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Trillium’s Greenway beer garden won’t return this summer after nearly a decade
The popular seasonal spot has poured beers along the Greenway since 2017, but a new tenant will take over the space this year.
Boston’s Greenway will look a little different this summer. After nearly a decade as a warm-weather staple, Trillium’s beer garden will not return to its location along the Rose Kennedy Greenway.
“Since opening as the first beer garden in Boston in 2017, the Greenway has been our summer home,” Mike Dyer, vice president of sales and marketing for Trillium Brewing Company, told The Boston Globe. “That location is unique, and has helped us connect with a lot of locals and commuters and Boston visitors. They have been a fun and important part of the Trillium brand since 9, almost 10 years.”
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Dyer told the Globe that the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy selected a new tenant for the space after issuing a request for proposals. Trillium submitted a bid but was not chosen.
In a statement shared with Boston.com, the Greenway Conservancy thanked Trillium for its longtime presence on the park.
“Trillium has been a valued partner of the Greenway Conservancy for many years, and we’re very grateful for the role they played in helping to establish our beverage gardens and in welcoming so many visitors to the park,” Eileen Ong, director of programs and outreach, told Boston.com. “Their creativity and partnership helped shape a program that has become a beloved seasonal destination.”
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The Conservancy said the decision followed the conclusion of Trillium’s lease and a competitive bidding process.
“At the conclusion of Trillium’s lease term, the Conservancy issued a competitive RFP in accordance with standard nonprofit best practices,” Ong said. “Trillium submitted a proposal through that process alongside other local applicants; however, as part of our ongoing commitment to supporting Boston-based businesses and creating opportunities for new vendors, we selected a new partner to be announced later this spring.”
The Conservancy added that it looks forward to continuing to bring “a vibrant, community-focused experience” to the Greenway.
While Trillium’s Greenway location won’t be returning, the brewery continues to expand elsewhere in the Boston area. Trillium operates locations in Canton, Fort Point, and Fenway, and recently opened a new indoor winter beer garden downtown.
“We were looking to create a new amenity, a new opportunity to connect with our brand during the winter months, when typically you can’t go and enjoy the social aspects of a beer garden due to a Boston winter,” Dyer told the Globe.
The winter beer garden, located inside Winthrop Center at 115 Federal St., allows customers to enjoy beers and canned cocktails indoors at what Dyer described as “a comfortable 70 degrees.”
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The space is currently open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and aims to target downtown workers.
“There’s plenty in store for Trillium fans,” he said.
Boston.com reached out to Dyer for further comment but did not hear back in time for publication.
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