Thimble Island Brewing Company

I'm a fan of thirty beers since the move to CT, I really like their beers. I stopped by a hot weekend afternoon after a 16-mile road ride. As an eager tourist, expected to learn some funny facts and so about the brewery. I went up and sat at the bar, a waitress said a short hello, maybe they're busy, I'll be patient. Wait and wait...the servers, went in and out and some talked to other guests at the bar. Nothing. Then a kahle's male looks like a superior comes out of his back and checks if I've been served. Get me a menu and get my drinks. Kudos to him, he was professional and friendly and the only male employee waiter I saw. The only other time I was waiting or even talking about the other waitress was to collect the review. It was a terrible experience. Servers weren't malicious to ignore me. But it was clear to me that I was an outsider and did not look cool enough or rich enough to be worth their time. And that's why I'm never going back there.

For the first time on the way to Hammonasett with DoorDash ordered. My order was ready when I arrived and I was greeted by more than one employee. Everything was perfect with my food, but next time I think I'm dining out so I can taste one of their beers.

I've gone here with a few different groups of people now and everyone has loved it each time. They have a really good variety of beers. The Vanilla Coffee Stout is definitely one of my favoritebeers out of any of the breweries in the area. The food is great as well!! The Spicy Chicken Sandwich hits all the right notes and I'm in big trouble if I go without my girlfriend and I don't bring home a California Smash Burger. They have great fries, too! Stopping by Thimble Island is always a solid choice.

Was in Connecticut visiting my daughter at Yale. The wife and I had the day to ourselves so we decided to check out Thimble Island. It?s in a little business park and the space is nice. They had outside seating under a tent, but it was on the cool side and had just rained so we sat inside. The space is nice and has lots of natural light. The servers were pleasant. The beers were all good but nothing I had was great. I had the IPA flight and then a pint of the Kracken Baltic Porter. The NEIPAs in the flight were a bit too dry and bitter for the style IMO. The Thimble IPA was very pine-forward and bitter. Was well brewed with no noticeable flaws. The Triple Ghost was very alcoholic and a bit thin. It didn?t do anything for me. I didn?t like the fact that the flights are all pre-set and you can?t choose your beers. I?m sure this helps the servers, but I hate the restriction. They also don?t offer any half pours. As a beer geek I want to try different beers, especially when I?m traveling and at a place I?ll likely never be again. You have to drive out of the place so you have to be careful not to over indulge and flights is a good way to try a lot of different beers without over consuming. The only other complaint was there were a lot of flies and gnats that were annoying us at our table that we were constantly shooing away.

Wonderful experience visiting this brewery. Always good food ?, beer ?, and service. Had the humus with Pita. Very tasty. Pretzel ? bites with beer ? cheese.. so very good. Chicken Wings ? were delicious. French fries ? with ranch dressing very fresh. Overall a great experience. Shared with my friends of course.