# Bear Hands Brewing Company — Putnam, Connecticut

> Bear Hands Brewing Company in Putnam, Connecticut, United States scores 3.96 out of 5 — Fine, #38 in Connecticut. 200 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Bear Hands Brewing Company is a brewery in Putnam, Connecticut, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.96 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #38 in Connecticut. Of the 200 beers we track, 33% are IPA and 20% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.96 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #38 in Connecticut · #1,662 in United States · #2,401 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 200

## What they brew

- IPA — 33% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 75 Main Street, Putnam, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates: 41.9150145, -71.9087378
- Website: http://bearhandsbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [The Crossings Restaurant & Brew Pub](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-crossings-restaurant-brew-pub-31262.md) — 2.69, Limited — Putnam, Connecticut — 2.2 mi away
- [Triple Raven Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/triple-raven-brewing-31026.md) — 4.38, Great — Thompson, Connecticut — 4.5 mi away
- [Tree House Farm & Fermentory](https://finding.beer/brewery/tree-house-farm-fermentory-35053.md) — 4.35, Great — Woodstock, Connecticut — 5 mi away
- [Taylor Brooke Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/taylor-brooke-brewery-22587.md) — 3.53, Poor — Woodstock, Connecticut — 5.5 mi away
- [Black Pond Brews](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-pond-brews-1998.md) — 3.97, Fine — Killingly, Connecticut — 6 mi away
- [The Boroughs Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-boroughs-brewing-company-27438.md) — 3.77, Fine — Killingly, Connecticut — 7.8 mi away
- [Bravo Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bravo-brewing-company-21626.md) — 3.92, Fine — Burrillville, Rhode Island — 11 mi away
- [Charlton Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/charlton-beer-company-28706.md) — 3.84, Fine — Charlton, Massachusetts — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Connecticut](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/connecticut.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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