Area Two Experimental Brewing is the Innovation Hub for Two Roads Brewing Company situated on a 10-acre campus in Stratford, CT. The 25,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility focuses on innovative, small batch product development for various Two Roads Brewing Company brands along with its own line of experimental, one-of-a-kind brews. Area Two features a diverse collection of barrels, foudres, concrete and steel tanks and massive 50-barrel coolship to deliver an array of boundary-breaking brews.
Pineapple Super Diesel Hemp IPA is a hazy, juicy IPA brewed with pineapple, hemp hearts and terpene extracts packed together for a brew that’s a total trip! Dank hemp aroma greets the palate and is followed by a hazy cloud of tart pineapple balanced by a ...
7%% ABV Details >Pineapple Super Diesel Hemp IPA is a hazy, juicy IPA brewed with pineapple, hemp hearts and terpene extracts packed together for a brew that’s a total trip! Dank hemp aroma greets the palate and is followed by a hazy cloud of tart pineapple balanced by a ...
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We took our Two Roads Persian Lime Gose, brewed it with agave and aged in authentic tequila barrels from Jalisco, Mexico. Time spent in these barrels imparts an oaky character and subtle notes of blue agave. A touch of fresh lime juice perfects this most ...
8.2%% ABV Details >We took our Two Roads Persian Lime Gose, brewed it with agave and aged in authentic tequila barrels from Jalisco, Mexico. Time spent in these barrels imparts an oaky character and subtle notes of blue agave. A touch of fresh lime juice perfects this most ...
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This beer’s label may be mostly black and white but it’s flavor is vivid color. Brett Noir is fermented with Pinot Noir Grapes and Brett “B” Yeast, and then aged nine months in red wine barrels sourced from a venerated Napa Valley ...
7.0%% ABV Details >This beer’s label may be mostly black and white but it’s flavor is vivid color. Brett Noir is fermented with Pinot Noir Grapes and Brett “B” Yeast, and then aged nine months in red wine barrels sourced from a venerated Napa Valley ...
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Aged for almost two years in American and French Oak barrels, this brew is made with over 4lbs of European black raspberries per gallon yielding a beautiful, ink-like appearance. It strikes the perfect balance of lambic sourness with dark berry flavors. ...
6.6%% ABV Details >Aged for almost two years in American and French Oak barrels, this brew is made with over 4lbs of European black raspberries per gallon yielding a beautiful, ink-like appearance. It strikes the perfect balance of lambic sourness with dark berry flavors. ...
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Aged for two years in oak barrels and richly fruited with French pears, Pear Lambic is created with the experimental, Area Two approach to the typical Lambic style. A captivating aroma and a fruity, woody flavor on the palate create the perfect balance of tart...
7.0%% ABV Details >Aged for two years in oak barrels and richly fruited with French pears, Pear Lambic is created with the experimental, Area Two approach to the typical Lambic style. A captivating aroma and a fruity, woody flavor on the palate create the perfect balance of tart...
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Art & Science combine in this twist on a classic lambic. Aged for two years in oak barrels, this sour ale owes its lushness to the succulent Blood Peach. A balanced tartness from the stone fruit and wild cultures mingles with an oaky character to produce...
7.0%% ABV Details >Art & Science combine in this twist on a classic lambic. Aged for two years in oak barrels, this sour ale owes its lushness to the succulent Blood Peach. A balanced tartness from the stone fruit and wild cultures mingles with an oaky character to produce...
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Brett Noir 2019 – Brett Noir is fermented with pinot noir grapes and Brett Bruxellensis yeast, and then aged nine months in French Limousin Oak and American White Oak foudres sourced from two venerated Napa Valley vintners. It’s a complex, dramatic ale...
6.5%% ABV Details >Brett Noir 2019 – Brett Noir is fermented with pinot noir grapes and Brett Bruxellensis yeast, and then aged nine months in French Limousin Oak and American White Oak foudres sourced from two venerated Napa Valley vintners. It’s a complex, dramatic ale...
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A metric ton of Michigan-grown Montmorency cherries mesmerize in this lip-smacking Kriek. Divided up, that equals 4lbs of cherries in each gallon of this profoundly tart, deep crimson brew. A wild yeast fermentation and aging for two years in French oak ...
7.0%% ABV Details >A metric ton of Michigan-grown Montmorency cherries mesmerize in this lip-smacking Kriek. Divided up, that equals 4lbs of cherries in each gallon of this profoundly tart, deep crimson brew. A wild yeast fermentation and aging for two years in French oak ...
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A 3.7% dry, full-flavored House Ale brewed with Connecticut grown malt and hops. Fermented with our unique yeast strain captured in our Hop Yard. Full of fruity, spicy aromatics and flavors. This table beer is 100% local! 4pk, 12oz bottles Order ...
3.7% ABV Details >A 3.7% dry, full-flavored House Ale brewed with Connecticut grown malt and hops. Fermented with our unique yeast strain captured in our Hop Yard. Full of fruity, spicy aromatics and flavors. This table beer is 100% local! 4pk, 12oz bottles Order ...
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Art & Science combine in this twist on a classic lambic. Aged for two years in oak barrels, this sour ale owes its lushness to the succulent Blood Peach. A balanced tartness from the stone fruit and wild cultures mingles with an oaky character to produce...
7.0%% ABV Details >Art & Science combine in this twist on a classic lambic. Aged for two years in oak barrels, this sour ale owes its lushness to the succulent Blood Peach. A balanced tartness from the stone fruit and wild cultures mingles with an oaky character to produce...
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(STRATFORD, CT) – Connecticut’s Area Two Experimental Brewing innovates with a brand-new style of IPA for its first major hoppy brew release. Pineapple Sour D is what they’re calling a “Hazy Hemp IPA” – a riff on the now canon Hazy Juicy IPA brewed with hemp seeds and extracts for a brew that’s “extra dank.” …
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Learn more >Say hello to YEAR TWO! Help us celebrate Area Two Experimental Brewing turning two all weekend long – March 11th-14th! It wouldn’t be a proper birthday celebration without a new release! Party Cake! PARTY CAKE is a 10% Pastry Cream Ale with delicious vanilla and frosting flavors! Even better, we’re raffling off (1) 9-LITER Blood Peach …
Learn more >Look at all these wonderful ratings! It’s not a secret anymore, Area Two produces some of the highest-rated lambic-style beers in the United States. Collin Kennedy, Director of Marketing at Two Roads and Area Two, says, “our lambic-style brews are world-class. Phil [Markowski] does an amazing job balancing the classic funk notes of the style …
“Lambic Series Earns High Marks”
Learn more >While in Italy our Master Brewer, Phil Markowski, discovered an exquisite 14-year-old balsamic vinegar in Modena, a region renowned for the world’s finest. That trip inspired this Belgian Flanders-Style Red, solera-aged in French red wine foudres with a touch of Modena balsamic. It’s an elegant combination of two of the Old World’s best traditions. Europa …
“Phil Traveled the World to Make Europa”
Learn more >These 40 beers are considered among the most delicious in America 36. Area Two Table Terroir • Brewery: Two Roads Brewing Co. (Connecticut) • Beer Advocate avg. rating: n/a This beer justifies borrowing the term “terroir” from wine-tasting jargon (it means the combined environmental factors that give wine grapes their distinctive character) by sourcing its …
“USA Today: Best Beers in America”
Learn more >From Hazy IPAs to Gose, Nine Top-Rated Fruit Beers BY JOHN HOLL On a recent walk through of the fermentation cellar at Arizona Wilderness, a brewery in Gilbert, Arizona, a visitor had to walk around huge crates of locally picked grapefruit that was waiting to be zested by the staff. Within hours the whole room …
“Wine Enthusiast: Top-Rated Fruit Beers”
Learn more >Area Two Experimental Brewing’s Brett Noir was just named one of top 25 Beers of 2019 by Wine Enthusiast. Author and reviewer Lauren Buzzeo of Wine Enthusiast said, “this list represents the most impressive, interesting and exciting beers we had the pleasure to review throughout 2019.” Making #15 on the list, Buzzeo said of Brett Noir, “this …
“AREA TWO’S BRETT NOIR MAKES BEST BEER OF 2019 LIST!”
Learn more >Two Roads 1700 Stratford Ave , Stratford, CT, 06615
Area Two Experimental Brewing 1526 Stratford Ave , Stratford, CT 06615
Two Roads:
MON: 12-7PM
TUES / WED / THURS: 12 - 9PM
FRI: 12PM - 10PM
SAT: 12 - 9PM
SUN: 12 - 6 PM
Area Two:
WED-THURS: 4PM-9PM
FRI: 2PM - 10PM
SAT: 12 - 9PM
SUN: 12 - 6 PM
Hop Yard Hours (Seasonal):
FRI: 2PM - 10PM
SAT: 12 - 9PM
SUN: 12 - 6 PM
Our tasting room is 21+, no exceptions.
No animals except service animals.
For Sunday- Growler Fills and Beer to Go Sales Stop at 6 p.m. as per CT Law.
