Beer. And Lots Of It I began this particular page in 2008 when there were four breweries in Connecticut: Cottrell, Hooker, New England, and Olde Burnside (RIP... for now). Only one had a tasting room (Hooker) and each was pumping out only a handful of beers. There were a few brewpubs operating as well. And … [Read more...]
Hops on the Hill
A Visit to HOTH Hops on the Hill Brewery, Glastonbury November 2019 Most prominently featured in “The Empire Strikes Back,” Hoth is the sixth planet in the remote system of the same name. As you recall, it was the site of the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base. It is a world of snow and ice, surrounded by numerous moons, … [Read more...]
Center Street Brewing Co.
Wallace Avenue Brewing Company Center Street Brewing Company, Wallingford April 2019 The slogan of Center Street Brewing Company is “Welcome to the Center of the Brewniverse.” Tortured as that may be, it is apt. I’ve written before about how Connecticut has so many breweries now that there’s this massive bell … [Read more...]
Redding Beer Company
RedDing-Ding-Ding! Redding Beer Company, Redding June 2019 I am often challenged to write interesting and unique takes on the hundreds of museums in Connecticut that aren’t that discernible from a hundred similar museums. I take pride in being able to do so; sometimes with humor, other times with arcane tidbits, … [Read more...]
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks
Oh Rats Spoke + Spy Ciderworks, Middletown April 2019 Before you read this page, know this: when it comes to hard cider, I’m not that smart. Years ago, I’d say I just didn’t like them. Then I had some really good ciders from some really good cideries and suddenly I liked a few really good ciders. When I read … [Read more...]
Barley Head Brewery
It Takes a Mystic Barley Head Brewery, Groton June 2019 Here we are, together again. About to discuss yet another tiny Connecticut brewery no one ever talks about or seeks out. Owned and operated by a (surely) well-meaning guy whose friends all told him that his free garage homebrew was the best beer they’d ever … [Read more...]
Skygazer Brewing
Beer From Uranus Skygazer Brewing Company June 2019 There’s a chance that this page is out of date. If it is, please know that I plan to rectify that with a return visit someday soon. Maybe next weekend. Who knows. For you see, when Skygazer opened in March of 2019, it was nothing more than a package store that … [Read more...]
The Beeracks
Beer: Rack ‘Em Up! The Beeracks, East Haven Multiple visits You’re just going to have to go with me here. The path from the original Overshores Brewing to today's Beeracks brewing collective was a bit confusing and since I’m me, I’ll probably make it more so. From a legal standpoint, in late 2019 anyway, … [Read more...]
Little House Brewing Company
ConnectiCute* Little House Brewing Company, Chester May 2019 Those of you familiar with every Connecticut town, city, and borough certainly know which are the “cutest.”* They have to be small, with compact and walkable “downtowns.” They must be a bit higher-end, with moms and dads piling their MacLaren strollers … [Read more...]
Aspetuck Brew Lab
Black Rockin' Aspetuck Brew Lab, Bridgeport July 2019 Journey with me, won’t you, to bucolic Black Rock, Connecticut, home of Aspetuck Brew Lab. Or, as we fancy boarding school Connecticutians say, “Ahhspehtuhck Brew Lahhhhhb in Blahhhhck Rohhck, Cohhhnecticuhhht.” No brewery in the state sounds fancier. ~ … [Read more...]
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