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Discussions and announcements related to craft beer in the state of Connecticut, with links and maps to breweries, calendar of events, brewmaster AMAs, and more.

Happily encouraging articles, discussions, news, & events about Connecticut beer, breweries, & beer festivals (including homebrewing events).

CT Breweries Operating Days/Hours
CT Breweries Map
CT Museum Quest: Breweries, Brewpubs, Cideries
CT Beer Trail
CT Beer Tours
CT Beer.com

Submissions

  • Beer trades belong at /r/beertrade/.
  • Out of state beer availability, bar & pub info should go to /r/Connecticut or a town specific subreddit.
  • Connecticut beer means beer brewed in Connecticut (does not include beer made outside of Connecticut).
Date Time Event Location

CT Breweries
2nd Bridge, Manchester
30 Mile, Old Saybrook
Alvarium, New Britain
Armada, East Haven
Aspetuck Brew Lab, Bridgeport
Athletic Brewing, Stratford
Back East, Bloomfield
Bad Dream Brewing, New Milford
BAD SONS Beer, Derby
Barley Head, Stonington
Beaver Beer, Westport+
Beer'd, Stonington AMA
Black Hog, Oxford
Black Pond Brews, Danielson
Boondoggle, Hartford+
Brass Works, Waterbury
Brewery Legitimus, New Hartford
Broad Brook, East Windsor
Carriage House Brewery, Canton+
Charter Oak, Danbury
Cliffside, Wallingford
Cold Creek, Ellington
Connecticut Valley (Pioneer Beer), S. Windsor
Cottrell, Pawcatuck
Counter Weight
DuVig, Branford
Epicure Brewing, Norwich
Fat Orange Cat, E Hampton
Fairfield Craft Ales, Stratford
Firefly Hollow, Bristol AMA
Five Churches, New Britain
Forest City, Middletown
Fox Farm, Salem
Front Porch, Wallingford
Great Falls Brewing, Canaan
Half Full, Stamford
Hanging Hills, Hartford
Hartford Better Beer, Stafford Springs+
Hoax Brewing, East Haven+
Hog River, Hartford
Hooker, Bloomfield
Hooker at Colt Gateway, Hartford
Housatonic River Brewing, New Milford
Kent Falls, Kent AMA
Kinsmen, Milldale
Labyrinth Brewing Company, Manchester
Lasting Brass, Oakville
Lock City, Stamford
Little House Brewing, Chester
Milford Point Brewing, Milford
New England, Woodbridge AMA
New England Cider, Wallingford
New Park, West Hartford
No Worries, Hamden
Nod Hill, Ridgefield
Norbrook Farm Brewing, Colebrook
OEC, Oxford
Olde Burnside, East Hartford
Outer Light, Groton
Overshores, East Haven
Parable (was Top Shelf), Manchester
Powder Hollow, Enfield
Redding Beer, Redding
Relic, Plainville
Rhythm, New Haven+
Safe Harbor, New London+
Shebeen, Wolcott
Soundview, Old Lyme+
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks, Middletown
Stafford Cidery, Stafford
Steady Habit, Haddam
Still Hill, Rocky Hill
Stony Creek, Branford
Stubborn Beauty, Middletown
Thimble Island, Branford
Two Roads, Stratford AMA
Tribus Beer, Milford
Veracious, Monroe
Witchdoctor, Southington
Woodbury Brewing Co, Woodbury

+ Not open to the public.

Brew Pubs
Brewport, Bridgeport
Broken Symmetry Gastro Brewery, Bethel
Bru room at BAR, New Haven
Cambridge House, Granby
City Steam, Hartford
The Crossings Restaurant & Brewpub, Putnam
Iron Brewing, South Norwalk
Pies & Pints, Waterbury/Middlebury/Oxford
SBC Brewing & Restaurant, Milford
These Guys Brewing, Norwich
Willimantic Brewing, Willimantic

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Fire pits?

Anyone know of or have any recommendations for breweries/distilleries where you can sit by a fire pit? Thanks 🔥

10 Comments
2024/11/29
19:40 UTC

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Package Store suggestions

Looking for package store suggestions for places that will sell single cans from local breweries, ideally in the Glastonbury/Colchester area. There was one in Hebron that was taken out by a fire, there is one right down the road that still does but the variety of styles is a little lacking.

6 Comments
2024/11/27
17:49 UTC

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Another one gone...

22 Comments
2024/11/26
18:52 UTC

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Aspetuck closing 11/30

Just saw this on Instagram.

8 Comments
2024/11/26
14:41 UTC

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Sunday Funday at Armada Brewing

7 Comments
2024/11/24
18:54 UTC

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Looking for Alvarium - Scorpion Bowl

Anyone know where I might pick up some of Alvarium's Scorpion Bowl? Their website shows it unavailable. Hoping it wasn't a limited run and that I missing my chance to stock up.

11 Comments
2024/11/23
22:37 UTC

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Cheers!

1 Comment
2024/11/23
05:22 UTC

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🎄 Armada Christmas Loot Boxes Are Here! 🎄

12 assorted Armada beers, a $10 gift card, and a festive sticker bundle—all wrapped and ready to slide under the tree. 🎁 🎅 Pre-Order Now! Pickup: December 18–23. Spread holiday cheer, one beer at a time! 🍻✨

https://square.link/u/IqLipa1m

0 Comments
2024/11/19
17:21 UTC

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Issues with deposit returns

Just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this. I’ve had an issue returning local craft beer cans at redemption centers. I’ve tried the centers at East Haven, North Haven, Windsor, and South Windsor now. All of them refuse basically any craft beers, whether it’s from CT, MA, or anywhere else. They’ll take light beers and seltzers but basically nothing in a 16oz can. It’s annoying because I’m paying the deposit on these and now I can’t get that money back. It’s also a recent thing because I was able to return basically everything at these same places in the early summer but since then have had this same issue.

20 Comments
2024/11/17
02:40 UTC

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Firestone Wookey Jack

https://www.firestonewalker.com/long-live-wookey-jack/

Looks like this just came out. Anyone know if this is coming to CT (I know it says all markets on their website) and let me know if you see it! This used to be one of my favorite beers, so excited for the nostalgia bomb.

0 Comments
2024/11/15
02:52 UTC

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Need 3 Brewery Stops - Fairfield County

I'm trying to plan a surprise mini brewery tour for my husband's 40th. I need 3 stops to be relatively close to maximize brewery time. Any recommendations? Any awesome breweries in the area? New to the area, so have no clue! Close to Wilton/Weston/Westport is ideal, but willing to go as far as Stamford/Fairfield-ish. Thank you! P.S. Atmosphere is important!

https://preview.redd.it/yr7u1gr43p0e1.png?width=1938&format=png&auto=webp&s=c720353044d9b01f9c15869d327814af70b162e9

26 Comments
2024/11/13
15:54 UTC

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Checked out Sly Bandit in Wilton tonight, highly recommended!

3 Comments
2024/11/09
23:41 UTC

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Any of y'all over on Bluesky?

While bsky is mostly tech at this point I'm trying to get more traction there for the beverage industry, give me a follow if you're there https://bsky.app/profile/alexjustesen.com

5 Comments
2024/11/09
00:17 UTC

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Witch Meadow Black (2024) by Fox Farm Brewery

Witch Meadow Black is a 16% abv imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with rhubarb root, vanilla, and spices. It is inspired by Rhubarbo, a type of amaro made with rhubarb root.

The beer itself is incredible. There’s a strong note of peppermint. Overall it is a very interesting stout unlike any I’ve ever had.

5 Comments
2024/11/05
01:39 UTC

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Metal Show @ Dudleytown Brewing

For anyone in or around Hartford looking to support some killer local metal bands!

$10 / 5pm Doors / 21+

Dudleytown Brewing - Windsor, CT

2 Comments
2024/11/02
00:11 UTC

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New Cambridge project Bristol

Delicious IPA

1 Comment
2024/10/31
00:19 UTC

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Cold Brew ☕️

Any CT breweries selling cold brew coffee these days? Either cans or growlers.

Love Treehouse but closer would be nice. Thanks.

11 Comments
2024/10/30
11:43 UTC

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I love this time of the year, FF Witch Meadow

4 Comments
2024/10/27
03:41 UTC

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Springfield MA Breweries

Im taking a day trip up to Springfield. Are there any breweries you’d recommend up there? My CT favs are anything from Fox Farm, Caius, NEBCO, and most sours if it helps

19 Comments
2024/10/19
14:12 UTC

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Congratulations to CT's 2024 GABF winners!

Newsylum-Bronze

Norbrook Farm-Bronze

Counter Weight-Silver

Athletic- Two silvers

1 Comment
2024/10/13
16:03 UTC

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Cheers to a good weekend 🍻

Yeah not a CT beer but I'm drinking it in CT...

9 Comments
2024/10/12
22:01 UTC

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Todd Barry at Counter Weight !!

1 Comment
2024/10/07
13:02 UTC

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Legitimus on the River (Collinsville)

It looks like Brewery Legitimus is opening a bar and kitchen in Collinsville, saw they had a liquor license sign at the traffic light today, then saw the job posting as I couldn't find anything online about it...

4 Comments
2024/09/28
19:00 UTC

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Beer store near Hamden

Hi! We’ll be at the Soundside music festival this weekend. We are staying at a hotel in Hamden so will be between there and Bridgeport. Any suggestions for a beer store with a decent selection?

6 Comments
2024/09/28
16:56 UTC

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Did brew and wine hobby in east Hartford really close?

I took a bit of a drinking hiatus for about a year. So was out of the loop for awhile. Did they really close their doors? Such a loss if they did. That place was an absolute gem.

6 Comments
2024/09/25
21:52 UTC

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Small private events

I’m looking to host a small event for my husbands birthday next year that can accommodate around 20-30 people and allows small children preferably (but not necessary). Fairfield/New Haven county area would be best.

I know most have drink/food minimums and I’d want somewhere that can do a cash bar for the guests and then I can pay the remaining if it’s not met.

Anyone have any ideas?

5 Comments
2024/09/23
15:56 UTC

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Stouts

Drop em. Im not huge fan of overly sweet desert stouts or barrels that taste more like the liquor than beer. My tops are.

NEBCo: Storm Trooper

Hooker: chocolate stout, Munson’s Choc colab. This literally tastes like drinking Munson’s milk chocolate, absolutely delicious. The double taste like Hersey’s a in can.

New Park: Ferrous, J Renee Roasters colab

Fox Farm: Witch

Fat Orange Cat: Purrkatory, Perkatory roasters colab

Back East: Ex Machina (I haven’t seen this in awhile.)

6 Comments
2024/09/21
03:39 UTC

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Ballantine Ale

I will be visiting my fathers grave next weekend and I would like to hang and have a beer with him and the rest of the family that will be there. He drank Ballantine Ale in a bottle, I haven’t seen it in years……… Anyone know where I can find this in Fairfield or litchfield county?

11 Comments
2024/09/19
01:11 UTC

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