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2026 BOOK OF LISTS | HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM 51 H O S P I TA L I T Y & R E C R E AT I O N LARGEST BREWERS IN CONNECTICUT Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2024 Largest brewers in Connecticut Ranked by number of barr els produced in 2024 Brewer No. barrels produced 2024 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 399,500 127 Regional 50 Run Wild IPA, Upside Dawn Golden, Free Wave Hazy IPA, Atletica N N John Walker Co-founder & chief product of 2017 2 Two Roads Brewing Co. 1700 Stratford Ave., Stratford 06615 203-335-2010 • tworoadsbrewing.com 39,181 131 Regional 25 Lil' Heaven Crushable IPA, Road 2 Ruin Double IPA, Cruise Control Lager, No Limits Hefeweizen Y Y Brad Hittle CEO Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 3 United States Beverage LLC 700 Canal St., Stamford 06902 203-961-8215 • unitedstatesbeverage.com 29,597 N/A Microbrewery N/A N/A N/A N/A J.J. Fisch Jr. CEO 1997 4 New England Brewing Co. (1) 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge 06525 203-387-2222 • newenglandbrewing.com 20,700 60 Regional 40 Sea Hag, Fuzzy Baby Ducks, Nebco Lager, Imperial Stout Trooper Y N Rob Leonard Owner 2002 5 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., 06002 860-242-1793 • backeastbrewing.com 7,113 28 Microbrewery 20 Ice Cream Man IPA, Double Scoop Double IPA, Gelato Girl IPA, Back East Light Y N Tony Karlowicz Co-founder & CEO Edward Fabrycki Co-founder & president 2012 6 Connecticut Valley Brewing Co. 765 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor 06074 860-644-2707 • ctvalleybrewing.com 5,749 50 Microbrewery N/A Trailblazer NEIPA, Ace of Aces American Lager, Spiked Smoothie Lemonade, Strawberry Bliss Sour Ale Y Y Loretta Palauskas Owner 2012 7 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road, 06002 860-242-3111 • hookerbeer.com 4,822 25 Microbrewery 25 est Coast IPA, Chocolate Truf Super Duper Double Citra, Chill AF CBD Seltzers Y Y Curt Cameron President 1996 8 Beer'd Brewing Co. LLC 22 Bayview Ave., Unit 15, Stonington 06378 860-857-1014 • beerdbrewing.com 4,265 15 Microbrewery 15 Dogs & Boats Double IPA, Kittens & Canoes Pale Ale, 8 Days A Week Pale Ale, Whisker'd Wit Y N Aaren Simoncini Owner 2012 9 Timber Ales Brewing 341 State St., North Haven 06473 (2) 203-745-3983 • 12percentimports.com 3,829 N/A Microbrewery N/A Borrowed Brilliance Imperial Stout, Daydreams are Necessary New England IPA, I Must Be Dreaming Sours N/A N/A Jason Stein Founder & owner 2019 10 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A, Oxford 06478 203-262-6075 • blackhogbrewing.com 2,610 N/A Microbrewery N/A Hazy CT Style IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Cold Pizza Pilsner Y N Tyler Jones Executive brewer & co-owner 2014 11 Fox Farm Brewery 62 Music Vale Road, Salem 06420 860-213-5108 • foxfarmbeer.com 2,300 N/A Microbrewery N/A Quiet Life Pilsner, Quiet Night Dark Lager, The Camp Smoked Lager, Ashlawn Coffee Stout Y Y Zack Adams Founder & brewer 2017 12 Tribus Beer Co. 100 Raton Drive, Milford 06461 203-693-2299 • tribusbeer.co 2,166 11 Microbrewery 40 Benji IPA, Seedless Fruited Sour, PIVO Czech-style Pilsner, Umlaut Festbier Y N Sean O'Neill Sebastian D'Agostino Matt Weichner Co-founders 2017 13 Charter Oak Brewing Co. 39B Shelter Rock Road, Danbury 06810 203-616-5268 • charteroakbrewing.com 1,995 10 Microbrewery 240 1687 Brown Ale, Wadsworth IPA, Little Charter SIPA, Lights Out Stout Y Y Scott Vallely Brewmaster 2011 14 Dudleytown Brewing Co. 1001 Day Hill Road, Windsor 06095 860-219-9542 • dudleytownbrewing.com 1,825 N/A Brewpub N/A Eazy Session IPA, Sunrise Spirit Light Lager, The Upside Down Fruited Sour, Gideon's Gambit Pilsner N/A N/A Jonathan Levine Daryle Dunlap Co-owner & brewers 15 Urban Lodge Brewing Co. 47 Purnell Place, Manchester 06040 (3) 860-791-8100 • urbanlodgebrewing.com 1,800 N/A Taproom N/A Public Lands Session IPA, Mile 5 American Light Lager, Emerald Shores Irish Ale, Fireside Vanilla Porter Y N/A Ryan Fagan Michael Gerrity Co-owners 2019 16 Outer Light Brewing Co. 266 Bridge St., Groton 06340 475-201-9972 • outerlightbrewing.com 1,791 N/A Microbrewery N/A SUBduction IPA, Lonesome Boatman Amber Ale, Morning Light Lager, Juicy Bull$#!t New England IPA Y N Tom Drejer Matt Ferrucci Co-owners 2015 17 Bad Sons Beer Co. 251 Roosevelt Drive, Derby 06418 203-308-2654 • badsons.com 1,697 N/A Microbrewery N/A Doobious NIP A, Rust American Amber Lager Y Y Mark daSilva Co-owner 2017 18 Norbrook Farm Brewery 204 Stillman Hill Road, Colebrook 06021 860-909-1016 • norbrookfarm.com 1,526 24 Taproom 16 Dennis Hill Estate Saison, Cog Ale Kolsch, Ol' Man McMullin's Porter, Mount Pisgah IPA Y Y John and Randy Auclair Owners 2018 19 Nod Hill Brewery 137 Ethan Allen Highway, 06877 203-617-1191 • nodhillbrewery.com 1,400 20 Microbrewery 40 Geobunny Nw England IPA, Super Mantis Double IPA, Moonwalkin' Cowboy New England IPA, Beam German-style Pils Y Y Rob Bollard Head of brewing operations 2017 20 Kent Falls Brewing Co. 33 Camps Road, Kent 06757 860-398-9645 • kentfallsbrewing.com 1,387 N/A Microbrewery N/A Waymaker IPA, Field Beer Spelt Farmhouse Ale, The Hollow Lager Y Y Barry Labendz Co-founder Rob Bollard Head brewer 2015 21 Caius Farm Brewery 101 N. Branford Road, Branford 06405 203-433-4660 • caiusfarmbrewery.com 1,356 N/A Taproom N/A Cleopatra IPA, Brutus IPA, Commodus Imperial Coffee Oatmeal Stout, Sappho Helles lager Y N/A Caius Mergy Founder & head brewer 2020 22 NewSylum Brewing 36 Keating Farms Ave., Newtown 06470 203-491-2038 • newsylumbrewing.com 1,345 N/A Taproom N/A Walkin' The Dog Pilsner, Cattle Call Oatmeal Milk Stout, WIT Drawls Witbier, Beautiful Consequences Double IPA Y N/A Mark Lennon David Kingsley Mark Tambascio Partners 2020 Source: Each brewer via survey as of Q4 2025 and The Brewers Association. Note: N/A = not available. East Granby's Almost Famous Brewing Co. closed in December 2025; in 2024, it produced 500 barrels. Branford's Thimble Island Brewing Co. closed in May 2025; in 2024, it produced 10,115 barrels. Middletown's Stubborn Beauty Brewing Co. closed in February 2025; in 2024 it produced 2,238 barrels. (1) Acquired Branford's Stony Creek Brewery on July 18, 2025. (2) Operates as part of a collective with Twelve Percent Beer Project. (3) With a second location at 88 Pratt St. in Hartford. -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com