A message from Alex:

After more than a decade, I have decided to close Alex's Ugly Sauce. While there is much I will miss (especially our customers!), it is time for me to end this chapter. Eleven years ago, I quit my job writing software with the dream of turning my hot sauce making hobby into a business. I knew there were others out there like me who wanted that combination of heat and flavor, who appreciated the freshness of real food grown locally, and who would get a kick out of trying new things. We brought our first product, Alex's Ugly Sauce Original, to market in the summer of 2011. In the ten years since, we have released 200 sauces!

I am so proud of the quality of our products and our partnerships with small farms across Massachusetts. It has been a blast sharing Alex's Ugly Sauce with you at farmers markets, holiday fairs, pop up events, independent stores, restaurants, grocery store tastings, and on the interwebs. I love watching a customer savor a new sauce and helping someone choose a gift for a hot sauce fan in the family. I have had so many adventures and made so many friends through the ups and downs of starting and maintaining a small food business in Boston. This journey has been incredibly fulfilling.

Thank you for making Alex's Ugly Sauce thrive for over 10 years! We couldn't have done it without you.

Keep It Spicy,
Alex

What is Alex's Ugly Sauce?

After working on his hot sauce recipe for 4 years, Alex quit his job and launched Alex's Ugly Sauce, a small-batch hot sauce company in Boston. Now, still a small family company, Alex's Ugly Sauce has expanded from the Original sauce to hundreds of varieties of sauce available at farmers' markets, specialty food stores, Whole Foods Markets, and our online store. Our product line now includes microbatches, Bloody Mary mix, dried pepper shakers, and dried pepper salts. We make all of our foods in our Boston kitchen with peppers grown in Massachusetts.