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, seltzer and an assortment of spirits. We offer some house bites and welcome outside food. Check out 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

Mon. - 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

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

We offer in house bites to eat but also welcome outside food too.

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: 12:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 12:00 PM- 8:00 PM
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.

Peach Cobbler 5.3% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This sour ale is a blend of sweet peaches, combined with the warm fluffy cobbler flavors, blended from Peach purée and our own blend of vanilla, cinnamon, and sugars.
SMPLFD 6.4% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This classic Hefeweizen is a SIMPLIFIED brewing process of the more traditional decoction mash, while still achieving the desired full bodied yet refreshing mouthfeel. The fermentation schedule is where we really manipulated the yeast with a barrage of temperature changes to capture all of the desired clove and banana flavors that are unique to this crushable wheat beer style.
MangWow 5.0%abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

Mango, more like MangWow! Which is exactly what you'll be saying after one sip of this deliciously tart heavily fruited sour. We didn't hold back at all when it came to adding round after round of fresh mango purée, in fact there is almost 2 lbs. of mango in every gallon!
Show Me Monroe 7.0% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $13 | 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 Monroe hops.Monroe is a German grown aromatic hop, these hops are celebrated for their strong, red-fruit-forward flavor and aroma profile.
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.
Cirta Saurus 8.2% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $14 | 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.

Ada's Shenaniganry 8.0% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $13| Full $7

I think the name says it all for this Imperial Milk Stout. Ada; Our eldest Daughter's, Shenaniganry; A made up word that embodied the shenanigans we were up to on her first full brew day with me. This beer lives up to its name, it's a bold and complicated blend of flavors, balanced out with the rich sweetness you'd expect from an Imperial Milk Stout.
Jinger's Brown 6.3% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $13 | 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
Citriciousness 7.0%abv-16oz 32oz Refill $14 | Full $8

This over-the-top New England IPA has ALL the tropical fruit hop notes. Brewed with countless additions of Citra and Elani (formerly YQH-1320) hops you can expect the key notes of all the main citrus, tropical, and stone fruits. Coupled with an amazing hazy grain body this NE IPA is pure Citraliciousness in a glass!
Battered Blackberries 6.0% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $13 | Full $8

This heavily fruited wheat ale is hammered with 135# of pulverized blackberry pureé, to give it an amazing color and rich sweetness you'll love.
Nochmal Oktoberfest 6.0% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

A rich amber-colored lager featuring a complex blend of malt flavors that range from sweet to slightly toasted. It has a full body and a smooth, clean, crisp finish.
Cider Donut 6.9% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

A limited, but yearly favorite. You can skip apple picking this year and just drink one of these. Cinnamon, brown sugar, and hints of vanilla with a fresh pressed cider backbone. Come for the nostalgia, come for the donut, it doesn't matter what gets you here. But stay for the cider

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 12, Colin 8 and Elsie 2 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 20 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’ve 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.