Stony Creek Brewery

Last week, Stony Creek Brewery opened its new facility in Branford, just a couple exits up the road from #NHV. With craft beer so hot the past few years, it's fun to see so many of the smaller breweries able to offer experiences like this; a nice, clean bar with freshly-rotated beers on tap, where you can spend an afternoon with friends drinking and chowing down on whatever snacks you want to bring.

Stony Creek's new spot is especially well-situated on the water in Branford and, when 100% completed, will have a nice deck to sit out on and watch the boats drift by while you down a few oat sodas. While that part of is still completing construction, the inside bar is up and running, and I've found myself there two Saturdays in a row.

Day 1 was packed, but still plenty of places to sit and enjoy the beer/view.

In addition to pints of changing beers, the bar also sells "Crowlers," or canned growlers. I've never seen these 32oz. fresh poured canned beers to go before, and I was very intrigued.

It all starts with a blank, topless can, which they fill at the tap upon request.

That's 2 16oz pints right there.

Then they pop a top on and put it in this contraption to seal it up.

Last, they roll on a label for you.

Voila, beer to go, fresh from the pint.

The Crowler costs $8, and contains 32oz (2 16oz beers).