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16 Hartford Business Journal • October 15, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com THE LIST Largest brewers in Connecticut Ranked by number of employees as of September 2018 Source: Each brewer via survey and Brewers Association. Notes: Regional brewers produce 15,000-6 million barrels per year; microbreweries produce less than 15,000 barrels per year with 75 percent or more beer sold off-site; brewpubs sell 25 percent or more beer on-site. Ellington's Cold Creek Brewery is currently closed for renovations. Unable to confirm data for 2nd Bridge Brewing of Manchester, Bristol's Firefly Hollow Brewing Co., East Hartford's New Park Brewing, Hampden's No Worries Brewing, OEC Brewing of Oxford, Outer Light Brewing of Groton, Manchester's Parable Brewing Co., Powder Hollow Brewery of Enfield, Shebeen Brewing Co. of Wolcott, Steady Habit Brewing of Haddam or Willimantic Brewing Co. N/A = Not available. (a) Includes full-time and part-time employees. (b) Some brewers preferred to give a range. (c) Includes restaurant staff. (d) Current ownership took over in 2006. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Largest brewers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of employees as of September 2018) Rank Brewer No. of employees/ (a) Public tours Type/ Barrels produced annually (b) No. of varieties/ Top brands Head brewer Year founded 1 Two Roads Brewing Co. 1700 Stratford Ave. Stratford, CT 06615 203-335-2010; tworoadsbrewing.com 130 Y Regional 70,000 45 Road 2 Ruin, Honeyspot Road, Lil' Heaven, Two Juicy, Worker's Comp, Ol' Factory, No Limits, Esspressway, Zero 2 Sixty, Bergamonster, Miles 2 Go, Road Jam, Roadsmary's Baby, Ok2berfest, Conntucky Lightnin', Unorthodox, Igor's Dream, Irish Exit Phil Markowski, Master brewer 2012 2 City Steam Brewery and Cafe 942 Main St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-1600; www.citysteam.biz 70 (c) Upon request Brewpub 15,000 - 50,000 16 Naughty Nurse Amber Ale, Jungle Crush IPA, Starlit IPA Jeff Pasquale 1997 3 Stony Creek Brewery 5 Indian Neck Ave. Branford, CT 06405 203-433-4545; stonycreekbeer.com 65 Y Regional 15,000 - 50,000 15 Big Cranky Double IPA, Cranky IPA, Ripe'n'Cranky Juiced IPA, Ruffled Feathers New England IPA, Dock Time Amber Lager, La Garza Mexican Lager, Stony Joe Coffee Mocha Stout Andy Schwartz, Brewmaster 2010 4 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-3111; hookerbeer.com 39 Y Microbrewery 10,000 20 #NoFilter, Blumpy, SuperDuper Double Citra Curt Cameron, President 1996 (d) 5 Cambridge House Brew Pub 357 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 860-653-2739; cbh.beer 30 Y Brewpub 500 24 IPA, Kolsche Dave Fitch 2005 6 New England Brewing Co. 175 Amity Road Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-2222; www.newenglandbrewing.com 26 Y Regional 17,000 28 Sea Hag, G-Bot, Fuzzy Baby Ducks, Imperial Stout Trooper, Conolis, Locust Reign, Supernaut, Galaxy Pale Ale, 668 Belgian Golden, The Ocho, Ghost Pigeon Porter Rob Leonard, Owner 2002 7 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A Oxford, CT 06478 203-262-6075; blackhogbrewing.com 25 Y Microbrewery 5,600 15 Granola Brown Ale, Hog Lager, Ginga Ninja, Piglet Double IPA, Hog Water IPA, SWAG Tyler Jones Justin Benvenuto 2014 8 Thimble Island Brewing Co. 16 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2827; thimbleislandbrewery.com 25 Y Microbrewery 8,000 25 American Ale, Ghost Island Double IPA, Thimble Lager, Coffee Stout, India Pale Ale, M.A.D. Russian Imperial Stout Michael Fawcett, Co- founder 2010 9 Counter Weight Brewing Co. 23 Raccio Park Road Hamden, CT 06514 203-821-7333; counterweightbrewing.com 14 N Microbrewery 10,000 30 Headway IPA, Workhorse Pilsner, Vulture Culture Double IPA, Void Oatmeal Stout Matt Westfall, Owner Sean Piel, Brewer 2017 10 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Suite A Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-1793; backeastbrewing.com 9 N Microbrewery 3,100 20 Misty Mountain IPA, Porter, Ice Cream Man IPA, Intergalactic Lupulinlary IPA Tony Karlowicz, CEO Edward Fabrycki, President 2012 11 Relic Brewing Co. 95B Whiting St. Plainville, CT 06062 860-255-4252; www.relicbeer.com 8 N Microbrewery 5,000 15 Violet Ray IPA Mark Sigman 2012 12 Hog River Brewing Co. 1429 Park St., Unit 115 Hartford, CT 06106 860-206-2119; hogriverbrewing.com 7 Upon request Microbrewery 500 50 Local 35 IPA, Hartford Pale Ale, Gobblefunk Boysenberry Sour, Golden Messenger Kölsch Ben Braddock Joy Braddock, Owners 2016 13 Labyrinth Brewing Co. 148 Forest St. Manchester, CT 06040 N/A; www.lbc.beer 7 Y Brewpub 1,000 8 Turbo Love Juice New England IPA, Cerberus Pale Ale, Erebus Oatmeal Stout, Pan's IPA Sean Guara Chris Walnum 2016 14 Still Hill Brewery 1275 Cromwell Ave., Building C, Unit 8/ 9 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-6368; stillhillbrewery.com 7 Upon request Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 13 Citrabration, Still Hill IPA, Nut on the Hill, VanHilla Scott Barbanel, President 2016 15 Hanging Hills Brewing Co. 150 Ledyard St. Hartford , CT 06114 860-263-7033; hanginghillsbrewery.com 6 Upon request Microbrewery 2,100 13 Hartbeat Double IPA, Hills Pills, Metacomet IPA, Mail Truck Pale Ale, Oh New England! Joe Ploof, Founder 2016 16 Veracious Brewing Co. 246 Main St. Monroe, CT 06468 203-880-5670; veraciousbrewing.com 6 Y Brewpub 500 - 15,000 20 29 Pews American IPA, Bloobs American Ale with Blueberries, Lucy's Last Call Golden Ale, Golden Summer Golden Ale, Mommie's Boy Pale Ale, Veracious Pilsner, Time and 1/2 American IPA Mark Szamatulski, Brewer & co-owner 2015 17 DuVig Brewing Co. 59 School Ground Road, Suite 10 Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2213; www.duvig.com 5 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 25 N/A Dan Vigliotti 2013 18 Forest City Brewing Remington Rand, 180 Johnson St. Middlefield, CT 06457 860-788-2138; N/A 5 N Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 50 Hazegiving IPA, Blaubeere Sour Ale, Stargazer IPA, Brown Cow Chocolate Milk Stout, Riddler IPA, Remington IPA, EXP 4, Wild Time Pale Ale, John Beere Kolsch, Champ Brut IPA, Ginger Saison Chris Coughlin 2016 19 Overshores Brewing 250 Bradley St. East Haven, CT 06512 203-909-6224; overshores.com 4 Y Microbrewery less than 500 barrels 9 Overshores, Armada, Hulls, Hoax, Soundview, Nighthawk, Erector, Front Porch, Great Falls Mike Dryburgh 2014 20 Witchdoctor Brewing Co. 168 Center St. Southington, CT 06489 N/A; www.witchdoctorbrewing.com 4 Y Brewpub 250 20 Haze-A-Faire New England IPA, Bunny Patch Strawberry Milkshake IPA, Voodoo Hop Drop Double IPA, Pauper's Porridge Oatmeal Amber Ale, Monk's Hood Belgian Saison Josh Norris 2017 21 Broad Brook Brewing LLC 915 South Road Suffield, CT 06078 860-623-1000; broadbrookbrewing.com 3 N Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 N/A N/A Tom Rossing, Owner & brewer 2013 22 Lock City Brewing Co. 54 Research Drive Stamford, CT 06906 203-313-6454; lockcitybrewing.com 2 N Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 15 EEPA, Launch, OJ on Parole, Shake Your Booty Mike Bushnell, President 2015 Source: Each brewer via survey and Brewers Association. Notes: Regional brewers produce 15,000-6 million barrels per year; microbreweries produce less than 15,000 barrels per year with 75 percent or more beer sold off-site; brewpubs sell 25 percent or more beer on-site. Ellington's Cold Creek Brewery is currently closed for renovations. Unable to confirm data for 2nd Bridge Brewing of Manchester, Bristol's Firefly Hollow Brewing Co., East Hartford's New Park Brewing, Hampden's No Worries Brewing, OEC Brewing of Oxford, Outer Light Brewing of Groton, Manchester's Parable Brewing Co., Powder Hollow Brewery of Enfield, Shebeen Brewing Co. of Wolcott, Steady Habit Brewing of Haddam or Willimantic Brewing Co. N/A = Not available. (a) Includes full-time and part-time employees. (b) Some brewers preferred to give a range. (c) Includes restaurant staff. (d) Current ownership took over in 2006. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.