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Breweries, Brewpubs & Cideries

The Boroughs Brewing Company (Closed)

August 12, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Digging Out of a Burrow The Boroughs Brewing Company, Killingly July 2022 Unceremoniously closed in December 2024. *Peeks around the corner* ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I... I can't do it. I was trying to live by the credo of "if you … [Read more...]

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Black Pond Brews

July 18, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Black Swamp (Yankees) Black Pond Brews, Killingly July 2015 & July 2022 Black Pond Brews has been around since 2014. I don't know why that surprises me, but it does. I think it has something to do with the fact that they've been doing their thing out in Killingly, one of those black holes of Connecticut. They … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Killingly

Epicure Brewing

July 14, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Epicurio Epicure Brewing, Norwich August 2017 Summer of 2017... approaching that assumed critical mass of 50 Connecticut breweries (Epicure was the 48th to open) and how that was going to be absolute maximum that the state could support? Epicure Brewing is located right next door to These Guys Brewing - both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Norwich

Candlewood Brewing Company (Closed)

July 5, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

A Candle in the Wind Candlewood Brewing Company, New Milford July 2022 Candlewood Brewing closed in July 2022 Talk about a Bad Dream. Candlewood Brewing was one of the shortest-lived Connecticut breweries of the 21st century. It opened in late January 2021 and hung it up in early July 2022; about 16 months. … [Read more...]

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Almost Famous Brewing Company

June 29, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Internet Famous Almost Famous Brewing Company, East Granby April 2021 Here's an odd quirk about this brewery that looks like every other brewery in a nondescript business park in a nondescript section of a Connecticut town: It was featured on WFSB's "Something's Brewing" segment not once, not twice, not three … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: East Granby

Coles Road Brewing Company

June 9, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Coles Road Brewing Company, Berlin June 2021 The married couple who own and brew at Coles Road Brewing in Berlin, Paul and Lea Marchinkoski have slowly built up and improved upon a pretty well respected little central Connecticut brewery. Sure, we have other husband and wife … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Berlin

Clocktown Brewing Company

May 20, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Countrytime in Thomaston Clocktown Brewing Company, Thomaston June 2021 Tick, tick, tick... the countdown to when I will say something terrible about Clocktown. It's surely a question on many of your minds. Because surely everyone reading this is aware that I've been friends with one of the owners, Ed Daigneault … [Read more...]

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Third Place by Half Full Brewery

May 3, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Only Wanna Co-Work With Youuuuu" Third Place by Half Full Brewery, Stamford April 2022 In October 2024, Half Full closed their original location, leaving on this one open. Since, I guess, a little beer is brewed here, I'll keep this in the breweries list though the huge majority of Half Full beer is now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: second locations, Stamford

Cheshire Craft Brewing

April 29, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Enhance! Cheshire Craft Brewing Company, Cheshire March 2022 In the race to be the first to open a brewery in Cheshire, there was a clear winner: Cheshire Craft Brewery. Now, I don’t think anyone viewed it as a race, and I know that these guys set things in motion well before the behemoth Counter Weight Brewing … [Read more...]

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Fat Orange Cat Brewing (Closed)

April 22, 2022 by Steve 3 Comments

FOC! (It's Closed) Fat Orange Cat Brewing Company, East Hampton Multiple Visits The brewery closed its taproom in December 2021, moving the entire operation to a contract at Twelve Percent Brewing Project in North Haven. FOC was located in a quiet residential section of East Hampton. FOC always closed … [Read more...]

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