Lasting Brass Brewing Company

Lasting Brass Brewing Company is a brewery in Watertown, CT. The brewery specializes in small batch craft brewing and is led by head brewer and owner Ed Silva, a lifelong native of nearby Waterbury who has been brewing beer in his hometown for nearly 15 years. Silva began with 10-gallon home brew production, hand-crafting beer for local enthusiasts, and grew his following through local competitions, beer tastings, and community events before launching Lasting Brass within a decade. The brewery produces six unique recipes and continues to develop new ones through experimental batches brewed every three to six months. The business draws visitors for its food truck events and operates a customer parking lot on site.

The brewery is housed in the Old Pin Shop building, originally erected in 1729 by James Williams as a gristmill. The mill later became the Oakville Pin Company and, after the pin business took off, was absorbed as a division of the Waterbury-based Scovill Manufacturing Company, the brass company that inspired the brewery's name. Silva and his team draw on the building's history and character as motivation for their experimental approach to brewing.