When Chris Went: November 29th, 2020
Where: 226 North Plains Industrial Road #4, Wallingford, CT 06492
Wallingford has a pretty robust brewing scene with three breweries (Center Street, Cliffside, and Front Porch) and a cidery (New England Cidery). There are only a few places in Connecticut that you can go to one town and visit four places for craft beer or cider. Front Porch opened their taproom in late 2017 and are a true microbrewery. The taproom is very small with only 5 or 6 tables inside during normal times, although when we went in November it was still warm enough to use their outdoor seating. Like many microbreweries it is in an industrial park and the taproom is not much more than a bar inside a garage with a few tables. Most likely you will drive right passed the brewery without even realizing it.
Chris: We decided to hit up Center Street, New England cidery, and Front Porch all in one day due to how close they all were. I had been to Front Porch before, but most of my friends had only had their beer from stores. The taproom is not much to look at and did not have a huge selection of beer, but they did try to get a least one beer per popular type. They had a few IPAs, a stout, and a sour. Obviously I decided to go for the stout, their Pistachio Puff Pastry. It was a white stout which was brewed with pistachios, lactose, vanilla beans, cacao nibs and marshmallow and was created in collaboration with Abomination Brewing Company in North Haven. All of my friends absolutely loved the beer, but I personally was not a fan of the stout. I thought it was way too sweet despite being an imperial at 10.1%. Overall, I would say that I have not been a fan of Front Porch Brewing’s beers. I have never given one of their beers above a 3.25 on Untapped. With that said, I know a lot of people, including friends who went with me in November, love their beer. They are closed for the winter season until April 1st, but maybe when they reopen, I will give them another shot.
Other Cool Things:
- Dog friendly
- Cool glasses (see image)
- Cans to-go
- Outdoor seating
What Chris Drank:
Chris: Killer Limes From Outer Space (Sour) 6% – 3 out of 5
Chris: Pistachio Puff Pastry (Stout) 10.1 % 3 out of 5
Brewing Persuasion: 2.5 out of 5
Feeling persuaded yet?
Brewing Persuasions 