You'll Want to Add These 5 Connecticut Breweries To Your Summer Bucket List
By Marie Magoch
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Published May 26, 2021
Summertime means it’s time to enjoy patio dining and enjoy a cool draft. It’s not only about the beer, but also about the ambiance, the food, and the personalities behind the breweries. Here are five highly recommended Connecticut breweries you will want to check out this summer.
1. Clocktown Brewing Company, Thomaston
Clocktown Brewery has the laid-back atmosphere of an Irish pub with a twist. Their wood-oven baked pizzas are the perfect companion for your choice of brews.
2. Bad Sons Brewery, Derby
Bad Sons Brewery is a clever wordplay paying tribute to the towns of Beacon Falls, Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Oxford, Naugatuck, and Seymour. This fun neighborhood brewery is the go-to place when you want to enjoy live music and try out a new food truck offering.
3. Bad Dog Brewery, Torrington
Bad Dog Brewery is located inside a historical firehouse and continues to pay tribute to Connecticut's brave firefighters with a display of memorabilia ranging from hats and plaques to a 1935 firetruck.
4. Great Falls, Canaan
Located in an old train depot in North Canaan, Great Falls Brewing Company is one place where you will never get bored with the draft selection. Their rotating beer list is sure to please even the most particular beer enthusiast.
5. Little Red Barn Brewers, Winstead
Little Red Barn Brewers got its start due to the support of the local community and ambitious enthusiasm of local brewmasters - brothers Matt and Nate Day (aka The Hop Brothers) and Nil Johnson. Open since 2019, the brewery not only offers incredible craft beers, but brings the community together with regular gatherings of delicious food trucks and music.
Which Connecticut breweries do you recommend as a must-visit? Let us know in the comments below.
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