The Hartford Better Beer Company
Contract Brewer in Stafford Springs, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Established in 1988
Out of business
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Made the trip to obscure shop in middle of CT to grab this brew, oh the places style ticking will bring you. Pours hazy golden with nose of stale baseball card gum and wheat. Tastes of wheat, perfume, light lemon, some plantains, and more bubblegum. Fine palate. Touch of cardboard on aftertaste.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Draft at Willimantic. Clear brown color. Nice nutella aroma. Tastr is nutty caramel. Light body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at Willimantic. Pours cloudy gold with white head. Nose/taste of lemon candy, bubblegum, wheat, banana and touch of grain. Lighter medium body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle courtesy of Adam, Prince of Somalia, thank you your tribal highness. Clear deep golden amber color, white edge head. Aroma of bright fruit, perfume. Taste has both pine and biscuit. Decent enough.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sample at Willimantic Brewing Co. This brew pours a clear brownish-amber color with a medium light beige head that recedes gradually. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt, caramel and hops. Light body with flavors of toasted malt, caramel and mild hops. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Barely average overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Guest tsp at Willimantic. Clear deep amber color. Aroma of caramel. Taste is similar. Plain.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz.. bottle thanks to Waterbury. Real dark brown color, black toward the middle. Thick ½ inch foam that laced real well. Nose is light cocoa powder and roasted malt. Taste is mostly chocolate malt with hints of coffee and citrus hops. Medium in body with a creamy texture. Nicely balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market, Darien. I guess they don’t realize that with a name like Hoppinator, this should be a hoppy doppelbock. Pours clear dark amber color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of floral hops, caramel malts and nutty notes. The taste is toffee malts and floral hops. Decently balanced, medium bodied. Solid beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Market Darien. Pours a clear amber color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of grainy caramel malts and floral hops. The taste is caramel malts, tart fruits and a faintly hoppy finish. Medium bodied. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. Hazy golden yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of citrus bubblegum. Taste is flowery citrus. Not bad.
