Pak it up, Pak it in, Let Me Begin Rasham, South Windsor June 2017 For the record, I waffled between the House of Pain lyric in my subtitle versus "Rasham-a-lamma ding-dong." (By Otis Day And The Knights, a fictional band created for Animal House.) But really, Irish Bostonians or fake black doo-woppers have … [Read more...]
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Stafford Cidery
Cockamamie Stafford Cidery, Stafford August 2017 I don’t know where to begin or what to write on this page. I guess the very most important thing is that I know NOTHING about cider. The alcoholic and carbonated version of cider, anyway. As of today, Connecticut has two cideries that produce this type of booze – … [Read more...]
CTMQ&A: Zack Adams of Fox Farm Brewery
CTMQ&A No. 3 Zack Adams, Owner and Brewer at Fox Farm Brewery April 2017 Farm Farm Brewery will open very soon on a leafy Salem backroad. The build out has gone as well as one could expect (read: some delays, but nothing too crazy) and as everyone that follows these things knows, it's beautiful. Set in a … [Read more...]
CTMQ&A: Matt Westfall of Counter Weight Brewing
CTMQ&A No. 2 Matt Westfall, Owner and Brewer at Counter Weight Brewing Company March 2017 Announcement: Counter Weight Brewing will graciously host CT Hops for Hope's Beer's for Brittany event on Sunday, April 23rd. 100% of proceeds will go to Brittany Vellucci who is bravely undergoing cancer treatment. Many of … [Read more...]
CTMQ&A: Ed Silva of Lasting Brass Brewing
CTMQ&A No. 1 Ed Silva, Owner and Brewer at Lasting Brass Brewing Company January 2017 I hope you enjoy a new (2017) series of interviews with some of the people who make Connecticut what it is. Lasting Brass Brewing Company opened in the Old Pin Shop in the Oakville section of Watertown on December 3, 2016. … [Read more...]
Tschudin Chocolates & Confections
Tschop NoTsch Tschudin Chocolates & Confections, Middletown January 9, 2015 I have no idea how to pronounce Tschudin. Is the ‘T’ completely silent, or is it a whisper of a ‘T’ sound? Or does it not even matter, because the mad (in a good way) polymath behind the eponymous chocolate shop has the full name of Rob … [Read more...]
Powder Hollow Brewing
Keeping Their Powder, Why? Powder Hollow Brewing Company, Enfield A few visits, 2014-2016 Powder Hollow has opened an outpost in Middletown and one at Yankee Candle in Massachusetts. R Dee Winery and East Coast Cider both operate out of the same building. Is it true that when a guy says, "I'm a nice guy" there … [Read more...]
French-Canadian: Chez Ben Diner
C'est Si Ben Chez Ben Diner, Manchester Multiple Visits from November 2014-December 2016 It appears several of the French-Canadian items have been dropped from the menu in 2024. (Is a title pun better or worse when it's in another language?) Straight up: I love Chez Ben. I've been several times and it became … [Read more...]
Westford Hill Distillers
Eau-de-Wheeeeeeee! Westford Hill Distillers, Ashford June 2013 Westford Hill is internationally renowned and yet it's fairly likely you've never heard of them. Westford Hill is on Chatey Road in Ashford and is owned and operated by Louis and Margaret Chatey and I'm pretty sure you don't live on a road named … [Read more...]
Tidal River Brewing (Closed)
Tidal River Brewing Canton January 2016-October 2016 Ok, look. I don’t need to write up this page and if you’re reading this, you are among select company. In today’s tsunami of new breweries, new beers, newly distributed brands to our state, the news of one of Connecticut’s smallest breweries closing barely … [Read more...]
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