Brewery
Unclaimed profileCenter Street Brewing Company
Wallingford, CT · $$
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Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
Center Street Brewing Company is a brewery whose can label library documents numerous beers with styles and ABVs, including 96er New England Pale Ale, Buzz American Cream Ale, The Cure SMaSH IPA, and Mocha Jo Seasonal Porter. The brewery has been voted five-time Record Journal Reader's Choice Best Brewery in Central CT, with award-winning styles including ESB, Helles Lager, Double IPA, and Stout. Beyond beer, it carries Connecticut-made hard cider, wine, canned mixed cocktails, vodka, and sodas.
- What should I order?
- Start with 96er, a 5.0% New England Pale Ale with Bru-1, Cascade, and Amarillo hops giving a mango and pineapple finish. For a darker pour, Mocha Jo Seasonal Porter brings Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans, organic cacao nibs, and freshly roasted craft coffee beans. A flight allows sampling the rotating selection.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Beer drinkers who want to sample a rotating selection of Connecticut-made styles, including award-winning ESB, Helles Lager, Double IPA, and Stout. The brewery is described as a welcoming place full of friends.
- When should I go?
- A flight is a straightforward way to sample the rotating beer selection and compare styles side by side.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The can label library states all labels are created in-house by the same team that makes the beer, and the brewery has been voted five-time Record Journal Reader's Choice Best Brewery in Central CT.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Canned mixed cocktails from Waypoint Spirits in Bloomfield and 5th State Distillery in Bridgeport are listed as available, part of an array of Connecticut crafted beverages that also includes hard cider, wine, vodka, and sodas.
Menu strengths
- — Canned mixed cocktails from two Connecticut producers, Waypoint Spirits and 5th State Distillery, are listed as available.
Standout selections
- — The brewery carries canned mixed cocktails from Waypoint Spirits (Bloomfield, CT) and 5th State Distillery (Bridgeport, CT).
Wine
Wine from Paradise Hills Winery is listed as available, part of an array of Connecticut crafted beverages that also includes hard cider, canned mixed cocktails, vodka, and sodas.
Menu strengths
- — Wine from a local producer, Paradise Hills Winery, is listed as available.
Standout selections
- — The brewery carries wine from Paradise Hills Winery (CT).
Beer
The can label library documents numerous beers with styles and ABVs, including 96er New England Pale Ale, Buzz American Cream Ale, The Cure SMaSH IPA, and Mocha Jo Seasonal Porter. The brewery is the award-winning craft brewery, voted five-time Record Journal Reader's Choice Best Brewery in Central CT, with award-winning styles including ESB, Helles Lager, Double IPA, and Stout.
Menu strengths
- — Voted five-time Record Journal Reader's Choice Best Brewery in Central CT.
- — Award-winning styles include ESB, Helles Lager, Double IPA, and Stout.
- — The can label library documents numerous beer styles and ABVs, and reviewers describe a rotating selection with flights that allow sampling all beers.
Standout selections
- — 96er — New England Pale Ale 5.0% with Bru-1, Cascade, and Amarillo hops providing a mango and pineapple finish.
- — Buzz — American Cream Ale 5.3%, silky smooth, slightly sweet, balanced and crisp.
- — The Cure — Single Malt and Single Hop IPA 7.0%, clean, crisp and well-balanced with 2-Row Pale malt and Bru-1 hops.
- — Mocha Jo — Seasonal Porter 6.3% with Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans, organic cacao nibs, and freshly roasted craft coffee beans.
Spirits
Vodka from Vengeance Distillery is listed as available, part of an array of Connecticut crafted beverages that also includes hard cider, wine, canned mixed cocktails, and sodas.
Menu strengths
- — Vodka from a local distillery, Vengeance Distillery, is listed as available.
Standout selections
- — The brewery carries vodka from Vengeance Distillery (CT).
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