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Thimble Island Brewing Co

Logo: https://www.thimbleislandbrewery.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Brewery in Connecticut, United States

Thimble Island Brewing Co. was a brewery established in 2009 by homebrewers Mike Fawcett and Justin Gargano in Branford, Connecticut, USA. Thimble Island's American Amber Ale is the company's flagship and best-selling craft beer.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2009Founded1

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Thimble Island Brewing Co. was a brewery established in 2009 by homebrewers Mike Fawcett and Justin Gargano in Branford, Connecticut, USA. Thimble Island's American Amber Ale is the company's flagship and best-selling craft beer.2

Products and brands

  • beer

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2009Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$512.9K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $512.9K in all. PPP loans $512.9K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $254.1K20202021 · PPP loans: $258.8K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$258.8K$258.8K
2020$254.1K$254.1K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$254.1K PPP loan (first draw) from Webster Bank National Association4To THIMBLE ISLAND BREWING COMPANY, Branford CT; $255.9K forgiven Dec 22, 2020
  2. Jan 26, 2021$258.8K PPP loan (second draw) from Webster Bank National Association4To THIMBLE ISLAND BREWING COMPANY, Branford CT; $261.0K forgiven Dec 16, 2021

Sources

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