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61 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | DECEMBER 27, 2021 HOSPITALITY & RECREATION Largest brewers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2020) Largest brewers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2020) 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 52,612 123 Regional 40 Lil' Heaven Crushable IPA, Road 2 Ruin Double IPA, Two Juicy Hazy Juicy IPA, Cloud Sourced Hazy Juicy IPA, Hoppy Beer Bus variety pack Y Y Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 2 Athletic Brewing Co. 350 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford, CT 06615 843-507-4783; athleticbrewing.com 37,500 150 Regional 5 Run Wild IPA,Upside Dawn Golden, Free Wave Hazy IPA, Cerveza Atletica Lager, All Out Stout Y N John Walker Head brewer 2018 3 New England Brewing Co. (a) 175 Amity Road Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-2222; www.newenglandbrewing.com 17,600 30 Regional N/A Sea Hag, Supernaut, Face Hugger, Fuzzy Baby Ducks, G-Bot, Imperial Stout Trooper Y N Jeff Koebbe Greg Radawich Head brewers 2002 4 Stony Creek Brewery LLC 5 Indian Neck Ave. Branford, CT 06405 203-433-4545; stonycreekbeer.com 14,875 48 Microbrewery 18 Big Cranky, Cranky, Dock Time, Bird Light, 203 IPA Y Y Ed Crowley Owner 2010 5 Counter Weight Brewing Co. 23 Raccio Park Road Hamden, CT 06514 203-821-7333; counterweightbrewing.com 12,000 19 Taproom N/A Headway, Workhorse, Crucial Mass, Ein Helles, Voided, Spire Y N Matt Westfall Owner 2017 6 Thimble Island Brewing Co. 16 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2827; thimbleislandbrewery.com 11,500 30 Microbrewery 31 Sea Foam Pale Ale, Ghost Island Double IPA, Sea Mist IPA, Ruby Tart Blonde Ale, American Ale, Hero Premium Pilsner Y Y Justin Gargano CEO 2010 7 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Suite A Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-1793; backeastbrewing.com 6,792 21 Microbrewery 15 Ice Cream Man IPA, Double Scoop DIPA, Rakautra IPA, Porter Y N Tony Karlowicz Co-founder & CEO Edward Fabrycki Co-founder & president 2012 8 Beer'd Brewing Co. LLC 22 Bayview Ave. #15 Stonington, CT 06378 860-857-1014; beerdbrewing.com 6,556 32 Microbrewery N/A Dogs & Boats Double IPA, Whisker'd Wit, Hobbit Juice Double IPA, 8 Days A Week Pale Ale, Midnight Oil Oatmeal Stout, You Like A' Da Juice Y N Aaren Simoncini Precious Putnam Owners 2012 9 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-3111; hookerbeer.com 4,900 46 Microbrewery 41 #NoFilter NE IPA, Super Duper Double Citra Hazy Double IPA, Gluten Reduced Blonde Ale, Chocolate Truffle Stout, Pulped - Series of Fruited Berliner Weisse, Chill AF CBD Seltzers Y Y Curt Cameron President 1996 10 Connecticut Valley Brewing Company 765 Sullivan Ave. South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-2707; www.ctvalleybrewing.com 4,500 45 Microbrewery 22 Trail Blazer, Magic Dragon Sour Ale, Mackinaw Peach Sour Ale, Lemonade Spiked Smoothie Y Y Loretta Palausksa Owner 2012 11 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A Oxford, CT 06478 203-262-6075; blackhogbrewing.com 4,099 10 (b) Microbrewery 30 (b) Hazy CT Style IPA, BHB IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Ginga Ninja IPA, Hog Lager, Coffee Milk Stout (b) Y N/A Tyler Jones Executive brewer & co-owner 2014 12 BAD SONS Beer Co. 251 Roosevelt Drive Derby, CT 06418 203-308-2654; www.badsons.com 3,200 20 Microbrewery N/A Doobious NIPA Y Y Mark daSilva Co-owner 2017 13 Cottrell Brewing Co. 100 Mechanic St. Pawcatuck, CT 06379 860-599-8213; www.cottrellbrewing.com 2,975 N/A Microbrewery N/A Off Duty Tropical Pale Ale, Mystic Bridge English Style IPA, Incredibly Pretentious Ale Double IPA N/A N/A Charlie Buffum Owner & brewer 1997 14 Half Full Brewery 43 Homestead Ave. Stamford, CT 06902 203-658-3631; www.halffullbrewery.com 2,850 N/A Microbrewery N/A Beacon NE IPA, Pursuit West Coast IPA, Liquid Hopitmism Double IPA Y N/A Conor Horrigan Owner 2012 15 Outer Light Brewing Co. 266 Bridge St. Groton, CT 06340 475-201-9972; outerlightbrewing.com 2,850 8 (b) Microbrewery 12 (b) SUBduction IPA, Lonesome Boatman Ale, Cloudbreak DIPA, Libation Propaganda Coffee Stout, Juicy Bull$#!t NE IPA Y N/A Tom Drejer Matt Ferrucci Co-owners 2013 16 Alvarium Beer Co. 365 John Downey Drive, Suite B New Britain, CT 06051 860-357-2039; alvariumbeer.com 2,605 N/A Taproom N/A Crunchy Roll Japanese Rice Lager, supa' phresh NE Double IPA, Hëvvy Mettül Oatmeal Stout Y N/A Chris DeGasero Co-founder 2017 17 Relic Brewing Co. 95B Whiting St. Plainville, CT 06062 860-255-4252; www.relicbeer.com 2,280 7 Brewpub 12 Whim IPA, Violet ray IPA Y N Mark Sigman Owner & brewer 2012 18 Stubborn Beauty Brewing Co. 180 Johnson St. Middletown, CT 06457 N/A; www.stubbornbeauty.com 2,250 N/A Taproom N/A Conqueror Brown Ale, How Rye I Am Saison, Nummy Nummy Double IPA, Malcontent Old Ale Y N/A Shane Lentini Andrew Daigle 2009 19 Firefly Hollow Brewing Co. 139 Center St. Bristol, CT 06010 860-845-8977; fireflyhollowbrewing.com 1,845 10 Microbrewery N/A Cone Flakes Double IPA, Citra Perfect, Glow NE IPA, Pumpkin Spice Creamer, Toadstool Stout Y N Dana Bourque President 2013 20 Kent Falls Brewing Co. 33 Camps Road Kent, CT 06757 860-398-9645; www.kentfallsbrewing.com 1,800 11 (b) Microbrewery N/A Buddy Sprinkles Saves The Day IPA, Field Beer Saison, Campland Farmhouse Ale, Spry Wild Ale Y N/A Rob Bollard Head brewer 2015 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. N/A = Not available. (a) Plans to expand and move to former Savin Rock Conference Center at 6 Rock St., West Haven. (b) Data from 2020 survey. —Compiled by Heide Martin.