All Blog Posts Tagged 'craft' (57)

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Stopping in at Eli Cannon's Taproom the other night, I figured it was high time I hunted down some of the spring offerings from the craft beer community. As expected with this bizarre weather we've been having, though, as I was searching…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

It all came upon me suddenly, but I guess in hindsight it's been the culmination of experience that really planted the realization in my head. The time was last week, around dinner time. It was late (for me), and my wife and I were enjoying some decidedly "ok" Chinese takeout for…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

At my go-to beer place, Eli Cannon's Taproom in Middletown CT, I had two great winter beers: just in time to (hopefully) usher out this season of chilliness and way too much snow! As I…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

I got a quick Harpoon Brewery update the other day at a tasting at Eli Cannon's Taproom in Middletown CT. Now before you blow your stack about no more Leviathan (which has been an…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

When patrons come into Eli Cannon's Tap Room in Middletown, CT, on the 12th they will find, among the already impressive list of beer available, Eli Cannon's 19th Anniversary Ale (tentatively called "EC9teen"). While it may be…

Reposted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Today's tasting notes come from Back East Brewing Company, a fairly new brewery open in CT. Despite their newness to the trade, their beer styles are all solid with a focus on quality control and a freshness of ingredients  Although…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

First off: sorry for the canned (haha) images of beer for the next few Tasting Notes features. My phone is on its last legs, and I'm not really about lugging a camera to Eli Cannon's Tap Room to specifically take pictures of my beer, so until I get my phone upgraded…

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…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Happy New Year! It's been a nice Holiday break for me, but now I'm back with some great bigger-styled beers from Thomas Hooker Brewing Company that I had a few weeks back at Eli Cannon's Tap Room.…

When most Connecticut residents think of Thomas Hooker Brewery Company, they probably think of their flagship beer: Hooker Blonde Ale. This stellar lower ABV brew has sweet taste, low clinginess on the palate, and is just an overall fantastic summer/gateway beer. However, Hooker isn't content with being regarded as just a gateway beer (especially since their …

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

In my continuing search for great winter beer, I have come across a few fine selections from Dogfish Head during their tasting night at Eli Cannon's Tap Room. As usual, Eli's had an…

Just in time for late fall/early winter, I have tasting notes on three big (ish) beers from Smuttynose Brewing Company that are packed with taste, yet drink nice and smooth.



I had these three on draught at Eli Cannon's in Middletown during their Smuttynose Brewing Co. night last Tuesday. The choice was rather daunting, they had the following…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

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…

Re-posted from my blog: Malted Musings.

Every Tuesday Eli Cannon's Taproom in Middletown, CT holds beer tastings where beer brands are poured and represented by the actual people responsible for their production! Last week I had the pleasure of talking to Joe Grotto, the Area Sales Manager for…

Bikes and Beers, an event quickly gaining popularity in Connecticut, has been one of the many great successes of the Connecticut Beer Trail in 2012. And so, to close out the year on Bikes and Beers, this last ride had to be big, loud, and tons of fun. By partnering with the Devil's Gear in New Haven, CT Beer Trail…

When hubby and I received an invitation to attend a local craft beer tasting it wasn't an invitation I could easily ignore.  An opportunity to sample a numbered and varied selection of craft beers was a mouthwatering prospect.

The invitation came from Craft Brew Guy who is attempting to incite (or inspire)  a revolution.  A craft…

The temperature is dropping (well kinda), the leaves are falling, and people are fear-mongering about a monster snow storm on the way. The temptation now is to pack it in: stock up on beer and warm clothes and hibernate for the upcoming winter; but I say there's fun left to be had! Taking a look ahead I've picked out three events that will warm your chill-bitten bones, and help you see that winter may not be that bad after all.



There are two Halloween events that I want to…