Berkshire Brewing Company, usually shortened to BBC, has been brewing at 12 Railroad Street in South Deerfield since 1994, making it one of the older independent craft breweries in Western Massachusetts. The flagship is Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale, poured throughout the Pioneer Valley alongside year-round labels like Coffeehouse Porter, Berkshire Lager, and Berkshire White plus a rotating list of seasonals.
The brewery itself sits in a low industrial building a short walk from the village center of South Deerfield. The on-site taproom is open select afternoons and evenings, with rotating food trucks in the parking lot, live music, and pours of beers that are sometimes hard to find on draft elsewhere. Pints, cans, and growler fills are all sold there.
BBC distributes its own beer and a broader portfolio of beverages across Massachusetts and, for its beer, into nearby states including Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Steel Rail in particular is a common sight on regional taps and store shelves. Along with Northampton Brewery and the younger generation of valley breweries, it’s a fixture of the Pioneer Valley craft-beer landscape.
Visiting
The taproom is currently open Friday 3–9pm, Saturday 1–9pm, and Sunday 1–7pm; check the brewery’s site for the current week’s schedule and event calendar, since hours and event listings can change. The Railroad Street lot has on-site parking; the village’s bars and restaurants, including stops you’d pair with a visit to The Drake down in Amherst, are a short drive away.