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A PLACE WHERE BEER IS MADE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

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Hello BHBC Family we are Open Inside.

Here’s a Few Pointers…

Now open The Brick Wall Eatery.

Their App to table service offers the perfect foods to compliment our beer.

We will NO longer allow outside food.

-Super bummed but we have to-

All seating is first come first serve. We reserve the right to close for inclement weather.

Call us at (860)-315-9099

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.

Wed. & Thurs 12-8pm

Fri. & Sat. 12-10pm

Sun. 12-8pm

Stay safe and keep drinking!

WE ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED

Come Visit Bear Hands Brewing

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

Now open The Brick Wall Eatery located inside of Bear Hands Brewing Co. offering App to table service. Foods that compliment 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 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

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.

Kie Lime Pie 4.2% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

A Key Lime Gose. Do you like key lime pie? If so Then you’ll enjoy the dessert of a beer. This Gose features a sweet, semi-tart body with a graham cracker finish.
Compound Curve 5.3% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This Pale American Wheat Ale concentrates it's main flavor profile on the clean cracker-like maltiness derived from the hefty percentage of malted wheat in the grain bill. The malt flavors are balanced throughout with Comet and Cascade hop additions, adding just a touch of zesty grapefruit flavors and aromatics.
Cold As What What 9.2% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $16 | Full $8

This rich, malty, full bodied lager displays a deep dark brown color, with rays of ruby highlights shining through. This high ABV Dopple (Double) Bock's alcohol content is masked well behind a rich caramel presence, balanced out with just a touch of toasty and chocolate flavors. With virtually no hop flavor or aromatics, this over the top dark lager really lets the malt steal the show.
Benevolent King 6.6% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $13 | Full $7

In the kingdom of beers, the IPA is the reigning king of ales. This lager packs all the hop flavors and aromas you crave in an IPA, but is brewed with a clean, bottom fermenting lager yeast. This gives this IPL a very kind, well mannered, easy-drinking quality that will leave you craving more.
Think Skinny 5.4% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This beer is just a nice light, moderately hopped Pale Ale. With a light to medium, body this beer plays off its lightly toasted maltiness, backed up with just enough hop additions to bring everything into balance.
Nochmal Oktoberfest 6.3% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This brilliant rich amber colored lager is a very complex blend of rich malt flavors, ranging from sweet to slightly toasted. With a rich body, and smooth clean crisp finish, this is the perfect beer for Oktoberfest "once again".

Citra-Saurus 8.2% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $16 | Full $8

A Double IPA that packs a loaded tropical punch of mangos and pineapple. We balanced the tons of Citra hops with an awesome malt body to produce an addicting dry finish hazy DIPA.
The Milk Man’s Baby 5.3% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This Milk Stout is a medium bodied beer that features chocolate characteristics from the malt that enhances its semi-sweet finish. No one note is overpowering to keep this beer palatable for all stout drinkers.
Jinger’s Brown 6.8% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $11 | Full $7

An American meets European brown ale. The grain bill and the hops cross international waters to make a medium body brown ale featuring a light toffee flavor with a crisp finish.
Cynical Enthusiast 7.5% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

Featuring nearly 5 lbs per barrel of Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic hops, this is our juiciest New England Style IPA to date. Packing in tons of tropical and stone fruit flavors and aromas, this super softly hopped IPA is sure to please even the most cynical taste buds.
(Lulo Fruit) I Put Pants On For This?! 5.3% abv 12oz 32oz Refill $13 | Full $7

This heavily fruited wheat ale features a different fruit each time, this time we used over 150 lbs of the Naranjilla fruit, or as it's more commonly referred to, Lulo. Lulo is best described as a cross between an orange and a kiwi, with a slightly sweet and tart with notes of citrus, pineapple, passion fruit, and kiwi.
1911 HoneyCrisp 6.9% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $13| Full $7

From 1911 Cider Co. this apple cider is made from 100% estate grown Honeycrisp apples, this popular variety is sweet but never heavy. A perfect beverage for the upcoming apple season.

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 now 8 and Colin now 4 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.

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 5/5

This place is awesome!!! Great beer, #BlackberrySour! The staff is friendly, and look forward to coming again.

Great atmosphere to chill with friends and have a couple good drafts. Friendly staff and good service. Will definitely be returning soon!

Came across this bar by accident in Putnam when my usual pub too full Glad I did since the beer/bear was some of the best I have tasted in a long time! Staff super friendly I was so impressed that I ask whether there was any investment opportunities

great selection and the staff was awesome, definitely a place you need to check out

Awesome location, great beer, hidden basement room is a comfy and chill spot.

We went last night wonderful place