Thrillist: Two Roads 'No Limits' a cooler-worthy craft

Two Roads, of Stratford, made the Thrillist's short list of best canned craft beers to stock your cooler with this season, with its "No Limit" hefeweizen. Continue on for a handy guide to all of Connecticut's breweries. less Two Roads, of Stratford, made the Thrillist's short list of best canned craft beers to stock your cooler with this season, with its "No Limit" hefeweizen. Continue on for a handy guide to all of Connecticut's ... more Photo: Derek T. Sterling, Hearst Connecticut Media Buy photo Photo: Derek T. Sterling, Hearst Connecticut Media Image 1 of / 84 Caption Close Thrillist: Two Roads 'No Limits' a cooler-worthy craft 1 / 84 Back to Gallery

With summer approaching, there's no better time to start planning those lazy beach days and barbecues around southwestern Connecticut.

And for those with a taste for craft beer, travel and food website Thrillist has your cooler necessities covered.

The site recently crafted their picks for best canned craft beers to stock your cooler with this summer. To the delight of many locales, one pick is right in our backyard.

Literally, you may already have some outside.

Two Roads, of Stratford, made the short list with its "No Limits" hefeweizen. The website said "No Limits" seems to be crafted just for the sunny weather that lies ahead.

"It has all the trappings of traditional Bavarian-style wheat beers, featuring the clove, banana, and slight bubblegum flavors with a clean finish that somehow feels right at home when the beer hits your tongue in sunny weather," Thrillist writer Zach Mack wrote.

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"No Limits" is just one of a handful of the local brewery's year-round options. The brew is a 2015 GIBF gold medal winner in the German Style Wheat category and 2014 CANFEST silver medal winner in the wheat beer category.

Of the other 14 craft beers, New England favorites Bunker Machine Czech Pilz, of Portland, Maine, and Castle Island Candlepin, of Norwood, Mass., also made the list.

Check out the slideshow above for handy guide to Connecticut's breweries.

To see Thrillist's other picks for cooler-worthy craft beers this season, click here.