Breweries throughout Connecticut and nearby breweries in Massachusetts & Rhode Island
140 Huyshope Ave, Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 461-0945
Signature Beer: Ode to Blumpy
Five-second Description: Great meeting space with a nice rentable room in the back. Great beer and they also serve wine and mixed drinks, although there is not much brewing done here.
Why you should go: Great place to grab a cold one with friends in the back of the historic Colt building.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: B+
Website: Thomas Hooker Brewery at Colt
54 Research Dr, Stamford, CT 06906
(203) 313-6454
Signature Beer: City Chocolate Stout, Stout
Five second Description: Great venue with ample seating, good beer and food trucks. Lots of fun!
Why you should go: The setting and beer that goes across the spectrum. Great and knowledgeable staff.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: A-
Website: Lock City Brewing
43 Homestead Ave, Stamford, CT 06902
(203) 658-3631
Signature Beer: Liquid Hoptimism
Five-second Description: Great tasting room with a lot of action and great experimental beers on tap. Brewery space is cramped with a small single canning line. They give tours, but the guides were not very knowledgeable.
Why you should go: Fun and busy tasting room with many beers to choose from beyond their canned brews
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: B+
Website: Half Full Brewery
3389 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605
Signature Beer: Lupulus Erectus Double IPA
Five-second Description: Limited parking and space with a friendly staff. Very clean brewery with very good beer. Set up like a chemistry lab.
Why you should go: In Bridgeport for the day? Then stop for some good beer that will please most palates.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: C+
Website: Aspetuck Brew Lab
16B Center St., Wallingford, CT 06492
Signature Beer: Probably the Synaptic Misfire
Five second Description: Very comfortable nano brewery with good German beer and a rich New England IPA
Why you should go: If you are in the old downtown of Wallingford, this is worth a stop.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: B
Website: Cliffside Brewing
226 N Plains Industrial Rd UNIT 4, Wallingford, CT 06492
Signature Beer: Not sure yet
Five second Description: All beers lean towards sours including the IPA and the stout. This place needs some finishing touches as you can see from the pictures.
Why you should go: Not sure I would recommend this place until they spruce it up a bit.
My Rating
Beer: B-
Setting: C-
Website: Front Porch Brewing
Last Update:5/28/19
This closure was a shame, it was due to the lease that they were not able to extend, poor planning.
422A N Main Street, Manchester, CT 06042
(860) 643-2739
Signature Beer: Too early to tell, but their IPA seems to have some traction rock
Five-second Description: Standard office park setting with a well done interior. Still needs an identity or differentiator to make it memorable.
Why you should go: Good beer and a great bunch of owners. This is the best place east of the river in CT.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: B
Website: Parable Brewing Company (Facebook)
765 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 644-2707
Signature Beer: Too early to tell, but their IPAs rock
Five second Description: Great setting with rental space and many great beers to choose from. They took a different path by canning beer prior to opening a brewery. Which may explain why they don’t do growlers or flights.
Why you should go: Great beer selection, extended hours and always busy. They also have food trucks regularly.
My Rating
Beer: B+
Setting: A-
Website: Connecticut Valley Brewing Company (facebook)
1027 Coogan Boulevard in the Olde Mistick Village, Mystic, CT 06355
860-536-MONK
Signature Beer: None
Five-second Description: Not a place to go to for their beer, but they have about 28 other beers on tap and they serve food. A bit touristy, but a good place for a beer and a bite. Almost falling off my brewery designation, since they only had one beer brewed by them.
Why you should go: The setting is in Mystic Village and they have a really cool porch, plus the inside is like an old German beer hall.
My Rating
Beer: B-
Setting: A-
Website: Jealous Monk
Last Visited: July 2, 2022
7 Fox Hollow Road, Unit B, Oxford, CT 06478
(203) 295-2831
Signature Beer: Always Changing
Five second Description: They brew all sours and although I really don’t care for them, these were special and were great. Beautiful tasting room, the only thing missing is an outdoor space.
Why you should go: Where else can you sample Mead?
My Rating
Beer: A-
Setting: A-
Website: OEC Brewing
