Shebeen Brewing's Pineapple Wheat Ale 12 oz can, $2.25, 5.5% ABV Purchased at CBC, West Hartford August 2015 Since no one really cares all that much about a fruited beer from Shebeen, let’s get it out of the way right off the bat. This beer, when I had it, was okay. Relative to my expectations, it was … [Read more...]
Two Roads Kriek
Two Roads Kriek Some Odd bottle format, $?, 5.2% Purchased by someone at the brewery, Stratford December 2014 Remember that time when the CT beer scene was skeptical about Two Roads’ higher-end portfolio? I do. Probably because I was part of that ignorant scene. For me, the roll-out of the first batch of … [Read more...]
Weiss Beyond Our Years (Strawberry)
Olde Burnside Brewing’s Weiss Beyond Our Years 32 oz growlette, $?, 3.2% ABV Sampled at Roberto’s, East Windsor October 2016 I have gone on record many times saying that there is no such thing as a good non-stout strawberry beer. I have lived a life of drinking and reviewing beers and this maxim still holds … [Read more...]
Marilyn
Cold Creek Brewing's Marilyn Peach Blonde Ale 12 ounce glass, $?, 5.8% Purchased at the brewery, Ellington May 2017 Movin' to the country, Gonna eat a lot of peaches Movin' to the country, Gonna eat me a lot of peaches Movin' to the country, Gonna eat a lot of peaches Movin' to the country, Gonna eat a … [Read more...]
Water Tower Kettle Sour
Hanging Hills Brewing Water Tower Kettle Sour 1 16 oz can, 6% ABV, $4-something probably Purchased at Harvest, West Hartford 2017 Cape Cod Vacation Series #2 I have a long-standing fake rule that I never ask brewers about the names of their beers. Rather, I prefer to make up (often dumb) stories to entertain … [Read more...]
RUBY
Thimble Island RUBY Grapefruit Blonde Ale 1 12 oz can, $2.99, 5% ABV Purchased at... I forget, August 2017 2017 Cape Cod Vacation Series #1 I haven’t reviewed a beer in forever. I could joke that the reason is that I was observing a self-imposed moratorium during the lead-up to the CT Hops for Hope Brewfest … [Read more...]
Strawberry Fields
Powder Hollow Brewery Strawberry Fields 16 oz can, $3.49, 5% ABV Purchased at Crazy Bruce’s, West Hartford Certain beer make me question my life choices. More specifically, why the hell do I continue to attempt to purchase, drink, and review every Connecticut beer I can get my hands on? It’s just... stupid. As … [Read more...]
Concord Grape Saison
Shebeen Brewing Concord Grape Saison 1 22 oz bomber, 7% ABV $6.25 Purchased at CBC West Hartford What do you people want me to say? This is a "Concord Grape Saison" after all, and in the most capable hands it would still be a... Concord Grape Saison. Does the world need a grape beer? Sure, why not? We … [Read more...]
Within Reach Peach Wheat Ale
Within Reach Peach Wheat (Originally Half Full Peach Wheat Ale) 1 12 oz can, $1.79, 5.5% ABV Purchased at Harvest Fine Wine, West Hartford 2016 Update: See, here's the problem. Connecticut now has 30+ breweries with more to come. That translates to probably 1,500 beers when you include the brewpubs. While I do … [Read more...]
Road Jam Ale
Road Jam Raspberry Wheat Ale Six pack, $12 or so, 5% ABV Purchased at Maximum Beverage, West Hartford Argh, Two Roads. You guys kill me. So much money, so much potential, so much promise, so much capacity, so much history, so much label art, so much marketing skills, so much excitement... so little to show for … [Read more...]