Night Shift's Natick Spot To Remain As Production Moves To Framingham

NATICK, MA — One of the state's leading craft brewers will shift most of its production to Jack's Abby in Framingham after facing growing pains at its Everett home base, but a Natick outpost will remain open.

The owners of Night Shift brewing — which operates a taproom at Level99 at the Natick Mall — announced Wednesday they will wind down brewing in Everett by Oct. 1. The brewer will make almost all of its beer on a contract basis at Jack's Abby and The Guild, a Rhode Island brewing facility.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Night Shift was planning to move to a larger space in Philadelphia due to size constraints at its Santilli Highway headquarters in Everett. The pandemic canceled those plans.

"Since then, we made enormous investments in our Everett facility to try and make it more efficient. Despite all the various ways we've tried to problem solve it, production in Everett has remained more inefficient than our business can sustain," the social media post said.

By Oct. 1, the company will lay off most of the Everett production facility employees, but is not planning to close any of its taprooms. Apart from the Level99 taproom, Night Shift has beer spots across Boston and in Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown. The Everett headquarters will remain a research and development facility.

Following its founding in 2012, Night Shift has grown to be one of the most recognizable beer brands in Massachusetts. In March 2021, the Boston Business Journal ranked Night Shift the third-largest brewer in the state behind Samuel Adams and Harpoon — and in front of fourth-ranked Jack's Abby.

Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify that Night Shift job cuts will impact workers at the Everett production facility.