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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 43 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S Largest breweries Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2021 Brewery Barrels 2021/ varieties/ local employees Type of brewery/ taproom?/ public tours? Popular brews/ other beverages produced other beverages produced Chief exective(s) or owner(s)/ chief br chief brewer/ ewer/ year founded 1 Jack's Abby Brewing LLC 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • www.jacksabby.com 48,000 40 100 Regional Y Y House Lager, Hoponius Union, Shipping Out of Boston, Copper Legend N/A Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler 2011 2 Tree House Brewing Co. 129 Sturbridge Road, Charlton 01507 (1) 413-523-2367 • www.treehousebrew.com 40,000 DND Regional Y DND On-tap selections are continually rotated Liqueurs and spirits Nate Lanier, Damien Goudreau & Dean Rohan Nate Lanier 2011 3 Wormtown Brewery 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-239-1555 • www.wormtownbrewery.com 24,901 35 (2) 45 (2) Regional Y Y 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 (2) Ben Roesch, Scott Drake ((22)) 2010 4 Wachusett Brewing Co. 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • www.wachusettbrew.com 18,793 35 128 Regional Y Y (3) Wally New England IPA, Blueberry Ale, Massive Haze IPA, Country Pale Ale Country hard seltzer, hard cider Ned C. LaFortune Caleb Goodrich 1993 5 Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. 55 Millbrook St., #1, Worcester 01606 508-926-8736 • www.greatergoodimperials.com 12,500 15 30 Microbrewery Y N PULP Daddy Imperial NEIPA, Greylock Imperial NEIPA, Funk Daddy Imperial Sour IPA, Good Night Moon Imperial Chocolate Porter Four flavors of 8% Imperial craft seltzer Colleen Quinn (4) Pat Fahey 2015 6 Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. 81 Morton St., Framingham 01702 508-202-9297 • www.exhibit-a-brewing.com 6,000 17 5 Microbrewery Y Y Goody Two Shoes Kolsch, The Cat's Meow IPA, Just A Kitten IPA, Briefcase Porter N/A Matthew Steinberg Matthew Steinberg 2016 7 Bay State Brewery & Tap Room 112 Harding St., Worcester 01604 774-420-2233 • www.baystatebrewing.com 3,000 DND 35 Microbrewery Y Y Becky Likes the Smell, Sinshine, Kelley2, Mike Light Hard seltzers Shawn Rich, Chip Jarry Chip Jarry 2012 8 Start Line Brewing 151R Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-258-7200 • www.startlinebrewing.com 1,600 DND 28 Microbrewery Y N Hop Load Hazy IPA, Hazy Smalls IPA, Honey Ritual Pale Ale, Tortuga Mexican Lager N/A Ted Twinney Chris Locke 2016 9 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 1,500 12 (2) 6 (2) Microbrewery Y Y Juice Freak NEIPA, Novacaine DIPA, Sister NEIPA, Subterranenean Homesick Brew NEDIPA N/A Will Oliveira Brandon Heisler 2014 9 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • www.medusabrewing.com 1,500 DND 25 Taproom Y N Laser Cat, LightRunner, Lola IPA, Bone City Lager N/A Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 9 River Styx Brewing 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 112, Fitchburg 01420 978-407-6014 • www.riverstyxbrewing.com 1,500 DND 15 Microbrewery Y N Eros Typhon Venom of Cerberus Moros Hard fruited seltzers Scott Cullen and Jackie Cullen Scott Cullen 2015 12 Timber Yard Brewing Co. 545-555 E. Main St., East Brookfield 01515 774-745-8192 • www.timberyardbrewing.com 1,350 20 16 Microbrewery Y Y Hindsight, Insight, Wolftree, Liquid Art Series Cold brew coffee, organic sodas Matt Zarif Matt Zarif 2017 13 Rapscallion Brewery 8 Meadow Road, Spencer 01562 508-341-7953 • www.drinkrapscallion.com 1,000 20 30 Microbrewery Y Y Honey Pale Ale, Blonde Ale, Harvard Lager, New England IPA N/A Cedric Daniel & Peter Daniel Jonas Noble 2004 13 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com 1,000 DND 45 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 15 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • www.gardnerale.com 863 DND 50 Brewpub Y Y Pufnstuf East Coast IPA, Facelift Old English IPA, Give Your Hops A Tug New England IPA, Parker Street Porter Dry water, seltzer Rick Walton Chad Warner 2006 16 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (5) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • www.redemptionrock.beer 783 DND 10 Taproom Y Y War Castle IPA, Three Decker Helles Lager, Edelstein Hefeweizen, Blackstone Dry Irish Stout Coffee, housemade lemonade and tea Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson, Kevin Kirkness Greg Carlson 2018 17 Sterling Street Brewery 696 Taproom Hello Clinton Blonde Ale, Otherwise NE IPA, Newfound Brian Mason, Jesse Tarbell 774-745-8192 • www.timberyardbrewing.com 16 Y sodas 2017 13 Rapscallion Brewery 8 Meadow Road, Spencer 01562 508-341-7953 • www.drinkrapscallion.com 1,000 20 30 Microbrewery Y Y Honey Pale Ale, Blonde Ale, Harvard Lager, New England IPA N/A Cedric Daniel & Peter Daniel Jonas Noble 2004 13 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com 1,000 DND 45 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 15 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • www.gardnerale.com 863 DND 50 Brewpub Y Y Pufnstuf East Coast IPA, Facelift Old English IPA, Give Your Hops A Tug New England IPA, Parker Street Porter Dry water, seltzer Rick Walton Chad Warner 2006 16 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (5) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • www.redemptionrock.beer 783 DND 10 Taproom Y Y War Castle IPA, Three Decker Helles Lager, Edelstein Hefeweizen, Blackstone Dry Irish Stout Coffee, housemade lemonade and tea Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson, Kevin Kirkness Greg Carlson 2018 17 Sterling Street Brewery 175 Sterling St., Clinton 01510 N/A • www.sterlingstreetbrewery.com 696 DND Taproom Y DND Hello Clinton Blonde Ale, Otherwise NE IPA, Newfound Pale Pale Ale, Shamrocks & Shenanigans Irish Stout Kombucha and Levitate hard seltzers Brian Mason, Jesse Tarbell Mike Souza 2020 18 Lookout Farm Brewing & Cider Co. 89 South Pleasant St., South Natick 01760 508-651-1539 • www.lookoutfarm.com 510 DND Brewpub Y DND Dashboard Double IPA, Hay Bale Ale, Harvest Day IPA, Thresher Session Pale Ale Hard ciders Steve and Joan Belkin, Jay Mofenson Jay Mofenson, Aaron Mateychuck 2015 19 Altruist Brewing Co. 559 Main St., Unit 105, Sturbridge 01518 774-241-8022 • www.altruistbrewing.com 500 DND 8 Microbrewery Y Y H8zed & Confewzed, Johnny Fry, Pucker Face, Shiny Hoppy People N/A Nancy Bixby, Bob Bixby & Chris Mancini Bob Bixby 2016 19 Bolton Beer Works at Nashoba Valley Winery 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 01740 978-779-5521 • www.nashobawinery.com 500 6 5 Microbrewery N N Bolt 117, Golden Pilsner Mother Apple IPA, Fire in the Orchard Hard Cider Traditional dry hard cider, rose hard cider and perry Rich & Justin Pelletier Adam Rohr 2004 21 Bull Spit Brewing Co. 339 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster 01523 (6) 978-706-1479 • www.bullspitbrewing.com 488 9 27 Microbrewery Y Y Hop Yard NEIPA, Country Girl Blonde Ale, Bullberry Mixed Berry Ale, Rodeo Clown Kettle Sour Apple Knocker Cider Keith Kopley Dave Higgins 2019 22 Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Co. 19 Weed St., Marlborough 01752 508-251-9775 • www.lostshoebrews.com 400 DND 16 Microbrewery Y N Crossroads of New England IPA, Galoshes of Fortune Sour Ale Coffee and hard seltzer Melynda Gallagher & JP Gallagher JP Gallagher 2019 23 Milk Room Brewing Co. 80 Hillside Road, Rutland 01543 508-886-6616 • www.milkroombrewing.com 325 DND Taproom Y DND Pine Hill American Pale Ale, Hoppy Buffalo Double IPA, Slow Sunday Session IPA, Black Buffalo Oatmeal Stout Hard seltzers Kevin Jarvi N/A 2020 24 CraftRoots Brewing 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-381-1920 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com 312 22 (2) Taproom Y N SoulShine NEIPA, Blood Orange IPA, Blonde Ale, Irish Dry Stout N/A Maureen Fabry & Robin Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 25 Rushford & Sons Brewhouse 8 Grove St., Upton 01568 508-603-1380 • www.rasbrewhouse.com 300 20 10 Microbrewery Y N The Bee's Knees, The GIPA, Ship O' the Line, Grizzly Bear N/A Mike Rushford, Brian Goodman & Eric Martin Mike Rushford 2020 25 Seven Saws 112 Industrial Drive, Holden 01520 617-710-3242 • www.sevensawsbrewing.com 300 DND 8 Microbrewery Y N VII IPA, Down Under Double IPA, Whipsaw Witbier, Mill Street IPA N/A Tom Anderson, Paul Mulroy, Tom Mulroy, Troy Milliken, Greg Cedrone Tom Anderson 2017 27 Tackle Box Brewing Co. 416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 508-321-3292 • www.tackleboxbrewing.com 250 DND 12 Taproom Y N Colorado Fisherman IPA, Catch and Release Seltzer, Money Lure Blueberry Ale, Ripped Lip Jalapeno IPA N/A Adam Krasinski Bill Lixfield 2020 28 True West Brewery 525 Massachusetts Ave., Acton 01720 978-206-1600 • www.brewtruewest.com 200 24 (2) 42 (2) 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 Source: Each brewer via survey, brewer websites, and Brewers Association's The New Brewer volume 39, number 3, May/June 2022 issue. Note: DND=did not disclose, N/A=not available. The monks of St. Joseph's Abbey announced in May 2022 that they would cease operations at Spencer Brewery. KrafTea Kombucha plans to open a taproom on Brussels St. in Worcester. (1) With additional locations in Charlton, Sandwich, South Deerfield and Woodstock, Conn. New location planned at site of Tewksbury Country Club. (2) As reported in 2021 survey (3) On Saturdays (4) Effective July 1, 2022, succeeds founder and former president Paul Wengender as CEO; Wengender remains involved as executive chair of the Board of Directors. (5) A Mass. Benefit Corp. (B Corp.) (6) Also in Maynard and Winchendon -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Mass. craft beer, by the numbers Rank nationally No. of breweries 17th Breweries per 100,000 adults 21+ 27th Barrels produced 13th Gallons per adults 21+ 17th Dollars of economic impact 14th Dollars of economic impact, per capita 17th Note: Economic impact figures are from 2019. Other figures are from 2020. Source: Brewers Association