Beer

[HuskyHawk]

Hill Farmstead Three Magic Letters. Even better than I remember. Last time I tasted this beer was six years ago.

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Every little thing they do is magic, everything they brew can turn you on.

 

[Dove]

Confirmed...my fave NEIPA I have ever drinkded. From Belleflower in Portland, ME. Only one left.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Treehouse just isn’t missing on any of their beers. Well oiled machine. This new DIPA, with NZ and Aussie hops, delivers tropical fruitiness, a nice bitter bite and a creamy, medium body. View attachment 90994

I was gifted a can of Treehouse Julius today at a friend's cookout. I'm not really a beer guy, but I'm excited to try this next weekend.

 

[storrsroars]

The coming of fall is a mixed blessing for me - I loathe everything pumpkin spice. I find the smell atrocious.

But it's also Marzen season. It's a style I think the Germans still do better than micros in US, although Great Lakes makes a nice one (I'm sure you CT/MA guys will throw out Brisk or Whisper, and maybe they're better, but my how much more than a six of Hacker-Pschorr that I can grab for under $10?). Having my first of the season right now.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The coming of fall is a mixed blessing for me - I loathe everything pumpkin spice. I find the smell atrocious.

But it's also Marzen season. It's a style I think the Germans still do better than micros in US, although Great Lakes makes a nice one (I'm sure you CT/MA guys will throw out Brisk or Whisper, and maybe they're better, but my how much more than a six of Hacker-Pschorr that I can grab for under $10?). Having my first of the season right now.

My New England go to for those is Jacks Abby, which is also priced affordably. I like some Marzens more than others to be sure.

 

[Dove]

Sorry, I forgot what this is. Just gaze at it!!!

 

[karstenkibbe]

Pale lager and English pub ale, both from Marlowe, at New York Craft Coalition today. Delicious and highly crushable.

 

[Waquoit]

Looks very sanitary

 

[karstenkibbe]

Looks very sanitary

The best breweries usually are… from the brew house to the bar to the bathrooms. Many learned from Treehouse.

 

[Waquoit]

The best breweries usually are… from the brew house to the bar to the bathrooms. Many learned from Treehouse.

I like character more than operating room.

 

[karstenkibbe]

I like character more than operating room.

I like good beer, like the ones in the photos I posted. You can have “character”. It’s a brewery, not a neighborhood bar.

 

[Dove]

Tox Brewing in Groton has this wheat beer called Ergot. It's on the deserted island list. Wow!! Soft orange notes blossom.

 

[Dove]

Here's a sinfully smooth crackish brew called Double D

art from Tox.

 

[AreBee1969]

Here's a sinfully smooth crackish brew called Double D View attachment 91467 art from Tox.

Once a year Tox brews Triple Dart which is unreal. Poltergeist is a Double Dry Hopped Triple and is probably my favorite hazy.

 

[karstenkibbe]

Once a year Tox brews Triple Dart which is unreal. Poltergeist is a Double Dry Hopped Triple and is probably my favorite hazy.

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Have to admit I haven’t had a Tox beer in a few years. Solid, but not memorable. Between you and @Dove singing their praises, looks like I need to revisit.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Anyone been to Caius Farm brewing in Branford? Looks solid on IG

 

[AreBee1969]

Anyone been to Caius Farm brewing in Branford? Looks solid on IG

I have not been there but just checked out their website. What a wide array of beers on tap. Lots of German influence most likely from his brewing studies in Munich.

Only one IPA and only one Imperial IPA. They're going to go out of business!

 

[karstenkibbe]

Anyone been to Caius Farm brewing in Branford? Looks solid on IG

I have not been. I know many people in the craft beer scene in CT who have visited. Universally, I have heard:

• Great vibe and comfortable spot
• Solid, but not spectacular beers, both traditional styles and the few IPAs he brews.
• Dude must have majored in the classics, based on his Instagram posts and the names of his beers.

@Dove could probably provide some color. He just raved about his IPA on Instagram an hour ago.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I have not been. I know many people in the craft beer scene in CT who have visited. Universally, I have heard:

• Great vibe and comfortable spot
• Solid, but not spectacular beers, both traditional styles and the few IPAs he brews.
• Dude must have majored in the classics, based on his Instagram posts and the names of his beers.

@Dove could probably provide some color. He just raved about his IPA on Instagram an hour ago.

Yeah looked like a great spot to go, glad to hear the beer is serviceable

 

[Dove]

I'll just say this...the brewskis I have had there are excellent. Pictured here is an American Pale Ale with mosaic and citra. So damned good...

 

[Dove]

I have not been there but just checked out their website. What a wide array of beers on tap. Lots of German influence most likely from his brewing studies in Munich.

Only one IPA and only one Imperial IPA. They're going to go out of business!

They're gearing up for their OktoberFest brews.

 

[storrsroars]

Something to think about while you're nursing your hazy out on your deck...

Beer makes humans more attractive to malarial mosquitoes

Drinking beer, it seems, could increase the risk of malaria.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[HuskyHawk]

local Octoberfest here in South Carolina. Good one.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Counter weight in Cheshire has some solid Oktoberfest stuff going on, but especially their weissbier. Tastes exactly like a weissbier you’d get at a Biergarten in Munich

And they do liter steins if you ask

 

[Patman]

I am having some stupid thoughts of doing travel during a government shutdown. Updating my CT targets (my real preferred trip is a multicity swing through the lower-midwest DC-Louisville-STL-KC-STL-IND-CIN-DC).

So I've been to Aspetuck, Two Roads, Black Hog, NEBCO, Relic, and Paddle Creek out of those that still exist.

I have pencils on Tox, Fox Farm, Counter Weight, and Beer'd. My map I have pencils on a couple of Manchester CT locations but anything on that I-84 plan has always been preferable as I'm targeting North Central Mass usually. Sometimes I pick up random places and they turn out good (Paddle Creek I really liked)

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I keep penciling in trip ideas. New England I still havent done any real time in Western MA, Vermont, and Rhode Island and then there's one offs I haven't gotten to like Schilling in northern NH and Lamplighter in Cambridge. I want to do extended weekend trips to Greensboro/Winston Salem, Charlotte, and Asheville as separate trips. Then there's return visits into Central Pennsylvania, I ought to do Pittsburgh but nothing inspires me, and then there's a return trip to Roanoke and points further down. Still some trips are more elusive than others. i also want to sketch out an upper midwest plan.