I live in the area and came here with a group of friends. To be honest, I am NOT a fan of beer. They do offer wine, but I figured I would try a beer since I was at a brewery. I was upfront about my distaste for beer, and the bartender suggested a couple of beers that I would like and gave me samples. She was super friendly! Luckily they had a pineapple beer that was super light and refreshing that I was able to enjoy. I also enjoyed a pepperoni pizza that was pretty tasty. I loved the vibe at Five Churches. I don't frequent breweries often, but I really enjoyed my time here and will definitely be going back. read more

This place is amazing! If you are headed to Charleston and want an amazing atmosphere, cool people, great food and to be well cared for stop in! Victor & Eric we're on there A game and made my experience of this place perfect! Could not recommend this place more highly! read more

Beer and pizza? Count me in! I've been twice since they opened and both times, it was pretty busy. I enjoyed the beer and after a couple pints, the pizza is great. I was kinda bummed that they don't do flights. I wanted to try several beers at once to determine a favorite. On the plus side, if you really want to try a certain a beer before buying, they were okay with that. Also, I wish there was more seating but I guess that's a good problem to have. You kinda want to sit if you're ordering pizza though. Aside from that, I love the huge windows and the visibility of the tanks (enclosed in glass) behind the bar. read more

Great new brewery! Has some awesome beers and wood fired pizza! One of their beers is even gluten friendly. Street parking is okay but not great, otherwise it's an awesome new spot. read more

Five Churches Brewing - Breweries Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

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Huge local brewery supporter and this place is def one of my top 5 First time there and I definitely will be a regular here at 5 Churches. Been hearing great things about their beer and well it definitely lived up to their rep. Delicious beer, pizza, and atmosphere. Even there gluten free brew is deeeelllicious! Very impressive read more

Five Churches Brewing - Breweries Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Immediately entering this brewery I felt like I was no longer in New Britain- the entry doors were beautiful, tall and Romanesque like. As you entered up the stairs it turned into this retro bar scene. There are couches and regular tables and high tops. My bff and I ordered a beer flight because we couldn't decide on just one to try. However, the beers were ok and nothing spectacular. One that did surprise me was their Mosaic which was pretty delicious! Mind you they JUST opened about a couple months ago so I bet their brews will improve so I'm willing to come back and experiment! One reason why I definitely would consider returning is due to their brick oven pizza! Most breweries have food trucks but this one makes their thin crusted pizzas in house and wow are they tasty! I got the bacon which I would totally recommend!! It's a fun place to meet up with friends- pizza & beer & a cute atmosphere- what else can you ask for?! read more

Five Churches Brewing - Breweries Near Me - New Britain, Connecticut

Great selection of beers especially if you like IPAs. The food was great and the setting was really nice. Next time in town I will definitely stop back. read more

Excellent beer, knowledgeable staff, and a fun environment. And a big plus it's that the prices are reasonable. We got a growler for the prices of a pint at the previous brewery we stopped at. Every beer we tried we liked, I settled on the pewpew. We'll be back and we recommend to our friends. read more

So I had high hopes for this visit. I heard mixed reviews. Thought we would give it a chance since we visit a lot of Breweries around the state. We had a party of 10 and arrived around 1 on a Saturday afternoon. Place was pretty hopping with only about 3 or 4 tables open. They did have a large table to seat us which was open. Very nice interior, exposed bricks, wood beams and plenty of room. Pizza and pretzels. Staff was very friendly. Unfortunately the beer was just off. The group tried every beer on the menu. Most of the beers were somewhat flat, taste wise and carbonation. I believe the consensus was 2 beers worthy of another try. I understand everyone has different tastes but the Amber and Blonde had no taste whatsoever. Steeple People and No Diggity No Stout were the only beers of any interest for the group. We may try again in the future but who knows we were all disappointed. But you never know unless you try. read more

The Beers are amazing - the chocolate covered strawberry Weerder was the best! Pizzas and pretzels were fresh, hot and so tasty. But the service was horrible! They sat us - group of six- by throwing a bag on the table with plates in it. We watched as they took other orders before us, didn't come back and check on us... so Beer was great will definitely just get the beer and go next time. read more

5 Churches is in a cool location with a nice view. The beer is tasty. I enjoyed their lager. They have many IPAs although I'm not a big IPA guy. The bar sized pizzas are wood fired and very good. The staff are friendly and prices fair for a quality local product. We will be back. read more

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Great small brewery with some fun beers. All good and the pizza is solid too. It's worth a try

I would say a solid 4.5, which gets rounded up to a 5. They had 9 beers on tap. There would have been 2 others, but ran out the other day. Everyone loves variety, so I thought that was a plus. They had quite a few "fruit" beers on tap. There was a peach wheat beer and they had two weerders, which are gluten-free beers. The flavors they had were blue raspberry and a raspberry lime. They also had a few IPAs which I made sure to add to my sampler as well. Interesting and different, but not the best and not my favorite in CT, which is where the .5 comes into play. The space and the staff are what did it for me. It is beautiful up there. Lots of beautiful wooden tables, some even with wooden table games like tic tac toe and jenga in a large open space. Big windows to let all the light and sunshine in. In one corner there is also a small brick oven for making delicious personal snack pizzas. Brilliant idea. The day I stopped in they were hosting a fundraising event for protecting snow leopards too. For $20 you got a raffle ticket, a beer, and a pizza. Great deal and what a great cause! One of the guys at the bar let us convert our pint to a sampler instead. He also won one of the prizes and kindly donated it back for someone else to win. One of the owners was also helping to hand out the raffle prizes with a personal thank you to each customer as well. Yes, I know I am an emotional Yelper, but I am ok with that. Emotions or not though, this place is worth a try and I highly recommend a stop or a trip out. read more

Very disappointed in the beers. Our group tried them all and to a one we couldn't find any we liked. They all seemed to have a funk to them. Beer lines need cleaning maybe I don't know just a thought. The service was robot like with a cool not ice cold but definitely cool greeting. Maybe because we weren't regulars? Anyways we have been to almost all of ct breweries and the vote was this is in our bottom three. The name is fitting though because for this place to survive they are gonna need a lotta prayer and lit candles. read more

Really good pizza and beer. Reasonably priced too! I like the location and the parking is decent. I wish they would have some games or something to keep you a little more entertained, but I'm sure there are events that occur often! read more

Awesome beer, vibe and variety. A comfortable tasting room with friendly service and quality in all styles of their beer. Their gluten friendly sours didn't sound like anything I'd typically drink but they song with their ipas and iipas were all fantastic. If I'm the area it's worth the stop! read more

Delicious food, great craft beers and clean place! Lots of TV's and a big screen!! Lots of seating and a photo booth! One of my Top 5 Breweries in CT read more

A hip bar/restaurant in New Britain. Up a flight of stairs your greeted with warm woods and metals - a mix of high a low tops throughout the room. A wood fired pizza oven is across the room and a long wooden bar with fermentation tanks as backdrop runs along the room to the left. I ordered a porter which missed on execution. No dark roasts or chocolate. Thet also must have missed any bittering to balance out the flavors. More a flat sweet cola offering that I hoped would go better with the wood fired pizza - alas it did not. Service was prompt perhaps because it was a slow Mobday evening but the margarita p8zza with mushrooms came out in a flash. The crust was crunchy and hot but really had no depth of flavor. It wasn't greasy but it was bland and insipid - even with red peppers and parmesan. read more

This is one of the hottest and newest breweries to open in Connecticut. It is located down the street from the hospital in New Britain near - you guessed it, 5 Churches! You start by walking through two really cool old church doors to a really well laid-out staircase/elevator to take you upstairs . As you enter the second floor you see a well laid-out room with incredible wood working craftsmanship integrated with a well-designed and laid out bar in viewing area for the tanks behind it through glass wall. I would probably say out of all the micro breweries in Connecticut this is one of the top two or three in terms of it's look/feel. The space is well laid out/designed. In terms of the beer we tried it was really good ( they even have a digital screen that list all the beers and prices out) and their selection was really wide giving all of us that I was there with something to choose from. They also make great small (personal) pizzas in a wood oven right out on the floor where guests sit. It's also kid friendly note: even though I have 3 kids I'm not a fan of the kid friendly part as I'm going to the brewery to escape for a few hours) we were there on a Sunday and some families had their kids with them. Now why 4 stars instead of 5 stars? There are two reasons - the first is they don't do flights and may be the only microbrewery in our state not to have them. When people are trying new beers they want flights to see which beers they like and which ones they don't instead of shelling over $6-8 for a glass of beer! The second reason is for a microbrewery they are a little pricey. I think over time they will find that if they keep high prices it's going to be tough to compete in the Connecticut microbrew scene. A few local breweries have even lowered their prices on drinks/Growler fills recently as consumers have more and more choices in terms of the number of microbreweries in the state which is now in the 40s. read more

Love this new brewery ! The space is great . No issues with parking. Great beer and brick oven pizza . Not in mood for pizza ? You can grab a fabulous gourmet burger or hot dog at Riley's across street and bring in brewery ! Brewery also serves wine read more

Nice place. Good people. Very solid selection of craft beers. Pizza is a good, wood fired pizza. All around pleasant evening out.

Went to this brewery with some coworkers to celibate a few birthdays and sing karaoke. Pleasant beer selection, I was happy to see a sour IPA on the menu seeing as I'm a fan of sours. Food was good pizza and soft pretzels were kind of the extent of the food menu. Atmosphere was good staff was nice and attentive. Entertainment made for a good over all night. FYI parking is hard to find! read more

Love this place! My coworkers and I celebrated our Friday at this brewery last week and we had a wonderful time. Excellent service and a nice selection of beers on tap. I will definitely be coming back here again! read more

This place is phenomenal. Went there for opening weekend (sorry I'm a bit slow in posting) and I was completely blown away. Have been following the progress Phil has been making on getting everything up and ready, and it was worth the wait. The beer is amazing (Steeple People IPA was my fave). The made to order brick oven pizzas were delicious. Do not skip out on this brewery. read more

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From the first time I contact Five Churches and spoke to Christina back in the summer of 2019 with planning my husband and twins 40th Birthday get together to the day of the event. Christina was professional, responded to all my emails in such a quick and timely manner, answering all my questions.  The get together was a 1980's theme and Phil- manger, Peter- owner and Brian our bartender/waiter made this event absolutely perfect. From helping us set up the room, ensuring the pizzas came out in time and were absolutely delicious! With even playing 80's music through the pipes in music for us made our theme come to life even more ‍. Changed the colors of the lights to match our decor as well as welcoming us like family into the brewery. Besides all of this, Five Churches has the BEST beer around my husband and l have visited to over 60 craft breweries in CT and so many throughout the country and by far this is one of our top 5 favorite breweries! Kudo's to the staff and a huge thank you to Christina, Peter, Phil and Brian for making my husband and his twins 40th birthday get together amazing!!!!! We are truly promoters!!!! I would give them 10+++++ If I could. read more

What a gem! Tucked into the heart of downtown New Britain, this spacious and beautiful space has lots to offer: Good beers on tap, wood fired pizza, and lots of room on the outdoor patio. It's a great place to relax. read more

I enjoyed visiting Five Churches Brewing because the beer choices are awesome! I like the variety they offer. The pizza is amazing and served fast and hot! I didn't order any other food but I saw the pretzels and they looked delicious with the sauce options. Definitely a place that I can become a regular! Cheers! read more

This was more than I had expected. The place is clean and even down to earth with its wood and chrome decor. Very chic. Their beer selection is great. I usually don't go for sours, but I had their's and wasn't disappointed. The parking lot kind of was confusing as to where the brewery is, but totally worth the confusion. Just look for a black flag with a 5 on it. Zang. read more

Great beer. Pizza made in a wood-fire pizza that's right off the dining room. Great atmosphere and layout. My son had a ball playing with the pinball machine. read more

Stopped by last night after hearing some good things about this place. I was very happy I did. I tried one of thier IPA's and the Amberlance amber ale. Both were very good. Their brick oven pizza is excellent. The tap room is large and had seating (something rare at other breweries on a Saturday night.) The only negative is the noise. Very loud inside but that's to be expected with such high ceilings. This is a great addition to the city of New Britain! read more

Awesome taproom and decor. Big place with lots of seating. I tasted 8 beers and all were good to very good. Nothing great but they had a big selection of styles. The pizza comes out quick from the brick oven and was very good. They are personal size so 4 of them were enough for the 6 of us. Nice to have two successful breweries in NB and less than 10 mins from each other. read more

Great spot on Arch Street. It's located on the upper level of an older building. Re-done and renovated beautifully while maintaining its original character of beautiful hardwood floors and exposed brick walls. They gave a great wood fire brick oven for personal size thin crust pizza and pretzels. There is a good selection of beers-something for everyone. I'm not a beer drinker but enjoyed the Weeder with guava. They also serve wine and locally manufactured soda. Truly a wonderful addition to New Britain. read more

Great atmosphere and the pizza was really good. I was pleasantly surprised to find 3 different porter and stouts on tap. I got a flight with all three plus a Pilsner recommended by the bartender. The atmosphere, food and service were in my opinion great. But unfortunately my porters and stout were like drinking candy and maple syrup. The Pilsner was pretty good but not what I like to drink. If you like yellow beer or IPAs you should really enjoy this place. read more

This is a nice brewery to visit if you're in the area! They opened the end of March 2018. They named the brewery 5 churches as you can see 5 steeples of churches from their windows. They have a nice variety of beer available and have a nice open and clean area on the 2nd floor! They do have an elevator if you are unable to use the stairs. We really enjoyed the steeple people beer (imperial ipa) and also liked onomatopoeia (imperial ipa), and the microphone smells like Idaho (imperial ipa). Of course, the name of their beers are great and creative! We also enjoyed their pretzels and pizza (only food that is served here)! They have a wood fired oven and make personal pizzas which were very tasty - we had the mushroom and garlic pizza. We also had the everything pretzel with beer cheese and mustard which was fabulous! The pretzel was really fluffy and chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside-perfection! The dipping sauces (beer cheese and mustard) provided were also delicious!! They also sell soda or wine too if you do not want to drink beer. The staff is friendly and wonderful here! We would certainly visit again if we are in the area! read more

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This is a great weekend spot to enjoy flight(s), pints, and pizza. They offer a variety of beer styles, I guarantee you'll be able to find something to suit your palette. The pizza is big enough to split between two people, or small enough for one person if you're really hungry. What's great about it is you get to create your own with simple, standard ingredients. If garlic is your thing, it won't disappoint on your pie. An awesome place to take a break while out and about running errands, or making this your target destination. read more

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So good! We came right when they opened on a Friday afternoon. The place is light and airy. The staff was so friendly and helpful. We tried a flight and chose steeple people. We got a pretzel with beer cheese from their wood fire oven. Everything is great! Will definitely be back soon!!! read more

Love this place!! I am not a beer drinker but I have come to like the guava and pineapple beer! The pizza and pretzels are out of this world!! read more

This place is huge. The upside to that is there is plenty of seating, even on a busy Friday night. Downside is they only had 3 bartenders working so it took quite a while to order a beer. Tried the stout and the porter, both were really good. They have a pizza oven with made to order personal pizzas, also tasty. read more

This place is revolutionizing the craft brew game. Going outside of the usual brewery that's in a warehouse district with a very simple design, this place is more like an upscale bar. The taproom is 5 stars on its own. The beer was solid. The Weerder - Guava was very unique but recommended even for the hardest of craft drinkers. My only knock is their lineup only included one dark variety, a stout. Everything else was light or an IPA. read more

I don't know a lot about beer but I know that I really liked 2 of the 4 beers in my flight, the pizza was pretty decent and the space was great! Will definitely go back soon! read more