Thimble Island Brewing Compnay is located at 16 Business Park Dr, Branford, CT 06405 offering outstanding beer including house brewed non-alcoholic choices, Foxon Park hard soda and a full kitchen with indoor and outdoor seating.
Established in 2010, Thimble Island Brewing Company was founded by Justin Gargano and Mike Fawcett; two friends and home brewers who shared a desire to make great beer for their local community.
The brewery is located in Branford CT. It is named after the largest group of islands in Connecticut, the Thimble Islands, located off the coast of Branford. Tour boat captains have claimed that there are “three hundred and sixty five of them-one for every day of the year.” The first settlers bought land from the area’s Native peoples and established Branford, where Lobstermen and commercial fishermen found a profitable harvest in their waters. Today, there are several different ferry and tour boats that leave the town dock to take you from island to island, but they all tell the same stories of people and events that were told nearly 50 years ago. Wherever you have the pleasure of enjoying a Thimble beer let it transport you to a place where the sun meets the crisp sea air.
TODAY
Just like the many generations of risk-takers before us, Thimble Island Brewery started with a lot of inspiration and was built all by hand. Classic, but never boring, we have set a standard for our products without letting go of our creativity. Under the leadership of founder and CEO Justin Gargano, we will continue to thrive by putting hard work, passion and dedication into every beer that we make. We pride ourselves on supporting fellow local businesses and have worked with local Branford coffee roaster Willoughby’s as well as donating our spent grain to Salt Marsh Farm in Guilford to feed their livestock. After outgrowing our self-distribution, we partnered with Northeast Beverage for distribution during fall of 2019 and now have over 1,800 different accounts reaching every part of the state. We currently offer 7 core products as well as numerous seasonal and specialty products in draft, bottles and cans.
