Trillium launches an indoor winter beer garden at Winthrop Center’s Connector, running through March 26

A seasonal expansion into downtown Boston

Trillium Brewing Company has opened a winter beer garden inside the Connector at Winthrop Center, adding a time-limited, indoor option to the company’s Boston footprint during the cold-weather months. The pop-up begins Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, and is scheduled to run through March 26.

The space is positioned in the Financial District, a short walk from South Station, and is designed around post-work hours. Operations are set for Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., aligning the concept with weekday commuter patterns and the downtown office schedule.

What’s being served

The beverage lineup is centered on Trillium’s draft offerings and packaged products, with a menu that includes flagship beers as well as rotating selections. The announced range includes India pale ales, seasonal and small-batch stouts and lagers, and hop-forward styles such as double IPAs and West Coast–style IPAs. Canned cocktails are also part of the offering.

Food at the winter beer garden includes Neapolitan-style pizza from Gatto Pazzo, a Boston restaurant. Trillium has positioned the food program as complementary to the beer list, aiming for an after-work format rather than a full dinner-service model.

• Dates: Jan. 20 to March 26, 2026
• Days and hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• Location: The Connector at Winthrop Center, Downtown Boston
• Menu highlights: draft beer, canned cocktails, Neapolitan-style pizza

Programming and use of the space

Alongside food and drink, the winter beer garden is planned as an events-oriented activation. The schedule is expected to include guided beer and spirits tastings and live music performances from local artists, using the indoor venue to provide a weather-proof setting for programming that is harder to sustain outdoors in winter.

How it fits into Trillium’s broader Boston presence

The indoor pop-up arrives as Trillium continues to operate multiple concepts across Greater Boston, including seasonal beer garden formats. Trillium’s long-running warm-weather Garden on the Greenway, for example, operates at Atlantic Avenue and High Street and is currently listed as closed for the season, with a reopening expected in spring.

For downtown workers and visitors, the winter pop-up effectively shifts the beer-garden concept indoors, preserving a familiar gathering format while adapting it to seasonal conditions and commuter-heavy foot traffic.