This is Absurd Drinking and Reviewing a LOT of Connecticut Beer Jump Down to the list [2016 Update: With breweries now opening every couple of months in Connecticut, I need to amend something. Whenever you read on any page that "I will drink every beer in Connecticut" or some variant thereof on any older pages … [Read more...]
Resisting the Obvious
Kent Falls Resisting the Obvious Saison 1 bottle, 6.4% ABV Procured by my man Chris, at the brewery "Honey, will you do me a favor and pull out my binder full of beer reviews?" "Sure. Is it behind your binder full of [Resisting the Obvious]? "Very funny, honey. I just want to be sure I don't repeat any … [Read more...]
June Bug
Hanging Hills Brewing June Bug Saison 1 16 oz can, 6.6% ABV, $3.49 Purchased at Harvest, West Hartford I had this whole idea in my head about how I was going to go on a riff about June Bugs and beetles and grubs in general and ponder if it was a good idea to name a beer after something so may (too many) people … [Read more...]
Prickly Pear Gose, née Floyd
Kent Falls floyd/Prickly Pear Gose 16.9oz, $9.99, 4.6% ABV Purchased from the brewery and later, Harvest, West Hartford June 2017 Let’s cut to the chase for once: This beer is unique and delicious. Super delicious. If that’s all you care about, you can stop reading now. Still with me? Good – and really, … [Read more...]
ROAM
Fox Farm ROAM 19 oz pour, $6.50, 5.7% ABV Purchased at J. Timothy’s, Plainville June 2017 So there I was, enjoying dinner and a couple beers with friends when it happened... I hear a wind Whistling air Whispering In my ear Our attentive server had gauged her customers well. The “wind” I heard “in my … [Read more...]
Persian Lime Gose
Persian Lime Gose 1 16 oz can, $3.49, 4.5% ABV Purchased at Harvest, West Hartford June 2017 I just read that Two Roads was the 15th fastest growing brewery in the US from 2015 through 2016. They produced about 42,000 bbls in 2016. Two Roads is not small. I also read through a 250+ comment thread on … [Read more...]
Naughty Eskimo
Stubborn Beauty Naughty Eskimo IPA 12 oz draught, $8, 5% ABV Purchased at Bobby V’s, Windsor Locks While CTMQ is many things before it is a “beer blog,” it is still a crime that I’ve not devoted much attention to Middletown’s Stubborn Beauty Brewing. They’ve been around a while now and have put their stamp on … [Read more...]
Irish Exit
Two Roads Irish Exit Stout 1 pint, $8.50, 4.6% ABV Purchased at Two Roads Taproom, Bradley International Airport The almighty Two Roads has expanded their reach once again – up to Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks. They’ve opened their Tap Room there and time will tell if it was a smart move or not. (My bet is … [Read more...]
Passport Pilsner
Hooker Brewing’s Passport Pilsner 2 12 oz. cans, $?, 5.1% ABV Purchased at the brewery Are you aware of the metadata study that shows a strong correlation between holding a US Passport and education levels? Not only that, but (and this is easy to figure) the states with the highest median incomes also have the … [Read more...]
Hog River Brewing Beers
Hog River Brewing Beers Hartford Beers: Altbier, A Coltsville Dunkelweizen, A+ I just wrote this over on the Hanging Hills Beer list page: There was a time in the not too distant past when our bigger cities had no breweries. (There was a time in the distant past when they had a ton, but none of … [Read more...]
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