Greetings in these extraordinary times. I’ve created a site page devoted to up-to-date and detailed information regarding Connecticut Beer options.
The situation for CT Breweries is incredibly fluid. Hours, offerings, and availability are subject to change and these small businesses are really trying to figure out what works in extremely difficult circumstances.
As such, don’t take the data below as absolute. I am one person doing my best to provide the most detailed information for CT Beer consumers that I can. If you find something in the table that is incorrect, please let me know β I can easily fix it.
I have broken down options for each Connecticut Brewery into four categories. The first is whether they are offering beer and what type of takeaway option they are providing β cans or growlers. The second is the type of pick-up. SP = scheduled pick-up (calling or ordering online), DT = drive-through option, Anytime = you can pick up beer anytime they’re open. The third deals with the hours they are open, probably the hardest category to pin down, while the final column states whether or not they offer gift certificates.
GIVING TIPS & BUYING GIFT CERTIFICATES are awesome gestures! If you are buying from a brewer directly, consider doing this.
Lastly, if you do venture out for beer, return directly home. Use disinfectants to wipe everything down and limit contact as much as possible during pick-ups. If you want to do social pics / videos, do them in your house alone with family. Everyone should be overacting. Everyone should be self-isolating and holding the mindset that we are already asymptomatic carriers.
Generations of Americans fought and died for their country, we just need to stay the fuck home. Flatten the goddamned curve people. Let’s do this.
Brewery | Town | Takeaway | Pick-Up | Hours | Gift Cards |
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2nd Bridge Brewing Company | Manchester | Growlers | DT + Anytime | Sat + Sun 12-5 | NO |
Twelve Percent Beer Project | North Haven | YES | Anytime | Everday 10-7 | NO |
30 Mile | Old Saybrook | YES | Anytime | Wed-Fri 4-7, Sat + Sun 2-6 | NO |
Alvarium | New Britian | YES | Anytime | Tues-Sat 12-8, Sun 12-6 | YES |
Armada | East Haven | YES | Anytime | Everyday 1-4 | NO |
Aspetuck | Bridgeport | YES | SP + DT | Mon-Fri 4-7, Sat + Sun 2-5 | YES |
Back East | Bloomfield | YES | Anytime | Wed-Fri 12-8, Sat 12-5 | YES |
Bad Dream | New Milford | YES | Anytime | Sat 2 to 6 | NO |
Bad Sons | Derby | YES | Anytime | Everyday 3-7 | YES |
Barleyhead | Mystic | Growlers | Anytime | Thurs-Sat 3-7, Sun 3-6 | NO |
Bear Hands Brewing | Putnam | CLOSED | CLOSED | Planning Options | NO |
Beer'd | Stonington | YES | SP | Mon-Wed 1-5 (Stonington) | YES |
Better Half | Bristol | CLOSED | CLOSED | Planning New Hours | CLOSED |
Black Hog | Oxford, CT | YES | SP | Wed-Sat 2-7, Sun 12-5 | YES |
Black Pond | Danielson | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Mon + Thurs + Fri 12-8, Sat 12-8, 11-5 | NO |
Brassworks | Waterbury | YES | SP + Anytime | Thurs + Fri 4-7, Sat + Sun 12-4 | NO |
Breakaway | Bolton | YES | SP | Mon-Fri 11-7 | NO |
Brewery Legitamus | New Hartford | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Mon-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-6 | YES |
Brewport | Bridgeport | YES | SP + DT | Unspecified. Call! | YES |
Broken Symmetry | Bethel | YES | Anytime | Wed-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-4 | YES |
Cambridge House | Granby | Growlers | Anytime | Unspecified | NO |
Center Street | Wallingford | YES | Anytime | Thurs + Fri 4-7, Sat 1-5, Sun 12-2 | YES |
Charter Oak | Danbury | YES | Anytime | Unspecified | NO |
City Steam | Hartford | YES | Anytime | Everyday 12-8 | YES |
Cliffside | Wallingford | Growlers | Anytime | Unspecified | NO |
Cottrell | Pawcatuck | YES | Anytime | Unspecified | YES |
Counterweight | Hamden | YES | SP | Wed-Sun 11-6 | YES |
CT Valley | South Windsor | YES | SP | Normal Hours | YES |
Duvig | Branford | YES | Delivery | Scheduled Delivery | NO |
East Rock | New Haven | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Elicit | Manchester | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Epicure | Norwich | YES | Anytime | Wed + Thurs 5-7, Fri 4-7, Sat 3-7 | YES |
Erector | New Haven | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Fairfield | Stratford | YES | Anytime | Unspecified | NO |
Fat Orange Cat | East Hampton | YES | Anytime | Everday 10-7 @ 12% Beer Project | NO |
Firefly Hollow | Bristol | YES | -- | Opening 3/20-3/22 for Can Sales | NO |
Five Churches | New Britain | YES | Anytime | Wed-Fri 2-6 / Weekend Hours Not Released | NO |
Forest City | Middletown | Growlers | Anytime | Normal Hours | NO |
Fox Farm | Salem, CT | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Normal Hours | YES |
Front Porch | Wallingford | YES | Anytime | Normal Hours | YES |
Great Falls | Canaan | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Everyday 4-7 | YES |
Half Full | Stamford | YES | SP + DT | Not Specified | YES |
Hanging Hills | Hartford | NO | CLOSED | CLOSED | NO |
High Nine | Deep River | Growler | SP | Everyday 3-7 | YES |
Hoax | East Haven | YES | Anytime | Everyday 1-4 | NO |
Hog River | Hartford | YES | Anytime | Tues-Sat 12-5 | NO |
Housatonic | New Milford | YES | Anytime | Wed-Fri 3-6, Sat 12-4 | YES |
Hop Culture | Colchester | YES | Anytime | Normal Hours | YES |
Hops on the Hill | South Glastonbury | YES | SP + Anytime | Fri 4:30-7:30, Sat 11:30-2:30 | YES |
Hull's | East Haven | YES | Anytime | Everyday 1-4 | NO |
Iron Brewing | Norwalk | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Kent Falls | Kent | YES | SP + DT | Tues-Sat 3:30-5 | YES |
Kinsmen | Southington | YES | Anytime | Mon-Sat 12-10, Sun 12-6 | YES |
Labyrinth | Manchester | YES | Anytime | Tues-Fri 12-7, Sat 12-5 | YES |
Lasting Brass | Oakville | YES | Anytime | Thurs + Fri 4-7, Sat 12-6, Sun 12-4 | YES |
Little House | Chester | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Wed-Fri 3-7, Sat 2-7, Sun 2-6 | YES |
Little Red Barn | Winsted | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Unspecified | NO |
Lock City | Stamford | YES | Anytime | Normal Hours | NO |
Luppoleto | Windsor Locks | Bottles | SP | Everyday | NO |
Maple View Farm | Granby | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Marlowes | North Haven | YES | Anytime | Everday 10-7 | NO |
Milford Point | Milford | YES | SP + DT | Thurs-Sat 8am-12 | NO |
NEBCO | Woodbridge | YES | Anytime | Normal Hours | NO |
New Park | West Hartford | YES | Anytime | Wed-Sat 2-7 | YES |
Niantic Public House | Niantic | Cans available at Mermaid Liquors | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Noble Jay | Niantic | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Nod Hill | Ridgefield | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Tues-Thurs 2-7, Sat + Sun 12-8, Sun 12-5 | YES |
No Worries | Hamden | YES | SP + DT | Tues 12-6, Wed-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-5 | NO |
Norbrook Farm | Colebrook | YES | Anytime | Unspecified | YES |
OEC | Oxford | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Mon-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-4 | NO |
Outer Light | Groton | YES | SP + DT | Mon-Fri 2:30-6, Sat + Sun 11-2 | YES |
Overshores | East Haven | YES | Anytime | Everyday 1-4 | NO |
Powder Hollow | Enfield / Middletown | YES | Anytime | Fri 4-7, Sat 12-7 | NO |
Problem Solved | East Windsor | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Unspecified | YES |
Redding | Redding | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Wed-Fri 5-10, Sat 2-10, Sun 12-6 | YES |
Relic | Plainville | YES | Anytime | Wed-Fri 3-7, Sat 12-4 | NO |
Reverie | Newtown | YES | Anytime | Mon-Thurs 4-8, Fri-Sun 12-6 | NO |
Shebeen | Wolcott | YES | SP | Unspecified | NO |
Shunock River | North Stonington | Growlers | Anytime | Fri 4-6, Sat + Sun 12-6 | NO |
Skulls Brew House | Meriden | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Skygazer | Southington | YES | Anytime | Normal Hours | YES |
Soundview | East Haven | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Stewards of the Land | Northford | Growlers | SP | Saturdays | NO |
Still Hill | Rocky Hill | YES | Anytime | Tues-Sat 3-7, Sun 3-6 | NO |
Stony Creek | Branford | YES | SP + DT | Mon-Sat 12-7, Sun 12-5 | YES |
Stranger Tides | Colchester | YES | SP + Anytime | Thurs + Fri 4-9, 12-6, 12-4 | NO |
Stubborn Beauty | Middletown | YES | SP | Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat + Sun 1-5 | YES |
Taylor Brooke | Woodstock | YES | SP | Fri-Sun 12-6 | YES |
These Guys | Norwich | YES | Anytime | Unspecified | YES |
Thimble Island | Branford | NO | CLOSED | CLOSED | YES |
Thomas Hooker | Bloomfield | YES | SP | Normal Hours | YES |
Tox | New London | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Wed-Fri 2-7, Sat 12-6, Sun 12-6 | YES |
Tribus | Milford | YES | SP + DT | Mon-Sat 11-7, Sun 11-6 | YES |
Two Roads | Stratford | YES | SP | Normal Hours | YES |
Urban Lodge | Manchester | YES | SP + DT + Anytime | Mon-Sat 12-7 | NO |
Veracious | Monroe | YES | Anytime | Tues/Thurs 12-7, Wed, Fri, Sat 12-5 | YES |
Willimantic | Willimantic | YES | Anytime | Everyday 12-8 | YES |
Witch Doctor | Southington | YES | Anytime | Unspecified. | NO |
Woodbury | Woodbury | YES | Anytime | Tues-Sun 12-6 | NO |