neighboring building and the upstairs shows life in the row houses and a mill manager’s home. From there, we went to Willimantic Brewing Company for lunch. The Willimantic Brewing Company is in the town’s classic 1907 limestone and granite post office. Of course with a name like theirs, you can be sure that they are a brew pub, serving a broad selection of not only their own beers, but also of “guest beers”, satisfying those who insist on their favorite brand despite a
smorgasbord of ales, pilsners, and alds laid before them. Beer doesn’t always mix well with a driving trip, but happily they also serve food. Their pub food extends far beyond burgers and fries, delving into steaks and pastas that seem more fitting to a nice date restaurant, but for lunch pub grub was just right. We had a brochette made in part from spent brewer’s grains for an appetizer. Linda had a salad and I had their variation of a Ruben called the
