In Caius You Needed Another Brewery... Caius Farm Brewery, Branford June 2023 This here website you are reading was born in 2006. A time when the Connecticut brewery scene was... nearly barely there. I've been able to chronicle the meteoric rise of the industry; from the handful of breweries "way back then" to the … [Read more...]
Stony Creek Brewery
From Heron Out... Stony Creek Brewery, Branford October 2015 & August 2022 At the end of 2024, Stony Creek has stopped brewing and is just a bar. Very strong rumors of their demise and a massive lien/lawsuit against them from their creditor tells me they won't last much longer... Stony Creek has existed in some … [Read more...]
Stony Creek Museum
Let's Rock and Roll Branford (Google Maps location) October 3, 2015 My gosh this is a cute-looking little museum in the cute little Stony Creek section of Branford. What is this, a former church or something? Even the rainy day didn't dampen our spirits as we visited the Stony Creek Museum. A museum that … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Branford
Everything Branford I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Branford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Branford Land Trust Trails
Branford's Town & Land Trust Trails Oh man. There are only a few towns that leave me no choice but to combine different entities' trailed properties into one list. As you've guessed by now, Branford is one. And while this gives my list-OCD fits, this is a very good thing. Very good in that it's nice to see … [Read more...]
Branford’s Town Trails
Branford's Town & Land Trust Trails Oh man. There are only a few towns that leave me no choice but to combine different entities' trailed properties into one list. As you've guessed by now, Branford is one. And while this gives my list-OCD fits, this is a very good thing. Very good in that it's nice to see … [Read more...]
DuVig Beer Brewing Company (Closed)
"I’m Down, Du Vig?” The DuVig Beer Brewing Company, Branford DuVig closed in February 2023 and unfortunately I never got to revisit since their very early days, chronicled here. Before they closed, the brewery did expand quite a bit, both in size and beer styles. DuVig just opened a month or so before this, … [Read more...]
Thimble Island Brewery & Brewpub (Closed)
Thimble Island Brewing Company, now Brewpub, Branford The brewery/brewpub closed at the end of May 2025. Thimble Island has grown quite a bit since my initial visit in early 2013. They've changed locations and expanded to become a vastly larger brewery. Which... is what a lot of successful businesses do. And so, … [Read more...]