Stony Creek Brewery

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Stony Creek Brewery
Company typePrivate
IndustryCraft brewery
Founded2015
Headquarters
Branford, Connecticut
,
United States
ProductsBeer, wine
Website stonycreekbeer.com
Ground level behind Stony Creek Brewery with dock and Branford River in background Ground Level.JPG
Ground level behind Stony Creek Brewery with dock and Branford River in background

The Stony Creek Brewery is a craft brewery established in 2010 by Manny Rodriguez and Peggy Crowley, [1] located in Branford, Connecticut. [2] Until 2012, the company produced only a small number of craft brews through a larger company, Thomas Hooker Brewery. [1] That year, Ed Crowley, husband of co-founder Peggy Crowley, began pursuing an increase in craft brewing. Over the next three years, he re-branded Stony Creek Brewery and reopened in February 2015.

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History

Contract production (2010–2012)

Prior to their re-branding, Stony Creek Brewery was a small-scale contract-produced craft brand. [2] [3] As a small-scale craft brand without a brewery of their own, Stony Creek had minimal options for expansion. Eventually, Crowley saw the shift in market share from large core brands to small, local craft brews, saying "I started seeing some of the more local brands coming in and taking a half a point of market share. I would sit back in my chair as an A-B [Anheuser-Busch] guy or a Heineken guy would say 'I am losing taps to local brands.' ... Dichello's core brands started to suffer and, at that point, my family and I decided that 2012 was the proper time to get out." [1] He sold his shares of Dichello Distributors (50% of total shares) to get start up money for the re-branding of Stony Creek Brewery.

Re-brand (2012–present)

Crowley worked to re-brand Stony Creek. He began by bringing in his son Ed Crowly Jr. as owner. [2] Next, Ed Crowley Sr. worked with his former business colleague Andrew Schwartz to design the job description for the Brewmaster at Stony Creek—a job Schwartz eventually took himself. [1] Jamal Robinson was then acquired by Crowley from Blue Point Brewing Company to become Stony Creek's Director of Sales. [1] Finally, Crowley brought in Michael Kiser, a brand strategist. [1] Kiser worked with Crowley to create a visual brand.

The re-branded Stony Creek Brewery opened its first facility in Branford, Connecticut in February 2015. [2] [1] The Indian Neck facility took four years of planning and 10 months of construction to complete. [2] The brewery's 30,000 square feet makes it the second largest brewing facility and taproom in Connecticut, trailing only Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, Connecticut. [4] There is a 2,500 square foot tasting room. [5] According to BrewBound.com, the Stony Creek Brewery produced "more than 10,000 barrels during its first 12 months." [1]

Products

Active

NameType ABV IBU
Cranky IPA 6.8%68
Big CrankyDouble IPA 9.5%95
Little CrankySession IPA 4.5%50
Dock TimeAmber Lager 4.8%N/A
Sun JuiceBelgian Summer Ale 5.3%N/A
CrumApple Cinnamon Oatmeal Amber Ale 6.2%N/A
Snow HoleDouble Red Winter Seasonal8.5%85
ChahklitBaltic Porter 8.5%N/A
CrimsangSoured Double IPA 9.5%95
Reposado NegroBlack Wheat Wine 9.2%N/A
LichtenlizzyHybrid of a Berliner Weisse and a Smoked Rauch3.5%N/A

[6]

Former

NameType ABV
Black AleAmerican Black Ale 6.0%
Brewford GoldBlonde Ale 4.6%
Nitro BlackBlack IPA 6.0%
In the RedAmerican Amber Ale 5.3%
Nitro Belgian BlondeBlonde Ale 6.9%
Nitro Pale Ale Pale Ale 5.6%
Nitro Golden Rye Rye Beer 5.8%
Creeker XpaTriple IPA 4.3%
CrankedImperial Double IPA 9.5%
BlAgerBlack Lager 9.2%
Double RedAmerican Amber Ale 8.5%
Choc DockVienna Lager 4.8%

[7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Branford's Stony Creek Brewery Reinvents Itself As Destination Venue". courant.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ↑ "Stony Creek Brewery Breaks Ground on Branford River Site". nbcconnecticut.com. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  4. ↑ "Beer Making to Begin Soon at Branford's New Stony Creek Brewery". connecticutmag.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  5. ↑ "Stony Creek Brewery in Branford continues to grow as it turns into a destination spot". nhregister.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  6. ↑ "Stony Creek Brewery". stonycreekbeer.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  7. ↑ "Stony Creek Brewery Untappd". untappd.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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