The Weekender (July 20th - July 22nd)

Every Friday I will publish "The Weekender". This will be your guide to awesome craft beer events and deals for that weekend.

I will give a brief highlight of 5 Connecticut Craft Beer events or deals to check out. Some will be the same from week to week and some will be different. So please check back each week.


5 Events/Deals You Need To Know Are Happening This Weekend:

1. Back East Brewing Company Friday, July 20th 4-7PM

Brewery tasting room hours!!!

They will offer tours, samples, merchandise sales and growler fills.

Address & Directions:  1296A Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield
Hartford County

2.  City Steam Brewery Cafe Friday, July 20th 4-7PM

Happy Hour!!!  $3/$3.50 Handcrafted Beers & $16-$18 3.5L Beer Bongs (for parties of 3 or more)

Address & Directions:  942 Main Street, Hartford
Hartford County

3.  Back East Brewing Company Saturday, July 21st 11-4PM

Brewery tasting room hours!!!

They will offer tours, samples, merchandise sales and growler fills.

Address & Directions: 1296A Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield
Hartford County

4. Coalhouse Pizza Saturday, July 21st Starting at 5PM

Beer Glass Give Away

Address: 85 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905
Fairfield County


5. Cottrell Brewing Company Saturday, July 21st 1-5pm

Tours every half hour on the half hour. Also a tasting and beer sales!

Address & Directions: 100 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
New London County

Back East Brewery Launch Party & Tasting Room Hours!!!

Brewery:  Back East Brewing Company

Location:  1296A Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield

Date:  Saturday, August 11th Noon - 4:00PM

The Skinny:  Celebrate the addition of Back East Brewery to the Connecticut Craft Beer Scene!  They will be holding a launch party on the afternoon of Saturday, August 11th.

Festivities will include, among other things a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:00PM.  There will also be Beer Tastings (Their current Beer roster), tours of their new brewery and Back East Brewery merchandise.


You will also have the opportunity to meet the newest members of Connecticut's brewery community.  There will be other exciting happenings as well, including the opportunity to mingle with the CT Beer Trail folks!

Limited quantities of Back East Brewery's inaugural batch of Imperial Stout in specially labeled
750ml bottles will be on sale as well!



 ***Also, the tasting room hours officially begin this evening!!!***

They will offer tours, samples, merchandise sales and growler fills.

The schedule will be as follows:

Wednesday - Friday 4:00PM to 7:00PM

Saturday 11:00AM to 4:00PM