New Haven County

Brewery Reviews

New England Brewing Company

This particular iteration of New England Brewing opened in 2002 in Woodbridge, CT. New England brewing is an icon of the greater New Haven craft beer scene, and their beer is found all over the region. Their Sea Hag IPA seems to be at almost every bar and restaurant across Connecticut. Another one of their…

Front Porch Brewing Company

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…

Center Street Brewing Company

When Chris Went: November 29th, 2020 Where: 24 Wallace Avenue, Wallingford, CT 06492 Center Street Brewing Company in Wallingford opened their taproom almost two years ago, and has been a family run business from the beginning. The brewery’s location was completely remodeled for the taproom and had lived many lives before being a center for…

Thimble Island Brewing Company

When Chris Went: October 10th, 2020 Where: 16 Business Park Drive, Branford, CT 06405 If you live in Branford you probably know where Thimble Island Brewing Company gets its name, but if you are like me and didn’t grow up near the Long Island Sound then you might not know that it is named after…

New England Cider Company

When Chris went: March 14th, 2020 Where: 110 N Plains Industrial Rd A, Wallingford, CT 06492 You might recognize New England Cider Company from our top 10 Connecticut Ciders post where it had a number of spots. New England Cider is located in Wallingford, but like us you may have seen them first as a…

Stewards of the Land Brewery

When We Went: January 30th, 2020 Where: 418 Forest Rd, Northford, CT 06472 We have to be honest – we had never heard of Stewards of the Land Brewery until we physically drove past it one day and Shannon screamed out “THAT’S A BREWERY!” Needless to say, we made sure to stop in and check…

Stony Creek Brewery

When we went: January 30th, 2020 Location A: 5 Indian Neck Avenue, Branford, CT 06405 Location B: Foxwoods Casino Stony Creek Brewery opened in Branford in 2015 and is located right on the Branford River. This huge facility boasts a large parking lot and tons of both indoor and outdoor seating. The indoor taproom gives…


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