# Hog River Brewing — Hartford, Connecticut

> Hog River Brewing in Hartford, Connecticut, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #84 in Connecticut. 100 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Hog River Brewing is a brewery in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #84 in Connecticut. Of the 100 beers we track, 41% are IPA and 19% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.83 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #84 in Connecticut · #3,960 in United States · #5,568 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 100

## About

Hog River Brewing produce's good quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Local 35 IPA", which is an American IPA and "Golden Messenger", which is a Kölsch. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 41% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 19% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 3% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1429 Park Street, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates: 41.7575408, -72.7024643
- Website: http://hogriverbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Dead Language Beer Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/dead-language-beer-project-30795.md) — 4.28, Great — Hartford, Connecticut — 0 mi away
- [Pig’s Eye Pub](https://finding.beer/brewery/pigs-eye-pub-26542.md) — 3.14, Poor — Hartford, Connecticut — 1.4 mi away
- [New Park Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/new-park-brewing-4641.md) — 4.62, Exceptional — West Hartford, Connecticut — 1.4 mi away
- [Phantom Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/phantom-brewing-company-23617.md) — 3.54, Poor — Hartford, Connecticut — 1.6 mi away
- [Hanging Hills Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/hanging-hills-brewing-co-1974.md) — 3.91, Fine — Hartford, Connecticut — 1.9 mi away
- [WeHa Brewing & Roasting Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/weha-brewing-roasting-company-28732.md) — 3.90, Fine — West Hartford, Connecticut — 2.2 mi away
- [Thomas Hooker Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/thomas-hooker-brewing-co-2082.md) — 3.84, Fine — Bloomfield, Connecticut — 3.6 mi away
- [Boondoggle Beers](https://finding.beer/brewery/boondoggle-beers-4100.md) — 3.80, Fine — Wethersfield, Connecticut — 4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Hartford, Connecticut](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/connecticut/hartford.md)
- [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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