About
Bear Hands Brewing Company is a family-owned brewery in Putnam, CT, run by brewer Justin and business operator Kayla while raising their three kids. They produce 11 beers on site including sours, IPAs, pilsners, stouts, and wheat ales, plus hard cider, seltzer, and spirits. The tap room offers a welcoming atmosphere with house bites, outside food welcome, patio seating, trivia nights, music, and arcade games.
Diverse tap list with IPAs, sours, pilsners, stouts, fruit beers
Family-owned with homebrewing roots
Tap room events and entertainment
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What They Make
Crema Di Limoncello
Inspired by Italian Crema Di Limoncello with lemon, vanilla, dairy-free cream flavors. 16oz serve.
Chiggity Czech It
Crisp, complex, medium bodied lager with floral, spicy Saaz hops. 16oz serve.
(Blueberry) Drinkable Arrangements
Rotating fruited sour with blueberries. 12oz serve.
Show Me WCHB-102
Single hopped hazy NEIPA with WCHB-102 experimental hop: pine, resin, apple, pear, lime, melon. 16oz serve.
Sanity Pils
Classic with malty sweetness and Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops. 16oz serve.
A Face For Radio
Soft bitter with tropical, grapefruit from Strata, Mosaic, Galaxy. 12oz serve.
C.T.'s Irish Stout
Roasted barley and chocolate malts. 16oz serve.
Brown Bag'n It
Hop forward with Columbus, Cascade; caramel, roasted malt, hoppy bitterness. 16oz serve.
Fanny Pack Bandit
Juicy with Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic. 16oz serve.
Meet My Insignificant Other
Fruit forward with 135 lbs Dark Sweet Cherry Purée. 16oz serve.
Drunken Leprechaun Rave
Biscuity melanoidin, roast, caramel, light bitter. 16oz serve.
Prickly Pear Cider
Downeast Cider: sweet, tart, juicy with berry, apple. 12oz serve.
Upcoming Events
Trivia Night
Every Wednesday @ 6 PM
In the lounge (opens @ 5 PM). Pints, flights available.