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Making History
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natural beef without hormones or
Shawn and Al’s natural love
antibiotics created the best burgers. The
for sophisticated dining
all American theme allowed Shawn to
experiences in upbeat, neighborhood
take his lifelong passion for beer beyond
bar atmospheres. They wanted to bring
the European offerings at the Half Door
a higher level of quality and grandness
and bring in the finest selection of
to America’s most well known and
American beers available.
loved food, the burger. Every restaurant trend they saw talked about restaurants moving more and more toward chemicalladen frozen, pre-packaged food. They wanted an alternative to that — a Plan B, if you will. Shawn and Al traveled all around the
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With world class burgers and beer, the next logical step was bourbon. The West Hartford store (the first store) opened in 2006, the response was greater than anyone could imagine. The fans were fiercely loyal and the place was an instant success. Simsbury opened the
country researching burgers. In their
following year, Glastonbury the next year,
research they found freshly ground,
and the growth continues.
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