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.

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

Do you like key lime pie? If so Then you’ll love this dessert of a beer. This Gose features a sweet, semi-tart body with a graham cracker finish.
Spalt Select Helles 4.7 abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This German-style pale lager beer is golden in color and has a malt-forward flavor, backed by a touch of spicy German hop flavor. Typically when we've done our Helles Lagers we use a blend of Spalt, Tettnanger, and Hallertau Mittelfrüher hops. However the Spalter Select strain boasts that it retains some of the finer characteristics of these varieties and is considered a slightly spicier version of Spalt. So for this version we decided to try out a single hop variety and are very pleased with the diversity of the Spalt Select strain.
Snozberries 5.1% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This flavorful kettle sour features a delicious blend of over 150 lbs. of Strawberry, Mango, and Raspberries. It is the perfect balance of a sweet and tart, this crusher will leave you saying "The Snozberries taste just like Snozberries"
Show Me Vista 7.0% 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 Vista hops. Vista hops deliver a vibrant mix of citrus, tropical fruit, and floral flavors with smooth bitterness. Vista hops are noted for their tropical fruit, tangerine, melon, pear, and green tea notes making them ideal for IPAs.
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.
Citra-Saurus 8.2% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $14 | Full $7

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.

Ermagerd 5.% abv-16oz No Howler Fills | Full $7

This dry Irish stout gets its character from the roasted barley. Accented with chocolate malts providing a creamy complexity of roasted chocolate from start to finish.
Smooth Sensations 7.0% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $13 | Full $7

-"Doppel" meaning 'double" is this version of the lower-gravity German style bock beers. The Dopplebock is renowned for being a very food friendly beer due to its rich body reminiscent of toasted bread, with a dominant malty sweetness to almost eliminate any harsh alcohol flavors. With an adjacent hint of prune and raisin dark fruit flavors and aromas the malty body of this beer really touches on all of the smooth taste sensations of the palate.
All Juiced Up 7.0% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

This juicy N.E. IPA has all the ingredients you need to get pumped up. This power hopped beer is packed full of all your favorite hops, Galaxy, Amarillo, Simcoe, and Mosaic.
Mango & Chill 5.9% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $14 | Full $8

Warning this dangerously smooth and sweet Mango Wheat Ale is bound to give you the warm and fuzzies and may cause intense chill vibes all over. With a well-balanced wheat body that's not overly heavy the sweet mango flavors and aromas are the true star of this original series, backed up by a supporting cast of Centennial and Willamette hops to play off the citrusy, and mild earthy spice flavors.
Forgotten Classic 5.6% abv-16oz 32oz Refill $12 | Full $7

This is one of our brewers personal favorite styles. This Extra Special Bitter is well balanced, malty, with a medium bitterness derived from British Fuggles, and East Kent Golding hops. This crushable beer has just a touch of hop aroma countered with a slight fruity ester nose lending to the true uniqueness of this overlooked style.
Blueberry Cider 5.0% abv-12oz 32oz Refill $15 | Full $8

Blueberry has been a fan favorite since it's initial release. This crisp, semi-sweet cider is blended with real apple juice and blueberry puree. Refreshing, crisp, and packed with flavor

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’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.