About City Steam Brewery

With its upscale casual menu, award winning brewery and historic setting in our 1870’s H.H. Richardson brownstone, City Steam has something for everyone.

Enjoy our multi-level floor plan with breathtaking seating on 9 levels; areas for private functions, including the elegant 160 seat Richardson Room; an outdoor “beer garden”; a pool and game room; our classic brewery bar with over a dozen hand crafted beers on tap at all times; live entertainment on weekends; and live comedy in our 30 years and running Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club.

City Steam is set to make your night out on the town a memorable one!

Our History

The Finest Architecture in the United States.

The Cheney building is regarded as the finest example of Romanesque architecture in the United States. Designed by the architect H.H. Richardson, the building opened in 1877, and housed the largest department store in Connecticut: Brown Thomson and Company. At City Steam, we’ve brought back the warmth and charm of the old days. In fact, many of the cast iron railings and millwork were salvaged from the original department store.

 

The Hartford Steam Company

The Hartford Steam Company supplies economical steam-heating and chilled water for cooling to many buildings in Hartford through a district heating and cooling system. Hartford Steam has engineered a way to run steam pipes into our brewery cafe. Enabling us to power our 23-barrel brewery with “city steam”. You can see the steam firsthand when we blow our antique steam-whistles. And ask our brew master about the technology … he’ll tell you brewing with steam is a dream come true!