City Steam Brewery

When Chris Went: October 24th, 2020 Where: 942 Main Street, Hartford CT 06103 City Steam opened in 1997, making it one of Connecticut’s oldest breweries. Their flagship beer series, Naughty Nurse, is a Connecticut staple. The brewery’s name comes from their method of brewing, with steam. The Hartford Steam Company has engineered a way toContinue reading “City Steam Brewery”

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 afterContinue reading “Thimble Island Brewing Company”

Forest City Brewing

When Chris Went: September 26th, 2020 Where: 180 Johnson St, Middletown, CT 06457 Forest City Brewing opened their taproom in the Remington Rand building in Middletown in 2017, and since then the building has become a hotspot for alcohol. Today, the Remington Rand complex has two breweries, Forest City and Stubborn Beauty, and a cidery,Continue reading “Forest City Brewing”