Beer

[HuskyHawk]

Pearse Lyons is tied into the Alltech Lexington Brewery and the Alltech grain and feed enterprise. I forget the complicated realtionship and exact situation but after opening the brewery (taking over the lexington name from the previous owners) they decided to open up a distillery in the ancestral home.

edit: I hope I didn't get that wrong, I was dealing with some serious anxiety problems on that beer road trip

The distillery is in a church, not a home, but it is next to where his grandfather was born. It is connected to that grain enterprise. The family had been coopers, making barrels near the site of the distillery for generations. Pearse Lyons went to the US on a gifted scientist visa it seems. Built that business and opened the Lexington Brewery and Town Branch distillery. Also the Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery in Kentucky. About Pearse Lyons - Pearse Lyons Distillery

 

[Patman]

The distillery is in a church, not a home, but it is next to where his grandfather was born. It is connected to that grain enterprise. The family had been coopers, making barrels near the site of the distillery for generations. Pearse Lyons went to the US on a gifted scientist visa it seems. Built that business and opened the Lexington Brewery and Town Branch distillery. Also the Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery in Kentucky. About Pearse Lyons - Pearse Lyons Distillery

I meant ancestral home in the sense of city and country and not facility. My apologies.

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Otherwise: Eyeing Counterweight and Kinsman Saturday assuming travel goes well. Eyeing Human Robot and Neshaminy first. The first two go if traffic turns shambolic. Which it usually does... Merritt parkway... you disappoint me.

Tuesday... probably Maine.

Unless I hear objections... Thursday will be very open-ended near the hartford area with a friend. Friday is Fox/Tox/Beer'd.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Tonight we head to Craft Roots brewing in Milford Mass. The beer is just ok, but the band playing is terrific.

 

[HuskyHawk]

On Thursday we went to Angle Tree in North Attleboro, MA. The beers have improved. It’s a nice local brewery, not a destination of any kind. Wanted to get together before Christmas. It’s a Geoffrey IPA- quite a lot of grapefruit peel/seed and hence bitterness. Cream Ale uses lots of vanilla and has a Crème Brûlée type flavor. Nice for a low abv beer. The Winter Warmer is a lot like Harooon’s, which is a bit overpriced for me but still ok.

I think this is what the craft beer culture really gave us. It’s a variation on the local pub. A gathering place with beer for friends to get together. I like to support these places.

 

[Patman]

day went poorly, only crawled out of bed at 1 and then panicked... human robot was good, neshaminy was ok but didn't have stickers So since i started so late... yeah. Still haven't gotten to counterweight... try number 4 or 5 on thursday maybe.

HuskyHawk... my local place behaves more like a pub with a bunch of regulars and is still mildly dysfunctional but they're making good beer and we're working on them to improve their habits.

 

[HuskyHawk]

This is a truly good beer. Glad Sam is finally selling it in six packs and not just the winter mixed pack.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Black Fern. Insane banger from Treehouse. 7.8% IPA on the cusp of DIPA territory. Hops from Garston Hops, the southernmost hop grower in the world, on the South Island of New Zealand. Flavor explosion. As much as I’m fighting it, I’m turning into a Treehouse fanboy.

 

[mauconnfan]

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Black Fern. Insane banger from Treehouse. 7.8% IPA on the cusp of DIPA territory. Hops from Garston Hops, the southernmost hop grower in the world, on the South Island of New Zealand. Flavor explosion. As much as I’m fighting it, I’m turning into a Treehouse fanboy.

Heard their golf course in Haverhill is sweet. And there’s rumors of expansion in my old hometown of Meriden on Research Parkway. They know how to create a winning venue for sure. Honestly haven’t found a beer they make I like, even their Pilsner is hoppy.

 

[brihman]

Heard their golf course in Haverhill is sweet. And there’s rumors of expansion in my old hometown of Meriden on Research Parkway. They know how to create a winning venue for sure. Honestly haven’t found a beer they make I like, even their Pilsner is hoppy.

That’d make sense for a new location. Looking forward to seeing their new Saratoga location too!!

 

[brihman]

Heard their golf course in Haverhill is sweet. And there’s rumors of expansion in my old hometown of Meriden on Research Parkway. They know how to create a winning venue for sure. Honestly haven’t found a beer they make I like, even their Pilsner is hoppy.

What are your top 2-3 breweries right now?

 

[mauconnfan]

What are your top 2-3 breweries right now?

Anheuser Busch, Guinness, Rolling Rock (for obvious reasons)….

Not just Tree House most breweries aren’t for me. The occasional Pilsner, Kolsch or Lager I can handle other than that don’t like these sours, IPAs, fruity beers.

 

[Dove]

Heard their golf course in Haverhill is sweet. And there’s rumors of expansion in my old hometown of Meriden on Research Parkway. They know how to create a winning venue for sure. Honestly haven’t found a beer they make I like, even their Pilsner is hoppy.

How are you hearing "Treehouse" being connected to that RJ story about Research Pkwy?

 

[karstenkibbe]

They

How are you hearing "Treehouse" being connected to that RJ story about Research Pkwy?

It’s definitely not Treehouse. The developer is looking to build a 16,000 sq ft facility “modeled after” Treehouse.

 

[brihman]

They

It’s definitely not Treehouse. The developer is looking to build a 16,000 sq ft facility “modeled after” Treehouse.

Pretty interesting wonder how many breweries would want/be able to do this

 

[Dove]

They

It’s definitely not Treehouse. The developer is looking to build a 16,000 sq ft facility “modeled after” Treehouse.

I heard my fave brewery Tox is fitting out a former dept store space on Bank Street in New London.

 

[Patman]

I heard my fave brewery Tox is fitting out a former dept store space on Bank Street in New London.

this is indeed the case. I was down there over xmas. Frankly, as you know, Tox is cramped to hell. I know nothing about their new location, hopefully it goes smooth. Breweries are as much culture as anything else and going from strip mall to big restaurant space is an entire attitude change.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Pretty interesting wonder how many breweries would want/be able to do this

One that is well capitalized. But still, that’s a huge roll of the dice. No established brand, no history of great beer, no track record of great customer experience… and you want to open a 16,000 sq ft space. In Meriden. In a year where craft breweries are projected to shutter at a record pace. Good luck to them.

 

[brihman]

One that is well capitalized. But still, that’s a huge roll of the dice. No established brand, no history of great beer, no track record of great customer experience… and you want to open a 16,000 sq ft space. In Meriden. In a year where craft breweries are projected to shutter at a record pace. Good luck to them.

I feel like TreeHouse has been able to maintain quality in their expansion but many have not. Other Half has taken a small step backwards in my opinion. Respect Alchemist and Hill Farmstead for staying true to their model.

 

[Dove]

this is indeed the case. I was down there over xmas. Frankly, as you know, Tox is cramped to hell. I know nothing about their new location, hopefully it goes smooth. Breweries are as much culture as anything else and going from strip mall to big restaurant space is an entire attitude change.

Agree. I am a big fan of the brews coming out of 12% but that cavernous taproot is not my bag. I love the small places like Tox, Coles Road and Myrcene (formerly 30 Mole.) Also, Caius and Stewards of the Land.

 

[Dove]

Then there is Little House. Talk about cramped.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Just an observation and I wonder if others are seeing something similar. It came from some recent small brewery visits combined with my Ireland trip.

My sense is that the brewery has become the pub. The local pub either never existed or is gone in most of the U.S. A place that doesn't have a 4 page menu, booths, dozens of TVs and may not have food at all or is BYOF. A place where people can go hang out after work or on the weekend and have a pint with friends. Sometimes with local live music. The beer at those breweries isn't going to touch Treehouse type places known for the quality of the beer. That's fine, it's you "local". These places are sprouting up everywhere. It's a welcome development. Ten years ago this did not exist.

 

[Waquoit]

One that is well capitalized. But still, that’s a huge roll of the dice. No established brand, no history of great beer, no track record of great customer experience… and you want to open a 16,000 sq ft space. In Meriden. In a year where craft breweries are projected to shutter at a record pace. Good luck to them.

When I think of Meriden beer, I think of the late Firefly Hollow.

 

[Patman]

Yeah. Breweries were going hyper local even 5-6 years ago. It's what it will be. Every town of 10k plus will have at least one down the line.

 

[Dove]

When I think of Meriden beer, I think of the late Firefly Hollow.

They were in Bristol. I think they are about to start contract brewing somewhere.

 

[Waquoit]

They were in Bristol. I think they are about to start contract brewing somewhere.

No wonder I couldn't find it that last time.

 

[dvegas]

An OT for those who prefer the harder stuff, no reason why the flagship University of the state isn't the institution offering this program, considering most likely their students (and definitely it's graduates) are the #1 consumers of these products vs. other schools in Connecticut

Sacred Heart University launches distillation science certificate program

Sacred Heart University has established a distillation science certificate program, the first of its kind in Connecticut. According to the

westfaironline.com

 

[Patman]

An OT for those who prefer the harder stuff, no reason why the flagship University of the state isn't the institution offering this program, considering most likely their students (and definitely it's graduates) are the #1 consumers of these products vs. other schools in Connecticut

Sacred Heart University launches distillation science certificate program

Sacred Heart University has established a distillation science certificate program, the first of its kind in Connecticut. According to the

westfaironline.com

I can put out a good reason, the market is going to deflate on this in 3 years.

There's a lot of demand right now but once those grads realize they aren't going to make 20.00 dollars more than before it's going to shock back. I have a friend that's enrolling in the brand new Auburn grad program.

Reality is that brewing, at the ground level, is still a very much working man job (man as a generalization, back off), it is very much a job that can be learned by reading books and then applying knowledge, it is still very much an applied job. Having academic fundamentals will help but it will not make you another 25k a year unless you instead of brewing go into waste water management.

I would say "no" to UConn doing a program unless one is already in the works.

 

[dvegas]

I can put out a good reason, the market is going to deflate on this in 3 years.

There's a lot of demand right now but once those grads realize they aren't going to make 20.00 dollars more than before it's going to shock back. I have a friend that's enrolling in the brand new Auburn grad program.

Reality is that brewing, at the ground level, is still a very much working man job (man as a generalization, back off), it is very much a job that can be learned by reading books and then applying knowledge, it is still very much an applied job. Having academic fundamentals will help but it will not make you another 25k a year unless you instead of brewing go into waste water management.

I would say "no" to UConn doing a program unless one is already in the works.

I guess you didn't read the post, distillation, not brewing.

 

[Patman]

I guess you didn't read the post, distillation, not brewing.

it is the beer thread, I agree I made an assumption. I get the feeling distillation programs are much rarer. My mistake.

 

[dvegas]

it is the beer thread, I agree I made an assumption. I get the feeling distillation programs are much rarer. My mistake.

No worries LOL, beer is fine, I'm a Bud guy, not into craft brew except for a good Octoberfest in season, liquor is quicker!