Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2020 | Worcester Business Journal 63 M A N U F A C T U R I N G & T E C H N O L O G Y F O C U S Top breweries in Central Mass. Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2019 Barrels 2019/ varieties 2019/ employees Type of brewery/ taproom?/ public tours? Popular brews Owner(s)/ chief brewer(s) Founded 1 Wachusett Brewing Co. (a) 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • wachusettbrew.com 73,239 N/A 104 (b) Regional Y N/A Blueberry Ale Wally New England IPA Mass Soul IPA Country Pale Ale Ned C. LaFortune Caleb Goodrich 1993 2 Jack's Abby Craft Lagers/ Springdale Barrel Room 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • jacksabby.com 56,250 N/A 150 (b) Regional Y (c) Y House Lager Hoponius Union Blood Orange Wheat Post Shift Pilsner Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler & Mike Gleason 2011 3 Tree House Brewing Co. 129 Sturbridge Road, Charlton 01507 413-523-2367 • www.treehousebrew.com 43,000 N/A N/A Regional Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated Nate Lanier, Damien Goudreau & Dean Rohan Nate Lanier 2011 4 Wormtown Brewery 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-239-1555 • www.wormtownbrewery.com 30,000 40 40 Regional Y N/A Be Hoppy IPA Don't Worry IPA Mass Whole Lager Blizzard of 78 David Fields, Ben Roesch, Jay Clarke, Richard Clarke & Kary Shumway Ben Roesch, Scott Drake 2010 5 Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. 81 Morton St., Framingham 01702 508-202-9297 • www.exhibit-a-brewing.com 5,690 15 22 Microbrewery Y N Goody Two Shoes Kölsch The Cat's Meow New England IPA Hair Raiser New England DIPA Briefcase Porter Matthew Steinberg Matthew Steinberg & Dunstan Liias 2016 6 Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. 55 Millbrook St., #1, Worcester 01606 508-926-8736 • greatergoodimperials.com 5,200 16 20 Brewpub Y N PULP Daddy Imperial NEIPA DDH PULP Daddy Imperial DDH NEIPA Greylock Imperial NEIPA Good Night Moon Imperial Chocolate Porter Paul Wengender Pat Fahey 2015 7 Spencer Trappist Brewery 167 N. Spencer Road, Spencer 01562 508-885-5756 • www.spencerbrewery.com 2,456 10 7 Microbrewery N N Spencer Trappist Ale Spencer Monks Reserve Ale (Quad) Spencer Monks' IPA Spencer Peach Saison St Joseph's Abbey Larry Littlehale 2011 8 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • www.medusabrewing.com 2,042 N/A 16 (b) Microbrewery Y N/A Laser Cat Imerial IPA Luminary Golden Ale Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 9 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com 858 N/A 42 (b) Microbrewery Y N/A Roll in the Hay IPA Cows Out Milk Stout Farmweiser American Light Lager Farmhouse Saison Sean DuBois Sean DuBois 2016 10 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • gardnerale.com 850 20 85 Brewpub Y Y Pufnstuf American IPA Summer's End Kolsch Snack Pack Stout Candy Mountain, Charlie! Fruited Sour Rick Walton Matt Ducharme & Jeremy Bednarz 2006 11 Bay State Brewing Co. 112 Harding Street , Worcester 01604 774 420-2233 • baystatebrewing.com 698 15 20 N/A Y Y Becky Likes the Smell Sinshine Kelley2 Blood Orange Shawn Rich, Chip Jarry Chip Jarry 2012 12 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 600 N/A 5 (b) Microbrewery Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated William Oliveira & Brandon Heisler Jeremy Spearin 2014 12 Bolton Beer Works at Nashoba Valley Winery 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 01740 978-779-5521 • www.nashobawinery.com 600 8 2 Microbrewery Y N Bolt 117 Double IPA Golden Pilsner New England IPA Rich & Justin Pelletier Rich Pelletier 2004 14 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (d) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • redemptionrock.beer 516 34 6 Brewpub Y N War Castle IPA Three Decker Helles Lager Edelstein Hefeweizen Blackstone Stout Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson, Kevin Kirkness Greg Carlson 2018 15 CraftRoots Brewing 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-381-1920 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com 455 21 7 Microbrewery Y N SoulShine NE IPA Hop Mantra NE IPA Blonde Ale Bluebeery Ale Maureen Fabry & Robin Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 16 River Styx Brewing 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 112, Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5176 • riverstyxbrewing.com 450 N/A N/A Microbrewery Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated Scott Cullen and Jackie Cullen Scott Cullen 2017 17 True West Brewery 442 N/A Peter Henry, Matt Henry & 12 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 600 N/A 5 (b) Microbrewery Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated William Oliveira & Brandon Heisler Jeremy Spearin 2014 12 Bolton Beer Works at Nashoba Valley Winery 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 01740 978-779-5521 • www.nashobawinery.com 600 8 2 Microbrewery Y N Bolt 117 Double IPA Golden Pilsner New England IPA Rich & Justin Pelletier Rich Pelletier 2004 14 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (d) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • redemptionrock.beer 516 34 6 Brewpub Y N War Castle IPA Three Decker Helles Lager Edelstein Hefeweizen Blackstone Stout Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson, Kevin Kirkness Greg Carlson 2018 15 CraftRoots Brewing 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-381-1920 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com 455 21 7 Microbrewery Y N SoulShine NE IPA Hop Mantra NE IPA Blonde Ale Bluebeery Ale Maureen Fabry & Robin Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 16 River Styx Brewing 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 112, Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5176 • riverstyxbrewing.com 450 N/A N/A Microbrewery Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated Scott Cullen and Jackie Cullen Scott Cullen 2017 17 True West Brewery 525 Massachusetts Ave., Acton 01720 978-206-1600 • www.brewtruewest.com 442 N/A N/A N/A Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated Peter Henry, Matt Henry & Stephanie Henry Scott Houghton N/A 18 Flying Dreams Brewing Co. 455B Park Ave., Worcester 01610 (e) 508-926-8251 • www.flyingdreamsbrewing.com 407 N/A 10 (b) Microbrewery Y N/A Double Mando DIPA Fuel America Coffee Stout Woo-Tang IPA Dreaming of Summer American Saison Dave Richardson Dave Richardson 2015 19 Owen O'Leary's 50 Turnpike Road, Southborough N/A 508-481-1714 • www.owenolearys.com 342 N/A N/A N/A Y N/A Black IPA Maple Honey Brown Joseph's Weissbier Spicicle N/A N/A N/A 20 John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House 1 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-875-2337 • www.johnharvards.com 322 N/A N/A Brewpub Y N/A Zwickelbier A Mile of Bananas Hefeweizen Common Dissent NE IPA JH Pale Ave Centerplate Restaurant Group Brian Flach 1996 21 Lookout Farm Brewing & Cider Co. 89 South Pleasant St., South Natick 01760 508-651-1539 • lookoutfarm.com 317 N/A N/A Brewpub Y N/A Dashboard Double IPA Super Yellow Pilsner Harvest Day IPA Thresher Session Pale Ale Jay Mofenson Aaron Mateychuck 2017 (beer) 2015 (hard cider) 22 Purgatory Beer Co. 670 Linwood Ave., Building C, Northbridge 01588 508-596-2194 • www.purgatorybeer.com 292 N/A 10 (b) Brewpub Y N/A Miss Swiss American Porter Uno Loco Verano Tangerine Wheat Ale Chet II NE IPA McDowell's ESB English Pale Ale Brian Distefano & Kevin Mulvehill Kevin Mulvehill & Brian Distefano 2017 23 Seven Saws 1148 Main St., Holden 01520 617-710-3242 • www.sevensawsbrewing.com 200 N/A 4 (b) Microbrewery Y N/A N/A Tom Anderson, Paul Mulroy, Tom Mulroy & Troy Milliken Tom Anderson, Troy Milliken & Paul Mulroy 2017 24 Altruist Brewing Co. 559 Main St., Unit 105, Sturbridge 01518 774-241-8022 • www.altruistbrewing.com 160 18 9 Microbrewery Y Y H8zed & Confewzed, NEIPA Johnny Fry, NEIPA Exit 9, Pale Ale Passion, Gose Nancy Bixby, Bob Bixby & Chris Mancini Bob Bixby 2016 25 Amory's Tomb Brewing Co. 76 Main St., Maynard 01754 978-243-0875 • www.amorystomb.com 125 56 2 Brewpub (f) Y N Estuarial, A Farmhouse Ale Manbun Pils Satellite Archaeologist Kettle Hole Allen Quinn & Richard Barron Allen Quinn & Richard Barron 2017 26 3cross Fermentation Cooperative 4 Knowlton Ave., Worcester 01603 508-615-8195 • 3cross.coop 120 12 2 Microbrewery Y N Brevet Single-Speed Trackstand Community- and employee- owned David Howland 2014 Sources: Brewers Association as reported in The New Brewer Vol. 37 No. 3 May/June 2020 and each brewer via survey or website. Notes: Brewery types are defined as: Regional produces 15,000-6 million barrels/year, microbrewery produces less than 15,000 barrels/year and 75% or more is sold offsite, brewpub sells 25% or more onsite. APA=Amercian pale ale, IPA=India pale ale. (a) Opened new Brew Yard at Worcester Public Market in 2020 and plans an additional Brew Yard on Harvard Square in Cambridge. (b) Employee data from 2019 survey (c) Two taprooms; Jack's Abby located at 100 Clinton St., Framingham and Springdale Barrel Room located at 102 Clinton St., Framingham, 774-777-5430, springdalebeer.com. (d) A Mass. Benefit Corp. (B Corp.); opened Jan. 26, 2019 (e) Second location at 277 Main St., Marlborough, with a taproom and an experimental small-batch operation (f) Over 95% is sold onsite in the taproom; food is not offered. - Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com Redemption Rock Brewing Co. decided to stay open through the COVID-19 pandemic through utilizing online orders and delivery options. Pictured is Redemption Rock's Bronwyn Vogler delivering beer to a curbside car. CraftRoots Brewing sources all its malt from maltsters in the Northeast. Pictured are Owners Maureen Fabry (left) and Robin Fabry. Flying Dreams Brewing Co. brews its craft beer 25% longer than average craft beer. Purgatory Beer Co. encourages patrons to bring their dogs. Altruist Brewing Co. was founded by husband-and- wife team Bob and Nancy Bixby after they began brewing beer in their garage.

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