Two Roads Brewing Company — Restaurant in Stratford

On October 5th, 2024, my niece and I went to Two Roads to try flights of their beers. We left feeling welcomed by the staff that we now consider family.

Bryan was our bartender. He was extremely knowledgeable about the beers, giving us his honest opinions and really wanted our feedback once we tried the beers we selected. We were given a food menu. Two Roads owned a restaurant across the brewery called Two Roads Food Hall + Bar: A Fork In The Road Less Traveled. This is mostly a quick and easily hand held bar food but it's top notch. My neice had the Mac and cheese while I also had Mac and cheese but with barbecue pulled pork. Absolutely delicious. Creamy cheese and perfect pasta but that pulled pork was generous, cooked properly and seasoned just right. An enjoyable experience. A must return to try other items on the menu.

We asked about a tour of the facility. For just $5, paid at the gift shop, and I'll get to that later, we had a well guided tour by Amy. We absolutely loved Amy. She gave us the history of the brewery, the beer brewing process, and the many steps all the way up to bottling or canning. We felt at home with Amy and she answered many questions. Amy also gave us a quick tour of Two Roads' newest brewery, Area Two Experimental Brewery. We didn't have a lot of time to try what the brewery had to offer but we were both impressed with the atmosphere and the potential of this being THE spot to celebrate with friends and family. Maybe I'll return to do a review for Area Two. Hopefully, we will see Amy again.

Before we left, my neice and I fell in love with the brewery and had to check out the gift shop. Makya tended the shop and she was just as pleasant and helpful as the rest of the staff. We bought a lot of items. A lot! We took home some beers in cans, tee shirts and hooded sweatshirt, the flight paddle with 5 glasses plus more but as you would guess we went overboard but it just a perfect way to end the day. Any glass we purchased was carefully wrapped by Makya and it arrived home without any cracks or chips. We entered the gift shop twice and Makya held on to our purchase when we went into the tour for us. We went back a second time to get more merch.

This brewery really is the best in the state. Prove me wrong if you must but Two Roads serves exclusively their own beers, cans other beers like Lawson's Sip of Sunshine from Vermont, and is currently about to branch off to new territory with Area Two that will distill gin, rum, and whiskey and more. You need to come here to try the beers and get a true experience of the great friendly staff and a pride of Connecticut brewing. This is a destination for a perfect travel guide...

I had never been to Two Roads before, but chose them as the venue for my husband's surprise 30th birthday party - and I could not be happier!

We worked with Ronnie, who was an absolutely flawless collaborator. There was no question he could not answer or problem he could not solve - including helping a very pregnant lady (me) get all of her party supplies upstairs! Knowing that my husband is a huge pumpkin spice fan, Ronnie went above and beyond to bring in their pumpkin beer to the Vault Room for him, even though it was for the tasting room only - so conscientious and thoughtful! Because I was pregnant and could not taste what I heard were delicious beers, Ronnie also made sure a non-alcoholic beer was available for me to feel like part of the fun.

Our party was in the beautiful Vault Room, which was the perfect size for our 50 guests. It would be a great space for a bridal/baby shower, rehearsal dinner, or birthday party for sure! The vibe was very cool and could have totally stood on its own even without decoration. It had its own private unisex bathroom as well as immediate access to hallway bathrooms, the gift shop, and the tasting room. We were able to play our own music, set up a projector, and even have cornhole going.

So, from planning to setup and breakdown, every part of our party at Two Roads was fabulous. Every guest enjoyed the variety of delicious beers, the cool vibe of the space, and the atmosphere of fun Two Roads creates. I would highly recommend Two Roads...

Turned away for having my kiddo with us after driving 2 hours to visit for a special occassion. This is the ONLY brewery I’ve ever experienced having this policy (been to over 50). The employees enforcing the policy were apologetic, saying they didn’t really understand it either. They both used the made up term “Adult Playground”, which I thought was a pretty disgusting bit of marketing. The first one just flat turned us away without asking why we were there, the second (after telling us our child wasn’t welcome) then proceeded to ask me if I wanted to buy some merch or pick up some growlers. I said, “I know this isn’t your personal policy, but why the hell would I give a business my money if they don’t want me in their establishment?” Our family is a singular unit. We go everywhere together! So, Two Roads, I’m sure my little bit of business over the last 5 years has been entirely unnoticeable, and you probably could care less, but I’ll no longer be buying any of your beer, merch, or recommending you to anyone. I’ll be throwing away your glassware, stickers, bottle openers, and magnets that were purchased in support of what I thought, at the time, was a...