Connecticut Breweries 

BruRm @ BAR, New Haven, Connecticut

City Steam Brasserie and Brewery Café, Hartford, Connecticut

Cottrell Brewing, Pawcatuck, Connecticut can trace its Yankee roots to 1666 when decedents of the Cottrell family purchased land from the Narragansett Indians.  The family prospered in printing and manufacturing for centuries when the great, great grandson of C.B. Cottrell, Charles Cottrell Buffum, Jr. started the brewing company in 1996 with the introduction of Old Yankee Ale.  As they say at the site...Come tour the brewery, learn everything you could possibly want to know about beer, and sample the freshest beer in the area!

Hops Restaurant-Bar-Brewery - Newington, Newington, Connecticut

John Harvard's Brew House - Manchester, Manchester, Connecticut

Olde Burnside Brewing, East Hartford, Connecticut

Trout Brook Brewery and Restaurant #1, Hartford, Connecticut

Willimantic Brewing, Willimantic, Connecticut

Maine Breweries 

Allagash Brewing, Portland, Maine

Atlantic Brewing, Bar Harbor, Maine

Granary Brewpub, Farmington, Maine

Gritty McDuff's Brewpub #2, Freeport, Maine

Kennebec Home Brew, Farmingdale, Maine

Rocky Bay Brewing, Rockland, Maine  From their home page....A statesman is an easy man, he tells his lies by rote. A journalist invents his lies, and rams them down your throat.  So stay at home and drink your beer and let the neighbors vote.

If quoting from Yeats is not enough to perk your interest in this family owned brewery, they claim to make Midcoast Maine's freshest beer.  Their year round brews include Schooner Point Lager, Whitecap Ale and Foghorn Ale are supplemented by the issue of seasonal brews including Nor'easter Stout, Katie's Celtic Red Ale, Black Castel Ale and Seasider Octoberfest.   Tours and tastings, held throughout the year, are complimentary.

Sheepscot Valley Brewing, Whitefield, Maine

Shipyard Brewery, Portland, Maine

Massachusetts Breweries 

Boston Beer Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Buzzards Bay Brewing, Westport, Massachusetts Owned and operated by the Russell family they offer year round beers and special seasonal brews.  Brewing started on the family farm in 1998 they've developed a good following among residents and visitors to Cape Cod.  Bottle labels portray a map of the bay that the company warns, "should not be used for navigational purposes."   The site includes good directions to the farm, where a Saturday only retail outlet is open from April to December.

Cambridge Brewing, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cape Ann Brewing Co. Gloucester, Massachusetts.  A new to the New England brewing, the company has a simple site but a fine address and some grand baseball connections.

Cisco Brewers, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Deja Brew, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Dornbusch Brewing Company, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Harpoon Brewery, in Windsor, Vermont  and Boston  was founded by Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle in 1986, who wee inspired by their travels and tastings of European brews and beer.  Offering Harpoon beers in IPA, Ale, Munich Dark, Winter Warmer, Hibernian Ale, Summer, Octoberfest, UFO (Un-Filtered Offering) and a line of Catamount beers (formerly made by the brewery in White River Junction, Vermont) they welcome tours of the breweries.  The site also includes an extensive events listing with an emphasis on Good Causes and health.

John Harvard's Brew House - Framingham, Framingham, Massachusetts

John Harvard's Brew House - Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Mass Bay Brewing, Boston, Massachusetts

Mercury Brewing, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Nashoba Valley Winery and Orchard, Bolton, Massachusetts

New Century Brewing Company, Boston, Massachusetts

Northampton Brewery, Northampton, Massachusetts

Modern Brewer Company, Somerville, Massachusetts

Offshore Ale Company, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

Paper City Brewing, Holyoke, Massachusetts

Rock Bottom - Braintree, Braintree, Massachusetts

Rock Bottom - Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts (no longer brewing)

Rock Bottom - Saugus, Saugus, Massachusetts

Salem Beer Works, Salem, Massachusetts

Watch City Brewing, Waltham, Massachusetts

Z Street Brewing, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

New Hampshire Breweries 

Flying Goose Brewpub, New London, New Hampshire

Franconia Notch Brewing, Littleton, New Hampshire

Milly's Tavern, Manchester, New Hampshire

Moat Mountain Smoke House and Brewing, North Conway, New Hampshire

Nutfield Brewing, Derry, New Hampshire

Redhook Ale Brewery #3, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Smuttynose Brewing, Portsmouth, New Hampshire was founded in 1994 and has compiled an enviable record for winning professional brewing awards and popularity among beer drinker in New England and elsewhere.   They offer Shoals Pale Ale, Old Brown Dog, Portsmouth Lager, Robust Porter, Weizenheimer and a number of seasonal beers in their Big Beer Series.  Brewery tours are offered by appointment only. Call ahead at (603) 436-4026

Tuckerman Brewing, Conway, New Hampshire

Woodstock Inn Brewery, North Woodstock, New Hampshire

Rhode Island Breweries 

Coastal Extreme Brewing, (aka: NewportStorm.com) Newport, Rhode Island   claims to be Rhode Island's only Microbrewery as well as the exclusive brewers of Newport Storm Hand Crafted Beers.  Offering Hurricane Amber Ale, Thunderhead Irish Red, Maelstrom IPA and seasonal brews the site includes beer thoughts, a grand "beer" events listing and directions to the brewery for tours.

John Harvard's Brew House - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Trinity Brewhouse, Providence, Rhode Island

Vermont Breweries 

Green Mountain Cidery, Middlebury, Vermont makes what they say are "The World's Best Tasting Ciders" and suggests in all modesty, "if we're going to sneak bottles off the assembly line we might as well make them worth stealing."  Offering Woodchuck Draft Ciders in four unique flavors, each hand-crafted in small batches, the site include an online tour of the Cidery, Woodchuck gear for purchase and a photograph page of famous, contemporary Woodchuckers.  

Harpoon Brewery, in Windsor, Vermont  and Boston  was founded by Dan Kenary and Rich Doyle in 1986, who wee inspired by their travels and tastings of European brews and beer.  Offering Harpoon beers in IPA, Ale, Munich Dark, Winter Warmer, Hibernian Ale, Summer, Octoberfest, UFO (Un-Filtered Offering) and a line of Catamount beers (formerly made by the brewery in White River Junction, Vermont) they welcome tours of the breweries.  The site also includes an extensive events listing with an emphasis on Good Causes and health.

Long Trail Brewing, Bridgewater Corners, Vermont

Magic Hat Brewing, South Burlington, Vermont

Otter Creek Brewing, Middlebury, Vermont

Trout River Brewing, Lyndonville, Vermont

Vermont Pub and Brewery, Burlington, Vermont