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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | MAY 18, 2026 27 THE LISTS Largest brewers in Connecticut Ranked by number of barrels 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 officer 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., Bloomfield 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, Bloomfield 06002 860-242-3111 • hookerbeer.com 4,822 25 Microbrewery 25 #Nofilter West Coast IPA, Chocolate Truffle Stout, 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 NIPA, Lupefied Double IPA, 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, Ridgefield 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, Pause and Reflect Porter Y Y Barry Labendz Co-founder 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 LARGEST BREWERS IN CONNECTICUT Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2024