Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 69 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S Breweries in Central Mass. Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2020 Barrels 2020/ varieties 2020/ employees Type of brewery/ taproom?/ public tours? Popular brews/ other beverages produced Owner(s)/ chief brewer/ year founded 1 Tree House Brewing Co. 129 Sturbridge Road, Charlton 01507 413-523-2367 • www.treehousebrew.com 41,500 (a) N/A N/A Regional Y N/A On-tap selections are continually rotated N/A Nate Lanier, Damien Goudreau & Dean Rohan Nate Lanier 2011 2 Jack's Abby Brewing LLC 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • jacksabby.com 40,800 105 60 Regional Y Y House Lager Helles Lager Hoponius Union Hoppy Lager Copper Legend Octoberfest N/A Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler & Mike Gleason 2011 3 Wachusett Brewing Co. (b) 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • wachusettbrew.com 31,321 N/A 104 Regional Y Y Wally New England IPA Blueberry Ale Mass Soul IPA Country Pale Ale Country hard seltzer, Fifty Trees hard cider Ned C. LaFortune Caleb Goodrich 1993 4 Wormtown Brewery 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-239-1555 • www.wormtownbrewery.com 27,913 35 45 Regional Y N/A Be Hoppy IPA Don't Worry IPA Mass Whole Lager Blizzard of 78 Brown Ale Hard Seltzers David Fields, Ben Roesch, Jay Clarke, Richard Clarke & Kary Shumway Ben Roesch, Scott Drake 2010 5 Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. 55 Millbrook St., #1, Worcester 01606 508-926-8736 • greatergoodimperials.com 11,200 20 10 Microbrewery Y N PULP Daddy Imperial NEIPA Greylock Imperial NEIPA WOOO!! Imperial NEIPA GG Vibes Imperial NEIPA Four flavors of 8% Imperial craft seltzer Paul Wengender Pat Fahey 2015 6 Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. 81 Morton St., Framingham 01702 508-202-9297 • www.exhibit-a-brewing.com 5,777 14 3 Microbrewery Y Y Goody Two Shoes Kolsch The Cat's Meow IPA Just A Kitten IPA Briefcase Porter N/A Matthew Steinberg Matthew Steinberg & Dunstan Liias 2016 7 Spencer Trappist Brewery 167 N. Spencer Road, Spencer 01562 508-885-5756 • www.spencerbrewery.com 3,456 11 6 Microbrewery N N Spencer Trappist Ale Spencer Monks' Reserve Ale - Quad Spencer Monks' IPA Spencer Premium Pilsner N/A St Joseph's Abbey Larry Littlehale 2011 8 Bay State Brewery & Tap Room 112 Harding St., Worcester 01604 774 420-2233 • baystatebrewing.com 3,000 30 30 Microbrewery Y Y Becky Likes the Smell Sinshine Kelley2 Mike Light Hard seltzers Shawn Rich, Chip Jarry Chip Jarry 2012 9 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • www.medusabrewing.com 1,725 N/A 17 Taproom Y N/A Laser Cat LightRunner Lola IPA Bone City Lager N/A Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 10 Timber Yard Brewing Co. 545-555 E. Main St., East Brookfield 01515 774-745-8192 • timberyardbrewing.com 1,000 20 15 Microbrewery Y N/A Hindsight Insight Wolftree Lazy Lightning N/A Matt Zarif Matt Zarif 2017 10 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com 1,000 N/A N/A Brewpub Y N Farmweiser Light American Lager Roll in the Hay IPA Dubby Caw DIPA Cows Out Milk Stout N/A Sean DuBois Sean DuBois 2016 10 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 1,000 12 6 Microbrewery Y Y Juice Freak NEIPA Novacaine DIPA Sister NEIPA Subterranenean Homesick Brew NEDIPA N/A Will Oliveira Jeremy Spearin 2014 13 Bolton Beer Works at Nashoba Valley Winery 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 01740 978-779-5521 • www.nashobawinery.com 750 6 2 Microbrewery N N Bolt 117 Mother Apple IPA Bad Wolf Oatmeal Rye Porter Infinity Double IPA Traditional dry hard idcer and rose hard cider (c) Rich & Justin Pelletier Scott Karlen 2004 14 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (d) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • redemptionrock.beer 640 36 8 Taproom Y Y War Castle IPA Three Decker Helles Lager Edelstein Hefeweizen Blackstone Dry Irish Stout N/A Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson, Kevin Kirkness Greg Carlson 2018 15 Pufnstuf East Coast IPA 10 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com 1,000 N/A N/A Brewpub Y N Roll in the Hay IPA Dubby Caw DIPA Cows Out Milk Stout N/A Sean DuBois Sean DuBois 2016 10 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 1,000 12 6 Microbrewery Y Y Juice Freak NEIPA Novacaine DIPA Sister NEIPA Subterranenean Homesick Brew NEDIPA N/A Will Oliveira Jeremy Spearin 2014 13 Bolton Beer Works at Nashoba Valley Winery 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 01740 978-779-5521 • www.nashobawinery.com 750 6 2 Microbrewery N N Bolt 117 Mother Apple IPA Bad Wolf Oatmeal Rye Porter Infinity Double IPA Traditional dry hard idcer and rose hard cider (c) Rich & Justin Pelletier Scott Karlen 2004 14 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (d) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • redemptionrock.beer 640 36 8 Taproom Y Y War Castle IPA Three Decker Helles Lager Edelstein Hefeweizen Blackstone Dry Irish Stout N/A Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson, Kevin Kirkness Greg Carlson 2018 15 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • gardnerale.com 555 21 40 Brewpub Y Y Pufnstuf East Coast IPA Facelift Old English IPA Give Your Hops A Tug New England IPA Parker Street Porter N/A Rick Walton Chad Warner & Nick Carbone 2006 16 Lookout Farm Brewing & Cider Co. 89 South Pleasant St., South Natick 01760 508-651-1539 • lookoutfarm.com 514 (a) N/A N/A Brewpub Y N/A Dashboard Double IPA Hay Bale Ale Harvest Day IPA Thresher Session Pale Ale Hard ciders Steve and Joan Belkin, Jay Mofenson Aaron Mateychuck 2017 (beer) 2015 (hard cider) 17 True West Brewery 525 Massachusetts Ave., Acton 01720 978-206-1600 • www.brewtruewest.com 498 24 42 Brewpub Y Y Brown Bess - American Brown Ale HaCzech - Bohemian Czech Pilsner RUCKUS! - IPA Happy Abbot - Belgian Tripel N/A Peter Henry, Matt Henry & Stephanie Henry Scott Houghton 2015 18 Bull Spit Brewing Co. (e) 339 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster 01523 978-706-1479 • bullspitbrewing.com 300 15 25 Microbrewery Y Y Acre Maker American IPA Hop Yard NEIPA UpRooted Double IPA Anugs Coffee Stout Apple Knocker cider Keith Kopley Dave Higgins and Chris Fontaine 2019 19 CraftRoots Brewing 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-381-1920 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com 270 22 N/A Taproom Y N SoulShine NEIPA Blood Orange IPA Blonde Ale Irish Dry Stout N/A Maureen Fabry & Robin Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 20 Flying Dreams Brewing Co. 277 Main St., Marlborough 01752 508-251-0484 • www.flyingdreamsbrewing.com 233 20 4 Taproom Y N Pond Jumper IPA Double Mando DIPA Dreaming of Summer Saison Fuel America Coffee Stout Hard seltzer Dave Richardson Dave Richardson 2015 21 Amory's Tomb Brewing Co. 76 Main St., Maynard 01754 978-243-0875 • www.amorystomb.com 200 43 2 Taproom Y N/A Kettle Hole Rustic Pale Ale Satellite Archaeologist Manbun Pils Saison 1 Classic N/A Allen Quinn & Richard Barron Allen Quinn & Richard Barron 2017 22 Altruist Brewing Co. 559 Main St., Unit 105, Sturbridge 01518 774-241-8022 • www.altruistbrewing.com 130 14 10 Microbrewery Y N/A H8zed & Confewzed Johnny Fry Pucker Face Shiny Hoppy People N/A Nancy Bixby, Bob Bixby & Chris Mancini Bob Bixby 2016 23 Lost Towns Brewing 483 Main St., Gilbertville 01031 413-277-0818 • ltbrew.com 20 12 5 Taproom Y N Fog Dancer IPA Farm Dog Blonde Plough Horse Porter N/A Pamela Spurrell, James W Spurrell & Bruce McDowell Bruce McDowell 2018 Source: 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 and taproom sells 25% or more on site. DIPA=double India pale ale, IPA=India pale ale, NEIPA=New England India pale ale, N/A=not applicable. River Styx Brewing, classified as a taproom, did not disclose 2020 production figure but reported 12 employees. (a) As reported by Brewers Association for year 2020 in The New Brewer Vol. 38 No. 3 May/June 2021 (b) Opened new Brew Yard at Worcester Public Market in 2020 (c) Nashoba Valley Winery produces wine; Nashoba Vally Spirits produces spirits and liqueurs (d) A Mass. Benefit Corp. (B Corp.) (e) Expanding to Winchendon with a new 15-barrel brew system, 3-barrel distillery, indoor/outdoor tap room and music venue; projected opening outdoors by late summer - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Boston 679,413 1,197 Cambridge* 115,665 258 Worcester* 185,195 255 New Bedford 95,117 145 Somerville 80,434 143 Quincy 94,121 120 Springfield 154,596 118 Plymouth* 59,331 112 Fall River 89,339 107 Newton 88,660 104 Barnstable* 44,314 104 Lowell 111,249 103 Peabody 52,865 81 Waltham 62,979 80 Falmouth* 31,177 79 Brookline 59,234 78 Pittsfield 43,058 77 Brockton 95,426 73 Framingham 71,649 67 Haverhill* 63,280 64 2018 Total population licenses Mass. communities with most liquor licenses *No cap Source: Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

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