When we went: August 24th, 2022
Where: 141 Shield St, West Hartford, CT 06110
WeHa Brewing & Roasting Company is located in the Elmwood neighborhood of West Hartford and opened in October 2021. The name of WeHa brewery comes from the nickname of West Hartford. Walking into the brewery you will immediately notice that it is half brewery half coffee shop. I’ve seen breweries that offer coffee but WeHa is just as dedicated to coffee as they are to beer. The space gives off a college hipster vibe with a decent amount of indoor and outdoor seating. They had a decent variety with sours, lagers, IPAs, and a stouts on tap. WeHa brewery also offers food through Lucky 13 Kitchen which just opened up so we unfortunately didn’t get to try it out. The Brewery had a lot of natural light with nice large windows, it had a very college hipster vibe which seemed to fit the neighborhood that it was in.
Chris: Anytime I try a new place out I want to get a flight so I can get a feel of their overall beer quality. My favorite beer was The Breakup, a mango and blood orange sour with vanilla and lactose. This was a great beer if you like the fruity sours like me. Of course I had to try the stout, First Crack #1, especially since it was a coffee stout and WeHa is half coffee roaster. It had a really nice coffee taste and it didn’t let the 10.3% ABV overpower that flavor.
Nick: I also liked the Breakup the best, its the beer that we started with and unfortunately nothing else quite measured up. The Breakup had a nice strong mango flavor, a good sweet but sour flavor, and it was really refreshing. For a brewery with a relatively small selection I was happy with the fact that it wasn’t just a wall of IPA’s. The Freudian Sip was pretty good, but I had it right after the Breakup and that was a difficult beer to follow. I thought I would like the Resting Beach Face but the lime flavor was overpowering which is probably great for some people but I didn’t care for it.
Other cool stuff:
- Cans to go
- Merch available
- Trivia nights
- Coffee beans for purchase
What we drank:
Chris: The Breakup (Sour) 5.9% – 4.5 out of 5
Chris: First Crack #1 (Stout) 10.3% – 4 out of 5
Chris: Resting Beach Face (Sour) 6.5% – 3.5 out of 5
Nick: Freudian Sip (Lager) 5.4%- 3.5 out of 5
Nick: Brevity (Wheat Beer) 5.2%- 3 out of 5
Nick: Resting Beach Face (Sour) 6.5% – 3 out of 5
Brewing persuasion: 3.5 out of 5
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