Town OKs Brewery Plan For New Fermentation Tanks Building

BRANFORD, CT — Last December, the town's Planning & Zoning Commission blessed a request from Stony Creek Brewery to erect a 1,926 square-foot building on the Indian Neck Road site to hold additional fermentation tanks, bringing the capacity from 48,000 barrels to 100,000 barrels.

Brewery CEO Dan Shannon said in a news release this week that the "expansion allows for greater options in both volume and package types for other brewers from around the country."

"Stony Creek Brewery started as a contract partner, initially brewing at another Connecticut brewery in 2010 and to reciprocate brewing for other brewers in need, has been fulfilling," Shannon explained. "New partnerships, collaborations and changing trends in the beverage industry led Stony Creek Brewery to position itself for future growth."

About Stony Creek Brewery

Established in 2010 by Peggy and Ed Crowley, Sr., Stony Creek Brewery is a regional
craft brewery, located in Branford, and "one of the first breweries founded in the state." The brewery's 30,000 square feet make it one of the "largest brewing facilities and taprooms in Connecticut." The brewery produces 20 different beers and has distribution throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York State, Rhode Island, and Vermont.