About Navigation Brewing Company
Navigation Brewing Company is a brewery and taproom at 15 Central Square in Chelmsford. It brews a rotating list of ales and an Uncharted IPA Series that covers American, New England, West Coast and New Zealand styles.
The rotational ales change with the season and with what the brewers feel like making. Past styles include altbier, gose, kolsch, oatmeal stout, hefeweizen, saison and russian imperial stout. The taproom pours 12 ounce and 16 ounce glasses, flights and samples, and sells cans, growler fills and merchandise to go.
A food truck is often parked outside while the taproom is open. Kids and dogs are welcome if they are well-behaved and with an adult. Each week brings run club on Wednesdays, trivia on Thursdays, and live music that is typically on Friday and Saturday nights. The taproom also takes private events, networking meetings and parties of all sizes.
From Navigation Brewing's own website and its Google listing, read November 6, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Questions people ask
Can I bring my dog or kids to Navigation Brewing?
Yes. Both are welcome if they are well-behaved and with an adult. Children stay seated with their parents, and dogs must be leashed with no retractable leashes.
Is there food at the taproom?
A food truck is often parked on site while the taproom is open. The brewery posts its food truck schedule on Facebook and Instagram.
Can I take beer home?
Yes. The taproom sells cans to go and fills growlers. It fills clean, capped, size-stamped 32 ounce growlers as well as its own 32 ounce and 64 ounce growlers when it has them in stock. It does not fill stainless containers or mini-kegs.
Is Navigation Brewing wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
Brew Theory and Lowell Beer Works in Lowell are both 4.2 miles away. Modest Roots Brewing Co. in Tyngsborough is 6 miles away, and Epigram Brew Co. in Tyngsborough is 7.9 miles away.
Answers come from Navigation Brewing's website and its Google listing, read November 6, 2026.
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Before you visit Navigation Brewing
Expect a taproom with a rotating tap list, and a food truck on many days. Run club, trivia and live music are the regular weekly events. Big Boston sports games are shown on the TVs during taproom hours.
Check the Navigation Brewing Facebook and Instagram pages before you go. Food trucks, events and special hours change often, so social media has the latest.
Brew Theory and Lowell Beer Works are 4.2 miles away in Lowell. Modest Roots Brewing Co. is 6 miles away in Tyngsborough, so you can easily plan a second stop.