Beer Gods Week @ Eli Cannon's Tap Room (August 6th - 10th)

Beer Bar:Eli Cannon's Tap Room

Location: 695 Main Street, Middletown

The Skinny:  It's that time of year again!!!  BEER GODS WEEK @ Eli Cannon's in Middletown.  From Monday, August 6th - Friday, August 10th the great people at Eli Cannon's have joined with several breweries from Connecticut to Hawaii and everywhere in between for an action packed week of Craft Beer awesomeness!!!

Here is the detailed rundown:

BEER GODS WEEK

(Monday, August 6th through Friday, August 10th)

Monday, August 6th:

Help the folks at Eli Cannon's kick off Beer Gods Week at their 2nd Annual Beer Fest benefitting the Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown, CT feat:

Brooklyn Brewery

Thomas Hooker Brewing Company

Stone Brewing Company

Oskar Blues Brewing Company

Southern Tier Brewing Company

Narragansett Beer Company

Blue Point Brewing Company

Relic Brewing Company
& many more...

$35 Advance / $40 Day of

Tickets are available at the bar or from your server Now.

Tuesday, August 7th:

Head on over to Eli Cannon's for Dogfish days of Summer.  This Dogfish Head Brewery tap takeover spans 19 tap lines!

Here you can find the complete rundown with links:

Faithfull

 120 Minute IPA

 Nobel Rot

 Old Skool

 Sah'Tea

 Palo Santo

 Burton Baton

 Ta'Henket

 Theobrama

 Raison D'Etre

 World Wide Stout

Chateau Jiahu

Namaste

Festina Peche

My Antonia

Hellhound

Fort

Wednesday, August 8th:

Eli Cannon's is planning a Cask-tastic Wednesday.  Head on over to enjoy some cask conditioned Houndstooth & Clockwork IPA from Connecticut's Relic Brewing Company.

There will also be cask ales from Blue Point Brewing Company and Stone Brewing Company among others!!!

Thursday, August 9th:

For a change of pace head on over to Eli Cannon's for the finale of their month long Bartender Challenge.  Enjoy cocktails created by your favorite current Eli's bartenders (served by past Eli Cannon's bartenders!!!)

Rocco’s Purple Drank

RIPE Mojito Mix

Bacardi Silver

Raspberry Liquer

Club Soda

Scalc’s Tasty Drink

RIPE Spiced Passion

RIPE Agave Sour

Jack Daniels

Lee’s Banana Hammock

RIPE Rum Punch

Bacardi Silver Rum

Banana Liquer

Pineapple Juice

JD’s Three S’s

RIPE Agave Sour

Johnathan Edwards’ Pinot Grigio

Coconut Water

Mango Juice

Friday, August 10th:

The weekend wraps up in a relaxing manor, on the patio with Kona Brewing Company.  Enjoy a special luau menu by Chef Lee & specialty NoRA cupcakes made with Kona brews.

Plenty going on @ Eli Cannon's Tap Room

Beer Bar: Eli Cannon's Tap Room

Location:  695 Main Street, Middletown

The Skinny:  The folks out at Eli Cannon's in Middletown have a very busy Craft Beer event calender over the next few days.  From tastings to independence day celebrations they have it all.  Not to mention their upcoming Beer Gods Week in early August (which will be highlighted in its own post in the coming days)!

Here is the detailed rundown:

Lake Placid Brewery Tasting on Tuesday, July 24th



Eli Cannon's welcomes Lake Placid Brewery from Upstate New York for this tasting event.  There will be plenty of surprises and great Lake Placid Brewery Craft Beer on tap, including: 

Hefeweizen

Ubu Ale

 

Belgian Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 25th

The great folks at Eli Cannon's will be celebrating Belgian Independence Day by teaming with  Brewery Ommegang, Belgian Style Ale experts for this awesome event.  Below is a list of the awesome Ommegang beers that will be on tap:

Abbey Ale

Belgian Independence Day Ale

Belgian Pale Ale

Gnomegang (Collaboration with La Chouffe)

Hennepin Farmhouse

Rare Vos

Witte

New England Brewing Company Tasting on Tuesday, July 31st

After their celebration of Belgian Independence, Eli Cannon's is going to celebrate Craft Beer in a much more local fashion.  They will be teaming up with Connecticut Craft Beer powerhouse, New England Brewing Company for this great tasting event.  On tap will be:

Sea Hag IPA

Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA

Scrumtrulescent Saison

Galaxy Session Pale Ale

668 Neighbor of the Beast

Stone Ruination IPA 10th Anniversary Celebration @ Eli Cannon's

Beer Bar:  Eli Cannon's

Location:  695 Main Street, Middletown

Brewery:  Stone Brewing Company

Date/Time:  Wednesday, July 11th, 7pm to 9pm

The Skinny:  The cool folks over at Eli Cannon's in Middletown are teaming up with Southern California's Stone Brewing Company for a very special event!  Stone Brewing Company is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their Stone Ruination IPA!!! (Sooo Hoppy). 

The fine people at Eli Cannon's are going to help them ring in this milestone with an awesome event.  On tap from Stone Brewing Company will be:

Stone Ruination 10th Anniversary IPA

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA

Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale

AND

Double Dry Hopped Ruination

The Weekender (May 25-28)

Every Friday I will publish "The Weekender". This will be your guide to awesome craft beer events and deals for that weekend.

I will give a brief highlight of 5 Connecticut Craft Beer events or deals to check out. Some will be the same from week to week and some will be different. So please check back each week.


5 Events/Deals You Need To Know Are Happening This Weekend:

1. Relic Brewing Company Beer Tasting, May 25, 5-7PM

The Skinny:  The Folks at Relic Brewing Company in Plainville invite you to come on down for a beer tasting!!!  On tap will be:  Whiting St (slightly hoppy easy drinker), Fortnight (classy American ipa), Houndstooth ( traditional Dark English Mild, malty and lucious)

Growlers will also be available in 64oz and 32oz sizes!

  ***BONUS TIDBIT: They will also be open Saturday from 12-3PM for a tasting and will feature an additional beer, Shipright (strong British IPA with a complex hop profile and higher alcohol content)***

Address & Directions:  95B Whiting Street, Plainville
Hartford County

2. Coalhouse Pizza Happy Hour Friday, May 25, 3-5PM
The Skinny:  The great folks over at Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford celebrate Happy Hour from 3-5PM!!!  Head on down and enjoy $5 Flights and $5 Drafts (From the list of 52 Beers on Tap!).  They also offer 1/2 priced mixed drinks for those not-so-craftbeer aficionados.

  ***BONUS TIDBIT: Saturday is 1/2 priced bottled beer day AND this Saturday at 5PM starts "Beer Glass Give-Away Night"***

Address: 85 High Ridge Road, Stamford
Fairfield County


3. Prime 16 Saturday, May 26, 2-4PM

Enjoy any of Prime 16's 20 premium drafts at 1/2 price!

Current Draft List

Address & Directions: 172 Temple Street, New Haven
New Haven County


4.  Willimantic Brewing Company Stein Day, May 27th

Bring in your favorite drinking glass/stein/receptacle and get some awesome discounts!!!

  ***BONUS TIDBIT:  Sunday is also Postal Workers Night, so if you happen to work for the postal service you can get 10% off of your bill!!!***

Address & Directions:  967 Main Street, Willimantic
Windham County
5.  Beer Dinner: Eli Cannon's Tap Room, Middletown May 28th,    3-7PM

Price: $55 per person (Head over to Eli Cannon's to purchase your tickets)

The Skinny: The awesome people at Eli Cannon's in Middletown are joining forces with their friends from the west coast, Stone Brewing Company for this savory event. What better way to spend your Memorial Day holiday, than at Eli Cannon's eating some of the best food in CT and drinking some of the best Craft Beer that America offers.

For more information check out the event post (HERE)

Address & Directions:  695 Main Street, Middletown
Middlesex County

Beer Dinner: Eli Cannon's Tap Room, Middletown May 28th

Beer Bar:  Eli Cannon's Tap Room

Brewery:  Stone Brewing Company

Location:  695 Main Street, Middletown

When:  Monday, May 28th 3:00PM - 7:00PM

Price: $55 per person (Head over to Eli Cannon's to purchase your tickets)

The Skinny:  The awesome people at Eli Cannon's in Middletown are joining forces with their friends from the west coast, Stone Brewing Company for this savory event.  What better way to spend your Memorial Day holiday, than at Eli Cannon's eating some of the best food in CT and drinking some of the best Craft Beer that America offers.

Some of Stone Brewing Company's best Craft Beers, including Belgo-Russian Imperial Stout, Vertical Epic 11.11.11, Escodido Imperial Black IPA and many more will be paired with amazing dishes cooked up in the Eli Cannon's kitchen.

Here is what the head chef from Eli Cannon's Tap Room has in store for your palette:

Appetizer
Lamb Lollipop - French Tipped Lamb Chop with mint jelly sauce, served over potato sticks

Soup
Coconut Saffron & Shrimp

Salad
Tomato Watermelon Salad

Main Course
Choice of Grilled Trout or Rib Eye w/ a coffee and chili crust. Served with roasted fingerling potatoes and roasted asparagus

Dessert
Chocolate cupcake with a chocolate and chili ganache center topped with fruit buttercream and a candied raspberry
Chocolate coconut cupcake with lemon buttercream.

Tickets are limited so get them soon!

If you have any questions, call up the folks at Eli Cannon's @ 860-347-3547

Tuesday Night Tastin' @ Eli Cannon's, Middletown

Location: Eli Cannon's Tap Room, Middletown

Date: Tuesday, May 8 7:00PM - 9:00PM

The Skinny: The awesome people at Eli Cannon’s Tap Room in Middletown are teaming up with the splendid folks at Oskar Blues Brewery for this complimentary, special tasting event. There will be 4 different Oskar Blues brews on tap (Including the newest member of the Oskar Blues line up, Deviant Dale's IPA!!!).  There might also be some free Oskar Blues Schwag up for grabs.  For a complete rundown of the Oskar Blues Brewery selections that will be featured at Eli Cannon’s Tap Room on Tuesday, look here:

Deviant Dale's IPA

Deviant Dale’s IPA (8% ABV, 85 IBUs) was born at the crossroads, in a juke joint, as if Dale’s Pale Ale sold its soul to balance Deviant’s foreboding aromas of citrus, grapefruit rind and piney resins with a copper ball-of-fire color and inscrutable finish. The 2011 GABF Silver Medal Winner (American IPA Category) is the Devil incarnate with untold amounts of malt and hedonistic Columbus dry-hopping. Oskar Blues’ southern spirit caught a northbound blues bus to ColoRADo to deliver the boundary bustin’ brewery’s first 16 oz. tallboy can.

Mama's Little Yella Pils

Oskar Blues’ Mama’s Little Yella Pills is an uncompromising, small-batch version of the beer that made Pilsen, Czech Republic famous. Unlike mass market “pilsners” diluted with corn & rice, Mama’s is built with 100% pale malt, German specialty malts, and Saaz hops. While it’s rich with Czeched-out flavor, its gentle hopping (35 IBUs) and low ABV (just 5.3%) make it a luxurious but low-dose (by Oskar Blues standards) refresher.

Dale's Pale Ale

America’s first hand-canned craft beer is a voluminously hopped mutha that delivers a hoppy nose, assertive-but-balanced flavors of pale malts and hops from start to finish. First canned in 2002, Dale’s Pale Ale is a hearty (6.5% and 65 IBUs), critically acclaimed trailblazer that has changed the way craft beer fiends perceive canned beer.

Gubna

Emphasizing that complexity of character can arise from simple elements, this ale is made with 3 malts and 1 hop. Its light amber color and slightly spicy malt character are derived from the use of German Dark Munich Malt and Rye Malt respectively. North American 2-row barley combines with the other grains to lay the foundation for the hop onslaught to come. Summit hops are used exclusively in the boil for bitterness, flavor and aroma but it doesn’t end there. Post-fermentation dry hopping allows the 10% ABV monstrosity to gently coax the citrus rind and grapefruit aroma to join the 100 IBUs already present. This beer will greet you with a pungent citrus blast, provide a spicy yet round middle and finish with a brisk, clean bitterness.

For Directions go (HERE)

For More info call Eli Cannon's @ 860-347-ELIS

Tuesday Night Tastin' @ Eli Cannon's, Middletown

Location: Eli Cannon's Tap Room, Middletown

Date: Tuesday,  May 1 7:00PM - 9:00PM                                    

The Skinny:  The awesome people at Eli Cannon’s Tap Room in Middletown are teaming up with the great folks at Sebago Brewing Company for this special tasting event.   There will be 7 different Sebago brews on tap.  Amongst the 7 will be 3 IPAs (one of which will be a cask IPA!!!)  For a complete rundown of the Sebago Brewing Company selections that will be featured at Eli Cannon’s Tap Room on Tuesday, look here:

Citra Dry-Hopped Full Throttle IPA CASK

Frye's Leap IPA

Frye's Leap IPA is an intense experience. It is a hoppy medium-bodied ale and is full of character. From the caramel malt which gives our IPA its golden color to the distinct fruity hoppiness, this beer is every bit as exciting as its namesake, the popular cliffs on Sebago Lake. Enjoy this refreshing beer with seafood, spicy foods and all things grilled. Take the Leap!

Full Throttle IPA

Big juicy American hops burst from this unfiltered deep amber ale. The caramel sweetness takes a backseat only to the abundance of citrusy, piney flavors and aromas. Dominated by Cascade, Centennial, Chinook and Falconer's Flight hops, our double IPA has been dry-hopped for over a month.

Barleywine 2011

2011 Barleywine is Sebago Brewing Company's boldest beer ever at 9.7% ABV, 60 IBUs, and an extended barrel-aging time. This beer is a blend of Old World influence and modern day ingredients and technique. Domestic malt and distinctly American hops produce this rich, full bodied ale. On top of it all, this beer was barrel-aged in charred oak bourbon barrels for over eight months. The end result is an unfiltered dark ruby colored ale with very intense aromatics.

Elegan's Saison

This style is renowned for its complex fruitiness and aroma. Elegans Saison (6.1% ABV) is a smooth ruby red colored winter version brewed with Pineapple Sage, an herb from the mountains of Central America long used as a tension reliever. Pineapple sage (salvia elegans) imparts delicate fragrances of lemongrass and tangerine to compliment the bready malt aroma and caramelized sugar flavors. A balanced bitterness ends each sip and cleanses the palate, leaving you thirsty for more.

Hefewiezen

Our Hefeweizen is a golden unfiltered wheat beer with it’s origins from Bavaria. We ferment it with a traditional German yeast strain which produces a unique spicy fruitiness and wonderful carbonation. Malted red wheat gives it a light crisp body and dense white head. Please sit back and enjoy our summertime seasonal beer!

Saddleback Ale    

Saddleback Ale is a crisp light all malt beer with roots from an Eastern European lager. The Czech hops balance the pale malt, revealing balance and natural drinkability. Saddleback Ale is the perfect session beer.