New Park Brewing - W Hartford, CT

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  1. blackngold41

    blackngold41 Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2012 Connecticut

    http://www.courant.com/community/we...ord-new-park-brewing-0910-20160909-story.html

    Anyone know anything about these guys? They are opening this Saturday in West Hartford. I can't find much on them but their Facebook page somehow already has over 1500 followers and their grand opening event already has 250 supposed attendees and over 1000 "interested."

    It looks like they've been doing tasting events around the area for the past several months. They have an impressive 4.39 rating on Untappd:
    https://untappd.com/w/new-park-brewing/194091

    Just wondering if anybody had the scoop on this new brewery and if it has potential to be a standout, or if it's just another dime-a-dozen brewery that we see over-saturating the market these days. I hope it's the former. Might venture over on Saturday to check it out.

    https://www.facebook.com/newparkbrewing/
     
    #1 blackngold41, Mar 23, 2017
  2. AaronF

    AaronF Initiate (0) Jun 23, 2012 Connecticut

    Have had their stuff in multiple places. Very talented and lots of potential. Solid IPAs and a sour program in full swing. Very excited for them to open.
     
    #2 AaronF, Mar 23, 2017
  3. blackngold41

    blackngold41 Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2012 Connecticut

    Looks like they'll be pouring 4 beers to start: 1 DIPA, 1 IPA, 1 pale ale, 1 oatmeal porter.
    http://we-ha.com/new-park-brewing-becomes-west-hartfords-first-craft-brewery/
     
    #3 blackngold41, Mar 23, 2017
  4. mjco04

    mjco04 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Connecticut

    This place exceeded my expectations. All 4 offerings at the opening were good but Cloudbreak and Hopiary are excellent!
     
    #4 mjco04, Mar 30, 2017
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  5. LetsGoExploring

    LetsGoExploring Pooh-Bah (1,550) Apr 25, 2006 Connecticut
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    Only filling own growlers (and currently with low stock) is a deterrent.
     
    #5 LetsGoExploring, Mar 30, 2017
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  6. PenningtonNY10

    PenningtonNY10 Zealot (687) Nov 20, 2009 Connecticut

    Yeah, doesn't seem like the best choice. I hope they don't continue going forward. I won't buy three glass at $5 each that I don't need. But if I could bring my own growlers, I would fill up on three different beers like I do at NEBCO.
     
    #6 PenningtonNY10, Mar 30, 2017
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  7. Bcelos

    Bcelos Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2015 Connecticut

    yeah kind of defeats the purpose of a growler... But I doubt that is their long term plan.
     
    #7 Bcelos, Mar 30, 2017
  8. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,716) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
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    Really hope this is only a startup issue due to capacity volumes etc. I also dont need another glass jug in my basement...
     
    #8 sulldaddy, Apr 1, 2017
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  9. CTHopman

    CTHopman Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2016 Connecticut

    Apparently, growlers aren't the only thing in low stock. They were only offering the Porter for fills last night and are now closed for two weeks.
     
    #9 CTHopman, Apr 1, 2017
  10. JDurand

    JDurand Devotee (304) Jan 29, 2007 Connecticut

    They had 4 beers available early in the night...they're working out the kinks.
     
    #10 JDurand, Apr 1, 2017
  11. blackngold41

    blackngold41 Initiate (0) Jun 15, 2012 Connecticut

    https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1108210075992052


    Looks like some initial growing pains/poor planning. But by all accounts, their product is top notch. I'm hoping to get there in the near future. Went on opening day a couple hours after open, but the line was into the parking lot and the girlfriend didn't want to wait out in the rain. Sounds like they'll have Cloudbreak and Hopiary when they reopen plus a couple new ones.
     
    #11 blackngold41, Apr 9, 2017
  12. mjco04

    mjco04 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Connecticut

    That opening was the busiest opening I've seen in recent memory. Even at 7PM there was still line outside for pours. No doubt they ran out of beers. lol
     
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  13. ianous

    ianous Devotee (379) Oct 26, 2013 Connecticut

    I work in WeHa so I'll have to swing by there at some point.
     
    #13 ianous, Apr 13, 2017
  14. BababooeyHTJ

    BababooeyHTJ Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2016 Connecticut

    I'm tempted to stop by for some fills tomorrow. I'm sort of concerned with a long wait. And having to buy growlers when I have plenty. I'm really put off by that one.

    May just make the drive to tree house if I want to deal with a wait.

    Even at 4 total bottles it only works out to like an 8 can limit. I would also have to pay $20 for upfront thanks to having to buy new growlers that I don't need. Still tempting since I live 10 minutes away in traffic.

    If I didn't live so close I wouldn't consider going for fills due to the growler policy alone.
     
    #14 BababooeyHTJ, Apr 13, 2017
  15. BababooeyHTJ

    BababooeyHTJ Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2016 Connecticut

    Is it more of a brewpub than a classic brewery? Catering to the west hartford hipster crowd?

    I don't understand the branded 32oz fill policy. Seems like they want to sell their beer on site. I don't go to breweries to hang out tbh.
     
    #15 BababooeyHTJ, Apr 13, 2017
  16. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    No way I'm buying more growlers, especially when it's legal to fill others. No business from me while that policy is in place.
     
    #16 skleice, Apr 13, 2017
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  17. JayKoz

    JayKoz Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 Connecticut

    These are my feelings. If it's a law, albeit a stupid one, fine. But there's no excuse for it in this case.
     
    #17 JayKoz, Apr 13, 2017
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  18. BababooeyHTJ

    BababooeyHTJ Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2016 Connecticut

    Growler prices aren't even listed. I think that they're aiming for the annoying mcladdens crowd. Its a brewpub.
     
    #18 BababooeyHTJ, Apr 13, 2017
  19. CTHopman

    CTHopman Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2016 Connecticut

    Hopefully they will see the light. Hanging Hills played that stupid game of buy our growler or we will fill another growler but slap our sticker on it and charge you $1 for the sticker! That lasted less than a month. These new places should be practically giving their small merchie away for the sake of free advertising (stickers, magnets, coasters, keychain bottle openers, coozies). Making you buy a branded growler is a bagger move and I won't be going there until they change the policy despite the fact that I played HS sports with one of the owners. Nice guy but that policy is rubbish.
     
    #19 CTHopman, Apr 13, 2017
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  20. mjco04

    mjco04 Initiate (0) May 30, 2013 Connecticut

    It's a classic brewery. Pours and fills and a nice space to chill with food truck to get food.
     
    #20 mjco04, Apr 14, 2017
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