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LEISURE & HOSPITALITY BOOK OF LISTS 2021 | 67 LARGEST BREWERS IN CONNECTICUT (Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2019) Largest brewers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2019) Rank Brewer Barrels produced/ No. employees/ Type No. varieties/ Selected top brands Taproom?/ Public tours? Head brewer or owner/ Year founded 1 Two Roads Brewing Co. 1700 Stratford Ave. Stratford, CT 06615 203-335-2010; tworoadsbrewing.com 62,008 150 Regional 50 Honeyspot Road, Ol' Factory, Lil' Heaven, Cruise Control, Road 2 Ruin', Two Juicy, Lil' Juicy, Tanker Truck Sour Series goses, Wee Demon, H2Roads Seltzers, Cloud Sourced Y Y Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 2 Stony Creek Brewery LLC 5 Indian Neck Ave. Branford, CT 06405 203-433-4545; stonycreekbeer.com 20,000 65 Regional 30 Big Cranky, Cranky, Bird Light, Dock Time, Stony Joe, Ruffled Feathers, Fizz Bang Hard Seltzer Y Y Ed Crowley Owner 2010 3 New England Brewing Co. 175 Amity Road Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-2222; www.newenglandbrewing.com 18,500 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 4 Thimble Island Brewing Co. 16 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2827; thimbleislandbrewery.com 13,000 20 Microbrewery 8 Island Hopper Series, Sour Siren Series, Vanilla Coffee Stout, American Ale, Thimble IPA, Sea Mist Y Y Justin Gargano CEO 2010 5 Counter Weight Brewing Co. 23 Raccio Park Road Hamden, CT 06514 203-821-7333; counterweightbrewing.com 12,000 18 Taproom 101 Crucial Mass, Headway, Work Horse Pilsner, Crimson Briar, Dusk, Space Coyote Y N Matt Westfall Owner Sean Piel Head brewer 2017 6 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-3111; hookerbeer.com 10,000 53 Microbrewery 20 #NoFilter IPA, Super Duper Double Citra IPA Y Y Curt Cameron President 1996 7 Athletic Brewing Co. (a) 350 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford, CT 06615 843-507-4783; athleticbrewing.com 8,800 42 Microbrewery 20 Upside Dawn Golden Ale, Run Wild IPA, Free Wave Hazy IPA, Cerveza Atletica (seasonal) Y N John Walker Head brewer 2018 8 The Beer'd Brewing Co. LLC 22 Bayview Ave. #15 Stonington, CT 06378 860-857-1014; beerdbrewing.com 6,493 28 Microbrewery 127 Dog's & Boats Double IPA, Whisker'd Wit, 8 Days A Week American Pale Ale, Midnight Oil Oatmeal Stout Y N Justin Salley Spencer Fogg Head brewers 2012 9 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Suite A Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-1793; backeastbrewing.com 5,712 20 Microbrewery 15 Ice Cream Man IPA, Rakautra IPA, Double Scoop DIPA, Unicorn Farm IPA, Misty Mountain IPA, Porter Y N Tony Karlowicz Co-founder & CEO Edward Fabrycki Co-founder & president 2012 10 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A Oxford, CT 06478 203-262-6075; blackhogbrewing.com 3,870 10 Microbrewery 30 Hazy CT Style IPA, BHB IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Ginga Ninja IPA, Hog Lager, Coffee Milk Stout Y Y Tyler Jones Executive brewer & co-owner 2014 11 City Steam Brewery and Cafe 942 Main St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-1600; citysteambrewery.com 3,500 46 Brewpub N/A Naughty Nurse Amber Ale, Naughty Nurse IPA, Jungle Crush IPA, Focused Haze IPA, Colt 46 Pale Ale Y Y Jeff Pasquale Head brewer 1997 12 BAD SONS Beer Co. 251 Roosevelt Drive Derby, CT 06418 203-308-2654; www.badsons.com 3,265 16 Microbrewery 30 Doobious, Lupefied, Great Day IPA Y Y Mark daSilva Co-owner 2017 13 Shebeen Brewing Co. 1 Wolcott Road Wolcott, CT 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 14 Outer Light Brewing Co. 266 Bridge St. Groton, CT 06340 475-201-9972; outerlightbrewing.com 2,890 8 Microbrewery 12 SUBduction IPA, Lonesome Boatman Ale, Cloudbreak DIPA, Libation Propaganda Coffee Stout, Juicy Bull$#!t NE IPA, Wave Cloud NE IPA Y N Tom Drejer Matt Ferrucci Co-owners 2013 15 Kent Falls Brewing Co. 33 Camps Road Kent, CT 06757 860-398-9645; www.kentfallsbrewing.com 2,400 11 Farm Brewery N/A Superscript???, Buddy Sprinkles Saves The Day, Field Beer, The Hollow, Bird Post Y Y Rob Bollard Head brewer 2015 16 Relic Brewing Co. (b) 95B Whiting St. Plainville, CT 06062 860-255-4252; www.relicbeer.com 2,300 9 Microbrewery 12 Violet Ray IPA, Whim IPA Y N Mark Sigman Owner & brewer 2012 17 Broad Brook Brewing 915 South St. Suffield, CT 06078 860-623-1000; broadbrookbrewing.com 2,250 0 Microbrewery 30 Hopstillo IPA, Broad Brook Ale, Jigawatts DIPA, Porter's Porter, Lucid Dreams Milkshake IPA, Runway 24 IPA Y N Eric Mance Tom Rossing Co-owners & brewers 2013 18 Hanging Hills Brewing Co. N/A N/A, N/A (c) 860-263-7033; hanginghillsbrewery.com 1,525 0 Microbrewery 10 Hart Beat DIPA, Hills Pils, Metacomet IPA, Jalamanta IPA coming soon N N Joseph Ploof Owner 2016 19 Nod Hill Brewery 137 Ethan Allen Highway, Route 7 Ridgefield, CT 06877 203-617-1191; www.nodhillbrewery.com 1,500 7 Microbrewery 50 Geobunny, Super Mantis, Sail Off to Your Own Private Isle of Wistful Abandon, Ace of Wands, Beam, Circadia Y N Kyle Acenowr Head brewer 2017 20 Charter Oak Brewing Co. 39B Shelter Rock Road Danbury, CT 06810 203-616-5268; www.charteroakbrewing.com 850 7 Microbrewery 100 1687 Brown Ale, Wadsworth IPA, Little Charter SIPA, Lights Out Stout, Candles Out NEIPA, Easy Rider Kolsch, Stubborn Yankee Lager Y Y Scott Vallely Brew master Kevin Rand Brewer 2011 Source: Each brewer via survey and Brewers Association. Notes: Number of employees includes full-time and part-time. 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. According to Brewers Association, Connecticut Valley Brewing Company, Cottrell Brewing Co., Half Full Brewery, Stubborn Beauty Brewing Co., Firefly Hollow Brewing Co. and Fox Farm Brewery produced at least 2,000 barrels in 2019. However, they are not included on this list due to lack of survey response. N/A = Not available. (a) In March 2020 purchased a brewery in San Diego, Calif. (b) A restaurant was added in 2019. (c) Plans to locate to Parkville Market, 1400 Park Road, Hartford, Q3 2021. Please see website for contact details. —Compiled by Heide Martin.