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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | J u n e / J u l y 2 0 2 0 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 43 2 0 2 0 B O O K O F L I S T S : L E I S U R E Largest Breweries, Greater New Haven (Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2019) Largest Breweries Greater New Haven (Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2019) Rank Brewer No. barrels/ No. employees/ (a) Type No. varieties/ Sample brands Tap room?/ Public tours? Owner(s) or head brewer(s)/ Year founded 1 Thimble Island Brewing Co. 16 Business Park Drive Branford 06405 203-208-2827; thimbleislandbrewery.com 100,000-250,000 20 Microbrewery 8 Island Hopper series, Sour Siren series, Vanilla Coffee Stout, American Ale, Thimble IPA Y Y Justin Gargano CEO 2010 2 Two Roads Brewing Co. 1700 Stratford Ave. Stratford 06615 203-335-2010; tworoadsbrewing.com 70,000 150 Regional 50 Honeyspot Road, Ol' Factory, Lil' Heaven, Cruise Control, Road 2 Ruin', Two Juicy, Lil' Juicy, Tanker Truck Sour Series goses Y Y Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 3 Stony Creek Brewery 5 Indian Neck Ave. Branford 06405 203-433-4545; stonycreekbeer.com 20,000-50,000 60 Regional 30 Big Cranky, Cranky, Bird Light, Dock Time, Stony Joe, Ruffled Feathers Y Y Ed Crowley Owner 2010 4 New England Brewing Co. 175 Amity Rd. Woodbridge 06525 203-387-2222; www.newenglandbrewing.com 15,000-20,000 27 Regional 15 Sea Hag IPA, Supernaut IPA, Elm City Pilsner, G-Bot DIPA, Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA, 668, Imperial Stout Trooper Y N Jeff Koebbe Greg Radawich Head brewers 2002 5 Counter Weight Brewing Co. 23 Raccio Park Rd. Hamden 06514 203-821-7333; counterweightbrewing.com 12,000 18 Microbrewery 101 Crucial Mass, Headway, Work Horse Pilsner, Crimson Briar, Dusk, Space Coyote Y N Matt Westfall Owner Sean Piel Head brewer 2017 6 Athletic Brewing Co. (b) 350 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford 06615 843-507-4783; athleticbrewing.com 10,000 42 Microbrewery 3 Upside Dawn Golden Ale, Run Wild IPA, Cerveza Atletica (seasonal) Y N/A John Walker Head brewer 2018 7 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Rd., Building 9A Oxford 06478 203-262-6075; blackhogbrewing.com 5,500 10 Microbrewery 30 BHB IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Hazy Ale, Hog Lager, Coffee Milk Stout Y Y (c) Tyler Jones Executive brewer & co- owner 2014 8 Shebeen Brewing Co. 1 Wolcott Rd. Wolcott 06716 203-514-2336; shebeenbrewing.com 3,000 12 Microbrewery 25 Cannoli series, Alpaca Blanca, Baby Seal Pool Party, Simply Beer pilsner, John Beer IPA Y N/A Richard Visco Owner & master brewer 2012 9 East Rock Brewing Co. 285 Nicoll St. New Haven 06511 475-234-6176; eastrockbeer.com 2,500 20 Microbrewery 20 Pilsner, East Rock Lager, Vienna Lager, Weisse Bier, Oktoberfest Y Y Tim Wilson 2018 10 OEC Brewing 7 Fox Hollow Rd. Oxford 06478 203-295-2831; oecbrewing.com 1,000 6 Microbrewery 55 Coolship Lager, Coolship Lager American, Coolship Lager Black, Phantasma, Tempus Y Y (d) Ben Neidhart Owner 2014 11 No Worries Brewing Co. 2520 State St. Hamden 06517 203-691-6662; noworriesbeer.com 600 10 Microbrewery 21 Hakuna Matata Blonde Ale, Do Si Do NE IPA, Say it Loud Brown Ale, Even Flow Lager Y Y (e) Kevin Mark Dan Whittle Co-owners 2015 12 Milford Point Brewing Co. 230 Woodmont Rd. 29B Milford 06460 203-701-9077; milfordpointbrewing.com 330 3 Brewpub 10 Brown Rye, DrybIrish Stout, Bavarian Wheat, Session IPA, West Coast IPA, IPA, NE style IPA Y Y Chris Willett Jerry Candido Owners 2016 13 Rhythm Brew Co. 32 Barnett St. New Haven 06515 203-809-2431; rhythmbrewingco.com 45 3 Microbrewery 2 Rhythm Unfiltered Lager, This Modern American-style Lager, This American-style Unfiltered Light Lager N N Alisa Bowens-Mercado Owner 2017 Source: Each brewer via survey or website. 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. N/A = Not available. East Haven's Overshores Brewing is a collaborative brewing space offering its own products as well as those made by Armada, Hoax, Erector, Hulls, New Haven Nighthawks, Soundview, Great Falls, Front Porch and Brickyard Hollow. Overshores Brewing does not report number of barrels produced, nor number of employees. (a) Includes full-time and part-time employees. (b) In March 2020 purchased a brewery in San Diego, Calif. (c) Scheduled one time per month. (d) Four per year, pre-sold via website. (e) Upon request. —Compiled by hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com. Source: Each brewer via survey or website. Notes: Regional brewers produce 15,000-6 million barrels per year; microbreweries pro- duce less than 15,000 barrels per year with 75 percent or more beer sold off-site; brew- pubs sell 25 percent or more beer on-site. N/A = Not available. East Haven's Overshores Brewing is a collaborative brewing space offering its own products as well as those made by Armada, Hoax, Erector, Hulls, New Haven Nighthawks, Soundview, Great Falls, Front Porch and Brickyard Hollow. Overshores Brewing does not report number of barrels produced, nor number of employees. (a) Includes full-time and part-time employees. (b) In March 2020 purchased a brewery in San Diego, Calif. (c) Scheduled one time per month. (d) Four per year, pre-sold via website. (e) Upon request. —Compiled by hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com.