Mayflower Brewing Company will close its brewery and tasting room at 12 Resnik Road in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Dec. 31, ending nearly two decades at the site. The company confirmed the impending closure in an Instagram post, and plans to send the location off with a community going-away party later this month.
Mayflower has operated at the Resnik Road location since 2007, according to the Plymouth Independent. The brewery described Resnik Road as its home for nearly two decades and a place for friendships, celebrations, beer, and memories, and said more details about its future endeavors are coming soon, as reported by MassLive. Mayflower was purchased in 2025 by the owner of Hog Island Beer Co., which is based in Orleans, Massachusetts, per the same MassLive report.
Despite the closure, Mayflower's beers are not disappearing. The brewery's beers will continue to be brewed at the Cape Cod Beer facility in Hyannis, according to NBC Boston. Mayflower's seasonal beer garden at Pinehills in Plymouth will remain in operation, and the station reports the company will also be looking for a new home for its taproom.
A Going-Away Party Before the Doors Close
Mayflower has invited the community to attend its going-away party, billed as a “one last sail” celebration on Nov. 28, according to the same NBC Boston report. The event will feature food, live music from local musicians, specialty beer releases, and blowout merchandise sales, per MassLive.
The purchase that brought Mayflower under new ownership traces back to June 4, 2025, when Cape Cod Beer announced a purchase agreement with Triton Beverage Group, a company described in a Cape Cod Beer press release as comprising Hog Island Beer Company, Mayflower Brewing Company, and Cape Cod Beer. A 2025 report from the Plymouth Independent indicated the new ownership intended to maintain the Mayflower brand.
A Name Rooted in Plymouth History
Mayflower Brewing was founded by a tenth-great-grandson of John Alden, who worked as a beer barrel cooper aboard the Mayflower in 1620, according to MassLive. The brewery offers a year-round lineup that includes Hazy Jack's NEIPA and First Landing Lager, packaging all of its beer in kegs and cans and distributing throughout New England and New York City.
Part of a Broader Industry Slump
Mayflower's closure comes as Massachusetts breweries face mounting pressure. The state had 179 breweries as of July, down from 236 in January 2025, according to the Massachusetts Brewers Guild figures cited by the Plymouth Independent. The outlet pointed to market oversaturation, a drop in alcohol consumption amid mounting health warnings, and the growing popularity of legal cannabis products as factors behind the industry's contraction.
The slide isn't limited to Massachusetts. The Brewers Association estimated that U.S. craft beer volume declined 4% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to the trade group's 2026 midyear report. The association counted 9,344 operating U.S. breweries in June 2026, down 1.8% from 9,515 a year earlier.
For now, Mayflower's focus is on closing out its Resnik Road chapter with the community that built it. The Nov. 28 party marks the last chance for regulars to raise a glass at the tasting room before it shuts its doors on Dec. 31 and the brand looks ahead to its next home.
