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82 Worcester Business Journal • Book Of Lists 2016 www.wbjournal.com Top breweries in Central Mass. Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2015 Barrels 2015/ employees Type of brewery/ types produced Sample of brands Owner(s)/ chief brewer(s) Year founded 1 Wachusett Brewing Co. 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • www.wachusettbrew.com 46,750 46 Regional A, L, P, S New England Lager Blueberry Ale Green Monsta IPA Nut Brown Ale Peter Quinn, Ned LaFortune & Kevin Buckler Dave Howard, Caleb Goodrich 1993 2 Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • jacksabby.com 19,000 85 Regional L Hoponius Union IPL House Lager Excess IPL Smoke & Dagger Black Lager Jack, Eric & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler 2011 3 Wormtown Brewery 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 508-239-1555 • www.wormtownbrewery.com 7,250 25 Regional A, L, P, S Be Hoppy IPA Bottle Rocket Pale Ale Seasonal Hopulence (Underground Series) David Fields, Ben Roesch & Beth Oliveri Ben Roesch, Scott Drake & Ben Pratt 2010 4 Rapscallion Brewery 195 Arnold Road, Sturbridge 01518 508-347-7500 • drinkrapscallion.com 4,500 4 Microbrewery A, L, P, S Honey Lager Blonde Rye IPA Peter & Cedric Daniel Shaun Radzuik 2004 5 John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House 1 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-875-2337 • www.johnharvards.com 1,132 60 Brewpub A, L, P, S Dunster Pale Ale Smile Bus Brattle Blonde Harvest Spice Centerplate Restaurant Group Aaron Crossett 1996 6 Medusa Brewing Company 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • www.medusabrewing.com 800 10 Brewpub A, L, P, S Laser Cat (imperial IPA) Blighty (English porter) Luminary (American cream ale) Prosperous (American IPA) Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 7 Gardner Ale House (Moon Hill Brewing Co.) 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • gardnerale.com 600 90 Brewpub A, L, P, S Facelift IPA Chair City Pale Ale Oats Magoats Double IPA Summer's End German Light Ale Rick Walton Ryan Daigle 2006 8 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 N/A • www.coldharborbrewing.com less than 500 5 Microbrewery A Indian Summer IPA Mustache Stout Sister Summer IPA First Light Kolsch William Oliveira & Brandon Heisler Brandon Heisler 2015 8 CraftRoots Brewing LLC 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-662-4871 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com less than 500 1 Microbrewery A CraftRoots Brewing Blonde CraftRoots Brewing IPA CraftRoots Brewing Double IPA CraftRoots Brewng Red IPA Maureen Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 8 Kretschmann Brewing Co. (KBC Brewery & Beer Garden) * 9 Frederick St., Webster 01570 508-671-7711 • kbcbrewery.com less than 500 5 Brewpub A, L, P, S Café Munich (coffee stout) Lake Lager (Bohemian pilsner Blitz (imperial IPA) Hefeweizen (German wheat beer) Brian Kretchman Brian Kretchman 2012 8 Nashoba Valley Winery dba Bolton Beer Works 100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 01740 978-779-5521 • www.nashobawinery.com less than 500 3 Microbrewery A, L, P, S Heron Ale Double Rye IPA Dunkleweizen Oaktoberfest Rich & Cindy Pelletier Jeff Mathews 1998 12 3cross Brewing Co. 26 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 N/A • 3crossbrewing.com 100 3 Brewpub A, P, S N/A: on-tap selections are continually rotated David Howland David Howland 2014 13 Flying Dreams Brewing Co. 455B Park Ave., Worcester 01610 508-926-8251 • www.flyingdreamsbrewing.com 47 2 Microbrewery A, L, P, S Dreaming of Summer American Saison Nightcrawler India Dark Ale Green Dreams Extra Hoppy Pale Ale The Nightmare After Christmas Stout Dave Richardson Dave Richardson 2015 Source: Each brewer via survey Notes: Brewery types are defined as follows: Regional produces 15,000-6 million barrels/year, microbrewery produces less than 15,000 barrels/year and 75% or more is sold off-site, brewpub sells 25% or more on-site. A=ales, L=lagers, P=porters, S=stouts Tree House Brewing Co., currently in Monson, is building a new brewery in Charlton; estimated opening mid-2017. Stone Cow Brewery is a new farm brewpub under construction in Barre, featuring estate grown and locally sourced ingredients. * With an outdoor beer garden and live entertainment - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com The enormous potential within the craft beer industry can mean year-over-year increases in the triple digits once things take off. Although they are at very different phases of their growth, Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, Jack's Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham and Wachusett Brewing Co. in Westminster have all seen steady growth in the number of barrels they brew a year. Wachusett Brewing Co. 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 0 100 200 300 400 500 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2011 2015 2016* 150 18,500 30,000 46,750 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 0 100 200 300 400 500 2010 2011 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2011 2015 2016* 150 18,500 30,000 46,750 Jack's Abby Craft Lagers 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 0 100 200 300 400 500 2010 2016* 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* 2011 2015 2016* 150 18,500 30,000 Wormtown Brewery 0 100 200 300 400 500 2014 2015 2016* 2015 2016* 150 18,500 3Cross Brewing Co. Brewing by the numbers *Estimated Source: The companies