Gate A6 sits right by Two Roads Tap Room at BDL
Two Roads Tap Room sits in Terminal A near gate A6, post-security, so you can eat without stressing about the TSA line. It runs on typical airport hours, roughly opening with the first morning bank and staying open into the late evening departures. Expect a casual bar setup with table seating, TV screens tuned to sports, and quick access back to the A-gate cluster. It’s the main spot in this part of the concourse if you want a real beer instead of a grab-and-go can.
As the name suggests, the focus here is beer, especially drafts from Two Roads Brewing out of Stratford, Connecticut, usually priced in the $9–$13 range. Tap lists rotate, but you can almost always find a Road 2 Ruin double IPA or Lil’ Heaven session IPA on draft. If you’re trying to keep your wits before a flight, ask for a half pour instead of a full pint and nurse it over 20–30 minutes. There’s also basic wine and standard airport liquor pours if beer isn’t your thing.
Food runs in the typical $12–$20 airport pub range, with burgers, wings, and flatbreads as the core menu. Portions lean medium, not gut-busting, so if you’re coming off a long connection through Terminal A, plan on an entrée plus maybe a shared appetizer for two people. Service speed varies with the bank of departures at the A gates, but a burger and a beer usually fits in a 45–60 minute layover window. Ask your server straight up how long the kitchen is running before you commit if your boarding time is tight.
Lines build fast around the late-afternoon bank of flights from about 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., so grabbing a bar stool is often quicker than waiting on a table. Last practical tip: double-check your gate screen before ordering a second round, since BDL sometimes shifts flights between A gates at the last minute and you’ll want a direct sightline to your final boarding door.