Cavalry X-Limited (Lot 3) 1 12 oz bottle, $1.55, 4.8% ABV Purchased at Liquor Depot, New Britain Sigh. Sniff. Whimper. This is my very last Cavalry beer review. Ever. Cavalry closed in May 2014. Why? Well, this picture is an excellent clue. Look at that mess. During the last, say, 18 months or so of … [Read more...]
Nomad Stout
Cavalry Nomad Stout 1 12 oz bottle, $1.55, 4.5% ABV Purchased at Liquor Depot, New Britain Oh look, there it is again - the infamous Cavalry carbonation problem. As a sort of post mortem of this now defunct (May 2014) brewery, I've skimmed through a bunch of there Cavalry reviews at the usual sites. The fun … [Read more...]
Marauder IPA
Cavalry Marauder IPA Six pack, $?, 5% ABV Purchased at I forget To maraud: to roam about and raid in search of plunder I love a definition that requires a lot of people, or kids, to go and look up another word like plunder. Maraud is a funny word; we often hear “marauding” and “marauded” and even “marauder,” … [Read more...]
Hatch Plug Ale
Cavalry Hatch Plug Ale Single bottle, $?, 4.5% ABV Purchased at I forget True story: I decided yesterday that I would just bang out these historic reviews of Cavalry beers; a sort of ode to the now closed (May 2014) brewery. I went through my archives and notes and found that I had had every one of them except the … [Read more...]
Dog Soldier Golden Ale
Cavalry Dog Soldier Golden Ale Six pack, $?, 4% ABV Purchased at I forget Look at that beer. It looks perfectly lovely, does it not? Except that you surely notice something different here. What could it be... Perhaps that the glass is not filled to the top? Almost every one of my pictures is of a full glass. So … [Read more...]
Big Wally Porter
Cavalry Big Wally Porter Six pack, $?, 4.8% ABV Purchased at I forget If you are reading this and you have a Big Wally (or just had), that's pretty weird. Cavalry Brewing closed in May 2014, so your beer is old. Though, since it's a porter and since the Big Wally was, by far, Cavalry's best beer, it might … [Read more...]
Cavalry Brewing (RIP)
Bring on the Cavalry! Cavalry Brewing Oxford My reviews of Cavalry Beers [Update: 5/7/2014 - Cavalry has closed. This came as no surprise to me, despite my effusive description below. This was written back in 2010, when the CT craft beer landscape was infantile. Over time, Cavalry's beers fell apart. I had very … [Read more...]
Cavalry Brewing Beers (RIP)
Cavalry Brewing Beers Oxford Cavalry closed in early 2014. (The space is now being utilized by Black Hog Brewing.) I did write up a visit to the brewery though, if you're interested. Beer List: Big Wally Porter, B+ Dog Soldier Golden Ale, F Cavalry Hatch Plug Ale, C+ Marauder IPA, D Nomad Stout, … [Read more...]