Front Porch Brewing

Front Porch Brewing is in Wallingford just down the street from New England Cider Company. This is a true industrial brewery space. Their tasting room and brew space is all in one large storage bay. The signage is small, when I pulled in, it was dark and without the strand of Christmas lights I may have missed it all together. 

When I opened the door I was met with the big aromas of an active brew. They had definitely been brewing that day. They offer a number of beers on draft, but no growlers to go. The small space was lite up with some Christmas lights and you could hear the vintage arcade games and video game console beeping out enticing fun.

They offer flights of their beer, but also flights of Whiskey, of which they have a variety. There were some couples at the bar sharing whiskey sips and flights of beer. We ordered 2 flights and got one of each brew. For such a small place, I was surprised about the number of beers I liked.

Finger guns to the fullest

Finger guns, a sour IPA, was great. Tart, sweet, fruity, with big hop aromas and only a mild bite of bitterness in the finish. That was my favorite. I did also like all three stouts too, a sour, a more traditional, and a one on the sweeter side. Each provided something different but all were well executed. I like trying different types of the same beer. Great stuff. This hole in the wall of a place is definitely worth the trip, and being so close to the Cider company, a double whammy should be in your future.