All Blog Posts Tagged 'Middletown' (21)

Reposted from my blog: Malted Musings.

The Narragansett Brewing Company is one of those breweries that many of us have fairly fond memories of. These memories (probably) revolve around tall boy cans full of "decent" beer being served at summer BBQs and on the…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Olde Burnside Brewing Company, often times erroneously referred to as "Ten Penny Brewery," is the local beer company that is most commonly known for their rock-solid Ten Penny and Dirty Penny ales. What many may not…

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Eli Cannon's Tap Room yearly Christmas tree lighting ended up being bigger, better, and brighter than ever this year. New bar manager JD Crandall added more lights and more trees to the display and lit up the far North end of Middletown with a blast of holiday cheer. Going from one tree…

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Last Tuesday Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown, Connecticut held their first ever "Tap Flash Mob." In one night all the draughts were changed to twenty beers from four different breweries whose distributions were just launched in CT. Said breweries were…

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This past Sunday a law took effect in Connecticut that allowed beer and liquor to be sold on Sundays, thus ending the archaic "blue law." I, like other beer fans, took it upon myself to visit my local beer superstore to pick up a few bottles to commemorate the event. In doing this, though, I fell into the trap that several…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Famed Colorado brewery
Oskar Blues was featured for tasting this past Tuesday at
Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown, CT. Oskar Blue, infamous for being one of the first major craft breweries to offer their beer in cans, had four beers on draught: Mama's…

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Last Tuesday Eli Cannon's Tap Room featured Sebago Brewing Company at their Tuesday Night Tasting. On draught (beside the usual lengthy beer list) were the Barleywine 2011, Elegans Saison, Saddleback Ale, and the Full Throttle Double…

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Goose Island, a Chicago based brewery/brewpub dating to 1988, has officially extended the distribution of its artisan beers through Connecticut. Up until this point you may have come across a stray bottle here and there at specialty package stores, but now (with full distribution plans rolling…

This past Tuesday, Eli Cannon's Tap Room greeted Harpoon Brewery representative Roger Willson and offered a full selection of Harpoon beer on tap. This included Harpoon Leviathan Barley Wine, the classic IPA, Hard Cider, Celtic Ale, Raspberry UFO, and Black IPA. Out of these I had never tried the Black IPA or the Raspberry UFO, and so was looking forward to trying the new varieties. For those that…

New local Connecticut beer brand Beaver Beer presented their product this past week at Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown CT. The brand representatives on hand were co-owners Bill O'Brien and Baxter Urist, with the third owner (Rob Anson) away for the evening. When asked why they chose beer as an occupational choice, Urist and O'Brien both laughed and said that they were just all guys that have loved beer…

     This past Tuesday I attended  Eli Cannon's Tap Room's Anti-Valentines Party with my wife, which featured a Stone Brewing Co. tap takeover. They had Levitation, Arrogant Bastard, Double Bastard, and Oaked Bastard on draught, in addition to their already-copious beer list.



        Though I am well acquainted with Stone's Arrogant Bastard…

  Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

This past Tuesday at Eli Cannon's Taproom in Middletown, CT the featured brewery for their weekly Tuesday tastings was Sierra Nevada, and the featured style was Belgian-inspired ales. The beers on tap from Sierra Nevada were Ovila Saison, Ovila…

         Earlier this month (the 4th) Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown welcomed Boulder Beer Company as their featured beer. There were four Boulder beers at the weekly beer tasting: Hazed and Infused; Cold Hop IPA; Hoopla IPA; and Mojo IPA. Boulder specializes in pale ales, and the expertise was well appreciated by the usually large Tuesday night crowd, even though the Hazed and Infused keg wasn't…

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This past Tuesday Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown CT featured Blue Point Brewery as their beer for tasting. There were four Blue Point beers on the menu and up for sampling: Blue Point Toasted Lager, Oktoberfest, Blueberry Ale, and…

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              Eli Cannon's Taproom, usually closed on Monday, opened its doors special to the CT Beer Trail and Pedal Power for 4th "Bikes and Beers" event. This event had 4 different heats that left from 5:00 PM to…

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Last Tuesday Eli Cannon's Taproom in Middletown was a welcome sight in a town that was, by far and large, still struggling with wide-spread power-outages. The front windows were boarded up, but spray-painted in large letters across the panoramic plywood were the words, "We Have Power . . .…

Eli Cannon's held their first annual mini-beer fest this past Monday, August 1st. 21 breweries were represented with nearly 40 beers available for sampling. Along with the plentiful beer, Eli Cannon's supplied a spread of pulled-pork or beef sliders, chicken wings, macaroni and cheese, and salad.

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Last beer drank: Samuel Adams East-West Kölsch 

                Here's another one from the Sam Adam's variety pack. I've never had a Kölsch before so I had no expectations going…

Last beer drank: Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA.

                I drank a bottle of this out of the Spring variety pack put out by Sam Adams. The brew poured into the glass with a light…