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Thomas Hooker Brewery
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6 reviews for Thomas Hooker Brewery
Last week was our first time at the brewery. We heard for $5 you could tour the brewery and try samples of the beers on tap. Upon arrival, we found parking right away in the "alley" and made our way into the brewery to meet my sister's friends.
There was a lively crowd of about 20 or so people in the tap area. 4 beers were on tap (Blonde, Irish Red, IPA, and Nor' Easter Lager) and like I said $5 got you unlimited tastes in a taster cup. Within a few minutes of arriving, they started up a tour which only a few people joined. Our tour guide (a teacher during the school year), guided us around the brewing equipment, explaining the process, and the different ingredients for different colors and styles of beers. The most impressive part of the tour was the bottling line, which you usually never see because they either bottle off-site or it's so big (like Harpoon), that they don't bring tours through that area. I really enjoyed learning more about the bottling process and seeing it first hand.
After the tour, we headed back over to the tasting area and people began pouring in to try the beers and meet up with their friends. I look forward to our next visit so I can try the Watermelon Ale.
Traveld up to this brewery the day after thanksgiving. Thought i had read they were having a sale on merch for black friday. Soon found out that was the online store...oops
Thankfully the head brewery was there and i dropped the "i'm visiting from southern california" line, which got us invited in to have a few samples.
Most of the beer is pretty pub standard flavors. I think the yeast strain they use isn't my favorite, but the beer was clean and tasty. The one beer that stuck out was the Imperial Porter. Yum, have to get this in a bottle. Big beer, easy to share with friends.
Their T-shirts are funny hooker references. Easy to please and no STDs or LAST CALL? Better grab a Hooker...
If i lived around the corner i would come here alot, but if i lived more than 20 minute drive i don't think i'd go out of my way.
$10 for bottomless glasses of beer and $2 for slices of pizza. A great way to start the weekend.
The crowd was manageable and the lines moved quickly. Great people watching, I never saw so many tucked in T-shirts before. It was warm, so people spilled outside. Overall it was a fun happy hour.
Good times are to be had at the Hooker Brewery. The beers are pretty good, and for $10 (they bumped it up from $5) you can drink 'til your heart's content.
I'll echo the sentiment of the previous reviewer. There's a very interesting group of people here, and they give you munchies to help you quaff more beer. Granted, they only give you about 40% of a pint with each pour, but it's not hard to stroll back up to the bar and ask for more. Well, it's not hard the first dozen times or so, but then it gets progressively more difficult...
you cant beat $10 for unlimited hookers!!
when i was here it was pretty crowded - and the crowd ranged from college kids getting their drink on to some older foody type people really enjoying the fresh suds. the snacks weren't really worth mentioning, i think it was also someones birthday when we were there - so there was cake, and beer. fill the pint glass (usually half way) and get back on line while you drink .. they had a seasonal beer when we we there - watermelon - which i expected to be gross, but i was pleasantly surprised .. if you are in the area and want to sample all the beers and they are doing one of these open houses you gotta stop by and check it out!!
the ambience is well ... a brewery. you are drinking amongst big stainless kettles and bottling machinery, its pretty cool .. it smells like hops and yeast. this is where the hooker magic happens!
at the end of it all, you get to keep your classy hooker pint glass!
I'm not sure if anyone knows this, but there are places in Greater Hartford making beer. Not selling it, not operating a bar and mixing up some concoctions for the locals, but solely making beer. Who knew!? Anyone who likes the occasional Hooker, that's who. Biweekly, Fridays, 5-8pm, the wonderful folks at the wonderful brewery open up shop for a $5 beer tasting of their classics - Liberator, Munich, Irish Red, American - and all for a good cause. Snacks on barrels, an ecelectic crowd, a great deal. You should check it out. Not only can you pregame in a new spot, you can also bring home your very own Hooker... glass that is. We've got 12.