2nd Location Of Popular Brewery Opens In Old Saybrook

OLD SAYBROOK, CT — The Old Saybrook location of Thimble Island Brewing Company is now open. The brewery held a soft opening this past weekend.

Thimble Island has an existing location at 16 Business Park in Branford.

The Old Saybrook location will be open Wednesday to Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thimble Island offers a full kitchen, craft beers, wines, hard sodas, and seltzers.

Thimble Island was founded in 2010 by Justin Gargano and Mike Fawcett. In 2020, the establishment expanded its taproom into a full-service restaurant. They offer 30 rotating draft lines with a variety of specialty and seasonal beers.

The Old Saybrook brewery is in the former Denali building downtown at 75 Main St., previously home to Gargano Pasta & Italian Market, which closed in August.

Thimble Island's restaurant, bar, and brewing area occupies the 4,000-square-foot first floor. The 3,000-square-foot basement will be dedicated to prep work and catering.