Month: September 2016

Saturday, October 1st lineup. It will be a cheery day inside the barn.

Jalapeno Jack   5.5% Cream Ale Cream ale infused with a generous amount of jalapeno peppers. Our process creates a unique brew with the aroma and flavor of jalapeno without the heat. Add a wedge of lime for a refreshing variation. Forgive Me Father  7% IPA Forgive Me Father is a step back to the traditional …

Saturday, October 1st: Introducing Forgive Me Father 7% IPA.

Forgive Me Father is a step back to the traditional IPA rather than the New England style IPA, with centennial and cascade hops.  Please check back tomorrow for the Saturday lineup. Cheers!

Here’s to our October 1st Lineup: The return of Minute Mouse 8% double IPA.

  We sold out of Courageous Cat last weekend, and are excited about bringing back Minute Mouse. This second brew in the Courageous Cat trilogy is a combination of Amarillo, Mosaic and Citra hops. The Amarillo blends to bring out the best of the others.   Fat Orange Cat photo credit Svetlana Petrova and her muse, Zarathustra.

Saturday, October 1st: Three Connecticut Farms, One Beer. Introducing Talky Tina Belgian Saison.

Porcelain doll heirloom pumpkins from DeFranscesco Farm, maple syrup from Rick’s Sugar Shack and honey from Peter Engel Farm.  

Slide show:Many thanks to all of the wonderful folks who came out for the first weekend of autumn. Cheers!

Saturday, September 24th lineup: It’s going to be a beautiful day!

Jalapeno Jack   5.5% Cream Ale Cream ale infused with a generous amount of jalapeno peppers. Our process creates a unique brew with the aroma and flavor of jalapeno without the heat. Add a wedge of lime for a refreshing variation. Code of Harry 6.8% IPA This IPA is like a grown up Surfside 6 pale ale, with a …

Connecticut’s New Frontier: BEER. We are honored to be among these passionate brew friends.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH: INTRODUCING CODE OF HARRY IPA 6.8% ABV. CHEERS!

This IPA is like a grown up Surfside 6 pale ale, with a bit more of everything. The Sarachi Ace hops in Code of Harry gives this lighter, refreshing IPA in our lineup a hint of lemon and a balanced bitterness.

Saturday, September 24th: Courageous Cat Double IPA 8.4% is back.

  This is the first in the Courageous Cat/Minute Mouse/The Frog trilogy. This is refreshing, hop forwarded with the citrus and tropical flavors of Citra hops. This was an IPA lovers crowd favorite last year during our tastings, and sold out when it was introduced on August 2oth.

Saturday, September 24th: Ultimate 57 Imperial IPA 10.1% is back in the rotation. Cheers!

We sold out this past Saturday of Positive Waves  8% Double IPA, the scaled down version of Ultimate 57. This Imperial IPA is hop-heavy with six different hops, with the citrus flavor of Simcoe up front without the typical IPA bitterness.