Bear Hands Brewing Company

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Visiting Us

Hello BHBC Family when visiting the tap room you'll be able to check out 11 different beers made on site. As well as, hard cider, setter and an assortment of spirits. The Brick Wall Eatery provides a pub menu featuring App to Table service offering the perfect foods to compliment our beer. We will NO longer allow outside food. All seating is first come first serve. *Well behaved dogs are welcomed on our Outside Patio only.

To Go Orders

For to-gos we offer 32oz Howlers. We recommend calling ahead for howler orders to avoid wait times. Check out our “What’s On Tap” for available beer options.

Our Hours

Wed. & Thurs. 12-8pm
Fri. & Sat. 12-10pm
Sun. 12-8pm

UPCOMING EVENTS & MONTHLY COCKTAIL FLIGHT

Trivia Every
Wednesday Night

EVERY Wednesday @ 6 PM in the Lounge. Lounge Opens @ 5 PM

Come Visit Bear Hands Brewing

Pints, Ponys, Samples and Flights Available in the Tap Rooms.

Now open The Brick Wall Eatery located in Bear Hands Brewing Co. offering App to Table Service. Foods that compliments our beer.

Bar Tops, Tables and Couches for Beer Drinking Comfort
Music and Arcade Games Available for Entertainment

Brewery Hours

Bear Hands Brewing Co. currently offers Patio and Indoor seating. Seating is first come first serve please see Server/Bartender for patio seating when you arrive. Call (860)-315-9099 or visit us on Facebook for questions or more information.

Patio and Inside Seating

Sunday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 12:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM

75 Main Street #1 Putnam, CT 06260

(860) 315 - 9099

What's On Tap

Prices are left to right for Refill on Howlers and Full Pours. In-house Pony’s (8oz) and Samples (5oz) are available.

Jowl Howler 6.7% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This intense high ABV Passion Fruit Sour will hit you right in the jowls with a delicious tart kick! First, we started with an already strong sour ale, then we fermented it on top of 88#'s of Passion Fruit, which also is a very tart fruit. The end result is a surprisingly light body sour ale that will take you by surprise with its intense blend of sour and sweet flavors from multiple additions of Passion Fruit purée that completely mask it's high ABV.
Bailey’s Gold 5.4 abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This Imperial Bohemian Pilsner flaunts a respectable ABV behind its slightly sweet malt body. With much lower hop bitterness than a German of American Pilsner the bready, biscuit like malt character really steals the show.
Carnival Concessions 6.2% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This sour ale mimics our favorite carnival/fair food Cotton Candy! We were able to create this flavor by blending fruits, sugar, and natural whipped cream and cotton candy flavorings that resulted in this truly one-of-a-kind full bodied sour ale.
Show Me Ella 6.7% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $14 | Full $8

"Show Me" is our popular single hopped New England IPA series that rotates out a new hop each time around. Sharing the same grain bill this beer is nice and hazy with just enough body to not steal the "Show" from the featured hop. This batch we used Ella hops. Previously named Stella, Ella is the little sister of the Australian superstar Galaxy. Ella™ and Galaxy share the same mother, but Ella's father is a variety from Spalt, Germany. This parentage gives Ella a pleasant floral aroma that is backed by soft spice. Ella can be incorporated into Pale Ales and IPA during dry-hopping. This will preserve some of the lighter oils that are more fruity and tropical like in Galaxy.
Sanity Pils 5.0% abv- 16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

Lets brew up a little bit of Sanity with this classic German style that is oh so delicious. With a nice clear pale color, the malty sweetness is complimented by the wonderful bitterness of Germany's Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops.
Apocalyptic Cyclone 7.8% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This intense, yet smooth Double IPA features a classic bittering charge of Columbus (CTZ) hops, that is combined with an apocalyptic amount of Apollo hops through the whirlpool and late additions. Apollo brings some more traditional bitter flavors of pine, resin, and grapefruit, cycloned together with aromas of citrus, lime, and orange.

Good Knows Bear Hands 5.6% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This truly unique Golden Stout is an amazing collaboration we did with Jeff Goodno, owner & operator of Fully Stoked Coffee. Breaking all the rules of a traditional stout this version omits the traditional dark roasted malts to achieve its sweet golden body. When fermentation was complete, we added a fresh batch of Fully Stoked Cold Brew Coffee to achieve this mind-bending Golden Stout! This relatively light easy drinking ale boasts amazing roasted coffee notes that play of the smooth sweet malt body.
Jinger's Brown 6.3% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

An American meets European brown ale. The grain bill and the hops cross international waters to make a medium bodied brown ale featuring a light toffee flavor with a crisp finish.
Speech Thewapist 7.0% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This New England IPA features a New Zealand hop Blend of Motueka, Wai-iti and Rakau. These tongue twisting hop names will have you guessing your Speech.. The Aromatic nose enhances the sweetness of this juicy medium-bodied beer.
Violet Beauregarde’s Revenge 4.7% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $11 | Full $8

Revenge is a dish best served cold, carbonated, and with plenty of fruit! This Blueberry ale is over the top with over 220 pounds of blueberries, added at multiple points throughout the brewing process. We're sure that Violet Beauregarde herself would be proud of just how many blueberries were harmed in the making of this beer.
Düster Ale 6.3% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $13 | Full $7

This Belgian Dark ale is complex, with a rich malty sweetness balanced with a mild hop spice. The rich malt body of this beer is laden with bready and caramel flavors and aromas.
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie 6.0% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

A fruited cider from High Limb Cider. Batch #5 features our crisp apple blend fermented with sweet strawberry fruit and tangy rhubarb. We blended in lactose sugar and conditioned it on pie crust for a deliciously creamy experience. Just like grandma used to make

Our Story

Bear Hands Brewing Company is Us. My husband Justin, is the brewer and I Kayla, am the business. While raising our kids, Ada 10, Colin 6 and our newest addition Elsie we decided to take on the endeavor of opening a brewery and tap room and still trying to balance work/ life/… brewery. We took Justin’s 14 year- homebrewing hobby, to the next level. After, the good feedback from our inner circle, we started traveling all around CT, from beer fest to beer fest. Pouring our beer for the masses, and again the feedback was great! That’s when we took it upon ourselves to formulate a business plan to open our very own Brewery and Tap Room. We wanted to make brewing a career so we could share our passion for beer and atmosphere with everyone. After, three long years of highs and lows we accomplished what we set out to do, our brewery doors are finally open! Bear Hands Brewing Company’s charming home is in the quiet corner of downtown Putnam, CT.