Miskatonic Brewing - Darien

I visited Miskatonic Brewing on 7/30 in the late afternoon. I visit craft breweries as a hobby. As of this writing, I think this may have been 175. Like most craft breweries, Miskatonic is located in an industrial park. The signage upon arrival was good, including to find the parking identify the door to the taproom. They also had their logo featured prominently at the parking area. There was outside seating via picnic table right outside the taproom, and adequate seating inside. It was a nice day so many patrons were outside. The taproom was spacious, clean and with some funky Lovecraft decor mural. They had nice overhead fans that provided great circulation and made it comfortable inside. I sat at the bar was greeted warmly by a young male server who was well informed about the selections. He helped me pick my last of 4 in my flight and served it quickly and efficiently. I was given two free brewery stickers when I asked for one informed of the Wi-Fi password which was printed on the well prepared beer menu. Whoever set up the taproom does very well in serving patrons, and in general organization. Well done. Wi-Fi also worked well. I liked my selections, most notably the maibock which had a faint caramel taste on the palate. Overall, this is a well organized and comfortable brewery. I would return if nearby and recommend it to others. Btw, I had to look up the name and now understand the Lovecraft references in the decor.

Visited for the first time last week and had a great time! First, I loved the tap room. It 's like I decorated it myself . The brews were genuinely amazing, the service was great, and they had cool swag. I had their Spire hazy DIPA, Rum BA ESB, and their Dopplebock during my visit, and all three were great . Honestly, I didn 't know what to expect from the Rum BA ESB, but it was so good it may be my beer of 2022 so far! It was super fruity, but also malty with balanced booziness, caramel, and wood flavors. Of course I also took some to-go beers too and am looking forward to trying them soon!

Great beer. Been buying Miskatonic beer from the brewery or locally since it opened. Never had a beer that was boring. Love the hoppy varieties.

Mitch was super cool and knowledgeable. We went after a long bike ride and the salty chips and salami's were delicious. Mitch was great at clean up the black before kicking us out.

Finding this local brewery can be pretty hard to find because it's not obviously it's a brewery. It certainly doesn't look like it would anything fun judging by the outside of the building but you can't judge a brewery by its outside, oh by the way, you can. Miskatonic is the best reason to come to Darien and drink up. Has quite a few beers on tap and a good variety of different stuff to choose from. There's also some food pop ups and bar snacks. Getting here was kind of fun but it was annoying. It's hard to find this brewery especially in the dark. There's one small ass sign for it. Know the Dry Dock Inn is almost across the street and you'll be close. This is on the end of a long warehouse. Once inside we were able to get a table, but found out drinks and food are ordered at the bar. The beer I got was the Vox. It's $7 for a pint. This is a pilsner that's real smooth. She got the Midnight Rider, a sour ale. The other beer we got was the West Coast Wizard, an IPA. All were good. They have food pop ups. Last time it was some Indian street food. Unfortunately every item had chicken in or on it so we couldn't get that. At the bar they do have snacks, including Gnarly Knots. These are locally made pretzels. It's about $8 for a big ass bag. They also often have live music. Getting here is the hardest part and leaving also is. It also has a tight parking lot. There's a limited amount of spaces.