As the managing partner of Wormtown Brewery, the largest brewery in Worcester, David M. Fields takes advantage of this position to be one of Worcester’s biggest hype men, spreading passion for his hometown as his beer gains a wider audience.
His 11-year-old brewery took a giant leap forward this year, expanding its Shrewsbury Street location with a 5,000-square-foot taproom. The expansion includes a planned distillery, enabling Wormtown to vary its products with new spirit options. As craft beer continues to play an outsized cultural and industrial role in Greater Worcester,
Wormtown is further engraining itself into the fabric of the region, becoming the official hometown beer of the new Worcester Red Sox baseball team. There’s no question Fields and Wormtown are inextricably linked with Worcester’s ongoing wave of development – a position of influence Fields takes on enthusiastically.
What do you think the future holds for Central Mass.? “More surprises…more adventures and with each additional success, I expect more talented and inspirational people to want to plant a flag in our area.”
Dream job: “I generally have a beer everyday by 10 a.m. as part of quality control. I am literally a professional drinker. I actually get paid to do this!”
