Epicurio Epicure Brewing, Norwich August 2017 Summer of 2017... approaching that assumed critical mass of 50 Connecticut breweries (Epicure was the 48th to open) and how that was going to be absolute maximum that the state could support? Epicure Brewing is located right next door to These Guys Brewing - both … [Read more...]
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Candlewood Brewing Company (Closed)
A Candle in the Wind Candlewood Brewing Company, New Milford July 2022 Candlewood Brewing closed in July 2022 Talk about a Bad Dream. Candlewood Brewing was one of the shortest-lived Connecticut breweries of the 21st century. It opened in late January 2021 and hung it up in early July 2022; about 16 months. … [Read more...]
Almost Famous Brewing Company
Internet Famous Almost Famous Brewing Company, East Granby April 2021 Here's an odd quirk about this brewery that looks like every other brewery in a nondescript business park in a nondescript section of a Connecticut town: It was featured on WFSB's "Something's Brewing" segment not once, not twice, not three … [Read more...]
Coles Road Brewing Company
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Coles Road Brewing Company, Berlin June 2021 The married couple who own and brew at Coles Road Brewing in Berlin, Paul and Lea Marchinkoski have slowly built up and improved upon a pretty well respected little central Connecticut brewery. Sure, we have other husband and wife … [Read more...]
Clocktown Brewing Company
Countrytime in Thomaston Clocktown Brewing Company, Thomaston June 2021 Tick, tick, tick... the countdown to when I will say something terrible about Clocktown. It's surely a question on many of your minds. Because surely everyone reading this is aware that I've been friends with one of the owners, Ed Daigneault … [Read more...]
Third Place by Half Full Brewery
"Only Wanna Co-Work With Youuuuu" Third Place by Half Full Brewery, Stamford April 2022 In October 2024, Half Full closed their original location, leaving on this one open. Since, I guess, a little beer is brewed here, I'll keep this in the breweries list though the huge majority of Half Full beer is now … [Read more...]
Cheshire Craft Brewing
Enhance! Cheshire Craft Brewing Company, Cheshire March 2022 In the race to be the first to open a brewery in Cheshire, there was a clear winner: Cheshire Craft Brewery. Now, I don’t think anyone viewed it as a race, and I know that these guys set things in motion well before the behemoth Counter Weight Brewing … [Read more...]
Fat Orange Cat Brewing (Closed)
FOC! (It's Closed) Fat Orange Cat Brewing Company, East Hampton Multiple Visits The brewery closed its taproom in December 2021, moving the entire operation to a contract at Twelve Percent Brewing Project in North Haven. FOC was located in a quiet residential section of East Hampton. FOC always closed … [Read more...]
Veracious Brewing Company (Closed)
Pew-Pew Veracious Brewing Company, Monroe April 2016 Veracious Brewing closed at the end of May 2022. I'm going to be as veracious as possible on this page. Not that that's anything new here, but I thought I'd mention it. I'm writing about my one and only 2016 visit to Veracious in... 2022. It has been six … [Read more...]
Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company
Humble Rodent Stubborn Beauty Brewing Company, Middletown First Visit January 2015, several subsequent visits Call it education It was somewhere in between You gave me some sound advice But I wasn't listening "Hey Steve, you should probably write up your brewery visits within a few weeks or months of … [Read more...]
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