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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 107 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 2017 Barrels 2017/ employees Type of brewery/ types (sub-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 70,000 75 Regional A, L (M, P, S) Blueberry Ale Wally New England IPA County Pale Ale Green Monsta IPA Ned C. LaFortune Dave Howard & Caleb Goodrich 1993 2 Jack's Abby Brewing/ Springdale Barrel Room 100 Clinton St., Framingham 01702 508-872-0900 • jacksabby.com (a) 44,250 140 Regional A, L (P, S) House Lager Hoponius Union Blood Orange Wheat Post Shift Pilsner Jack Hendler, Eric Hendler & Sam Hendler Jack Hendler & Mike Gleason 2011 3 Wormtown Brewery 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 508-239-1555 • www.wormtownbrewery.com 24,000 35 (b) Regional A, L (P, S) Be Hoppy IPA Bottle Rocket Pale Ale Seasonals Hopulence Underground Series David Fields & Ben Roesch Ben Roesch, Scott Drake & Ben Pratt 2010 4 Spencer Trappist Brewery 167 N. Spencer Road, Spencer 01562 508-885-5756 • www.spencerbrewery.com 4,450 11 (c) Microbrewery A, L (S) Spencer Trappist Ale Spencer Trappist IPA Spencer Fruit Series Peach Saison Spencer Festive Lager St Joseph's Abbey Larry Littlehale 2011 (d) 5 Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co. (e) 55 Millbrook St., #1, Worcester 01606 N/A • greatergoodimperials.com 2,500 8 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 & Paul Wengender 2015 6 Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. 81 Morton St., Framingham 01702 508-202-9297 • www.exhibit-a-brewing.com 2,431 10 Microbrewery A (P, S) Goody Two Shoes Kölsch The Cat's Meow IPA Hair Raiser Double IPA Briefcase Porter Matthew Steinberg Matthew Steinberg & Dunstan Liias 2016 7 Medusa Brewing Co. 111 Main St., Hudson 01749 978-310-1933 • www.medusabrewing.com 1,300 22 Microbrewery A, L (M, P, S) Laser Cat Imperial IPA ACTIVATE! Coffee Porter Hidden City American IPA Luminary American Cream Ale Keith Antul, Keith Sullivan & Tom Sutter Keith Antul 2015 8 Rapscallion Brewery 195 Arnold Road, Sturbridge 01518 508-347-7500 • drinkrapscallion.com 1,000 2 Microbrewery A, L (M, P, S) Honey Pale Ale Blonde Golden Ale Rye IPA Session IPA Peter Daniel & Cedric Daniel Jonas Noble 2004 9 Start Line Brewing 151R Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-761-2044 • www.startlinebrewing.com 821 6 Microbrewery A (S) Hop Load IPA Hop Load Citra IPA Craic Irish Red Ale Honey Ritual Pale Ale Ted Twinney Chris Locke & Partrick Ross 2016 10 Moon Hill Brewing Co. 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • gardnerale.com 740 100 Brewpub A, L (M, P, S) Pufnstuf IPA Perley Girl German Lager Candy Mountain, Charlie! Rick Walton Ryan Daigle 2006 11 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 600 5 Microbrewery A (P, S) Indian Summer New England IPA Sister Summer New England IPA Novacaine Double IPA Petals APA William Oliveira & Brandon Heisler Brandon Heisler 2014 12 River Styx Brewing (f) 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 112, Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5176 • riverstyxbrewing.com 400 8 Microbrewery A (P, S) Zeus King of Gods IPA Apollo's Arrow IPA Cronus Lord of Time Stout Rhea Darkness Stout Scott Cullen and Jackie Cullen Scott Cullen 2017 13 Flying Dreams Brewing Co. 455B Park Ave., Worcester 01610 508-926-8251 • www.flyingdreamsbrewing.com 393 4 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 74 Parker St., Gardner 01440 978-669-0122 • gardnerale.com 740 100 Brewpub A, L (M, P, S) Perley Girl German Lager Candy Mountain, Charlie! Rick Walton Ryan Daigle 2006 11 Cold Harbor Brewing Co. 108 Milk St., Suite 6, Westborough 01581 508-871-0919 • www.coldharborbrewing.com 600 5 Microbrewery A (P, S) Indian Summer New England IPA Sister Summer New England IPA Novacaine Double IPA Petals APA William Oliveira & Brandon Heisler Brandon Heisler 2014 12 River Styx Brewing (f) 166 Boulder Drive, Suite 112, Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5176 • riverstyxbrewing.com 400 8 Microbrewery A (P, S) Zeus King of Gods IPA Apollo's Arrow IPA Cronus Lord of Time Stout Rhea Darkness Stout Scott Cullen and Jackie Cullen Scott Cullen 2017 13 Flying Dreams Brewing Co. 455B Park Ave., Worcester 01610 508-926-8251 • www.flyingdreamsbrewing.com 393 4 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 14 CraftRoots Brewing LLC 4 Industrial Road, Milford 01757 508-381-1920 • www.craftrootsbrewing.com 308 5 Microbrewery A, L (P, S) Hop Mantra IPA Blonde Ale IPAx2 Double IPA Red Rye Ale Maureen Fabry Maureen Fabry 2014 15 Homefield Brewing 3 Arnold Road, Sturbridge 01518 774-242-6365 • homefieldbrewing.biz 200 6 Brewpub A On-tap selections are continually rotated Jonathan Cook Jonathan Cook 2016 16 3cross Fermentation Cooperative 4 Knowlton Ave., Worcester 01603 508-615-8195 • 3cross.coop 150 2 Brewpub A, L (P, S) On-tap selections are continually rotated Community- and employee- owned David Howland 2014 17 Purgatory Beer Co. (g) 670 Linwood Ave., Building C, Northbridge 01588 508-596-2194 • www.purgatorybeer.com 33 6 Brewpub A (P, S) 2-Car Garage Double IPA Fiero Coconut Rum Porter Mumford River Rye PA Murgatroyd Pilz Pale Ale Kevin Mulvehill & Brian Distefano Kevin Mulvehill & Brian Distefano 2017 18 Altruist Brewing Co. (h) 559 Main St., Unit 105, Sturbridge 01518 774-241-8022 • www.altruistbrewing.com 20 3 Microbrewery A Shiny Hoppy People IPA Juiced IPA Venus Blonde Ale Pumpkin Pi Pumpkin Ale Nancy Bixby, Bob Bixby & Chris Mancini Bob Bixby 2016 19 Seven Saws (i) N/A, Holden N/A 617-710-3242 • www.sevensawsbrewing.com 7 4 Microbrewery A, L (M, P, S) Sluice IPA Penstock Pale Ale Whipsaw Whitbeir Flume Double IPA Tom Anderson, Paul Mulroy, Tom Mulroy & Troy Milliken Tom Anderson & Troy Milliken 2017 20 Amory's Tomb Brewing Co. (j) 76 Main St., Maynard 01754 978-243-0875 • www.amorystomb.com 3 2 Microbrewery A (P, S) Selections are continually rotated Richard Barron & Allen Quinn Allen Quinn 2017 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, M=malts, P=porters, S=stouts. APA=Amercian pale ale, IPA=India pale ale. Ground Effect Brewing Co. is expected to open in Hudson this summer, and Redemption Rock Brewing Co. has plans to open in Worcester. The following did not reply to the survey and are therefore not included on the list: Battle Road Brewery, Bolton Beer Works, John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House, Kretschmann Brewery & Beer Garden, Stone Cow Brewery and Tree House Brewing Co. (a) Springdale Barrel room is located at 102 Clinton St., Framingham, 774-777-5430, springdalebeer.com. (b) Represents 26 full-time and 9 part-time employees (c) Includes 4 full-time, 3 part-time and 4 monks (d) First brew produced in Oct. 2013; sales since Jan. 2014 (e) Headquartered in Worcester with manufacturing in Williamsburg. In 2018, a second manufacturing operation and brewpub will be added in Worcester. (f) Opened July 2017 (g) Opened September 2017 (h) Opened December 2017 (i) Opening brewpub 2018 (j) Retail store opened December 2017; taproom under construction - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com U.S. craft breweries Craft breweries on the rise Massachusetts craft breweries 2,420 2,898 3,739 4,544 5,424 6,266 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 45 49 57 61 84 110 129 2,420 2,898 3,739 4,544 5,424 6,266 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: National Brewers Association