True North Ale Company
Brewery
4.8 (276 on Google)
About True North Ale Company
True North Ale Company is a brewery with a taproom on County Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Father and son Gary and Jake Rogers built it and opened it in the autumn of 2017. Big picture windows in the taproom look straight onto the brewhouses and the canning line.
The taproom serves full pours and flights from 20 taps. They include juicy American IPAs, Belgian ales, German lagers and sours. The brewery says the Vincianne Belgian Blonde Ale won the Gold Award at the 2018 World Beer Cup.
Seating runs from the bar to beer hall-style tables to the patio. Children are welcome with their parents, though not at the bar. You can bring your own food, and food trucks visit on a schedule.
The North Side event space opened in the spring of 2019. It hosts groups from fundraisers to corporate meetings to weddings. It is one of the most reviewed beer spots in Ipswich on this site.
From True North Ale Company's own website and its Google listing, read October 26, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Questions people ask
Can I bring my own food to True North Ale Company?
Yes. The taproom is bring your own food, and you can also have a restaurant order delivered there. Food trucks visit on a schedule posted on its events calendar, and light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are sold at the taproom.
Is True North Ale Company good for kids?
Children are welcome in the taproom or on the patio as long as their parents are with them at all times. Children are not allowed to sit at the bar.
Can I take beer home?
Yes. You can buy cold 4-packs of cans, growler fills, and half-barrel kegs and logs of most beer styles, depending on availability. Cans bought to go cannot be drunk at the taproom.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
The entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating are wheelchair accessible.
Which breweries are close by?
Ipswich Ale Brewery is 0.8 miles away. Great Marsh Brewing Company in Essex is 4 miles away.
Answers come from True North Ale Company's website and its Google listing, read October 26, 2026.
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Before you visit True North
Check truenorthales.com before you go. Look there for what is on tap and the events calendar. Taproom hours change from day to day, so look them over first.
Plan your meal ahead. You can carry in your own food or have a delivery brought to the taproom. If you buy cans to go, save them for home, since the taproom does not allow them to be opened on site.
Ipswich Ale Brewery is 0.8 miles away. Great Marsh Brewing Company in Essex is 4 miles away, so a second stop is easy.