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52 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2024 | wbjournal.com F O C U S M A N U F A C T U R I N G Largest breweries Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2023 Brewery Barrels 2023/ varieties/ local employees Type of brewery/ taproom?/ public tours? Sample brews/ other beverages produced other beverages produced Chief executive(s) or owner(s)/ chief br chief brewer(s)/ ewer(s)/ year founded 1 Jack's Abby Brewing (1) 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • jacksabby.com 67,652 N/A 158 Regional Y Y House Lager, Post Shift, Copper Legend N/A Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler 2011 2 Tree House Brewing Co. (2) 129 Sturbridge Road, Charlton 01507 413-523-2367 • treehousebrew.com 39,172 N/A N/A Regional Y N/A On-tap selections continually rotated Liqueurs and spirits Nate Lanier, Damien Goudreau & Dean Rohan Nate Lanier 2011 3 Wormtown Brewery (1) 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-239-1555 • wormtownbrewery.com 19,405 N/A N/A Regional Y Y Be Hoppy IPA, Don't Worry IPA, Mass Whole Lager Hard seltzers N/A (3) N/A ((33)) 2010 4 Wachusett Brewing Co. (4) 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • wachusettbrewingcompany.com 15,500 N/A 70 Regional Y N Blueberry Ale, Wally IPA, MASSive Haze IPA Country hard seltzer, hard cider Finestkind Brewing LLC Matt Quinlan 1993 5 Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. 55 Millbrook St., #1, Worcester 01606 508-926-8736 • greatergoodimperials.com 11,000 15 20 Microbrewery Y N PULP Daddy NE IPA, Greylock NE IPA, Funk Daddy Sour Ale Imperial craft seltzer Paul Wengender Pat Fahey 2015 6 Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. 81 Morton St., Framingham 01702 508-202-9297 • exhibit-a-brewing.com 4,800 24 14 Microbrewery Y Y Goody Two Shoes Kolsch, The Cat's Meow IPA, Briefcase Porter N/A Sean Siegal Matthew Steinberg 2016 7 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • medusabrewing.com 4,000 N/A 45 Taproom Y N Laser Kitten American IPA, Soft Machine Hazy IPA, Duchovni Pilsner N/A Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 8 Start Line Brewing 151R Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-258-7200 • startlinebrewing.com 1,700 N/A 28 Microbrewery Y N Hop Load Hazy IPA, Craic Irish Red, Marathon Wheat Ale Shell's Hard Seltzers Ted Twinney Chris Locke 2016 9 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 66 Otis St, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • coldharborbrewing.com 1,500 N/A 60 Microbrewery Y N Juice Freak NE NEIPA, Feather Edge NEIPA, Novacaine DIPA N/A Will Oliveira Jeremy Spearin 2014 10 Timberyard Brewing Co. 555 E. Main St., East Brookfield 01515 774-745-8192 • timberyardbrewing.com 1,150 20 6 Microbrewery Y Y Hindsight NE IPA, Insight DIPA, Blueberry Honey Ale Seltzer, organic sodas Matt Zarif Matt Zarif 2017 11 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • gardnerale.com 1,123 20 85 Brewpub Y Y Puff East Coast IPA, MoonBot IPA, Chair City Lager Dry water - NA seltzer Rick Walton Chad Warner 2006 12 Rapscallion Brewery 8 Meadow Road, Spencer 01562 508-341-7953 • visitrapscallion.com 1,000 N/A 30 Microbrewery Y Y Honey Pale Ale, Belgian Blonde Ale, Harvard Lager Hard seltzer, non-alcoholic root beer Cedric Daniel & Peter Daniel Jonas Noble 2004 13 Redemption Rock Brewing Co. (5) 333 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 774-530-6958 • redemptionrock.beer 790 N/A 9 Taproom Y N/A War Castle IPA, Three Decker Helles Lager, She's the Man Unhopped IPA Fizzle Friends hard seltzer Dani Babineau, Greg Carlson, Dan Carlson Greg Carlson 2018 14 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • stonecowbrewery.com 698 N/A 45 (6) Brewpub Y N Bono Loco NE IPA, Roll in the Hay IPA, Cows Out Milk Stout Hard ciders, hard seltzers Sean DuBois Sean Dubois 2016 15 Sterling Street Brewery (7) 175 Sterling St., Clinton 01510 N/A • sterlingstreetbrewery.com 652 N/A 16 (8) Taproom Y N Hello Clinton Blonde Ale, Otherwise NE IPA, Newfound Pale Pale Ale Levitate hard seltzers Brian Mason, Jesse Tarbell Mike Souza 2020 16 Lookout Farm Brewing & Cider Co. 89 South Pleasant St., South Natick 01760 508-651-1539 • lookoutfarm.com 431 N/A N/A Taproom Y N/A Dashboard Double IPA, Hay Bale Ale, Twilite Lager Hard ciders Steve & Joan Belkin, Jay Mofenson Jay Mofenson, Aaron Mateychuck 2015 17 Dirigible Brewing Co. 24 Porter Road, Littleton 01460 978-506-5146 • dirigiblebrewing.com 381 N/A 7 Microbrewery Y N Bohemian Pilsner, Black IPA, English Mild Hard seltzer Colin Knirk & Chris Loring Colin Knirk 2021 18 Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Co. 19 Weed St., Marlborough 01752 508-251-9775 • lostshoebrews.com 350 N/A 15 Microbrewery Y N Bier, Meet Me at Doo Wops, Anyone Hear a Helicopter Coffee, hard seltzer, hard soda, zero proof menu Melynda Gallagher & JP Gallagher JP Gallagher 2019 18 Seven Saws 112 Industrial Drive, Holden 01520 617-710-3242 • sevensawsbrewing.com 350 N/A 15 (8) Microbrewery Y N On-tap selections are continually rotated N/A Tom Anderson, Paul Mulroy, Tom Mulroy, Troy Milliken, Greg Cedrone Tom Anderson 2017 Source: Each brewer via survey as of Q2 2024, brewer websites and The Brewers Association. Note: N/A=not available. (1) In summer 2024, Framingham's Jack's Abby Brewing is expected to acquire Worcester's Wormtown Brewery, under new corporate name Hendler Family Brewing Co. Each brewery will retain individual locations and branding. (2) Additional locations in Sandwich, South Deerfield, Tewksbury and Woodstock, Conn. (3) Undergoing sale of business at press time (4) Acquired by New Hampshire-based Smuttynose Brewing Co. in January (5) A Mass. Benefit Corp. (B Corp.) (6) Data from WBJ's 2022 survey (7) Opened second location at 65 Jackson Road, Devens in May (8) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com The oldest brewery in Central Massachusetts, Wachusett Brewing has retained its brand name, even after it was acquired in January by the parent company of Smuttynose Brewing in New Hampshire. In October, Tree House Brewing announced its plans to open another location in Saratoga Springs, New York. Outgoing Wormtown Brewery President Kim Golinski will take over as the Worcester Railers hockey team president beginning on Aug. 1. Sterling Street Brewery opened a location in Devens, the regional enterprise zone, in May. Sam Hendler, CEO and co-founder of Jack's Abby Craft Lagers, said one of the driving factors behind his brewery's planned acquisition of Wormtown Brewery is the strength of its Be Hoppy brand.