Hartford Business Journal

14 Hartford Business Journal • May 15, 2017 www.HartfordBusiness.com THE LIST ▶ ▶ Did we miss you? We want to publish the most complete and accurate lists possible. To correct an error or submit information, contact Stephanie Meagher, research director, at (508) 755-8004, ext. 262 or smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com. To view the full list, please visit HartfordBusiness.com Largest brewers in Connecticut (Ranked by number of employees as of March 2017) 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 Road 2 Ruin Double IPA, Honeyspot Road IPA, Lil' Heaven Session IPA, Ol'Factory Pils, No Limits Hefeweizen, Worker's Comp Farmhouse Ale, Espressway Cold Brew Coffee Stout Phil Markowski, Master brewer 2012 2 Stony Creek Brewery 5 Indian Neck Ave. Branford, CT 06405 203-433-4545; stonycreekbeer.com 60 Y Regional 15,000 - 50,000 22 Cranky IPA, Big Cranky IPA, Stony Joe Stout, Little Cranky IPA, Dock Time Lager Ed Crowley, Owner Andy Schwartz, Brewmaster 2010 3 Cambridge House Brew Pub 357 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 860-653-2739; cbh.beer 32 Y Brewpub 600 100 Kolsch, IPS Chris DeGasero 2005 4 Thimble Island Brewing Co. 16 Business Park Drive Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2827; thimbleislandbrewery.com 30 Y Microbrewery 8,000 25 American Ale, Ghost Island Double IPA, Thimble Lager, Coffee Stout, India Pale Ale, M.A.D. Russian Imperial Stout Michael Fawcett, Co- founder 2010 5 Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. 16 Tobey Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-3111; hookerbeer.com 28 Y Microbrewery 12,000 17 #NoFilter IPA, Belma IPA, Hooker Blonde Curt Cameron, President 1996 (2) 6 Shebeen Brewing Co. 1 Wolcott Road Wolcott, CT 06716 203-514-2336; shebeenbrewing.com 20 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 90 Cannoli Beer, Turbo IPA, Fore! Session IPA, Pineapple Wheat, Black Hop IPA, Bullet Takes Flight DIPA, Double Rye Porter, CT United FC Pilsner, Irish Pale Richard Visco, Master brewer 2012 7 New England Brewing Co. 175 Amity Road Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-2222; www.newenglandbrewing.com 17 Y Regional 15,000 28 Sea Hag, G-Bot, Fuzzy Baby Ducks, Imperial Stout Trooper, Coriolis, Locust Reign, Supernaut, Galaxy Pale Ale, 668 Belgian Golden, The Ocho, Ghost Pigeon Porter Rob Leonard, Owner 2002 8 Broad Brook Brewing LLC 2 North Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-623-1000; broadbrookbrewing.com 15 Y Microbrewery 3,000 24 Hopstillo IPA, Broad Brook Ale, Porter's Porter, Jigawatts DIPA, Chet's Session IPA, Oktoberfest, Pink Dragon WIT Tom Rossing, Owner & brewer 2013 9 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 10 Firefly Hollow Brewing Co. LLC 139 Center St. Bristol, CT 06010 860-798-8863; fireflyhollowbrewing.com 13 Y (3) Microbrewery 1,300 23 Cone Flakes, Toadstool Dana Bourque, President 2013 11 Black Hog Brewing Co. 115 Hurley Road, Building 9A Oxford, CT 06478 203-262-6075; blackhogbrewing.com 10 Y Microbrewery 4,000 30 Piglet Double IPA, Hog Water IPA, Easy Rye Da Session IPA, Ginga Ninja Red IPA, Granola Brown Ale, Coffee Milk Stout Tyler Jones Justin Benvenuto 2014 12 Veracious Brewing Co. 246 Main St. Monroe, CT 06468 203-880-5670; veraciousbrewing.com 9 Y Brewpub 750 15 29 Pews American IPA, Problem Child American IPA, Lucy's Last Call Golden Ale, Owd Boreus Imperial Red Ale, Big Scotty Scotch Ale Mark Szamatulski, Brewer & co-owner 2015 13 Back East Brewing 1296 Blue Hills Ave., Suite A Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-1793; backeastbrewing.com 8 Y Microbrewery 2,600 20 Misty Mountain IPA, Palate Mallet, Porter, Back East Ale Tony Karlowicz, CEO Edward Fabrycki, President 2012 14 OEC Brewing, The Order of the Eccentric Boilers (4) 7 Fox Hollow Road Oxford, CT 06478 203-295-2831; oecbrewing.com 7 Y (5) Brewpub 500 - 15,000 25 (6) Tempest, Exilis, Experimentalist Ben Neidhart 2014 15 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, Head brewer Tom Drejer, Co-Owner Matt Ferrucci, Co- Owner 2013 16 Hog River Brewing Co. (7) 1429 Park St., Unit 115 Hartford, CT 06106 860-206-2119; hogriverbrewing.com 5 Y (3) Microbrewery 500 6 Rotating Ben Braddock Joy Braddock, Owners 2016 17 Still Hill Brewery 1275 Cromwell Ave., Building C, Unit 8/9 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-6368; stillhillbrewery.com 5 Y Microbrewery 500 - 15,000 13 Chorus Frog, Still Hill IPA, Red Storm Ryesing, VanHilla Scott Barbanel, President 2016 18 Cold Creek Brewery 6 Industrial Drive Ellington, CT 06029 860-858-1900; coldcreekbrewery.com 4 Y Brewpub 500 7 (8) Tess, Adelaide APA, Elynour Imperial IPA, Winnie Stout Sean Piel 2015 19 DuVig Brewing Co. 59 School Ground Road, Suite 10 Branford, CT 06405 203-208-2213; www.duvig.com 4 Y Microbrewery less than 500 barrels 20 Cream Ale Kim Duvig 2013 20 Labyrinth Brewing Co. 148 Forest St. Manchester, CT 06040 N/A; www.lbc.beer 4 N Brewpub less than 500 barrels N/A Cerberus Pale Ale Series, Pan's IPA Sean Guara Chris Walnum 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) Current ownership took over in 2006. (3) Please, call ahead. (4) Data from 2016 survey. (5) Limited tours sell out quickly. (6) Seasonally rotated. (7) Opened Aug. 20, 2016. (8) Twenty seasonally rotating brands. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.

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