Brewery Reviews
Shunock River Brewery and Village Cafe
When: January 14th ,2024 Where: 2 Wyassup Rd, North Stonington, CT Rest directly on the Shunock River, the Shunock River Brewery probably has the more scenic and rural New England look to their taproom as any brewery I have been to. The place gives the feel of a local pub where the staff knows all…
Outer Light Brewing Company
When we went: November 19th, 2021 Where: 266 Bridge st, Groton, CT 06340 Outer Light brewery company (OLBC for short) opened in Groton in the spring of 2015 and has been a favorite of the community ever since. Unlike all the other breweries near Mystic, you can actually get parking when you arrive at the…
Bank and Bridge Brewing
When we went: July 16th, 2021 Where: 54 W Main Street, Mystic, CT 06355 Bank and Bridge Brewing is the newest brewery in downtown Mystic. Their grand opening was last week, but they’ve been opened since June. The brewery’s building stands out as it was built in 1831 as a bank, and the inside keeps…
Barley Head Brewery
When I Went: July 16th, 2021 Where: 12 Water Street, #1A, Mystic, CT 06355 Barley Head brewery in Mystic opened in 2017 in what used to be a jewelry store. Its location is set in the basement of an old brick building not far from the Mystic drawbridge. My brother and I went here for…
Niantic Public House & Brewery
When Chris Went: May 1st, 2021 Where: 243 Main Street, Niantic, CT 06357 Niantic Public House and Brewery opened its taproom in downtown Niantic in the fall of 2018. The taproom is conveniently located in the heart of Niantic, with plenty of restaurants, ice cream shops, and beaches within a few blocks. You can access…
Hop Culture Farms and Brew Co.
When Chris went: August 29th, 2020 Where: 144 Cato Corner Road, Colchester, CT 06415 Like many craft breweries, Hop Culture Farms and Brew Company was started by two home brew enthusiasts who decided to take things to the next level. Heather and Sam Wilson wanted to create more than just a brewery, so they bought…
Stranger Tides Brewing
When Shannon Went: March 5, 2020 Where: 199 Old Hartford Road, Colchester, CT 06415 Stranger Tides Brewing, which opened in 2019, is a small startup microbrewery and the only brewery in Colchester. Located right in the middle of Connecticut farm country, it’s fun to walk into such a nautical space. The walls are a beautiful…
Fox Farm Brewery
During this time with COVID-19, please support your local breweries if you can! They are doing everything they can to stay above water, and lets be honest, you can’t quarantine the right way without their beer. Many breweries are doing online or pick-up orders, so give them a call or check out their websites to…
Tox Brewing Company
When we went: January 23th, 2020 Location: 635 Broad St, New London, CT 06320 What does toxicology and beer have in common? If you ask the three co-founders of Tox Brewing Company, they’ll say they’re the perfect theme combination for New London’s first brewery and taproom, which they opened in 2019. Tox gets its name…
Beer’d Brewing Company – The Silo
When we went: January 23th, 2020 Location one: 22 Bayview Ave, Stonington, CT 06378 Location two: 225 Leonard Dr, Groton, CT 06340 Beer’d Brewing Company opened in Stonington in 2012, which makes it old for the Connecticut craft brew scene! Brand new is their location in Groton, which opened this month! The two of us…
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