Ipswich Ale Brewery - Mercury Brewing Company

Ipswich Ale Brewery, one of the oldest craft breweries in Massachusetts, will transfer most of its production as part of an expanded partnership with Newburyport, Massachusetts-based RiverWalk Brewing, both breweries announced last week.

Massachusetts’ Mercury Brewing and Newburyport Brewing today announced a strategic partnership that will give the latter company access to brewing capacity, via a contract arrangement, as well as various sales, marketing, and administrative resources. Speaking to Brewbound, Rob Martin, owner of Mercury Brewing, which produces beers under the Ipswich Ale Brewery label, confirmed that his company had not taken an ownership stake in Newburyport.

Ipswich Ale Brewery today announced the release of Bramble On, the latest in their Brewer’s Collection Series.

After its wildly successful limited draft release in 2016, Ipswich Cranberry Beret is back and now available in four packs of 16 ounce cans.

Any craft brewer can tell you, it’s difficult to keep wholesalers and retailers happy when you’re having trouble keeping beer on the shelves. Most brewers will claim that it’s a good problem to have and, for the majority of brick and mortar operations, the solution is simple: buy more fermentation tanks. But when you’re a… Read more »

IPSWICH, MA – We created 5 Mile with the sole purpose of creating exceptional beers using local ingredients. 5 Mile’s mission is to use at least 50% MA ingredients while always having at least one ingredient from within 5 Miles of Ipswich. We believe there is nothing better than supporting local agriculture to make a… Read more »

It’s been nearly four years in the making, but the president of Mercury Brewing Co., Rob Martin, said he will soon be able to move his brewery to a new location. Mercury, which makes Ipswich Ale and Stone Cat Ales and Lagers, is ready to resume construction at its new home, a space much larger… Read more »

The Ipswich Ale Brewery is proud to present our 5 Mile Stock Ale, the first in a new line of limited edition beers! We created 5 Mile with the sole purpose of creating exceptional beers using local ingredients.