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A guide to Connecticut breweries, brewpubs, and taprooms

The Constitution State has enough high ABV beers to test your own constitution in 2021.

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Get on the beer trail toward Stonington's Beer'd. Or, check out Milldale's Kinsmen Brewing Company. Or or, throw a dart at your CT brewery map and hope it hits New Haven, Oxford, Salem, South Windsor, or Stamford.

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It's hard to believe that Connecticut has about as many breweries and craft beer taprooms as Maine. Good for them.

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Regions of Connecticut

Fairfield

Make Money Money Make Money Money Money!

Lotta money in the Gold Coast. The Fairfield region is more than just the coast though, it runs all the way up the Western CT and New York border to Danbury and Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield. Even with all of that cash, the Fairfield region is nowhere near the brewing capital of CT.

Sidenote, can't wait for Greenwich's TB12 Brewing Company in 2022. With beers like Seven Rings, Touchdown, Moss! and The G.O.A.T., it's sure to be a crowd pleaser.

Hartford

Hartford might be the Insurance Capital of the World, but it's not the beer capital of CT, that belongs to New Haven. The Hartford region, which is mostly just CT's portion of the Knowledge Corridor, follows the CT river, running from the Mass border, through towns like East Windsor, and then on to the eponymous city. Unlike the coastal regions with their maritime money, and the rural regions growing their cash crops, money to drink craft beer in the Hartford region comes from insurance, financial services, and manufacturing.

Located just 5 minutes from Lego headquarters is Enfield's Powder Hollow Brewery. Because nothing says, "I've had a tough day at the office and need a drink" like playing with Legos all day.

Litchfield

The Litchfield region of CT is not exactly the brewing capital of the world, you hear? The Northwest Hills possess a lot of open road between each of its three small, local breweries. Along with the Lower Berkshires in bordering Massachusetts, the Upper Naugatuck Valley is timeless and (mostly) forgotten by all except those who live here, and those who visit the breweries below and travelers on the CT Wine Trail.

Middlesex

Middlesex, or, what's West of the Connecticut river. The Middlesex region of CT includes globally famous towns like Cromwell, Higganum, and Moodus, all of which could double as professors at Hogwarts. Aerospace and financial services mean there is some capital flying around to spend on fancy craft beers.

For a tasty Middlesex pint, try these local CT brewers:

New Haven

College, meet beer. Beer, meet college. It's an introduction as old as Yale University itself. Contained within downtown New Haven are not only countless watering holes and dive bars, but the CT Brewers Guild itself. Speaking of the CT Brewers Guild, their logo is fantastic.

The New Haven region is more than just colleges and universities. Once you move beyond the Elm City, there are miles of farmland, coast, and state parks. Take a boat tour to the Thimble Islands. Catch a live band at Toad's Place. Or, check out the Shoreline Trolley Museum and take a ride on the oldest continuously operating suburban trolley line in the United States.

Fun brewery fact: the oldest brewery in the United States is D.G. Yuengling & Son.

Then again, that all sounds like effort. Go grab an IPA and a table by the water at the Stony Creek Brewery instead. We too enjoy being aggressively laid back, especially with a Big Cranky in hand.

New London

Ahhh, Connecticut's Southeastern Shoreline. As if seafaring folk need another excuse to drink, over a dozen microbreweries and taprooms adorn the coast of CT's New London region. The region itself is home to seaside villages, maritime manufacturing, college and universities, and a bustling arts community.

And casinos. Let's not forget them. Especially since Branford's Stony Creek runs a satellite taproom at Foxwoods, offering limited releases, live music, food truck eats, and, wait for it, ping pong.

Tolland

Northern Connecticut. Rich in charm. Rich in land. Rich in I-84 on it's way to Hartford from Sturbridge, MA.

The biggest economic driver of Northern CT is flagship state school UConn. Which, simultaenously, is also probably the state's biggest driver of beer consumption. Go figure.

The Stafford Springs Motor Speedway, which no one in 10 minutes down the road Massachusetts knows exists, hosts thousands of folks every summer for their races. Gotta believe there is a some beer drinkin' going on in that parking lot. If we were Ellington's Cold Creek Brewery, we'd try and get a pop-up beer tent at the Speedway.

Windham

Nicknamed, "The Quiet Corner", the Northeastern part of CT is made up of farmland, rural towns, and a surprising amount of corporate business. Given its proximity to the Mass Pike, some of those rural towns are even commutable to Worcester and Boston.

The Quiet Corner is armed with a bevy of hiking trails, state parks, B&Bs, locally produced goods, like maple syrup and cheese, and of course, craft beer. That same craft beer answers the question, where are all of the aerospace, manufacturing, and naval defense talent going to drink after work, an Applebees?

A List of Every Craft Beer Brewery in Connecticut

Each listing includes their street address and/or contact information. Some breweries include both. For the ones that we have patronized, we have listed a write-up review with some thoughts on their beer, food, menu, tasting room, etc.

Feel free to reach out to us if the information is inaccurate, or the brewery closed, or, if you really just wanna talk about beer - we are here for you.

Connecticut Breweries

All 109 breweries, taprooms, and brewpubs in CT. Now go visit them.

  1. Taproom | 642 Hilliard Street, Manchester, CT 06042 | (860) 978-4641

  2. Microbrewery | 39 Ragged Rock Rd Unit 5, Old Saybrook, CT 06475 | (860) 339-5238

  3. Taproom | 365 John Downey Dr, New Britain, CT 06051 | (860) 357-2039

  4. Microbrewery | 250 Bradley Street, East Haven, CT 06512 | (475) 441-3759

  5. Taproom | 3389 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605 | (203) 253-9423

  6. Microbrewery | 350 Long Beach Blvd, Stratford, CT 06615 | (203) 273-0422

  7. Microbrewery | 1296 Blue Hills Ave Ste A, Bloomfield, CT 06002 | (860) 242-1793

  8. Taproom | 116 Danbury Rd Ste 3, New Milford, CT 06776 | (860) 717-4546

  9. Microbrewery | 251 Roosevelt Dr, Derby, CT 06418 | (203) 308-2654

  10. Brewpub | 54 West Main Street, Mystic, CT 06355 |

  11. Taproom | 12 Water St 1A, Mystic, CT 06355 |

  12. Microbrewery | 75 Main Street, Putnam, CT 06260 | (860) 884-2960

  13. Contract-Brewer | 307 Greens Farms Rd, Westport, CT 06880 |

  14. Microbrewery | 22 Bayview Ave Ste 15, Stonington, CT 06378 | (860) 213-9307

  15. Taproom | 225 Leonard Drive, Groton, CT 06340 |

  16. Taproom | 90 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT 06604 | (203) 549-8203

  17. Brewpub | 59 North Main St, Bristol, CT 06010 | (603) 231-9128

  18. Microbrewery | 115 Hurley Rd Bldg 9A, Oxford, CT 06478 | (203) 262-6075

  19. Brewpub | 470 James St, New Haven, CT 06513 | (203) 262-6075

  20. Taproom | 21A Furnace St, Danielson, CT 06239 | (860) 207-5295

  21. Contract-Brewer | 553 Maple St, Wethersfield, CT 06109 | (860) 336-7366

  22. Taproom | 2066 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury, CT 06704 | (203) 527-6223

  23. Taproom | 5 Steeles Crossing Rd, Bolton, CT 06043 | (860) 712-2951

  24. Taproom | 283 Main St, New Hartford, CT 06057 | (860) 810-8894

  25. Brewpub | 225 S Frontage Road, Bridgeport, CT 06604 | (203) 612-4438

  26. Microbrewery | 915 South Street, Suffield, CT 06078 | (860) 623-1000

  27. Brewpub | 5 Depot Pl, Bethel, CT 06801 | (203) 731-1735

  28. Brewpub | 254 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06511 | (203) 495-8924

  29. Brewpub | 357 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT 06035 | (860) 653-2739

  30. Taproom | 24 Wallace Ave, Wallingford, CT 06492 | (203) 626-9056

  31. Taproom | 114-120 Main Street, Putnam, CT 06260 |

  32. Taproom | 39B Shelter Rock Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 | (203) 616-5268

  33. Brewpub | 942 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103 | (860) 525-1600

  34. Taproom | 16B Center St, Wallingford, CT 06492 |

  35. Microbrewery | 6 Industrial Dr, Ellington, CT 06029 | (860) 858-1900

  36. Nanobrewery | , Berlin, CT 06023 |

  37. Microbrewery | 765 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor, CT 06074 | (860) 644-2707

  38. Microbrewery | 100 Mechanic St, Pawcatuck, CT 06379 | (860) 599-8213

  39. Taproom | 23 Raccio Park Road, Hamden, CT 06514 | (203) 821-7333

  40. Nanobrewery | 58 Freestone Avenue, Portland, CT 06480 |

  41. Brewpub | 40 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 | (203) 693-3900

  42. Microbrewery | 59 School Ground Rd Ste 10, Branford, CT 06405 | (203) 208-2213

  43. Microbrewery | 285 Nicoll St, New Haven, CT 06511 | (203) 530-3484

  44. Brewpub | 165 Adams St, Manchester, CT 06042 | (860) 791-8440

  45. Taproom | 40 Franklin St, Norwich, CT 06360 | (860) 377-0789

  46. Taproom | 724 Honeyspot Rd, Stratford, CT 06615 | (203) 296-2530

  47. Taproom | 47 Tartia Rd, East Hampton, CT 06424 | (860) 881-8045

  48. Microbrewery | 139 Center St Ste 5005, Bristol, CT 06010 | (860) 845-8977

  49. Brewpub | 193 Arch St, New Britain, CT 06051 | (860) 223-8080

  50. Taproom | 180 Johnson St., Middletown, CT 06457 | (860) 788-2138

  51. Taproom | 62 Music Vale Rd, Salem, CT 06420 | (860) 287-0076

  52. Taproom | 226 N. Plains Industrial Rd Unit 4, Wallingford, CT 06492 | (203) 679-1096

  53. Taproom | 1 Railroad Plaza, North Canaan, CT 06018 | (860) 921-7843

  54. Contract-Brewer | , Pawcatuck, CT 06379 | (860) 599-8213

  55. Microbrewery | 43 Homestead Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 | (203) 658-3631

  56. Taproom | 150 Ledyard Street, Hartford, CT 06114 | (860) 263-7033

  57. Taproom | 6 Winter Avenue, Deep River, CT 06417 | (860) 227-7504

  58. Taproom | 1429 Park Street, Hartford, CT 06106 | (860) 206-2119

  59. Taproom | 144 Cato Corner Rd, Colchester, CT 06415 | (860) 305-9556

  60. Taproom | 275 Dug Road, South Glastonbury, CT 06073 |

  61. Taproom | 30 Kent Rd, New Milford, CT 06776 | (860) 946-0266

  62. Contract-Brewer | , New Haven, CT 06511 | (203) 619-2085

  63. Brewpub | 136 Washington Street, Norwalk, CT 06854 | (203) 354-4010

  64. Microbrewery | 33 Camps Rd, Kent, CT 06757 | (860) 398-9645

  65. Brewpub | 409 Canal Street, Milldale, CT 06467 | (860) 578-4778

  66. Taproom | 148 Forest St, Manchester, CT 06040 | (860) 791-2295

  67. Taproom | 1864 Watertown Ave, Oakville, CT 06779 | (860) 417-2581

  68. Taproom | 16 Main St, Chester, CT 06412 | (860) 322-4153

  69. Taproom | 32 Lake St, Winsted, CT 06098 | (860) 387-3536

  70. Microbrewery | 54 Research Dr, Stamford, CT 06906 | (203) 313-6454

  71. Microbrewery | , Meriden, CT 06450 |

  72. Taproom | 20 Main ST Unit, Windsor Locks, CT 06096 | (860) 400-3960

  73. Microbrewery | 230 Woodmont Rd Ste 29B, Milford, CT 06460 | (203) 701-9077

  74. Brewery | 175 Amity Road, Woodbridge, CT 06525 | (203) 387-2222

  75. Microbrewery | 485 New Park Ave, West Hartford, CT 06110 | (860) 232-2033

  76. Taproom | 243 Main St, Niantic, CT 06357 | (860) 451-8205

  77. Contract-Brewer | 250 Bradley Street, East Haven, CT 06512 | (203) 804-9197

  78. Microbrewery | 2520 State St, Hamden, CT 06517 | (203) 691-6662

  79. Taproom | 11 Freedom Way, Niantic, CT 06357 | (860) 739-4077

  80. Taproom | 137 Ethan Allen Hwy, Ridgefield, CT 06877 | (203) 617-1191

  81. Brewpub | 687 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511 | (203) 891-7704

  82. Taproom | 204 Stillman Hill Rd, Colebrook, CT 06021 | (860) 909-1016

  83. Microbrewery | 7 Fox Hollow Rd, Oxford, CT 06478 | (203) 295-2831

  84. Microbrewery | 266 Bridge St Ste 1, Groton, CT 06340 | (475) 201-9972

  85. Microbrewery | 250 Bradley Street, East Haven, CT 06512 | (203) 909-6224

  86. Taproom | 290 Murphy Road, Hartford, CT 06114 | (860) 247-2969

  87. Contract-Brewer | 1 Store Rd, Middlebury, CT 06762 | (203) 598-7221

  88. Microbrewery | 119 Post Road Suite D, Enfield, CT 06082 | (860) 205-0942

  89. Taproom | 62 Washington St, Middletown, CT 06457 | (860) 205-0942

  90. Microbrewery | 2 North Rd Suite 4, East Windsor, CT 06088 | (860) 623-1511

  91. Microbrewery | 95 Whiting St Unit B, Plainville, CT 06062 |

  92. Microbrewery | 57B Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470 | (203) 872-2124

  93. Contract-Brewer | 32 Barnett St, New Haven, CT 06515 | (203) 809-2431

  94. Microbrewery | 1 Wolcott Rd, Wolcott, CT 06716 | (203) 514-2336

  95. Taproom | 2 Wyassup rd, North Stonington, CT 06359 | (860) 608-8740

  96. Nanobrewery | 341 State Street, North Haven, CT 06473 | (203) 500-2786

  97. Brewpub | 33 New Haven Avenue, Milford, CT 06460 | (203) 874-2337

  98. Microbrewery | 57 Chestnut Street, Norwalk, CT 06854 | 203-857-1074

  99. Taproom | 201 Saybrook Rd, Higganum, CT 06441 | (860) 554-5387

  100. Taproom | 418 Forest Road, Northford, CT 06472 | (203) 641-0498

  101. Taproom | 1275 Cromwell Ave Ste C8 Unit 9, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 | (860) 436-6368

  102. Brewery | 5 Indian Neck Ave, Branford, CT 06405 | (203) 433-4545

  103. Brewpub | 350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, CT 06338 | (860) 312-3000

  104. Taproom | 199 Old Hartford Rd, Colchester, CT 06415 | (516) 330-4773

  105. Taproom | 180 Johnson St, Middletown, CT 06457 | (860) 874-7459

  106. Microbrewery | 818 Route 171, Woodstock, CT 06281 | (860) 315-7503

  107. Contract-Brewer | 250 Bradley Street, East Haven, CT 06512 |

  108. Taproom | 198R Salmon Brook St, Granby, CT 06035 | (860) 655-2036

  109. Brewpub | 45 Main Street, Putnam, CT 06260 | (860) 928-3663

  110. Taproom | 7 Main St, Redding, CT 06896 | (203) 587-9000

  111. Brewpub | 78 Franklin Street, Norwich, CT 06360 | (860) 949-8550

  112. Microbrewery | 16 Business Park Dr, Branford, CT 06405 | (203) 208-2827

  113. Microbrewery | 16 Tobey Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002 | (860) 242-3111

  114. Microbrewery | 140 Huyshope Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 | (860) 461-0945

  115. Taproom | 635 Broad St, New London, CT 06320 | (860) 367-4531

  116. Taproom | 100 Raton Drive, Milford, CT 06461 | (203) 723-3715

  117. Taproom | 341 State Street, North Haven, CT 06473 |

  118. Brewery | 1700 Stratford Ave, Stratford, CT 06615 | (203) 335-2010

  119. Taproom | 47 Purnell Place, Manchester, CT 06040 | (860) 791-8100

  120. Taproom | 246 Main St, Monroe, CT 06468 | (203) 880-5670

  121. Brewpub | 967 Main St, Willimantic, CT 06226 | (860) 423-6777

  122. Taproom | 168 Center St, Southington, CT 06489 | (860) 426-1924

  123. Brewpub | 738 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798 | (203) 405-3811

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