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BREWERY HOURS

Monday: 4-9PM
Tuesday: 4-9PM
Wednesday: 3-9PM
Thursday: 3-9PM
Friday: 12-9PM
Saturday: 12-9PM
Sunday: 12-6PM

Summer hours! We are Open 7 days a week!

The Singing Sliders

Wednesday, September 20th
3:30-7:30PM

The Crepe Hut

Saturday, September 23rd
12-9PM

Pasta Heaven 2 Go

Sunday, September 24th
12-5PM

Brewery Events

OPEN MIC!
Tuesday, September 19th
6-8PM

Anna May LIVE!
Wednesday, September 20th
6-8PM

Best Trivia Ever!
Thursday, September 21st
6:30PM

Brett Potter LIVE!
Friday, September 22nd
6-9PM

Michael Sasportas
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Sunday, September 23rd
2-5PM

Nate & Carm LIVE!
Monday, September 24th
6-8PM

Some of Our Hand Crafted Brews

BACK ON TAP! 9.22.23
Octoberfest Märzen
Deep amber in color, a slight caramel sweetness, and lightly hopped – a great seasonal beer!
5.2% ABV

O’Keefe Chocolate Milk Stout Nitro Stout – Milk
This chocolate milk stout is brewed with chocolate powder, chocolate malt and cocoa nibs. Strong and sweet, just like O’Keefe himself!
7% ABV

Coconut Brown Brown Ale – American
We took this Classic American Brown ale and added fresh toasted coconut! Cheers!
5% ABV

Berry Manilow Sour – Fruited
This refreshing sour is made with a blend of raspberry and blackberry, perfect for your weekend in New England.
4.9% ABV

Tuscany Sunrise NEIPA IPA / New England
Loaded with Galaxy & Mosaic hops & brewed exclusively for Mario’s Tuscany Grill and Bar!
7.4% ABV

Hibiscus Kolsch Kolsch
The addition of dried hibiscus flowers gives our Kolsch a natural tartness and a pink/red color – tastes as good as it looks!
5.3% ABV

Shade Tree Shandy Shandy/Radler
The LRB gives its own twist on the summer classic! Have a pint and head to the shade! (Blackberry or Lemonade available)
6% ABV

Mad River Pilsner Pilsner – German
This classic Pilsner is light, crisp & refreshing! The perfect brew for floating down the river!
4.5% ABV

Mulligan Pale Ale – American
This lightly hopped Pale Ale has a sweetness to it that will help you forget about that tee shot into the woods. Drink at least two, the first one doesn’t count!
5.2% ABV

Little Red Seltzer Hard Seltzer
A sparkling refresher!! Ask your server for the seltzer flavors of the day!
5.25% ABV

Everyman’s Porter Porter – American
This classic Robust American Porter is very easy drinking! ABV 5.6%

Winchester Wheat Wheat Beer – American Pale Wheat
Traditional American wheat beer, refreshing and easy drinking. ABV 5%

O’Keefe Irish Red Red Ale – Irish
This well balanced ale has a candy like malt sweetness with hints of toffee. Low in bitterness and deep red in color. ABV 4.8%

Cowboy Ale Pale Ale – American
Darker and sweeter than your average pale ale, loaded with Munich malt and lightly hopped. ABV 6.3%

Lawn Chair IPA IPA – American
Extremely crushable session IPA, brewed with all Citra hops. ABV 5%

Old School IPA IPA – American
Remember your first IPA from the West Coast? This one will send your taste buds back in time – crisp and hoppy, just like the IPAs “back in the day”. Old School. ABV 6%

Black Sheep Black IPA IPA – Black
This dark ale combines a roasted malt flavor with a hop bitterness, creating a unique and tasty IPA! ABV 6.5%

Blackberry Bush Wheat Wheat Beer – Other
This American wheat beer tastes like it was pulled right off the blackberry bush and it’s a perfect compliment to the summer heat! ABV 5%

Where it all Began

Little Red Barn Brewers is really a story about how two brothers and their high school friend worked on transforming their dreams into reality.  The Hop Brothers, Matt and Nate Day, have been friends since birth.  They caught the craft beer bug shortly after Matt received a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas.  Although the early beers would not stand up to their current standards, the pint-sized dreams began.  Shortly after getting a Mr. Beer kit, the Hop Brothers began brewing with Greg Hoffman, whose life experiences made him the ideal mentor for the gang.  Greg taught the brew crew the importance of precision, sanitation, documentation, passion, and perhaps the most important life lesson of them all, enjoy what you do, for our time on this rock is short.  It wasn’t tough to get Nils Johnson involved with the club – he was often heard proclaiming, “free beer, count me in”.  What he lacked in training, he more than made up for with his experienced taste buds.  The LRB quickly outgrew making their nectar on the kitchen stove; it was time for a new home.  Nils’s parents, Nils and Gail Johnson, donated the use of an old horse barn located in Barkhamsted, CT for this purpose.

History was Made

On March 9, 2013, the brew crew produced their first batch of beer at the now historic Little Red Barn.  Without the Johnson’s generous donation, the brew crew’s dreams may not have been realized.  If you see them in the tap room, buy them a pint.  The Little Red Barn Brewers researched numerous towns in the Northwest Corner.  During the summer of 2017, the LRB selected 32 Lake Street, Winsted, CT as their future home.  They quickly realized the Little Red Barn Brewers LLC was not building their brewery, but rather the brewery belongs to the community.  The support of the community, businesses, and town hall has been overwhelming, and it’s exciting to be part of the revitalization of a once-prosperous town.  Winsted is more than just a town, it’s the gateway to both the Litchfield Hills and the Berkshires.  Little Red Barn Brewers LLC will be “Brewing up Good Times” in Winsted, CT starting March 2019.

The original “Little Red Barn”.  See, we’re not kidding!

What Happens At The Barn, Stays At The Barn

Interesting Beer Facts

At any given time, 0.7% of the world population is drunk. It means 50 million people are drunk right now.
It’s beer thirty somewhere!

162,719 pints of Guinness beer are wasted each year due to mustaches.

Cenosillicaphobia

the fear of an empty beer glass.
Terrifying phobia indeed.

LRB Brew Crew

Nils Johnson

Nils Johnson

Co-Founder, President

Nils caught the craft beer bug early in life.  It wasn’t because of its superior taste, it was out of necessity.  It’s legal to buy the ingredients for beer under the age of 21.  So in the interest of science, the ingredients were bought and the beer was made every three weeks during one summer break.
 
After those early experiences, Nils took a hiatus from beer.  He attended and graduated from Northwestern Community College and went on to have a 25-year career in transportation.  His first job, and one he held for 20 years, was working for Lippincott Van Lines, Winsted, CT.  Nils’s support for the community has been evident by his two decades of volunteering with a local fire department.
 
How did working in transportation prepare Nils for making beer?  The honest answer, not at all.  This is why the Hop Brothers are in charge of that.  The business side of beer, now that’s something his experience has prepared him for.  Throughout the years, he had to watch cash flows, interact with customers, write HR polices, route trucks, and has dealt with numerous federal and state agencies.  These skills will translate nicely into this venture.
 
Nils has often been associated with Beerman – many think he is this super hero.  Research has shown Nils often wears glasses and Beerman does not, so he has been eliminated as being the alter ego of the defender of Craft Beer.

Nathan Day

Nathan Day

Co-Founder, Head Brewer

When Nathan’s brother got a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas, he invited Nate over for their first attempt at home brewing.  The seed was planted and the next month Nate got his own 5-gallon brewing kit.  After a few solo brews, he was thirsty for more knowledge.  Nate turned to his friend and bandmate, Greg Hoffman.  Greg was once an avid brewer of beer and, after conversing with Nate, his love and passion for brewing was rekindled.  It was at this time that Nate thought it would be a great idea to form a brew club as a way to foster their passions.  Under Greg’s tutelage, Nate began to learn how to build a beer and soon shifted his focus from crafting songs to crafting recipes.  Close friend Nils Johnson joined the club and they quickly outgrew Greg’s kitchen… they moved to the Little Red Barn and eventually made the decision to chase a dream.  Focused and determined since that day, the Brew Crew is close to realizing that dream.

Matthew Day

Matthew Day

Co-Founder, Marketing, & Assistant Brewer

Matthew began brewing beer about 7 years ago after receiving a beer brewing kit from his wife for Christmas.  Brewing quickly became much more than a hobby as he and his brother (Head Brewer Nathan Day) quickly upgraded their equipment and began experimenting with the many varieties of craft beer.  For the past 2 years, Matt has been brewing at a feverish pace to keep up with the numerous private parties and events where the Little Red Barn Brewers have been sharing their brews.  Matt has been in charge of the Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts for the brewery.  Matt also works in the IT department at The Hartford Insurance Co. where he has been for 20 years.

CONTACT US

PO BOX 780
Winsted CT 06098
1-860-238-4446

32 Lake Street
Winsted, CT 06098
beerman@lrbbrewers.com

PLEASE NOTE:
If our brew lot is full, there is additional parking on Meadow Street.

SALES

Jon Barbagallo
sales@lrbbrewers.com

MUSIC DIRECTOR

For performance inquiries, please contact Nathan Day.
daynathan91@yahoo.com

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