RedDing-Ding-Ding! Redding Beer Company, Redding June 2019 The brewery closed quietly in early 2024. I am often challenged to write interesting and unique takes on the hundreds of museums in Connecticut that aren’t that discernible from a hundred similar museums. I take pride in being able to do so; sometimes … [Read more...]
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Spoke + Spy Ciderworks
Oh Rats Spoke + Spy Ciderworks, Middletown April 2019 Before you read this page, know this: when it comes to hard cider, I’m not that smart. Years ago, I’d say I just didn’t like them. Then I had some really good ciders from some really good cideries and suddenly I liked a few really good ciders. When I read … [Read more...]
Barley Head Brewery (Closed)
It Takes a Mystic Barley Head Brewery, Groton June 2019 The brewery closed in July 2024... then reopened with new owners as The Misfit Club a month later, still brewing Barley Head beers. Here we are, together again. About to discuss yet another tiny Connecticut brewery no one ever talks about or seeks out. … [Read more...]
Heartstone Farm & Winery
Stone Cold Good Heartstone Farm & Winery, Columbia September 8, 2019 While the Connecticut brewery industry has been exploding over the past four years, our wineries have also been quietly enjoying an expansion as well. Though certainly nowhere near the crazy growth of beer, wine drinkers have many more options … [Read more...]
Transcend Beer Crafters (née Skygazer Brewing)
Beer From Uranus Skygazer Brewing Company June 2019 In June of 2020, two of the three owners announced they would be taking the Skygazer name and beers elsewhere - likely contracting at 12 Percent. The third owner, who was the brewer, is keeping the small Southington space as Transcend Beer Crafters. The original … [Read more...]
Cromwell Creamery
Crom-om-nom-om Cromwell Creamery, Cromwell July 2019 This page contains a terrifying picture of me below. It was taken by my eight-year-old son after eight exhausting hours at Portland’s Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park. My eyes are closed and I’m about to eat a massively over-portioned ice cream … [Read more...]
The Beeracks (Closed)
Beer: Rack ‘Em Up! The Beeracks, East Haven Multiple visits Armada Brewing opened up a nearby second location on River Street in New Haven in 2022 and left The Beeracks shortly thereafter. In late 2024, The Beeracks closed. You’re just going to have to go with me here. The path from the original Overshores … [Read more...]
Triple-A Diner
Where’s the Fonz? (AAAAaaaaaaa) AAA Diner, East Hartford May 2019 Yeah, I know. This diner sort of stretches the definition of “Classic Diner.” Except that there really is no definition of what makes a diner “classic.” The authors of Classic Diners of Connecticut are clear to say that a diner is “classic” if you … [Read more...]
Augie & Ray’s Drive-In
Hutt One, Hutt Two, Hutt Three Augie and Ray’s Drive-In Restaurant, East Hartford June 2019 Billy Grant worked at Augie and Ray’s. When I decide, sometimes rather arbitrarily, which restaurants to write about on CTMQ I need a reason to do so. After all, there are thousands of restaurants in Connecticut and I … [Read more...]
Little House Brewing Company
ConnectiCute* Little House Brewing Company, Chester May 2019 Those of you familiar with every Connecticut town, city, and borough certainly know which are the “cutest.”* They have to be small, with compact and walkable “downtowns.” They must be a bit higher-end, with moms and dads piling their MacLaren strollers … [Read more...]
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