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wbjournal.com | December 11, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 17 F O O D & D R I N K F O C U S Worcester Business Journal WBJ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! Winners will be profiled in the March 5, 2018 edition of Worcester Business Journal and will be honored at a special ceremony in late March. Know someone worthy of one of these awards? NOMINATE THEM TODAY! Nomination deadline: December 22, 2017 Further details and nomination form at www.wbjournal.com/businessleaders 2017 H A L L O F F A M E A W A R D S H A L L O F F A M E A W A R D S & This special edition and event honors top business leaders in Central Massachusetts for their companies' successes and contributions to the community. Our Business Leaders of the Year will be recognized in the categories of small and large business, nonprofit, innovator and NEW this year - Family Business Leader of the Year. In addition, we'll honor a select group of Central Massachusetts business leaders in our second annual Hall of Fame awards. 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 978-257-8600 • www.stonecowbrewery.com Farm Girl Sour 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 16 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 17 3cross Brewing Co. 26 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 508-615-8195 • 3crossbrewing.com Less than 500 2 Brewpub A, P, S On-tap selections are continually rotated David Howland David Howland 2014 17 CraftRoots Brewing LLC 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-381-1920 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com Less than 500 2 Microbrewery A, P, S Blonde Ale, IPA, IPAx2 Double IPA, Porter Maureen Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 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 offsite, brewpub sells 25% or more onsite. A=ales, L=lagers, P=porters, S=stouts. Unable to confirm data for Maynard's Battle Road Brewery or Charlton's Tree House Brewing Co., both opened in 2017. * Number of barrels packaged was 14,750. ** First brew produced in October 2013 *** Headquartered in Worcester with manufacturing in Williamsburg. In 2018, a second manufacturing operation and brewpub will be added in Worcester. **** With an outdoor beer garden and live entertainment ***** Data from 2016 survey - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com 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 offsite, brewpub sells 25% or more onsite. A=ales, L=lagers, P=porters, S=stouts. Unable to confirm data for Maynard's Battle Road Brewery or Charlton's Tree House Brewing Co., both opened in 2017. * Number of barrels packaged was 14,750. ** First brew produced in October 2013 *** Headquartered in Worcester with manufacturing in Williamsburg. In 2018, a second manufacturing operation and brewpub will be added in Worcester. **** With an outdoor beer garden and live entertainment ***** Data from 2016 survey - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com