CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 11 Black Pond Brews, Danielson CT Hops for Hope is forced to limit the number of breweries who can pour at the event, as we are a small all-volunteer organization. We simply can't manage a billion breweries nor can we afford space to accommodate them all. (As it is, we WILL have over 40!) … [Read more...]
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CT H4H: Black Hog Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 10 Black Hog Brewing, Oxford This is random, but I just read a bit about the Black Hog crew and am impressed with their resumes. Head brewer Tyler Jones holds a Chemical Engineerin degree. Another guy there is an Army Ranger. Taproom maven Marissa worked at Yale in geochemical research. … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Austin Design
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 9 Austin Design, MA/VT I’m proud of every part of CT Hops for Hope. It’s continually amazing to me how many people give their unpaid time and energy to the event and the cause. One of my tasks is to help secure sponsors for the event to cover the upfront costs. That way, we are able to … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Fox Farm Brewery
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 8 Fox Farm Brewery, Salem As i continue to write these CT Hops for Hope Spotlight pages, I'm continually pausing to process what it is I'm writing. After all, our little brewfest has secured a slew of breweries that you won't find at bigger fests. We don't pay for the beer and yet many … [Read more...]
CTH4H: New Park Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 7 New Park Brewing Company, West Hartford It would be tough to argue which new CT brewery is generating the most excitement these days, for there are many in contention. One of them, without a doubt, is New Park Brewing in West Hartford. And that excitement is certainly warranted. As a … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Allagash Brewing Co.
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 6 Allagash Brewing Company, Portland, ME When Organizing CT Hops for Hope, we are continually humbled at the response we get from breweries. This is something I could write about for days. It's amazing, really. Our list of breweries is, I think, as good as it gets in Connecticut. While we … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Armada Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 4 Armada Brewing, East Haven As of today, there are 50 commercial breweries in Connecticut. Armada isn’t one you can visit in the normal sense, as owner/brewer John Kraszewski leases space from Overshores Brewing in East Haven to brew his line-up of stellar ales. For many CT Hops for Hope … [Read more...]
CTH4H: Get Baked
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 3 Get Baked, Windsor People often wonder how in the world CT Hops for Hope is able to donate 100% of our ticket sales (etc.) to charity. There are many reasons: We are an all-volunteer organization, we are fully committed to the mission, and we have a bunch of incredibly generous … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 2 Fat Orange Cat Brew Co, East Hampton An amazing thing is happening in unlikely place. In the woods on a residential street in a sparsely populated town at a residence, tiny batches of highly sought-after IPAs (and other styles) are being brewed and sold. It is rustic, homey, funky, … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Back East Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 1 Back East Brewing, Bloomfield What better way to start this series of short posts on CT Hops for Hope breweries, sponsors, and vendors than with the brewery that just had three of their beers place in DRAFT Magazine’s blindly tasted, expertly paneled “Top 50 IPAs in America.” Back East … [Read more...]
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