SONO Part 1 (7/11) : Not NYC but Free mostly

In this sleepy town in western CT, I work and play. On this auspicious night I did both. I explored for the first time the single street of bars that comprise of SONO

At the stroke of 5, I embarked on a journey. I left the office for the first stop of the company social night, The Brew House. The Brew House is a large off-white building located slightly off of the main strip of bars and resturaunts. Although, it is slightly off of the beaten path, its placement across from the railroad tracks that cut through town, gives it a more tangible feeling of being in a populated New England town.

As I entered the building, I was greated by an expansive resturaunt area with a quaint side bar. The side bar was semi-empty but filled with volpine eyes. A pack of wolves readily devouring its prey and ready to defend their territory with harsh comments for those that weren't in the pack. It was a brew house with a slightly disappointing tap selection.

Seeing this and expecting little other than consuming booze at the company's expense, I carried on and climbed my way up two flights of stairs to find the social event room. Here the hardwood floors of the brew house and its high ceilings give it a real brewery feel. This design choice becomes more evident with the lighting and barrel decorations.

Carefully, I make my trite greetings and put on my facade of normalcy and quickly make my way to the small enclosure where they were handing out the poison. To my suprise they had good beer on tap. Some of which I hadn't tried but some of my favorites like Rogue Dead Guy Ale, Sam Adams and Heifweissen to name a few. The beer of the night you could say was the Apple Lambic. The Apple Lambic is a beer that taste just like a cider and tastes a bit too sweet, but is impressive.

Instantly the upper level showed that the possiblity of locals and strangers co-existing could exist, but on separate floors of course. You just have to move them a floor apart.
Overall, brew house although limited in some areas isn't a bad place for a couple of friends to start their evening in a light atmosphere after work.