What beer or brewery represents your state?

Connecticut: New England Brewing Company, Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA

When traveling, do you look for special, unique places to enjoy a refreshing beverage? Tucked into an unassuming Woodbridge location, New England Brewing Company shows that their purpose is about the beers, not the show.

Looking at comments about the brewery, people are willing to endure a small tap room and long waits to enjoy these complex, craft beers. Special release days can bring long lines. For fans, these slight inconveniences are worth every moment. The beer is just that good. After all, the brewery was ranked as a top 20 brewery by Beer Advocate.

New England Brewing Company was a leader in the craft “can” beer movement. Some beer snobs were adverse to drinking beer from a can. This brewery showed that craft beer in a can, when done correctly, can taste quite good.

One of the brewery’s popular beers is Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA. Highly rated by Beer Advocate, this IPA often sells out quite quickly. The name seems to denote some type of sweet, fluffy, almost cute beer. Maybe the name refers to the beer’s coloring.

Like other New England beers, the Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA offers many citrus and tropical flavors. Grapefruit, orange and even mango are quite forward. The beer offers many of the classic flavors associated with IPAs.

When it comes to enjoying a cold New England Brewing Company beer, you will have to look to small markets. The cans are making their way onto store shelves, but you might have to search.

Truthfully, this beer is best enjoyed in the New England Brewing Company tap room.

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