STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT

Just past the center of town in Stamford, HOP & VINE TAPROOM began its journey in springtime 2024. A revolutionary self pour taproom featuring over 50 automatic draught taps on two floors, the roomy dark windowed gastropub also includes a couched front patio with firepit and benches.

At the marble-floored main space, there are cafe-styled four-seat tables and right side wall handles featuring draught beer as well as local wines and seltzers. The porcelain-tiled upstairs back bar offers liquor and to the right are more wall handles. Front windowed couches with pale blue hanging lights offer city views, a few community tables fill the middle and a beautiful green and blue hop vine mural lines the left side wall.

During my midday July ’24 perusal, discovered a few good local craft brews such as East Rock Rocaveza Mexican Lager, Jack’s Abby Banner City Light Lager, Back East Czech Mix Pilsner, Berlinetta Pilsner Velvet, Whalers Rise Pale Ale, Captain Zig’s Sound Summer Pale Ale, Captain Zig’s Goosecake IPA and Hanging Hills Open Container Irish Stout (all reviewed in Beer Index).

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