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• Left Hand Milk Stout

  Milk Stout · 6.0% · Longmont, CO

  Dark and delicious, America's great milk stout will change your perception about what a stout can be.

  16oz Draft $7

  Highly rated|Popular|Recently added

• New England Stegosaurus IPA

  NE/Hazy DIPA · 8.0% · Woodbridge, CT

  12oz Draft $8

  Rare|Local|Great brewery

On Tap

• 1. Thimble Island Ideal Tavern Lager

  Helles Lager · 5.4% · Branford, CT

  A refreshing and smooth lager brewed specifically for Ideal Tavern, Southington, CT by Thimble Island Brewing Co.

  16oz Draft $5

• 2. Berkshire Apple Shandy

  Radler · 6.7% · South Deerfield, MA

  Our River Guide Dark American Wheat Ale blended with local fresh pressed sweet apple cider from Clarkdale Fruit Farms. Rich and flavorful with the refreshing taste of local apple cider, this beer pairs perfectly with the cool fall weather

  16oz Draft $7.50

• 3. Left Hand Milk Stout

  Milk Stout · 6.0% · Longmont, CO

  Dark and delicious, America's great milk stout will change your perception about what a stout can be.

  16oz Draft $7

• 4. Maine Beer Co Lunch

  IPA · 7.0% · Freeport, ME

  Orange, grapefruit, and lemon, with pine and herbal undertones, tropical notes of guava and papaya with subtle caramel and malt sweetness

  12oz Draft $8.50

• 5. Hanging Hills Hartbeat DIPA

  Double IPA · 8.4% · Hartford, CT

  Jampacked with 5 lbs per barrel of Mosaic, Citra, Hartbeat DIPA is a 8.4% juicebox.

  12oz Draft $8.50

• 6. New England Stegosaurus IPA

  NE/Hazy DIPA · 8.0% · Woodbridge, CT

  12oz Draft $8

• 7. Collective Arts Stranger than Fiction Porter

  Porter · 5.5% · Hamilton, Ontario

  A full-bodied porter with plenty of roast flavours as well as hints of molasses and chocolate. Ridiculous amounts of chocolate and pale ale malts make this porter smooth and creamy.

  16oz Draft $8

• 8. Mikkeller San Diego Traeblod

  Imperial Stout · 12.0% · San Diego, CA

  Imperial stout brewed with maple and coffee

  12oz Draft $10

• 9. East Rock Weisse Bier

  Wheat Ale · 5.4% · New Haven, CT

  “White Beer” in German, the name derives from the hint of white imparted by European wheat from which the beer is made. Our authentic yeast and traditional open fermentation create a sublime aroma that greets your nose with an interplay of spice, banana, and stone fruit... more

  16oz Draft $6.50

• 10. Two Brothers In the Flesh (Lime & Sea Salt)

  Sour Ale · 4.1% · Warrenville, IL

  Our American Sour series, In The Flesh strives to provide drinkable fruit sours that offers the perfect balance between sweet and tart.

  16oz Draft $6.50

• 11. DuVig Oatmeal Stout

  Stout · 4.8% · Branford, CT

  The Stout is often misunderstood because of the many versions of the style and its similarities with the Porter.

  16oz Draft $6.50

• 12. Guinness Draught Nitro

  Dry Stout · 4.2% · Dublin, Ireland

  Nitrogenized Guinness is a dark stout beer that is brewed with Irish barley, brewers yeast, hops and water.

  16oz Draft $6

Bottles

• Bud Light

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · St. Louis, MO

  Bud Light is brewed with a malt and hops ratio different from Budweiser for a distinctively crisp taste with fewer calories.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Budweiser

  Pale Lager · 5.0% · St. Louis, MO

  Brewed using a blend of imported and classic American aroma hops, and a blend of barley malts and rice resulting in unparalleled balance and character.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Coors Light

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · Golden, CO

  First, aged (lagered) below freezing to give our beer its crisp taste. Then it’s filtered cold so that it gets that brilliant, bright appearance.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Corona

  Pale Lager · 4.6% · Anáhuac, México

  Made with the finest quality blend of filtered water, malted barley, hops, corn, and yeast.

  12oz Bottle $4.50

• Heineken

  Pilsner · 5.4% · Netherlands

  Crisp & smooth Euro Lager.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Kaliber N/A

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.05% · Park Royal London

  A low alcohol Pale Lager. Guinness goes to the trouble of brewing the beer first through the complete brewing process and then removing the alcohol.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Michelob Ultra

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · St. Louis, MO

  Low-carb light beer with taste smooth enough to carry the Michelob name.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Miller Lite

  Pale Lager · 4.2% · Milwaukee, WI

  The Miller Lite recipe uses a unique blend of choice Saaz and Pacific Northwest hops and a significant amount of caramel malt. Continues to be purposefully brewed for more taste, aroma and golden color than other light beers, with just 96 calories.

  12oz Bottle $4

• Yuengling Lager

  Amber Ale · 4.5% · Pottsville, PA

  Famous for its rich amber color and medium-bodied flavor with roasted caramel malt for a subtle sweetness and a combination of cluster and cascade hops, this true original delivers a well-balanced taste with very distinct character... more

  12oz Bottle $4

Cans

• Allagash White

  Witbier · 5.2% · Portland, ME

  A hazy Belgian-style wheat beer with balanced citrus and spice. Brewed with wheat, coriander, and Curaçao orange peel.

  16oz Can $6

• BBC Coffeehouse Porter

  Porter · 6.2% · South Deerfield, MA

  Robust and aromatic, Coffeehouse Porter is sure to please, no matter what time of day you choose to enjoy it.

  16oz Can $6

• Back East Misty Mountain IPA

  IPA · 7.0% · Bloomfield, CT

  This assertively hopped beer has a great hoppy aroma, crisp hop bite, and smooth medium body.

  12oz Can $6

• Berkshire Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale

  American Pale Ale · 5.3% · South Deerfield, MA

  In the words of renowned beer writer Lew Bryson, Steel Rail EPA is “what the water in heaven oughta taste like.”

  12oz Can $5

• Black Hog Granola Brown Ale

  Brown Ale · 5.5% · Oxford, CT

  Smooth and malty with hints of chocolate and raisin.

  12oz Can $6.50

• Downeast Cider Original Blend

  Cider · 5.1% · East Boston, MA

  The one that started it all. the original unfiltered craft cider.

  12oz Can $6.50

• Founders All Day IPA

  IPA · 4.7% · Grand Rapids, MI

  Naturally brewed with a complex array of malts, grains and hops. Balanced for optimal aromatics and a clean finish.

  12oz Can $5

• High Noon Sun Sips Variety

  Variety Pack · 4.5% · Memphis, TN

  Watermelon, Black Cherry, Grapefruit, and Pineapple hard seltzer.

  12oz Can $6

• Jack's Abby House Lager

  Helles Lager · 5.2% · Framingham, MA

  It’s sweet and golden with a full malty body that comes from using a traditional German malt variety. A special beer for year-round enjoyment.

  16oz Can $6

• Rekorderlig Mango Raspberry Cider

  Cider · 4.5% · Sweden

  Rekorderlig Mango-Raspberry Hard Cider is packed with the juiciest raspberries and a burst of mango to deliver the freshest tropical flavors.

  12oz Can $6

• Rekorderlig Pear Cider

  Cider · 4.5% · Vimmerby, Sweden

  This aromatic pear cider from Sweden will delight the senses. Best served over ice.

  12oz Can $6

• Stony Creek Lil' Cranky

  IPA · 4.5% · Branford, CT

  Aggressive, yet crafted to go down easy, this Session IPA has it all.

  12oz Can $6

On Tap

• BBC Coffeehouse Porter

  Porter · 6.2% · South Deerfield, MA

  Robust and aromatic, Coffeehouse Porter is sure to please, no matter what time of day you choose to enjoy it.

  16oz Draft $7.50

• Back East Ice Cream Man

  NE/Hazy IPA · 6.4% · Bloomfield, CT

  A juicy IPA brewed exclusively with Citra hops. Tastes like an orange creamsicle, only better. Rated #5 on Draft Magazine's list of "Top 50 IPAs in America". This beer contains no lactose/lactose sugar.

  12oz Draft $8

• Two Roads Two Juicy

  Double IPA · 8.2% · Stratford, CT

  An unfiltered cloudy New England Double IPA that uses generous amounts of Hallertauer Blanc, Citra and Mandarina Bavaria hops.

  12oz Draft $7.50

• New England G-Bot

  Double IPA · 8.8% · Woodbridge, CT

  G-Bot is an intensely hopped Double India Pale Ale brewed with a blend of three varieties of American Hops.

  12oz Draft $9

Cans

• Two Roads Lil' Heaven

  Session IPA · 4.8% · Stratford, CT

  A lower ABV IPA brewed with three distinctive hop varieties - azacca, mosaic and equinox. The result is an intensely flavorful yet crushable IPA.

  16oz Can $6

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