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Connecticut Beer Reviews

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Connecticut Beer Reviews

This is Absurd Drinking and Reviewing a LOT of Connecticut Beer Jump Down to the list 2018 Update: After much thought in late 2017, I have decided to retire the CT Beer reviews. I'm no longer reviewing beer and here's why. What you now see below is the list of breweries whose beer I have reviewed - or still plan … [Read more...]

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New Haven Nighthawk Beers

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New Haven Nighthawk Beers

2 New Haven Nighthawks Beers 12 oz bottles, variable pricing/ABV Purchased at Total Wine, West Hartford August 2017 Note: This is now an archived page. At some point, perhaps even before you read this, all of my CT Beer Review pages will suffer this same, sad fate. After much reflection in late 2017, I decided … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: altbier, Contract Beer, Cream Ale, Grade C

5 Disco Pigs

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5 Disco Pigs

Black Hog Brewing: 5 Disco Pigs Fancy bottles, variable pricing/ABV All Purchased at brewery, Oxford As I write this, Black Hog is nearing their 4th birthday in 2018. They’ve released a slew of beers over those years and have pretty much covered the gamut of styles. The standard stuff goes to stores and bars, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: Barrel Aged, Black Hog Brewing, Grade A, Grade C, Grade D, Sour

Leaves a Mark

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Leaves a Mark

Black Hog Brewing's Leaves a Mark Imperial Stout 16 oz can, $3.99, 11.5% ABV Purchased at Total Wine, West Hartford November 2017 Let’s start with my detailed tasting notes: Good; I just can't do these massively boozy stouts anymore. (Solid pricing on a high ABV can though.) I’ve often complained about the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: Black Hog Brewing, Grade B, Stout

Bear’s Rub Saison, Rosemary Dunkelweizen, Plum Gose

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Bear’s Rub Saison, Rosemary Dunkelweizen, Plum Gose

3 Black Hog Beers That Probably Shouldn’t Exist* Bear’s Rub Saison, Rosemary Dunkelweizen, Plum Gose *Actually, one of them was alright. Black Hog is an interesting brewery for several reasons. For me, they occupy this weird space between “everyman” brewery and “WTF brewery.” Not too much excited me for their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: Black Hog Brewing, Collaboration Beer, Dunkelweizen, Gose, Grade B, Grade D, Saison, Stony Creek Brewing

S.W.A.G.

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S.W.A.G.

Black Hog’s S.W.A.G. One can, $2.09, 4.7% ABV At Harvest Fine Wines, West Hartford This beer is, to me, the exemplar Black Hog beer. Many breweries improve over time. One would hope that they all do. For whatever reason, I’ve accidentally tracked Black Hog’s improvements over their existence. It’s not that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: Black Hog Brewing, Grade B, Wheat Ale

Back East BA Imperial Stout

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Back East BA Imperial Stout

Back East’s Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout 1 bomber, $15.99, ?% ABV Purchased at the brewery, Bloomfield Autumn, 2015 I bought this bottle of beer in late 2015. It was around that time that I began to realize I don’t actually so much like bourbon barrel-aged beer. I don’t like bourbon or whiskey or whisky or oak or … [Read more...]

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Slow Dance

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Slow Dance

Back East’s Slow Dance Wild Ale 1 bomber, $?, 6.8% ABV Purchased at the brewery, Bloomfield Let’s be honest... barrel aging and wild ales are not Back East’s forte. I’m not saying their sparse efforts over the years have been failures though. They’ve been fine. But merely fine. So when they released a barrel … [Read more...]

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Crosby, Stills, and SMaSH

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Crosby, Stills, and SMaSH

Back East’s Crosby, Stills, & SMaSH 1 can, 4.9% ABV Taken from a friend’s house (with permission) Have you ever read my lava-hot takes on Connecticut beer and said to yourself, “Man, this dude is old?” Sure you have. Hell, I have. I’m not here to disabuse you of that thought. In fact, I’m about to solidify your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: Back East Brewing, Grade A, Pale Ale

Karmic Daaru Company

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Karmic Daaru Company

Karmic Daaru Company's Space Komet Sitra 4-pack 16 oz cans, $14.99, 7% ABV Contract brewed at Thimble Island, Branford Note: This is now an archived page. At some point, perhaps even before you read this, all of my CT Beer Review pages will suffer this same, sad fate. After much reflection in late 2017, I decided … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beer Reviews, CT Beer Tagged With: Contract Beer, Grade A, IPA, karmic daaru company

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