Connecticut Beer

Today in 1788, Connecticut became the 5th state.

Connecticut

Connecticut Breweries

• Back East Brewing
• BRUrm at BAR
• Cambridge House
• Cambridge House Granby
• Carson’s Brewhouse
• Cavalry Brewing
• City Steam Brewery
• Cottrell Brewing
• East Haddam Brewing
• Griswold Inn
• Half Full Brewery
• Hops Grill & Brewery
• “John Harvard’s
• The Brew Pub at Mohegan Sun
• New England Brewing
• Nor’easter Brewing
• Olde Burnside Brewing
• Overshoes Brewing
• Rheingold Beer
• SBC Brewing
• Southport Brewing
• Thomas Hooker Brewing
• Willimantic Brewing

Connecticut Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Mapping Project
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: None known

State Agency: Connecticut Liquor Division

• Capital: Hartford
• Largest Cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford
• Population: 3,405,565; 29th
• Area: 5544 sq.mi., 48th
• Nickname: The Constitution State
• Statehood: 47th, January 8, 1788

• Alcohol Legalized: April 20, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 18
• Rank: 30th
• Beer Production: 1,879,769
• Production Rank: 33rd
• Beer Per Capita: 75.3 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 45.9%
• Cans: 44.1%
• Kegs: 10%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.20
• Per Case: $0.45
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $6.20
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $6.00

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $171,909,053
• Direct Impact: $751,718,100
• Supplier Impact: $478,815,175
• Induced Economic Impact: $477,701,393
• Total Impact: $1,708,234,668

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: 9 a.m.–2 a.m. (Mon.–Sat.) / 11 a.m.–2 a.m. (Sun.)
  Off Premises: 8 a.m.–9 p.m. (Mon.–Sat.)
• Grocery Store Sales: Yes
• Notes: No off-premises sales on Sundays; Sunday on-premises sales subject to local ordinances.

  Beer can be purchased at grocery/convenience stores. Spirits and wine can only be purchased at liquor stores.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.