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Jack's Abby Craft Lagers

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for a full range of styles
Known for a full range of styles

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers was founded in 2011 by brothers Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler in Framingham, Massachusetts, and claims the distinction of being the first lager-only craft brewery in the United States. The name honors their sister Abby, and the Hendler brothers — combining brewing, finance, and sales expertise — built a brewery focused exclusively on lagers at a time when the craft beer world favored ales. Flagship beers such as Hoponius Union, an India Pale Lager, and House Lager earned national recognition and helped popularize the lager format in craft brewing. The brewery operates a taproom and Beer Hall & Kitchen at its Clinton Street facility in Framingham, and its parent company, Hendler Family Brewing Company, also owns Wormtown Brewing Co.

4Beers
2Styles
6.4%Avg ABV
2011Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
0%
catalogue avg 45%

Beers by Jack's Abby Craft Lagers

4 beers
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Framinghammer
Baltic Porter · 9%
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Hoponius Union
India Pale Lager · 6.5%
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House Lager
Helles Lager · 5.2%
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Post Shift Pilsner
German Pilsner · 4.7%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 4 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 4 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
cleanevery beer
4 of 4 beers
crisp
3 of 4 beers
refreshing
3 of 4 beers
hoppy
2 of 4 beers

With 4 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied4 beers · 2 style families
Lager 3Porter 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 615 other breweries making Helles Lager and German Pilsner.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers's beers land close to what is typical for the Helles Lager and German Pilsner styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for Helles Lager and German PilsnerJack's Abby Craft Lagers
in no beersin every beer
clean
in all 4 of their beers · typical Helles Lager and German Pilsner brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 3 of 4 · typical Helles Lager and German Pilsner brewery: all 5 out of 5
A shade below, but within the field.
crisp
in 3 of 4 · typical Helles Lager and German Pilsner brewery: 4 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 3 of 4 · typical Helles Lager and German Pilsner brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
light
in 3 of 4 · typical Helles Lager and German Pilsner brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 71%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 4
beers above the median
#2829
best ranked beer
House Lager

Their beers place in the Top 71% of the catalogue on average, across 4 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Jack's Abby Craft Lagers

Jack's Abby Craft Lagers was founded in 2011 by brothers Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler in Framingham, Massachusetts, and claims the distinction of being the first lager-only craft brewery in the United States. The name honors their sister Abby, and the Hendler brothers — combining brewing, finance, and sales expertise — built a brewery focused exclusively on lagers at a time when the craft beer world favored ales. Flagship beers such as Hoponius Union, an India Pale Lager, and House Lager earned national recognition and helped popularize the lager format in craft brewing. The brewery operates a taproom and Beer Hall & Kitchen at its Clinton Street facility in Framingham, and its parent company, Hendler Family Brewing Company, also owns Wormtown Brewing Co.

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