No, Good Dream Bad Dream Brewing, New Milford April 2019 To some, Bad Dream has a few things going against it: I've heard the name is a turn-off, it's small, and its location - whether it's an "Oh my gawd, New Milford is impossible to get to" thing or an, "Oh my gawd, it's next to a nail salon and tanning place in … [Read more...]
The Hooker Test Kitchen (RIP)
Dead Hooker in the (Tree) Trunk The Hooker Test Kitchen/The Brew Pub at Mohegan Sun, Montville Never Visited Since no one will ever read this page - and rightly so - I'm going to link something uncouth. A scene from "Dirty Work," a comedy with the incomparable Norm MacDonald. (And Chris Farley and Artie Lange as … [Read more...]
Stony Creek Brewery at Foxwoods
Fake Stone by a Fake Creek Stony Creek Brewery at Foxwoods, Ledyard May 2019 I am not a gambler. I don't even know how to play poker and while blackjack can be fun, it's simply not fun losing money. I've never put a dime into a slot machine. Ever. Foxwoods is depressing. It just is. Visiting on a Tuesday … [Read more...]
Brass Works Brewing Company
I Fowl'd Up Brass Works Brewing Company, Waterbury March 2019 Funny story... (not really) - there was a time when I perhaps cared a bit too much about brewery stuff in Connecticut. I don't mean to say I was binge-drinking Connecticut beer every other day. Not at all. I mean that I was on top of things. Like, I'm … [Read more...]
Witchdoctor Brewing Company
Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bang bang... Witchdoctor Brewing Company, Southington November 2018 Some of you must be familiar with that terrible song "The Witchdoctor." You know, the "Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla, bang bang" song? Interesting fact: the guy who wrote and originally … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Beer
From Nutmeg Beer to Beer with Nutmeg Connecticut Beer; A History of Nutmeg State Brewing By Will Siss Reading this book in 2019 is a surreal experience. At least for close watchers of the Connecticut brewery and beer scene. Published in 2015, Waterbury-American columnist and school teacher Will Siss simply could … [Read more...]
BruRm @ BAR
Grazing the BAR BruRm @ BAR, New Haven April 2019 If you weren't reading a page about the horribly named BruRm @ BAR right now and I asked you, "hey, what's the longest running brewery under the same ownership in the same space in 2019 Connecticut?" what would you guess? Don't even front and tell me you'd say … [Read more...]
Noble Jay Brewing Company
No-bull Noble Jay Noble Jay Brewing Company, East Lyme March 2019 I met Jesse Baldwin of Noble Jay Brewing in the summer of 2015. My man was hustling... We were at the first Hops for Hope Brewfest and Jesse was representing his brewery that was to open soon after that event. He wooed a lot of people that day and … [Read more...]
Great Falls Brewing Company
Great Hall From Fire Great Falls Brewing Co., North Canaan April 2019 Just when a brewery opens in some sparsely populated far-flung Connecticut burg, it seems another one pops up in a smaller and farther-flung burg. I happen to love North Canaan and extreme northwestern Connecticut - and I really love that the … [Read more...]
Kinsmen Brewing Company
I've Got Friends in Bro Places Kinsmen Brewing Company, Southington September 2018 Kinsmen: Sure the fancy definition has something to do with relatives and such, but colloquially, your kinsmen are your family. And sure, “family” means blood relatives, but it also means much more. In the case of Kinsmen Brewing, … [Read more...]
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