Can't Pan This Place Labyrinth Brewing Company, Manchester September 2018 Labyrinth closed in July 2024. I know that the people who read the brewery/beer stuff don't often give a hoot about the other stuff CTMQ is all about. You know, like... literally everything else. Anyway, after ten years of writing CTMQ, I … [Read more...]
Parable Brewing Company (Closed)
Every Brewery Has a Story Parable Brewing Company, Manchester July 2018 Parable closed in April 2019 after a weird, confusing, and protracted situation with the landlord of their building. Parable's owner or owners, who never changed the LLC's name from Top Shelf - because he was a part-owner of Top Shelf - … [Read more...]
Storyteller’s Cottage (Closed)
Let Me Tell You a... Storyteller’s Cottage, Simsbury June 2018 Storyteller's Cottage, my 391st Connecticut museum, closed in September 2020 - a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. This business still operates an online and events model in 2024. ... Story. The Story of why this place deserves a place on CTMQ’s … [Read more...]
Front Porch Brewing (Closed)
It’s a Brewery. In a Garage. Not on a Porch Front Porch Brewing Company, Wallingford May 2018 The brewery closed its taproom in February 2023, moving the entire operation to a contract at Twelve Percent Brewing Project in North Haven. I have a porch on the front of my house. It is very small. Maybe three … [Read more...]
Cliffside Brewing (Closed)
It’s a Brewery. On a Street. Not a Cliff. Cliffside Brewing Company, Wallingford May 2018 This brewery closed in late May 2023. What you’re about to read is a sort of turning point for myself and for CTMQ. Without getting all philosophical about things, I’ve written much about Connecticut’s beer industry since … [Read more...]
Roost IPA
Church Owl Beer's Roost IPA 1 12 oz can, $1.50, Manchester Wine & Spirits January 2018 Horrifying. I'm writing this page not to bash the well-intentioned mind behind Church Owl or to argue that gluten-allergies are overstated or to kick a brewery when they're already kaput. But... this'll probably sound … [Read more...]
30 Mile Brewing Company (Closed)
48.28 Kilometers 30 Mile Brewing Company, Old Saybrook March 2018 The brewery ceased operations in January 2022. It seems like only yesterday that brewery openings in Connecticut were a source of excitement. In reality, brewery openings in Connecticut were exciting from 2010-2015 or so. Sure, some newer brewery … [Read more...]
No Worries Brewing Company (Closed)
Only Been Once? No Worries. No Worries Brewing Company, Hamden February 2017 The brewery unceremoniously and quietly closed in October 2024. I’ve always enjoyed the accidental subliminal advertising No Worries of Hamden enjoys. As in, “I’d like to go to a brewery tomorrow, but I can’t decide which one.” “No … [Read more...]
England: Tea Roses Tea Room (Closed)
"Pardon Me, Do You Have Any Earl Grey Poupon?" Tea Roses Tea Room, Cromwell November 2017 Here's how much I know about local tea room culture: When I published the "completing Cromwell" introductory page, a Ms. Peggi Camosci commented, "How about the only English-style Tea Room in the greater Central Connecticut … [Read more...]
Breakaway Brew Haus (Closed)
Breaking Away From All Accepted Norms of the Brewing Industry Breakaway Brew Haus, Bolton Mid-2017 In 2021, BBH announced they are moving to an actual commercial space nearby. But nothing has happened in two years, so I'm calling them closed.) I am writing this in late October 2017. At this moment, there are … [Read more...]
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