Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 97 T O U R I S M & H O S P I T A L I T Y F O C U S Top breweries in Central Mass. Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2016 Barrells 2016/ employees Type of brewery/ types produced Sample of brews Owner(s)/ chief brewer(s) Year founded 1 Wachusett Brewing Co. 175 State Road East, Westminster 01473 978-874-9965 • wachusettbrew.com 51,239 55 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 34,000 110 Regional A, L, P, S Hoponius Union IPL House Lager Smoke & Dagger Black Lager Calyptra session IPL Jack, Eric & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler 2011 3 Wormtown Brewery 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 508-239-1555 • www.wormtownbrewery.com 16,520 * 35 Regional A, L, P, S Be Hoppy IPA Bottle Rocket Pale Ale Seasonals Underground Series David Fields, Ben Roesch & Beth Oliveri Ben Roesch, Scott Drake, Ben Pratt, Nick Gannon & Riley Markey 2010 4 Rapscallion Brewery 195 Arnold Road, Sturbridge 01518 508-347-7500 • drinkrapscallion.com 5,000 3 Microbrewery A, L, P, S Honey Pale Ale Blonde Golden Ale Rye IPA Session IPA Peter & Cedric Daniel Jonas Noble 2004 5 Spencer Trappist Brewery 167 N. Spencer Road, Spencer 01562 508-885-5756 • www.spencerbrewery.com 3,216 4 Microbrewery A, L, S Spencer Trappist Ale Spencer Trappist IPA Spencer Trappist Holiday Ale Spencer Trappist Feierabendbier Pilsner St Joseph's Abbey Larry Littlehale 2011 ** 6 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • www.medusabrewing.com 984 17 Brewpub A, L, P, S Laser Cat IPA Blighty English Porter Luminary American Cream Ale Prosperous American IPA Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 7 John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House 1 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 508-875-2337 • www.johnharvards.com 871 100 Brewpub A, L, P, S Brando IPA Contemporary Dance DIPA Shots Fired Blueberry Ale Centerplate Restaurant Group Brian Flach 1996 8 Moon Hill Brewing Co. Inc. dba Gardner Ale House 74 Parker St., Phillipston 01331 9789394389 • gardnerale.com 700 100 Brewpub A, L, P, S Moon Hill Brewing Packie Run Session IPA Moon Hill Brewing Pufnstuf IPA Moon Hill Brewing Chain Saaz Czech Pilsner Moon Hill Brewing German Dark Lager Rick Walton Ryan Daigle 2006 9 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 600 5 Microbrewery A Indian Summer NE-IPA Sister Summer NE-IPA Petals and Rinds APA Truell's Best English Best Bitter William Oliveira & Brandon Heisler Brandon Heisler 2015 10 Stone Cow Brewery 500 B West St., Barre 01005 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com Greater than 500 10 Brewpub N/A Roll in the Hay IPA Cows Out Milk Stout Farmhouse Saison Farm Girl Sour Sean DuBois Chris Courtney 2015 11 Flying Dreams Brewing Co. 455B Park Ave., Worcester 01610 508-926-8251 • www.flyingdreamsbrewing.com 267 3 Microbrewery A, L, P, S Dreaming of Summer Saison Green Dreams Hoppy Pale Ale Pond Jumper IPA Nightcrawler India Dark Ale Dave Richardson Dave Richardson 2015 12 Homefield Brewing 3 Arnold Road, Sturbridge 01518 774-242-6365 • homefieldbrewing.biz 16 5 Brewpub A, P, S On-tap selections are continually rotated Jonathan Cook Jonathan Cook 2016 13 Start Line Brewing 151R Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-761-2044 • www.startlinebrewing.com Less than 500 6 Microbrewery A Hop Load IPA Hop Load Citra IPA Craic Irish Red Ale Honey Ritual Pale Ale Ted Twinney Ty Greene 2016 14 Kretschmann 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 Brian Kretchman Brian Kretchman 2012 15 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 Matthews 1998 16 3cross Brewing Co. 26 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 Less than 500 2 Brewpub A, P, S On-tap selections are continually rotated David Howland David Howland 2014 Two Central Massachusetts breweries that increased pro- duction substantially over a four-year period were listed among the country's top region- al breweries. Wachusett Brewing Co. of Westminster and Jack's Abby Craft Lagers of Framingham both made the annual list, a ranking of the country's top local breweries from the Brewer's Association, a nonprof- it trade association. The list was unveiled in the May/June 2017 issue of The New Brewer, the journal of the Brewer's Association. The association shared data on how the country's top regional breweries did in terms of barrel production. According to Brewer's Association data, Jack's Abby grew its barrel pro- duction from 2,500 barrels in 2012 to 34,500 in 2016. Between 2012 and 2013, barrel production grew by 148 per- cent. The brewery is set to pro- duce 50,000 barrels this year, and its Framingham facility has the capacity to produce 125,000 barrels – more than double that amount. Production for the first quar- ter of 2017 was up 70 percent from the same time period last year, according to Jack's Abby. The brewery installed three new 240 barrel fermentation tanks, and two more were scheduled to arrive in June. Jack's Abby may be expand- ing rapidly, but it is still commit- ted to traditional brewing tech- niques and ingredients for its craft lagers, said Co-owner and Head Brewer Jack Hendler. "We work hard to foster a direct connection with a Bavarian maltster and hop grower by traveling to Germany twice a year to meet with our suppliers in person and learn as Local breweries among the country's fastest growing Jack's Abby Craft Lagers

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