releases (Spring Hop Ale, Thanksgiving Ale, Summer Rye, Scotch Ale), and two limited-run series: the Cooper's Series (Scotch Ale, Alden, Squanto, Imperial Stout, Barley Wine) and the brewery-only Ebb & Flow experimental series (Dutch Courage, Lazy Ambition, Bavarian Rhapsody). All production occurs at a 12,000 square foot brewery in Plymouth using traditional brewing methods, canning and bottling lines, and a bourbon-barrel aging program; the company transitioned the majority of its packaging from bottles to cans in April 2016.

Revenue is generated through three streams: direct-to-consumer sales at the Plymouth taproom and retail store (tasting flights, pints, growler fills, packaged beer) and the Pinehills Beer Garden; wholesale distribution through seven named regional distributors covering Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine, and Connecticut, with The Sheehan Family Companies handling Massachusetts; and event revenue from chef competitions, charity tournaments, beer dinners, and an annual Open House. The brand has won multiple industry awards including a GBBF Silver (2008), GIBF Gold (2014), and GABF Silver (2015). In April 2025, Hog Island Beer Company announced the acquisition of Mayflower (pending approvals), with founder Drew Brosseau transitioning out and the Plymouth brewery, taproom, and Pinehills Beer Garden included in the deal.

Name

Mayflower Brewing

Legal name

Mayflower Brewing Company

Website

https://mayflowerbrewing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery founded in 2007 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, producing year-round, seasonal, and limited-release beers for New England distribution and direct-to-consumer sales via its taproom. Acquired by Hog Island Beer Company in April 2025.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Beer Sales - Retail On-Site: Direct-to-consumer sales through the company's taproom and retail store in Plymouth, MA. Offers tasting flights, pints, growler fills, and packaged beer (bottles and cans) for purchase on-site.
2. Beer Sales - Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale distribution through a network of regional distributors covering Massachusetts (L. Knife & Son, Craft Massachusetts, Seaboard Products), Rhode Island (McLaughlin and Moran), Vermont (Vermont Beer Shepherd), Maine (Pine State Beverage), and Connecticut (Northeast Beverage CT). Products sold in bottles, cans, and kegs through retail stores, bars, and restaurants.
3. Event and Venue Revenue: Revenue from hosting events at the brewery including chef competitions, beer dinners, charity golf tournaments, open house events, and the beer garden. Hog Island acquisition (April 2025) aims to create synergies in distribution, production, and brand storytelling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery that brews, packages, and distributes a portfolio of core year-round, seasonal, and limited-release beers at its 12,000 square foot production facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The company sells its beer through New England regional wholesale distributors to retail stores, bars, and restaurants, and directly to consumers via its on-site taproom, retail store, and a Beer Garden collaboration with The Pinehills in Plymouth.

Product overview

Mayflower Brewing Company is a craft beer microbrewery founded in 2007 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The company produces a portfolio of beers including four core year-round brews (Pale Ale, Golden Ale, IPA, Porter), a year-round IPA lineup (English IPA, Daily Ration session IPA, New World IPA, EvoLupulin double IPA), seasonal offerings, and limited-release series. The Cooper's Series features limited-run beers like Scotch Ale, Thanksgiving Ale, Alden, Squanto, Summer Rye, Imperial Stout, and Barley Wine. The Ebb & Flow Series offers brewery-only experimental releases with local artist collaborations for labels. All beer is brewed and packaged at the 12,000 square foot production facility using traditional brewing methods. The company also operates a taproom, offers tours, and provides growler fills and packaged beer sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cooper's Series: A limited-run series of beers available in kegs or four-packs, featuring styles including Scotch Ale, Thanksgiving Ale, Alden (double IPA), Summer Rye, Squanto (Belgian saison), Imperial Stout, and Barley Wine.
• Ebb & Flow Series
• Core Brews
• Seasonal Brews

Products and services

• Core Brews (Year-Round Beers) Year-round flagship craft beers including English IPA, Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Porter, Daily Ration Session IPA, New World IPA, EvoLupulin Double IPA, Oatmeal Stout, and Winter Oatmeal Stout, brewed and packaged at the Plymouth, Massachusetts facility. Available in bottles, cans (4-pack, 6-pack), and kegs through wholesale distributors and on-site retail.
• New World IPA Unfiltered American IPA made with pale barley and wheat grains and a blend of four Pacific Northwest hop varieties fermented with clean American ale yeast, producing bold fruit flavors and mild bitterness. Available in kegs and 6-pack cans.
• Cooper's Series Limited Releases Limited-run craft beer series named in honor of cooper John Alden from the Mayflower, available in kegs or four-packs. Beers include Scotch Ale, Thanksgiving Ale, Alden double IPA, Squanto Belgian saison, Summer Rye, Imperial Stout, and Barley Wine, several of which have been aged in bourbon barrels.
• Alden (Cooper's Series Double IPA) Unfiltered double IPA from the Cooper's Series named for Mayflower cooper John Alden. Brewed with Chinook, Citra, and Mosaic hops producing citrus, grapefruit, and wet earth notes at 8% ABV and 80 IBUs. Available in 4-packs.
• 5th Anniversary Ale Limited-batch anniversary double IPA brewed with five varieties of aroma hops at 8.2% ABV, sold in 22 oz bottles to commemorate the brewery's fifth anniversary.
• 10th Anniversary Ale Limited-release commemorative beer released in January 2018 for the brewery's tenth anniversary celebration, described as the biggest beer produced by Mayflower to date.
• Ebb & Flow Brewery-Only Series Brewery-only experimental series providing a platform for smaller scale brewer experimentation and collaboration with local artists who design can labels. Beers include Dutch Courage (gin botanical gruit brewed without hops), Lazy Ambition (saison with lemongrass, lime peel, and ginger), and Bavarian Rhapsody (Dunkel Marzen brewed exclusively with Weyermann malts). Available for tastings, pints, and 4 packs of 12 oz cans from the brewery.
• Spring Hop Ale (Seasonal) Hoppy red ale seasonal craft beer celebrating the renewal of spring in New England, brewed with four varieties of aroma hops to create a flavorful and aromatic profile.
• Thanksgiving Ale (Seasonal) Full-bodied seasonal craft beer brewed with a rich array of barley and rye malts and aged several months, described as a descendant's take on an English Old Ale, released around Thanksgiving.
• Summer Rye (Seasonal) Seasonal summer rye ale featuring rye malt for a spicy profile with heavy hopping; won a Silver Medal at the Great American Beer Festival in the Belgian Other category.
• Fresh Start (Seasonal) Spring seasonal craft beer released as part of Mayflower's seasonal lineup and featured at local New England establishments such as Quahog Republic Whaler's Tavern in New Bedford.
• Mayflower Porter (Core) Year-round porter in the Mayflower core beer lineup that earned a Silver Medal on cask at the 2008 Great British Beer Festival and a Second Place at the 2008 Great International Beer Competition.
• Barley Wine (Cooper's Series, Bourbon Barrel-Aged) Bourbon barrel-aged barley wine from the Cooper's Series released in 22 oz bottles after several months of barrel conditioning.
• Imperial Stout (Cooper's Series) Limited-release imperial stout from the Cooper's Series distributed to New England package stores.
• Scotch Ale (Cooper's Series) Scotch ale from the Cooper's Series that won the Gold Medal in the Scotch Ale category at the Great International Beer Festival.
• Squanto (Cooper's Series Belgian Saison) Unfiltered Belgian saison from the Cooper's Series named for the historical Pilgrim-era figure Squanto.
• Bavarian Rhapsody (Ebb & Flow Dunkel Marzen) Dunkel Marzen lager at 5.3% ABV brewed exclusively with Weyermann specialty malts as part of a collaboration for the book 'Dark Lagers – The History, Mystery, Profiles, Ingredients, Processes'. Available on draft in New England and as 4-packs at the brewery.
• Lazy Ambition (Ebb & Flow Saison) Saison at 6% ABV brewed with lemongrass, lime peel, and ginger as the second release in the Ebb & Flow brewery-only series. Available for tastings, pints, and 4-packs of 12 oz cans.
• Dutch Courage (Ebb & Flow Gin Botanical Gruit) Historical-reference beer brewed without hops using gin botanicals including juniper, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, orris root, orange peel, and cubeb berry. Modeled on pre-1500s ale before hops were introduced; can label designed by local artist Amelia Wilson. Available as the flagship of the Ebb & Flow brewery-only series.
• Taproom and On-Site Retail Sales Taproom and retail store at the Plymouth brewery headquarters offering tasting flights, pints, growler fills, brewery tours, and packaged beer (bottles and cans) for direct purchase by visiting consumers.
• Brewery Events and Venue Hire Event programming and venue hire at the Plymouth brewery including the annual Open House, America's Hometown Throwdown Chef Competition, Taco Throwdown, charity golf tournaments, beer dinners, tastings, and other private events available for booking.
• Beer Garden Collaboration at The Pinehills Beer Garden collaboration with The Pinehills on the Village Green in Plymouth, offering outdoor craft beer service and was also expanded into an outdoor front-lot beer garden during 2020.
• Brewery Tours Brewery tours offered at the Plymouth production facility as part of the on-site visitor experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized among Boston Globe's '8 best new beers in Boston' with Spring Hop Ale (2012)
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Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hog Island Beer CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2025Hog Island Beer Company, Cape Cod's fastest-growing brewery, announced the acquisition of Mayflower Brewing Company in April 2025 (pending all necessary approvals). The acquisition includes the full operation of Mayflower's Plymouth, MA brewery and taproom, as well as their Beer Garden collaboration with The Pinehills on the Village Green in Plymouth. Both brands are distributed throughout Massachusetts by The Sheehan Family Companies. Mike McNamara is Founder of Hog Island Beer Co., and Drew Brosseau remains founder of Mayflower.
• The Sheehan Family CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 April 2025Both Hog Island Beer Co. and Mayflower Brewing Company are proudly distributed throughout Massachusetts by The Sheehan Family Companies.
• Weyermann Specialty MaltsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2017Collaboration brewing several dark lager beers with Weyermann Specialty Malts for a book titled 'Dark Lagers – The History, Mystery, Profiles, Ingredients, Processes' co-authored by Horst Dornbusch and Thomas Kraus-Weyermann. Bavarian Rhapsody (Dunkel Marzen) was the first in this collaboration series, brewed exclusively with Weyermann malts.
• Massachusetts Brewers GuildcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2009Mayflower Brewing is one of the founding members of the Massachusetts Brewers Guild, a 501(c)(6) non-profit promoting craft brewing and protecting the interests of craft brewers in Massachusetts. Mayflower participated in The UltiMAte Beer Dinner (February 2009), the Guild's first public event.
• L. Knife & SoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholesale beer distributor covering Southeastern Massachusetts. Contact: 781-585-5165.
• Craft MassachusettscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholesale beer distributor covering The Boston Area, Central and Western MA. Contact: 617-410-3900.
• Seaboard ProductscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholesale beer distributor covering Northeastern Massachusetts. Contact: 978-777-1410.
• McLaughlin and Moran, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatewide wholesale beer distributor for Rhode Island. Contact: 401-463-5454.
• Vermont Beer ShepherdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatewide wholesale beer distributor for Vermont. Contact: 802-595-3217.
• Pine State BeveragecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatewide wholesale beer distributor for Maine. Contact: 800-452-4633.
• Northeast Beverage CTminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStatewide wholesale beer distributor for Connecticut. Contact: 800-992-0589.
• The Pinehills (Beer Garden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMayflower Brewing operates a Beer Garden collaboration with The Pinehills on the Village Green in Plymouth, MA, included as part of the Hog Island acquisition.
• Garrett Dutton (G. Love) / Outermost Roots and Blues FestivalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMike McNamara, Founder of Hog Island Beer Company, alongside musician Garrett Dutton (G. Love), founded the Outermost Roots and Blues Festival, a premier music event held annually on Columbus Day Weekend at Nauset Beach in Orleans. This festival is part of Hog Island's growing influence at the intersection of craft beer and live music culture, which may benefit Mayflower's brand reach.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harpoon Brewery: Boston-based craft brewery operating a taproom, beer hall, and broad New England distribution across IPAs, ales, lagers, and seasonal releases. Highly comparable regional craft beer operator with similar multi-channel GTM and brewery-only limited series.
• Cape Cod Beer: Hyannis, MA-based craft brewery with taproom, tours, and broad regional distribution of year-round and seasonal beers. Comparable coastal-Massachusetts craft operator pursuing similar on-premise and DTC strategy.
• Night Shift Brewing: Massachusetts craft brewery with a flagship taproom, year-round core lineup, and seasonal IPAs/sours. Competes head-to-head for New England shelf and tap space with similar scale and style breadth.
• Tree House Brewing Company: Massachusetts-based craft brewery famous for IPAs and limited-release small batches with strong cult demand and on-site brewery-only formats. Closely mirrors Mayflower's combination of year-round core beers plus scarce limited drops.
• Cisco Brewers: Nantucket/Massachusetts craft brewery with a flagship taproom experience, broad New England distribution, and seasonal/limited series. Comparable to Mayflower as a Massachusetts-rooted craft producer with strong tourism/DTC lean and a porter/IPA/seasonal lineup.
• Wormtown Brewery: Worcester, MA craft brewery with year-round IPAs/ales, seasonal series, and taproom experience. Regional competitor with comparable production scale and distribution footprint across New England.
• Wachusett Brewing Company: Central Massachusetts craft brewery producing IPAs, lagers, and seasonal ales with regional New England distribution. Similar size and style portfolio, competing in many of the same on-premise accounts.
• Trillium Brewing Company: Massachusetts-headquartered craft brewery known for hop-forward IPAs, farmhouse ales, and a taproom-forward model across multiple New England locations. Direct regional peer competing for the same shelf handles and tap accounts.
• Hog Island Beer Company: Cape Cod-based fast-growing craft brewery and Mayflower's April 2025 acquirer. Direct peer with comparable New England craft positioning, taproom model, and overlapping beer styles, now part of the same corporate family.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams): Largest Massachusetts-rooted brewer with a national portfolio including Samuel Adams, Truly, and Twisted Tea. Overlaps with Mayflower's traditional ale/IPA space as the dominant regional incumbent and sets the pricing/sales benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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