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Connecticut Breweries

Last updated: December 4, 2000

Clay Irving maintains a list of Connecticut Breweries and Brewpubs, and Ralph Sturgen has a Connecticut page on his New England Brewery Database.

01600: Worcester East Hartford
Olde Burnside Brewing 776 Tolland Street East Hartford CT 01608 Phone: +1 860-528-2200	Microbrewery Opened October 28, 2000. Brewer: Raymond Ballard.
06000: Hartford Bloomfield - Glastonbury - Manchester - New Britain - Windsor
Central Street Tavern Central Street Windsor CT 06000 Phone: +1 860-285-0132	Brewpub - Planned
Metacomet Brewing New Britain CT 06000	Microbrewery - Planned
Farmington River Brewing 102 Fillee Street Bloomfield CT 06002 Phone: +1 860-242-3722 Fax: +1 860-242-6413	Microbrewery Opened February 6, 1996. Brewer: Bill Hodkin. Capacity 1,500 barrels.
Alewife Grille and Brewery Hogshead Brewing Company 2935 Main Street Glastonbury CT 06033	Brewpub - Closed Opened April 8, 1996. Closed June 1, 1997.
Union Restaurant and Brewery 2935 Main Street Glastonbury CT 06033 Phone: +1 860-633-0880	Brewpub Opened June 1, 1998. Brewer: J.J. Rams.
Hops Restaurant-Bar-Brewery - Manchester 102 Buckland Hills Drive Manchester CT 06040 Phone: +1 860-648-4677	Brewpub
John Harvard's Brew House - Manchester 1487 Pleasant Valley Road Manchester CT 06040 Phone: +1 860-644-2739 Fax: +1 860-648-5883	Brewpub Opened December 11, 1996. Brewer: Rob Leonard.
06100: Hartford Newington
City Steam Brasserie and Brewery Café 942 Main Street Hartford CT 06103 Phone: +1 860-525-1600 Fax: +1 860-244-2255	Brewpub Opened December 8, 1997. Brewer: Ron Page. Formerly Brown Thompson.
Hartford Brewery 35 Pearl Street Hartford CT 06103	Brewpub - Closed Opened August 15, 1991. Closed July 12, 2000. Capacity 1,250 barrels.
Trout Brook Brewery and Restaurant #1 55 Bartholomew Avenue Hartford CT 06106	Brewpub - Closed Opened February 1, 1997. Closed October 1, 2000. Capacity 4,500 barrels. No longer brewing, restaurant still open.
Hops Restaurant-Bar-Brewery - Newington 3260 Berlin Turnpike Newington CT 06111 Phone: +1 860-594-8808	Brewpub
06200: Hartford Willimantic
Olde Wyndham Brewery 322 Main Street PO Box 14 Willimantic CT 06226	Microbrewery - Closed Opened September 30, 1997.
Willimantic Brewing Main Street Café 967 Main Street Willimantic CT 06226 Phone: +1 860-423-6777 Fax: +1 860-450-0794	Brewpub Opened February 7, 1997. Brewer: David Wollner.
06300: New Haven Mystic - Niantic - Pawcatuck - Uncasville - Waterford
Mystic River Brewing 76 New London Road Mystic CT 06355 Phone: +1 860-536-6566 Fax: +1 860-885-0865	Microbrewery Opened February 1, 1997. Capacity 20 barrels.
Essex Brewing 34 Industrial Park Way Niantic CT 06357	Microbrewery - Closed Opened March 1, 1997. Closed May 1, 1999.
Cottrell Brewing 100 Mechanic Street Pawcatuck CT 06379 Phone: +1 860-599-8213 Fax: +1 860-599-8213	Microbrewery Opened February 28, 1997. Brewer: Woody Culpepper. Capacity 2,000 barrels.
Race Book Brewpub 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville CT 06382 Phone: +1 860-204-8000	Brewpub Opened December 1, 1998.
Ledge Light Brewery 49 Boston Post Road Waterford CT 06385	Brewpub - Closed Opened October 9, 1996. Closed October 1, 1998. Formerly Post Road.
06400: New Haven Branford - North Branford - Southport - Wallingford
Indian Neck Brewing 1088 Main Street Branford CT 06405 Phone: +1 203 483-4722	Brewpub Opened October 1, 1997.
O'Neill's Brewing EasyFlow Brewing Systems North Branford CT 06471	Microbrewery
Southport Brewing 2600 Post Road Southport CT 06490 Phone: +1 203-256-2337 Fax: +1 203-256-5725	Brewpub Opened April 15, 1997. Brewer: Mark DeSilva.
Trout Brook Brewery and Restaurant #2 300 Church Street Route 68 Wallingford CT 06492 Phone: +1 203-265-7000	Brewpub Opened June 1, 1998.
06500: New Haven Hamden
Brewery at Ninth Square Nutmeg Brewery 50 Orange Street New Haven CT 06510 Phone: +1 860-246-2337	Brewpub - Planned
BruRm @ BAR 234 Crown Street New Haven CT 06511 Phone: +1 203-495-1111 Fax: +1 203-498-0916	Brewpub Opened February 17, 1996. Brewer: Geoffrey Browning. Capacity 1,500 barrels.
Naples Pizza and Restaurant 90 Wall Street New Haven CT 06511	Brewpub - Closed Opened October 1, 1997. No longer brewing, restaurant still open.
Elm City Brewing New Haven Brewing 458 Grand Avenue New Haven CT 06513	Beer Marketing Company - Closed 12.5 points / 1 beer Opened October 10, 1989. Closed July 1, 1998.
Diglio's Brewpub and Restaurant 2583 Whitney Avenue Hamden CT 06518	Brewpub - Closed Opened 1997. Closed September 1, 1998.
06600: Bridgeport
Lost City Brewing Bridgeport CT 06600	Microbrewery - Planned
06700: Waterbury Oakville
Hammer and Nail Brewers 900 Main Street Oakville CT 06779 Phone: +1 860-274-5911 Fax: +1 860-274-7224	Microbrewery Opened March 6, 1996. Brewer: Pete Hammer.
06800: Stamford Danbury - Darien - South Norwalk - Westport
Blue Sun Brewing 39 East Franklin Street Danbury CT 06810	Beer Marketing Company - Closed Opened October 1, 1997. Closed 1998.
Classic Rock Brewpub 1 Wibling Road Danbury CT 06810 Phone: +1 203-791-4430 Fax: +1 203-792-4432	Brewpub Opened June 1, 1997.
Colorado Brewing and Trading Company 6 Delay Street Danbury CT 06810 Phone: +1 203-791-1450	Brewpub Opened 1999.
Champion Beverage Company 44 Talmadge Hill Road Darien CT 06820 Phone: +1 203-655-9026 Fax: +1 203-655-0676	Beer Marketing Company Opened November 1, 1996. Brewer: Stevens Point Brewery.
New England Brewing 13 Marshall Street South Norwalk CT 06854 Phone: +1 203-866-1339 Fax: +1 203-838-7168	Brewpub Opened February 1, 1990. Brewer: Randy Czech. Capacity 14,000 barrels.
John Harvard's Brew House - Westport 540 Riverside Avenue Westport CT 06880 Phone: +1 203-454-2337 Fax: +1 203-221-7680	Brewpub Brewer: Robert Leonard.
06900: Stamford
Bank Street Brewing 65 Bank Street Stamford CT 06901 Phone: +1 203-325-2739 Fax: +1 203-975-8728	Brewpub Opened September 12, 1996. Brewer: Ted Steen.

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Connecticut Breweries

01600: Worcester East Hartford

06000: Hartford Bloomfield - Glastonbury - Manchester - New Britain - Windsor

06100: Hartford Newington

06200: Hartford Willimantic

06300: New Haven Mystic - Niantic - Pawcatuck - Uncasville - Waterford

06400: New Haven Branford - North Branford - Southport - Wallingford

06500: New Haven Hamden

06600: Bridgeport

06700: Waterbury Oakville

06800: Stamford Danbury - Darien - South Norwalk - Westport

06900: Stamford

01600: Worcester
East Hartford

06000: Hartford
Bloomfield - Glastonbury - Manchester - New Britain - Windsor

06100: Hartford
Newington

06200: Hartford
Willimantic

06300: New Haven
Mystic - Niantic - Pawcatuck - Uncasville - Waterford

06400: New Haven
Branford - North Branford - Southport - Wallingford

06500: New Haven
Hamden

06700: Waterbury
Oakville

06800: Stamford
Danbury - Darien - South Norwalk - Westport