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22 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | MAY 19, 2025 THE LISTS LARGEST BREWERS IN CONNECTICUT Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2023 Largest brewers in Connecticut Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2023 Brewer No. barrels produced 2023 Employees statewide/ brewery type No. varieties produced/ sample of brews Taproom/ public tours Top executive(s)/ year founded 1 Athletic Brewing Co. 75 Cascade Blvd., Milford 06460 888-399-2148 • athleticbrewing.com 258,000 111 Regional 50 Run Wild IPA, Upside Dawn Golden, Free Wave Hazy IPA, Atletica, Athletic Lite N N John Walker Co-founder & chief product officer 2017 2 Two Roads Brewing Co. 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford 06615 203-335-2010 • tworoadsbrewing.com 45,000 130 Regional 40 Lil' Heaven Crushable IPA, Road 2 Ruin Double IPA, Two Juicy Hazy Juicy IPA, Cruise Control Lager Y Y Brad Hittle CEO Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 3 New England Brewing Co. 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge 06525 203-387-2222 • newenglandbrewing.com 21,000 33 Regional 25 Sea Hag, Fuzzy Baby Ducks, Nebco Lager, Imperial Stout Trooper Y N Rob Leonard Owner 2002 4 Counter Weight Brewing Co. 7 Diana Court, Cheshire 06410 203-806-1477 • counterweightbrewing.com 15,000 (1) 20 (1) Microbrewery 50 Headway, Workhorse, Crucial Mass, Ein Helles Y N Matt Westfall Owner 2017 5 Stony Creek Brewery LLC 5 Indian Neck Ave., Branford 06405 203-433-4545 • stonycreekbeer.com 14,233 (2) N/A Microbrewery N/A Big Cranky, Cranky, Dock Time, Save The Sound, 203 IPA Y Y Ed Crowley Owner 2010 6 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Bloomfield 06002 860-242-1793 • backeastbrewing.com 8,640 32 Microbrewery 15 Ice Cream Man IPA, Double Scoop DIPA, Lil Scoop IPA, Gelato Girl IPA, Porter Y N Tony Karlowicz Co-founder & CEO Edward Fabrycki Co-founder & president 2012 7 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road, Bloomfield 06002 860-242-3111 • hookerbeer.com 8,000 68 Microbrewery 15 Super Duper Double Citra Hazy Double IPA, Gluten Reduced Blonde Ale, Chocolate Truffle Stout Y Y Curt Cameron President 1996 8 Connecticut Valley Brewing Co. 765 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor 06074 860-644-2707 • ctvalleybrewing.com 7,113 (2) 45 (1) Microbrewery 25 Trailblazer NEIPA, Ace of Aces American Lager, Spiked Smoothie Lemonade, Strawberry Bliss Sour Ale Y Y Loretta Palausksa Owner 2012 9 Charter Oak Brewing Co. 39B Shelter Rock Road, Danbury 06810 203-616-5268 • charteroakbrewing.com 5,000 6 Microbrewery 240 1687 Brown Ale, Wadsworth IPA, Little Charter SIPA, Lights Out Stout, NEIPA, NEDPIA, Sours, Lagers, Seasonals Y Y Scott Vallely Brew master 2011 10 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A, Oxford 06478 203-262-6075 • blackhogbrewing.com 4,500 14 Microbrewery 20 Hazy CT Style IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Cold Pizza Pilsner and seasonal offerings Y N Tyler Jones Executive brewer & co-owner 2014 11 Beer'd Brewing Co. LLC 22 Bayview Ave., Unit 15, Stonington 06378 860-857-1014 • beerdbrewing.com 4,171 21 Microbrewery 15 Dogs & Boats Double IPA, Kittens & Canoes Pale Ale, 8 Days A Week Pale Ale, Whisker'd Wit Y N Aaren Simoncini Precious Putnam Owners 2012 12 Alvarium Beer Co. 365 John Downey Drive, New Britain 06051 860-357-2039 • alvariumbeer.com 3,500 38 Taproom 297 phresh New England IPA, Honey Shot Double New England IPA, Crunchy Roll Japanese Rice Lager, supa' phresh Double New England IPA Y N Brian Bugnacki Owner 2017 13 East Rock Brewing Co. 285 Nicoll St., New Haven 06511 475-234-6176 • eastrockbeer.com 3,100 (2) N/A Taproom N/A Pilsner, East Rock Lager, Vienna Lager, Weisse Bier Y Y Tim Wilson Co-founder & brewmaster 2018 14 Stubborn Beauty Brewing Co. 180 Johnson St., Middletown 06457 860-874-7459 • stubbornbeauty.com 2,407 (2) N/A Taproom N/A Conqueror Brown Ale, How Rye I Am Saison, Nummy Nummy Double IPA, Malcontent Old Ale Y N/A Andrew Daigle Shane Lentini Co-owners & brewers 2009 15 Fox Farm Brewery 62 Music Vale Road, Salem 06420 860-213-5108 • foxfarmbeer.com 2,368 (2) 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 Y Y Zack Adams Founder & brewer 2017 16 Outer Light Brewing Co. 266 Bridge St., Groton 06340 475-201-9972 • outerlightbrewing.com 2,216 (2) N/A Microbrewery N/A SUBduction IPA, Lonesome Boatman Ale, Cloudbreak DIPA, Libation Propaganda Coffee Stout Y N Tom Drejer Matt Ferrucci Co-owners 2013 17 Kent Falls Brewing Co. 33 Camps Road, Kent 06757 860-398-9645 • kentfallsbrewing.com 1,716 (2) N/A Microbrewery N/A Buddy Sprinkles Saves The Day IPA, Field Beer Saison, Campland Farmhouse Ale, Spry Wild Ale Y Y Rob Bollard Head brewer 2015 18 Half Full Brewery 43 Homestead Ave., Stamford 06902 203-658-3631 • halffullbrewery.com 1,355 (2) N/A Microbrewery N/A Beacon NE IPA, Pursuit West Coast IPA, Liquid Hopitmism Double IPA Y N/A Conor Horrigan Owner 2012 19 Nod Hill Brewery 137 Ethan Allen Highway, Route 7, Ridgefield 06877 203-617-1191 • nodhillbrewery.com 1,350 20 Microbrewery 40 Geobunny, Super Mantis, Moonwalkin' Cowboy, Beam Y Y Kyle Acenowr Head brewer 2017 20 Armada Brewing 190 River St., New Haven 06513 475-441-3759 • armadabrewing.com 1,101 (2) N/A Microbrewery N/A Cursed King IPA, Mermaid Cove IPA, Savage Queen Double IPA, Fortune Raider Double IPA, Immortal Prince Triple IPA Y N/A John Kraszewski Founder 2017 21 NewSylum Brewing 36 Keating Farms Ave., Newtown 06470 203-491-2038 • newsylumbrewing.com 1,069 (2) N/A Taproom N/A Walkin' The Dog Pilsner, Flagpole Porter, WIT Drawls Witbier, Bad Leroy Brown Ale Y N/A Mark Lennon David Kingsley Mark Tambascio Partners 2020 22 Brewery Legitimus 283 Main St., New Hartford 06057 860-238-7870 • brewerylegitimus.com 1,000 16 Taproom 25 Doctor Strangehaze, Clusterfruit, Rage Against the Teddy Bear, Church Pool, Legit Lager, Counter Surfer, Offline, ILLegitimus, Satan's, Lord Dobson Y N Chris and Christina Sayer Co-founders 2015 23 Caius Farm Brewery 101 N. Branford Road, Branford 06405 203-433-4660 • caiusfarmbrewery.com 1,000 (2) N/A N/A N/A Alcibiades IPA, Aurelia, Brutus IPA, Caesar, Caracalla Y N/A Caius Mergy Founder & head brewer 2020 Source: Each brewer via survey as of Q4 2024 and the Brewers Association. Notes: N/A = Not available. Branford's Thimble Island Brewing Co. announced plans to close on May 24, 2025. 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) Data from 2023 survey. (2) From New Brewer Industry Review. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com