16 Worcester Business Journal | December 11, 2017 | wbjournal.com
Top breweries in Central Mass.
Ranked by number of barrels produced in 2016
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) 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
Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. ***
55 Millbrook St., #1, Worcester 01606
N/A • greatergoodimperials.com
3,200
5
Microbrewery
A, P, S
Greylock Imperial New England IPA
Good Night Moon Imperial Milk Porter
PULP Imperial New England IPA
"V" Imperial 5-Hop IPA
Paul Wengender
Shaun Radzuik and Paul Wengender
2015
7
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
8
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
9
Moon Hill Brewing Co. Inc. dba Gardner Ale House
74 Parker St., Phillipston 01331
978-939-4389 • 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
10
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
11
Stone Cow Brewery
500 B West St., Barre 01005
978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com
Greater than 500
10
Brewpub
A, L, P, S
Roll in the Hay IPA
Cows Out Milk Stout
Farmhouse Saison
Farm Girl Sour
Sean DuBois
Chris Courtney
2015
12
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
13
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
14
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
15
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
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