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22 S T U F F • 2 0 2 1 • StuffMadeinMA.com see the water, and you see the top of a barn with a weathervane sticking out of the Quabbin. How would you describe LTB's vibe? The vibe is very low key. We try to have a very low-key, very quaint, personalized environment. It's a very small location; we can only seat about 49 people in the tap- room. We're very family-oriented. We're dog-friendly. That's the brewery we want to be; we don't want to be like some of the other breweries out there. We want to be the kind of place where everybody knows your name, where you come in and have conversations with the staff. How can people access your beer? We have the taproom. We're open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We dis- tribute straight out of the taproom, so we not only serve draft, we sell cans and growlers. We have limited distribution, including an agreement with Kappy's Fine Wine & Spirits in Fitchburg. We have our cans at a local restaurant in Barre called Pie Town, as well as Ye Olde Tavern in West Brookfield. Do you specialize in any type of beer? Not really. We like to be sure we have a wide variety of beer on tap because we want to be sure to cater to all audiences. We don't want to just be the IPA place. We don't want to just be the stout place. We have everything currently from a blonde ale to a blueberry to an Oktoberfest, and a couple IPAs. Why was Gilbertville/Hardwick the right place to set up shop? The previous owners actually owned a farm out in Gilbertville/Hardwick. They were farmers. Are there any new or exciting plans for the business? One big thing we are doing – and it should be hopefully ready in a couple weeks – we've actually created a permanent outdoor space to increase our capacity by about 40 seats. We're really looking for- ward to that because it's going to have a nice beer-garden-type feel to it. We're going to have wine-barrel seatings, adiron- dacks, and hopefully put in some heating so we can extend the outdoor seating. People who want to keep up with us should follow us on Facebook and Instagram, because our marketing right now is all word of mouth. This interview was conducted and edited for length and clarity by Senior Staff Writer Monica Benevides. Continued from page 21 S Central Mass. breweries Bull Spit Brewing Lancaster Bay State Beer Co. Leicester Flying Dreams Brewing Co Marlborough Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Co. Marlborough Tackle Box Brewing LLC Marlborough CraftRoots Brewing Milford Penny Pinchers Brewing Co Millbury Lookout Farm Brewing And Cider Co Natick Milk Room Brewing Co. Rutland Spencer Brewery Spencer Altruist Brewing Co. Sturbridge Rapscallion Ales Sturbridge Rushford & Sons Brewhouse Upton Henry And Fran Brewing West Boylston Cold Harbor Brewing Co. Westborough Owen O'Learys Restaurant and Brewery Westborough Wachusett Brewing Co Westminster/Worcester Purgatory Beer Co, LLC Whitinsville 3cross Fermentation Cooperative Worcester Bay State Beer Co. Worcester Double Down Brewing Co. Worcester Greater Good Imperial Brew Co Worcester Redemption Rock Brewing Co Worcester Wormtown Brewery Worcester Source: The Brewers Association Brewery Community True West Brewing Co. Acton Stone Cow Brewery Barre Bolton Beer Works Bolton Green Road LLC Bolton Oakholm Brewing Co. Brookfield Charlton Beer Co. Charlton Tree House Brewery Charlton Sterling Street Brewery Clinton Timberyard Brewing Co. East Brookfield Homefield Brewing Fiskdale (Sturbridge) River Styx Brewing Fitchburg Thirsty Robot Fitchburg Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. Framingham Jack's Abby Craft Lagers Framingham 67 Degrees Brewing Franklin Moon Hill Brewing Co., Inc. Gardner Lost Towns Brewing Co. Gilbertville (Hardwick) Seven Saws Brewing Co. Holden Strong Side Brewing Hopedale Start Line Brewing Co. Hopkinton Medusa Brewing Co. Hudson