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36 n e w h a v e n B I Z | B o o k o f L i s t s 2 0 2 2 | n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m H O S P I T A L I T Y - 2 0 2 2 B o o k o f L i s t s Largest brewers in Connecticut Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2021 Brewer No. barrels produced 2021 No. of employees/ brewery type No. varieties produced/ popular brews Taproom/ public tours Top executive(s)/ year founded 1 Athletic Brewing Co. 350 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford, CT 06615 843-507-4783 • athleticbrewing.com 105,000 210 Regional 50 Run Wild IPA, Upside Dawn Golden, Free Wave Hazy IPA, Cerveza Atletica Lager, All Out Stout, Athletic Lite Yes No John Walker Head brewer 2018 2 Two Roads Brewing Co. (1) 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford, CT 06615 203-335-2010 • tworoadsbrewing.com 49,600 123 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 Yes Yes Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 3 New England Brewing Co. (2) 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-2222 • newenglandbrewing.com 18,000 N/A Regional 30 Sea Hag, Supernaut, Face Hugger, Fuzzy Baby Ducks, G-Bot, Imperial Stout Trooper Yes No Rob Leonard Owner 2002 4 Stony Creek Brewery LLC (1) 5 Indian Neck Ave., Branford, CT 06405 203-433-4545 • stonycreekbeer.com 15,000 48 Microbrewery 18 Big Cranky, Cranky, Dock Time, Bird Light, 203 IPA Yes Yes Ed Crowley Owner 2010 5 Counter Weight Brewing Co. 7 Diana Court, Cheshire, CT 06410 203-806-1477 • counterweightbrewing.com 13,500 N/A Microbrewery 50 Headway, Workhorse, Crucial Mass, Ein Helles, Voided, Spire Yes No Matt Westfall Owner 2017 6 Thimble Island Brewing Co. (1) 16 Business Park Drive, Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2827 • thimbleislandbrewery.com 12,000 30 Microbrewery 31 Sea Foam Pale Ale, Ghost Island Double IPA, Sea Mist IPA, Ruby Tart Blonde Ale, American Ale, Hero Premium Pilsner Yes Yes Justin Gargano CEO 2010 7 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-3111 • hookerbeer.com 8,777 N/A Microbrewery 20 #NoFilter NE IPA, Super Duper Double Citra Hazy Double IPA, Gluten Reduced Blonde Ale, Chocolate Truffle Stout, Pulped Series of Fruited Berliner Weisse Yes Yes Curt Cameron President 1996 8 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-1793 • backeastbrewing.com 8,150 N/A Microbrewery 15 Ice Cream Man IPA, Double Scoop DIPA, Gelato Girl IPA, Rakautra IPA, Porter Yes No Tony Karlowicz Co-founder & CEO Edward Fabrycki Co-founder & president 2012 9 Beer'd Brewing Co. LLC (3) 22 Bayview Ave., Unit 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 Yes No Aaren Simoncini Precious Putnam Owners 2012 10 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A, Oxford, CT 06478 203-262-6075 • blackhogbrewing.com 4,500 15 Microbrewery 30 Hazy CT Style IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Cold Pizza Pilsner and seasonal offerings Yes No Tyler Jones Executive brewer & co-owner 2014 11 Connecticut Valley Brewing Co. 765 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-2707 • ctvalleybrewing.com 4,000 N/A Microbrewery 120 Trailblazer NEIPA, Ace of Aces American Lager, Spiked Smoothie Lemonade, Strawberry Bliss Sour Ale, Blueberry Burst Sour Ale, Camper's Stouts Yes Yes Loretta Palausksa Owner 2012 12 Cottrell Brewing Co. (1) 100 Mechanic St., Pawcatuck, CT 06379 860-599-8213 • cottrellbrewing.com 3,200 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 13 Alvarium Beer Co. (1) 365 John Downey Drive, Suite B, New Britain, CT 06051 860-357-2039 • alvariumbeer.com 3,113 N/A Taproom N/A Crunchy Roll Japanese Rice Lager, supa' phresh NE Double IPA, Hëvvy Mettül Oatmeal Stout Yes N/A Chris DeGasero Co-founder 2017 14 BAD SONS Beer Co. 251 Roosevelt Drive, Derby, CT 06418 203-308-2654 • badsons.com 3,000 18 Microbrewery 30 Doobious NIPA, Luefied double IPA, Great day IPA Yes Yes Mark daSilva Co-owner 2017 15 Outer Light Brewing Co. (1) 266 Bridge St., Groton, CT 06340 475-201-9972 • outerlightbrewing.com 2,925 N/A Microbrewery N/A SUBduction IPA, Lonesome Boatman Ale, Cloudbreak DIPA, Libation Propaganda Coffee Stout, Juicy Bull$#!t NE IPA Yes No Tom Drejer Matt Ferrucci Co-owners 2013 16 Half Full Brewery (1) 43 Homestead Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 203-658-3631 • halffullbrewery.com 2,900 N/A Microbrewery N/A Beacon NE IPA, Pursuit West Coast IPA, Liquid Hopitmism Double IPA Yes N/A Conor Horrigan Owner 2012 17 Stubborn Beauty Brewing Co. (1) 180 Johnson St., Middletown, CT 06457 • stubbornbeauty.com 2,500 N/A Taproom N/A Conqueror Brown Ale, How Rye I Am Saison, Nummy Nummy Double IPA, Malcontent Old Ale Yes N/A Andrew Daigle Shane Lentini 2009 18 Fox Farm Brewery (4) 62 Music Vale Road, Salem, CT 06420 860-213-5108 • foxfarmbeer.com 2,368 N/A Microbrewery N/A Quiet Life Pilsner, Quiet Night Dark Lager, The Camp Smoked Lager, Little Brook American Blonde Ale, Roam American Pale Ale, Burst IPA, Ashlawn Coffee Stout, Bespoke Ale, Leeway Cranberry Ale Yes Yes Zack Adams Founder & brewer 2017 19 East Rock Brewing Co. (1) 285 Nicoll St., New Haven, CT 06511 475-234-6176 • eastrockbeer.com 2,241 N/A Taproom 20 Pilsner, East Rock Lager, Vienna Lager, Weisse Bier, Oktoberfest Yes Yes Tim Wilson 2018 20 Firefly Hollow Brewing Co. (1) 139 Center St., Bristol, CT 06010 860-845-8977 • fireflyhollowbrewing.com 1,507 10 Microbrewery N/A Cone Flakes Double IPA, Citra Perfect, Glow NE IPA, Pumpkin Spice Creamer, Toadstool Stout Yes No (5) Dana Bourque President 2013 21 City Steam Brewery and Cafe 942 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103 860-525-1600 • citysteambrewery.com 1,300 N/A Taproom 24 Naughty Nurse IPA, Jungle Crush, Colt 46 light lager, Blonde on Blonde, Brass Bonanza, Export Lager, Steam Pils Yes Yes Jeff Pasquale Head brewer 1997 22 Relic Brewing Co. 95B Whiting St., Plainville, CT 06062 860-255-4252 • relicbeer.com 1,300 N/A Brewpub 16 Whim IPA, Violet Ray IPA Yes No Mark Sigman Owner & brewer 2012 Source: Each brewer via survey as of Nov. 2, 2022 and the Brewers Association. Note: N/A = Not available. 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. (1) Barrels produced in 2021 from the New Brewer Industry Review, published by the Brewer's Association; all other data from 2021 survey. (2) Plans to expand and move to former Savin Rock Conference Center at 6 Rock St., West Haven. (3) Data from 2021 survey. (4) Barrels produced in 2021 from the New Brewer Industry Review, published by the Brewer's Association; all other data from company website. (5) Please, call ahead. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher