Outer Light Beer: Where To Buy And Enjoy

Outer Light Brewing Company is based in Groton, CT, and offers a wide range of beers, including ales, IPAs, stouts, porters, and lagers. While the company itself is located in Connecticut, its beers are available in various locations across the United States. To find out where to buy Outer Light beer near you, you can check beer-finding websites such as BeerMenus and TapHunter, which provide information on beer availability in different areas. Additionally, the Outer Light Brewing Company website may offer details on where to purchase their products. It's important to note that the availability of Outer Light beers can vary by region and specific establishments, so checking these sources regularly or contacting the company directly may be beneficial to stay updated on the latest offerings and locations.

Outer Light Brewing Company locations

Outer Light Brewing Company is located at 266 Bridge St, Groton, CT 06340. The company brews a wide variety of beers, including ales, stouts, porters, IPAs, and lagers. Some of their popular beers include the Lonesome Boatman™ Ale, Libation Propaganda™ Coffee Stout, SUBduction IPA, and Cloudbreak™ Double IPA.

Outer Light Brewing Company's beers can be found at various locations across the United States. However, as of November 2024, there were no nearby places listed on BeerMenus that carried their beer.

• Groton, CT: This is the location of the Outer Light Brewing Company's brewery and taproom. You can visit the taproom to enjoy a fresh pint of their beers on site.
• Connecticut Brewers Guild: Outer Light Brewing Company has collaborated with the Connecticut Brewers Guild on a Wassail-inspired Belgian Ale. This collaboration beer may be available at select locations in Connecticut.
• Tox Brewing and Cosmo's Food Products: Outer Light Brewing Company has collaborated with these companies on a mixed-fermentation sour beer called "Dill With It." This unique beer combines cucumber, dill, and garlic for a crisp and refreshing taste.
• Sift Bake Shop (Mystic, CT): Outer Light Brewing Company has collaborated with Sift Bake Shop in Mystic, CT, on a mixed-fermentation sour beer called "Shoregasm." This beer combines peach, guava, and black Hawaiian sea salt for a light and crisp flavour.
• Sounds Surf Co (Westerly, RI): Outer Light Brewing Company has collaborated with Sounds Surf Co in Westerly, RI, on a pineapple and papaya IPA.
• Stony Creek: Outer Light Brewing Company has collaborated with Stony Creek on an American IPA called "Some Sort of Juicy." This beer can be found at select locations carrying Stony Creek beers.
• No Worries Brewing Co (Hamden, CT): Outer Light Brewing Company has collaborated with No Worries Brewing Co in Hamden, CT, on a cousin of the saison called "Waves Not Worries Grisette." This light and easy-drinking beer may be available at select locations in Connecticut.

Outer Light beers and their ABV percentages

Outer Light Brewing Company offers a range of beers with varying ABV percentages. Here is an overview of some of their beers and their respective ABV levels:

Outer Light Lonesome Boatman Ale

This is an Amber Ale with an ABV of 5.2%. It is a sessionable ale with a reddish hue, resulting from the blend of American two-row, specialty malts, and barley, giving it a toasty and bready backbone.

Outer Light Libation Propaganda

The Libation Propaganda is a Coffee Stout with an ABV of 5.5%. It combines locally roasted whole bean coffee with chocolaty American roasted barley, creating a smooth and aromatic brew.

Outer Light Juice Bomb Bullshit

The Juice Bomb Bullshit is a New England-style IPA, also known as NE/Hazy IPA, with an ABV of 6.1%. It has a hazy, smooth texture and a fruit-forward flavor, showcasing the popularity of New England IPAs.

Outer Light Hoppy Beerday

Hoppy Beerday is a Double IPA with an ABV of 8.9%. It is a seasonal beer, released once a year, featuring Mosaic and Amarillo hops, creating a classic American hop beer.

Outer Light Ninja Trail Green Tea Pale Ale

With an ABV of 5.4%, the Ninja Trail Green Tea Pale Ale is an American Pale Ale brewed with organic green tea leaves and a light malt base with a dash of honey malt. It offers a refreshing, citrusy lemony flavor, reminiscent of iced tea.

Outer Light Nuclear SUBduction

The Nuclear SUBduction is a Double IPA with an ABV of 9.0%. It is brewed with Pilsner malt instead of 2 Row and double dry-hopped with Citra and El Dorado hops, resulting in bold citrus and tropical fruit flavors.

Outer Light Punching The Ocean

Punching The Ocean is another offering in the Double IPA category, with an ABV of 8.7%. It is generously brewed with Azacca hops, backed by Galaxy and Pacific Gem, creating a powerful and punchy flavor profile.

Outer Light Barrel Aged Pitch & Roll

The Barrel Aged Pitch & Roll is an Imperial Stout with a substantial ABV of 9.5%. It is a chocolate coffee stout, featuring strong notes of bittersweet chocolate and smooth roasted coffee, leaving a warm sensation.

Outer Light Firelands Smoked Cherry

The Firelands Smoked Cherry is a unique porter with an ABV of 5.5%. It achieves a well-balanced flavor profile with light cherry and smoke flavors that are subtle yet delightful.

Outer Light Swell East Coast Lager

The Swell East Coast Lager is a Vienna Lager with an ABV of 5.9%. It is a refreshing and easy-going beer with a light Märzenbier base and a Citra dry-hop kick, making it flavorful and crushable.

Outer Light Connectikook

Connectikook is a NE/Hazy DIPA, or Double IPA, with an ABV of 8.5%. It showcases the Idaho #7 experimental hop, also known as 007: The Golden Hop, and offers a hazy and juicy drinking experience.

Outer Light Making Waves

With an ABV of 9.2%, Making Waves is a Double IPA that celebrates the world of hops. It boasts big, juicy, and tropical flavors, resembling a glass of pineapple juice, making it a dead sexy choice for beer enthusiasts.

Outer Light Some Sort of Juicy

Some Sort of Juicy is yet another NE/Hazy IPA, or New England-style IPA, from Outer Light, with an ABV of 6.5%. It is double dry-hopped with Mosaic, El Dorado, Waimea, and Pacific Gem hops, resulting in a juicy and hazy drinking experience.

Outer Light Southern Love

The Southern Love is a Baltic Porter with an ABV of 7.8%. It is a collaboration between Outer Light and Hanging Hills, featuring the addition of molasses and vanilla, adding a unique twist to this style of beer.

Outer Light Cloudbreak

Cloudbreak is a Double IPA, or DIPA, with an ABV of 8.5%. It features light malt and a hazy appearance, yielding to bright, big hop flavors. The Pacific hops used in this beer contribute notes of papaya, berry, and black tea, along with a tropical fruit aroma.

Outer Light SUBduction

SUBduction is an IPA, or India Pale Ale, with an ABV of 6.1%. It is a tribute to the submarine capital of the world, offering a celestial blend of big hop flavors and a light, crisp finish that invites you to embark on another journey.

Outer Light seasonal beers

Outer Light Brewing Company offers a selection of beers that includes some year-round favourites as well as seasonal and innovative flavours. The seasonal beers include:

Hoppy Beerday NEIPA (Spring)

Hoppy Beerday is Outer Light's anniversary beer, released every year in early to mid-April. It features a rotational addition of tasty fruits, so each year's offering is a little different. It has an ABV of around 6%.

Swell East Coast Lager (Spring)

This refreshing Märzenbier is perfect for the warmer spring weather. It has an extra Citra dry-hop punch that makes it super crushable and flavourful. It has an ABV of 6.6%.

Ninja Trail Green Tea Pale Ale (Spring/Summer)

Brewed with organic green tea leaves and a light malt base with a dash of honey malt, Ninja Trail is a crisp and refreshing beer for those spring and summer days. Montueka and Lemondrop hops give it a citrusy lemony background, reminiscent of iced tea. It has an ABV of 5.0% or 5.4%, depending on the source.

Sweet Summer Blonde Ale (Summer)

This light and fruit-forward blonde ale is a summer staple. Outer Light switches up the fruits for each brew, so you can try something new and exciting each time. Past iterations have included blueberry, strawberry, and mango. It has a simple hop profile, using only Perle hops. It has an ABV of 5.2%.

Firelands Smoked Cherry Porter (Fall/Winter)

Firelands is a well-balanced porter with just the right amount of light cherry and smoke flavour. In fact, the smoke flavour is so subtle that you might not even notice it! It's a Gold Medal Winner at the Great International Beer Festival. It has an ABV of 5.5%.

Bourbon Barrel Aged Pitch & Roll Imperial Chocolate Coffee Stout (Fall/Winter)

This beautiful, dark brew is a crowd favourite. With strong notes of bittersweet chocolate and smooth roasted coffee, it's the perfect beer to warm you up on those cold fall and winter nights. Barrel notes vary by vintage. It has an ABV of around 9.0%.

Outer Light beers available on BeerMenus

Outer Light Brewing Company offers a range of beers, including seasonal and year-round options, which are available on BeerMenus. While there may not be any nearby places listed on BeerMenus that carry these beers, here is a list of Outer Light beers that you can find on the platform:

Outer Light SUBduction

Outer Light SUBduction is an IPA with 6.8% ABV and approximately 220 calories. It is a tribute to the submarine capital of the world and is described as having a celestial blend of big hop flavours with a light, crisp freshness.

Outer Light Libation Propaganda

This is a stout with 6.5% ABV and approximately 210 calories. It features caramel and toffee notes, complemented by locally roasted Ashlawn Farm coffee. The finishing hop adds a complementary spicy and floral note.

Outer Light Lonesome Boatman Ale

A sessionable ale with a reddish hue, this beer has a toasty and bready backbone. It is an amber ale with 5.2% ABV, although another source mentions 5.1% ABV.

Outer Light Sub Century

Another amber ale, the Outer Light Sub Century, has 5.2% ABV and approximately 180 calories.

Outer Light Juice Bomb Bullshit

The Outer Light Juice Bomb Bullshit is a New England-style IPA with 6.1% ABV. It has a hazy, smooth texture and fruit-forward flavour, featuring hops such as El Dorado, Citra, and Mosaic.

Outer Light Firelands Smoked Cherry

The Firelands is a smoked cherry porter with a deep brown colour and a hint of red. It has a scent of ripe cherries and autumn afternoons, with a well-balanced soft palate and light cherry and smoke flavours.

Outer Light Ninja Trail Green Tea Pale Ale

This American Pale Ale has 5.4% ABV. It offers a calming essence of green tea and a soft straw-coloured ale with a tickling carbonation.

Outer Light Hoppy Beerday

A Double IPA with 8.9% ABV, the Hoppy Beerday features Mosaic and Amarillo hops, creating a classic American hop beer. It is a seasonal brew released once a year.

Outer Light Royal Sea

The Royal Sea is a beer that celebrates the antibacterial and mood-boosting properties of lavender.

Outer Light Nuclear SUBduction

With 9.0% ABV, the Nuclear SUBduction is a Double IPA brewed with Pilsner malt instead of 2 Row. It is double dry-hopped with Citra and El Dorado hops.

Outer Light Connectikook

The Connectikook is a NE/Hazy DIPA with 8.5% ABV. It showcases the Idaho #7 experimental hop, also known as 007: The Golden Hop.

Outer Light Excuses For Family Functions

With 8.3% ABV, the Excuses For Family Functions is a Double IPA with a pungent, flavourful explosion of pine and orange peel.

Outer Light Pitch & Roll

The Pitch & Roll is an Imperial Stout with 9.5% ABV. It is also available in barrel-aged versions from 2017, 2018, and 2022.

Outer Light Bake Shop

The Outer Light Bake Shop is a unique interpretation of a beer, using Cara Vienna and Carapils Copper malts to create an "oatmeal cookie" base flavour.

These are just a few of the Outer Light beers available on BeerMenus. It is important to note that the availability of these beers may vary by location, and that BeerMenus provides an option to be notified when local businesses start carrying these beers.

Outer Light beers available on TapHunter

Outer Light Nuclear Subduction

A tribute to the submarine capital of the world, this IPA has a "celestial blend of big hop flavours" and a light, crisp finish. It has an ABV of 6.8% and 80 IBUs.

Outer Light Subduction IPA

Another IPA with an ABV of 7.0% and 80 IBUs. This beer has flavours of Belma, Cascade, Chinook, Citra and French Triskel hops, as well as Pale, Munich and Caramel malts.

Outer Light Ninja Trail Green Tea Pale Ale

This American Pale Ale has an ABV of 6.1% and 30 IBUs.

Outer Light Brewing Company is based at 266 Bridge St, Groton, CT, Groton, CT 06340.

Other Outer Light beers available on TapHunter include:

Outer Light A Little More Love

An American Stout with an ABV of 6.5%.

Outer Light Admiral Lublin's Imperial Pilsner

A German Pils with an ABV of 9.6% and 30 IBUs.

Outer Light Azmarillo

An American IPA with an ABV of 7.1% and 5 IBUs.

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