Luppoleto East Granby Expansion

In the Summer of 2026, Luppoleto Brewing will move the bulk of its brewing operations to East Granby, CT. We are taking over the space previously occupied by Almost Famous Brewing.

During the transition, we will brew collaboratively with the folks at AF to learn their equipment, and get a hang of how scale and different water impact our recipes.

FAQ’s

Here’s a list of questions that we’ve seen come up a lot in the comments about this move. We will continue to update this list as new items emerge.

Will the place still be called “Almost Famous”? During the collaborative period (April-May), yes. In June, we will takeover as Luppoleto.

Will you have live music? Yes. We plan to have live music but a bit less often than AF. Many choices we made about music in our current WL taproom were shaped by our small space so we are still exploring how that all changes when we don’t have the same space constraints. Let’s just call this a work-in-progress.

Will any of the beertenders still be there? We will need beertenders! We’re very interested in hiring any folks who (a) want to stay and (b) are a good fit. We’re working with the AF team to ensure we have opportunities for AF staff to ask questions and get to know more about Luppoleto to determine if they want to be part of the next phase.

Will you be dog-friendly? Well behaved, leashed dogs are allowed on the patio. However, because we are working with a food vendor to build-out a kitchen and provide food on-site, the initial feedback from the health-board is that dogs will NOT be permitted inside once we have a kitchen.

Will you have food trucks? Sometimes. We expect there will be opportunities for Food Trucks – especially in the summer – to support special events. However, we are working with a food vendor to build-out a kitchen in the space and anticipate they will be the primary food purveryor MOST of the time.

Will you have pinball? Unfortunetely not. Those belonged to someone else and they are already gone. Perhaps they may return in a popup capacity – but for now, they are no longer on-site.

Will you have pool tables? Not right now. We plan to use that space to introduce EG folks to our wacky indoor version of Bocce – which we’ve been running as a league in our WL taproom for the last few years.

Will you have Almost Famous Beers on tap? During the collaborative transition time, yes. After that, only if Jim get’s nostalgic and wants to come back and brew on the ol' system. As of June 2026 (pending approvals), all beer on tap will be Luppoleto beer.