When Chris Went: May 8th, 2021
Where: 180 Johnson Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Stubborn Beauty brewing company opened in 2014 in the old Remington Rand building. If you read our review of Forest City brewing, located in the same building, you know that Remington Rand is an old industrial building. It’s history dates back to the 1800s and had a long list of companies occupy it including the Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Co., and Remington Rand Corp. noiseless typewriter makers. When deindustrialization began in the northeast in the 1970s the building became abandoned and lets just say it was not a nice place to be. Yet in the last 10 years, the location has become a hot spot for alcohol with Stubborn Beauty, Forest City, and Spoke + Spy all located there.
Chris: Since Stubborn Beauty is right next to Forest city and Spoke + Spy, I decided to hit up all three that day. After picking up some caramel apple cider from Spoke, and a delicious sour from Forest, I headed over to Stubborn Beauty. The taproom has polished concrete floors and a few tables inside. Outside they have a few barrels being used as tables for you to sit at, but the chairs are on gravel which caused me to almost tip over. On tap, they had 7 beers and a guest cider from Spoke + Spy; I decided to get the Porter Justice. It was a pretty typical porter taste and comes in at 8% abv. Like most breweries, they mainly have IPAs but usually have a dark beer or two on tap. Stubborn Beauty is more willing than most places to try truly unique flavors, like their Saint Alfonzo Pancake Breakfast foreign stout and I always appreciate a place that is willing to test the (frothy) waters.
Other Cool Things:
- Merch for sale
- Cans to go
- Free parking
What I drank:
Chris: Porter Justice (Porter) 8% – 3.5 out of 5
Chris: I Remember My First Check In (Sour) 5% – 4.5 out of 5
Brewing Persuasion: 3.5 out of 5
Feeling persuaded yet?
Brewing Persuasions 