Hartford Business Journal

Leisure & Hospitality 90 HartforD business Journal • December 26, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017 Largest brewers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of employees as of August 2016) Rank Brewer No. of employees/ Public tours Type/ Barrels produced annually (1) No. of varieties/ Top brands Head brewer Year founded 1 Two Roads Brewing Co. 1700 Stratford Ave. Stratford, CT 06615 203-335-2010; tworoadsbrewing.com 100 Y Regional 15,000 - 50,000 40 Ol'Factory Pils, No Limits Heifeweizen, Honeyspot Road IPA, Worker's Comp Saison, Espressway Coffee Stout Phil Markowski Master brewer 2012 2 Stony Creek Brewery 5 Indian Neck Ave. Branford, CT 06405 203-433-4545; stonycreekbeer.com 37 Y Regional 15,000 - 50,000 13 Docktime, Big Cranky, Stony Joe, Lil Cranky, Cranky and Sun Juice (2) Ed Crowley Owner 2010 3 Cambridge House Brew Pub 357 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 860-653-2739; cbh.beer 35 Y Brewpub 600 100 Abijah Rowe IPA, Copper Hill Kolsch Chris DeGasero 2005 4 Thimble Island Brewing Co. 16 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2827; thimbleislandbrewery.com 25 Y Microbrewery 8,000 12 American Ale, Coffee Stout, Ghost Island Double IPA, Thimble Lager Mike Fawcett Director & VP 2010 5 Shebeen Brewing Co. 1 Wolcott Road Wolcott, CT 06716 203-514-2336; shebeenbrewing.com 20 Y Microbrewery 3,600 90 Cannoli Beer, Turbo IPA, Connecticut United FC Pilsner, Black Hop IPA, Golden Honey Imperial IPA, Double Rye Porter Matt Bellemare 2012 6 Powder Hollow Brewery 504 Hazard Ave. Enfield, CT 06082 860-205-0942; powderhollowbrewery.com 15 Y Brewpub 1,000 10 West Coast IPA, 1929 Prohibition Porter, Hop Hazard Double IPA, Strawberry Fields Michael McManus Owner 2014 7 Firefly Hollow Brewing Co. LLC 139 Center St. Bristol, CT 06010 860-798-8863; fireflyhollowbrewing.com 11 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 8 (3) Coneflakes IPA, Lizard Breath IPA, Toadstool Stout, Trains Best Bitter, Moonrise Amber, Redlantern Irish Red Dana Bourque President 2013 8 OEC Brewing, The Order of the Eccentric Boilers 7 Fox Hollow Road Oxford, CT 06478 203-295-2831; oecbrewing.com 7 Y (4) Brewpub 500 - 15,000 25 (5) Tempest, Exilis, Experimentalis Ben Neidhart 2014 9 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Suite A Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-1793; backeastbrewing.com 6 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 25 Misty Mountain IPA, Palate Mallet, Back East Ale Tony Karlowicz, CEO Edward Fabrycki, President Brian Flach, Head brewer 2012 10 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A Oxford, CT 06478 203-262-6075; blackhogbrewing.com 6 Y Microbrewery 4,000 30 Easy Rye' Da Session IPA, Ginga Ninja Red IPA, Hog Water IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Coffee Milk Stout (6) Tyler Jones Justin Benvenuto 2014 11 Outer Light Brewing Co. 266 Bridge St. Groton, CT 06340 475-201-9972; outerlightbrewing.com 6 N Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 12 Lonesome Boatman Ale, Libation Propaganda Coffee Stout, SUBduction IPA Tyler Cox 2013 12 Veracious Brewing 246 Main St. Monroe, CT 06468 203-452-7332; veraciousbrewing.com 6 Y Microbrewery 1,000 14 29 Pews American IPA, Lucy's Last Call Belgian Golden, Problem Child IPA, Black Velver Imperial Stout Mark Szamatulski Co-owner 2015 13 Hog River Brewing Co. (7) 1429 Park St., Unit 115 Hartford, CT 06106 860-206-2119; hogriverbrewing.com 5 Y (8) Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 6 Rotating Ben Braddock Joy Braddock Owners 2016 14 Cold Creek Brewery 6 Industrial Drive Ellington, CT 06029 860-858-1900; coldcreekbrewery.com 4 Y Brewpub 500 - 15,000 7 (3) Adelaide APA, Elynour Imperial IPA, Winnie Stout Sean Piel 2015 15 Labyrinth Brewing Co. 148 Forest St. Manchester, CT 06040 N/A; labyrinthbrewingcompany.com 4 N Microbrewery less than 500 barrels N/A Cerberus Pale Ale Series, Pan's IPA Sean Guara Chris Walnum 2016 16 Witchdoctor Brewing Co. 168 Center St. Southington, CT 06489 N/A; www.witchdoctorbrewing.com 3 Y Brewpub 500 - 15,000 4 Inner Eye Rye Pale Ale, Pauper's Porridge, Oatmeal Amber Ale, The Antidote Kolsch, Monkshood Belgian Saison Josh Norris 2013 17 No Worries Brewing Co. 2520 State St. Hamden, CT 06517 203-691-6662; noworriesbeer.com 2 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 12 Hakuna Matata Blonde Ale, Boned IPA, Say it Loud Brown Ale, Satisfaction Imperial IPA Kevin Mark Dan Whittle 2015 18 Overshores Brewing 250 Bradley St. East Haven, CT 06512 203-909-6224; overshores.com 1 Y Microbrewery less than 500 barrels N/A Blanc de Blanche Wit, Belle Fermiere Saison,Tripel Brun, Belgique du Noire, Qwad Christian Amport Founder 2014 19 Still Hill Brewery 1275 Cromwell Ave., Building C, Unit 8/9 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-6368; stillhillbrewery.com 1 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 N/A Still Hill IPA, Red Storm Ryesing, Chorus Frog IPA Scott Barbanel 2016 Source: Each brewer via survey and Brewers Association. Notes: 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. N/A = Not available. (1) Some brewers preferred to give a range. (2) Docktime won a gold medal in the World Beer Cup. (3) Twenty seasonally rotating brands. (4) Limited tours sell out quickly. (5) Seasonally rotated. (6) Granola Brown Ale won a gold medal in the World Beer Cup. (7) Opened Aug. 20, 2016. (8) Please, call ahead. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and Heide Martin.

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