Coalhouse Pizza (Expanded and busy as ever!!!)

Beer Bar:  Coalhouse Pizza

Address / Phone Number:  85 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT (203) 977-7700

Beer Stats:  52 Taps ($6-$9) / 50+ Bottles ($5.75-$14.75)

Happy Hour (Beer Deals): Monday - Friday 3PM-5PM $5 Drafts & $5 Flights

Food:  Yes (Pizza/BBQ/Wings & More)

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/COALHOUSE_PIZZA

***For my original post on Coalhouse Pizza, head here***


The Skinny:  Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford, has added to their space!!!  There is plenty of room now at Coalhouse for you and your fellow craft beer and awesomeee-food enthusiasts.  I recently checked out the new space when I attended one of their beer classes (that's right they host beer classes about once every six weeks).

The new dining space occupies a former music store that was just to the left (when facing the building) of Coalhouse Pizza.  There are plenty of additional tables as well as two large flatscreens for all your sports watching pleasure.  In addition to the extra seating, there is also a new game area, to the back of the building.  Add in all of these new additions to already amazing beer selection, killer food and great vibes and now you have even more reasons to head on over to Coalhouse.

As usual, the folks at Coalhouse have put together a very busy event calender.  Here is a rundown of  all upcoming events at Coalhouse Pizza, with the Craft Beer events bolded:

 

 

The Mojo Duo and Friends performing live

Friday, November 9th, 8:30PM

&

Friday, December 14th, 8:30PM

 

Wine & Cheese

Saturday, November 10th

 

Beer Glass Give-Away Night

Saturday, November 10th

 

Founders Brewing Flight Night

Tuesday, November 13th

 

Cisco Brewing Flight Night

Thursday, November 15th

 

Stone Brewing Flight Night

Tuesday, November 20th

 

Mystery Draft Contest

(Correctly guess the select mystery draft and win two free tickets two their next beer dinner!)

Friday, November 23rd

 

IPA Day

($5 IPA Drafts and Flights)

Saturday, November 24th

 

Sixpoint Brewery Flight Night

Tuesday, November 27th

 

New England Brewing Flight Night

Thursday, November 29th

 

Home Brew Competition

(Join Coalhouse when they announce the winners to their Open Style Home Brew Competition)

Tuesday, December 4th, 7:00PM

 



 



The Weekender (July 20th - July 22nd)

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. Back East Brewing Company Friday, July 20th 4-7PM

Brewery tasting room hours!!!

They will offer tours, samples, merchandise sales and growler fills.

Address & Directions:  1296A Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield
Hartford County

2.  City Steam Brewery Cafe Friday, July 20th 4-7PM

Happy Hour!!!  $3/$3.50 Handcrafted Beers & $16-$18 3.5L Beer Bongs (for parties of 3 or more)

Address & Directions:  942 Main Street, Hartford
Hartford County

3.  Back East Brewing Company Saturday, July 21st 11-4PM

Brewery tasting room hours!!!

They will offer tours, samples, merchandise sales and growler fills.

Address & Directions: 1296A Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield
Hartford County

4. Coalhouse Pizza Saturday, July 21st Starting at 5PM

Beer Glass Give Away

Address: 85 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905
Fairfield County


5. Cottrell Brewing Company Saturday, July 21st 1-5pm

Tours every half hour on the half hour. Also a tasting and beer sales!

Address & Directions: 100 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
New London County

Beer Dinner: Featuring Stone Brewing Company @ The Ginger Man Norwalk

Restaurant:  The Ginger Man

Breweries:  Stone Brewing Company

Location:  99 Washington Street, South Norwalk

When: Monday, July 30th 7:00PM

Price: $75 Per Person All Inclusive (For tickets head to The Ginger Man site or call them at 203-354-0163)

The Skinny: The great people at The Ginger Man Norwalk are joining forces with Southern California Craft Beer Powerhouse, Stone Brewing Company for an amazing beer dinner.  The exact menu and beer selection is still being conjured up.  Though one beer being paired up will be Bashah, a Black Belgian Double IPA collaboration between Stone and BrewDog


Beyond that, all we know is that this will be a fantastic 5 course meal.  That's right, 5 amazing courses paired with 5 equally amazing beers.

Plenty Going on @ Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford during July!

Beer Bar:  Coalhouse Pizza

Location:  85 High Ridge Road, Stamford

The Skinny:  Just as they always do, the amazing folks at Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford have an event packed month planned for everyone.  From giveaways to tastings and flight nights, almost every day of the month offers a different Craft Beer event!

Add all of this to their always amazing menu and the great vibe (Detailed in my earlier post HERE) and Coalhouse Pizza is a must visit for any craft beer fan.
Here is the full rundown, including links to the various breweries:

Thursday July 12th - Founders Flight Night

Friday July 13th - Cask Night

Tuesday July 17th - Cisco Flight Night

Wednesday July 18th - Battle of the IPAs

Thursday July 19th - Dogfish Head Flight Night

Saturday July 21st - Beer Glass Give Away

Tuesday July 24th - Green Flash Flight Night

Wednesday July 25th - Taste of Belgian Brews

Thursday July 26th - Lagunitas Flight Night
Saturday July 28th - Beer Stein Day

Tuesday July 31st - Allagash Flight Night

Thursday August 2nd - Blind Beer Tasting

They also have LIVE MUSIC every Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday in July!

7,318 Reasons to visit Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford

Why should I visit   Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford?

Because of the Pizza!
Because of the Wings!!
Because of the Draft List!!!
Because of the Bottle List!!!!
Because of the Vibe and Atmosphere!!!!!

Coalhouse Pizza is beyond AWESOME.  Coalhouse Pizza has that "IT" factor.  It's one of those places that makes ya smile the second you walk in the door.  When you walk inside, you look straight and to the right and you see all the Taps.  And you smile.  You look up and see dozens and dozens of craft beer bottles.  And you smile.  Some make you reflect on your experiences and memories with those beers and others make you envious for having not tried them before.  But they all make you smile.  You smell the food...the wings, the pastas and oh the PIZZA.  And again you Smile.  You see the pictures of the jazz greats on the walls.  And you smile.  You hear the jazz music emerging from the speakers.  And you smile.

Coalhouse Pizza on High Ridge Road in Stamford can make you smile in so many different ways.

Like I said, this place his the "IT" factor.  They have the "IT" factor in a hundred different ways, coming at you from a hundred different directions.

Since this is a beer blog, we will focus there.

Coalhouse Pizza has a 52 Tap System.  A 52 TAP SYSTEM (typed again and in all caps for dramatic effect)!!!  If you want an awesome craft beer selection this is the place to go.  They've got Lagers, Pilsners, Bocks, Wheats, Whites, Belgians, Amber Ales, Brown Ales, Scotch Ales, Pale Ales, IPAs, Strong Ales, Porters, Stouts, Barleywines and even a section called "The Unusuals"!!!  Not only do they have each of these varieties of Craft Beers, but they have many options within each category.

They have Strong beers, such as the 18% Dogfish Head 120min IPA (The clear your schedule, I'm gonna need a nap beer) and light beers, like the 3.8% Sebago Hefeweizen (The I can have a few of these and still be a productive citizen beer)!

They also consistently have Connecticut Craft Beers on Tap as well from such awesome breweries like Thomas Hooker Brewery and New England Brewing Company.

AND, just when you thought "Things don't get any better than this", they do!  What I detailed above is just the draft beer!

On to The Bottles!!!

Coalhouse Pizza offers more than 100 different Bottled Craft Beers, in no less than 32 different styles!!!  Some of the larger portions of the impeccable list include a whopping 9 American IPAs!, 7 Imperial IPAs, 6 Witbiers and 5 Stouts!

If you're looking for Craft Beer deals/specials/events (and aren't we all?) they have them all the time.  There are often multiple deals/events/specials every week out at Coalhouse.

Here is a brief look at the various Craft Beer events and deals they have lined up for June!!!:

-Every Monday-Friday 3PM - 5PM Happy Hour ($5 Flights, $5 Drafts, 1/2 Priced Mixed Drinks)

-Every Saturday Half Priced Bottled Beer, Choose from any of their bottled beer on their new menu

-Tuesday, June 5th @ 5PM Blind Beer Tasting, Four Beers, One Style

-Thursday, June 7th Cask Night Featuring Berkshire Brewing River Ale

-Tuesday, June 12th @ 5PM Sixpoint Brewing Flight Night

-Thursday, June 14th @ 5PM Beer and Cheese, Artisanal Cheese and Craft Beer

-Saturday, June 16th @ 5PM Beer Glass Give-Away Night

-Tuesday, June 19th @ 7PM Home Brew, Join them when they announce the winners of their Pale Ale / IPA Home Brew Competition!  Marc & Tess from Maltose Express will be there with a team of Home Brew Judges.

-Wednesday, June 20th @ 5PM Taste of Belgium

-Thursday, June 21st @ 5PM Battle of the IPA's, Flower Power IPA, Southern Tier 2xIPA, Burton Baton, Big Eye IPA

-Saturday, June 23rd Beer Stein Day, Bring your own beer stein or club mug and enjoy select craft brews!

-Tuesday, June 26th @ 5PM Flight Night

If this amazing list of awesome deals and events isn't enough, the great people at Coalhouse Pizza will also be putting on Wine events and featuring live music throughout June.

For more information on any of the great things going on over at Coalhouse Pizza, give them a call at 203-977-7700 or check out their website at http://www.coalhousepizza.com/

Beer Festival: Harbor Brew Fest, Bridgeport, Saturday, September 22nd

Beer Festival:  Harbor Brew Fest

Location:  Ball Park at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport

Date/Time:  Saturday, September 22nd, 1PM - 5PM

Price:  For only $35.00 per ticket you will have an unforgettable day of beer tasting, listening to some great music and enjoying the day with friends. A $50.00 ticket includes all of the above plus samples of reserve & specialty brews from participating breweries an hour before general admission. Designated drivers can access the festival for a reduced rate of $10.00.

Tickets on sale now
Ticket sales will be limited and may sell out before the day of the event.To purchase tickets go to: http://www.harborbrewfest.com. You can also purchase tickets on their Facebook page, Harbor Brew Fest

The Skinny:  Let me paint a picture for you.  It's the start of fall in Southern New England.  The hot days of summer are locked in an evenly matched tug-of-war with the cool days of fall.  The leaves are on the cusp of changing.  Baseball season is winding down just as football season is heating up. 

You, a craft beer lover are going back in forth between your last summer ales, your pumpkin spiced beers and those delicious and rich oktoberfest brews.  Do you have a nostalgia induced smile on your face yet?  I hope so.

 

On Saturday, September 22nd, the Harbor Brew Fest is going to bring all of these feelings together.

The stage will be set at the beautiful Ball Park at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport.  On tap will be an amazing array of international, domestic and local beers.  The breweries that have already been lined up are (Connecticut Breweries in Bold):

•    Samuel Adams — samueladams.com

•    Latis Imports (Palm, Theakston’s, Arcobrau, Rodenbach, Boon) — latisimports.com

•    Long Trail — longtrail.com

•    Harpoon Brewery — harpoonbrewery.com

•    Newcastle Brown — newcastlebrown.com

•    Blue Point Brewing Company — bluepointbrewing.com

•    Thomas Hooker Brewing Company — hookerbeer.com

•    Amstel Wheat — amstel.com

•    Beaver Beer --- beaverbeer.com

•    Kona Brewing Company — konabrewingco.com

•    Redhook Brewing — redhook.com

•    Widmer Brothers Brewing — widmerbrothers.com

•    Narragansett Beer — narragansettbeer.com

•    Newport Storm Beers — www.newportstorm.com

•    Merchant Du Vin Imports (Sam Smith, Westmalle, Liefmans) — merchantduvin.com

•    Magic Hat Brewing Company — magichat.net

•    Sebago Brewing Company — sebagobrewing.com

•    Berkshire Brewing Company — berkshirebrewingcompany.com

•    Cisco Brewers — ciscobrewers.com

•    City Steam Brewery Café — citysteambrewerycafe.com

•    Sierra Nevada Brewing Company — sierranevada.com

•    Brooklyn Brewery — brooklynbrewery.com

•    Sapporo — sapporobeer.com

•    Crispin Cider — crispincider.com

Retro Table: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz, Schaefer, Ballantine, Old Milwaukee — pabstbrewingco.com

Olde Burnside Brewing--http://www.oldeburnsidebrewing.com

Charter Oak Brew Company LLC--Http://charteroakbrewing.com

Southport Brewing Company– www.southportbrewing.com

Union Station Brewing– http://www.brewerie.com

Willimantic Brewing Company– www.willibrew.com

Sixpoint Brewery— www.sixpoint.com

Grey Sail Brewing Company

As we all know, nothing works up an appetite like some delicious craft beer.  So, on hand to fulfill your munching needs will be a plethora of awesome food trucks:

Super Duper Weenie

 Fire Engine Pizza Co

Little Sisters Bake Truck

Christophe’s Crepe Truck

Melt Mobile

So we have the beers and we have the food.  What's missing from this picture perfect September Saturday afternoon? MUSICCCCC!!!  Well the folks behind Harbor Brew Fest have thought of that too.  Even as we are still a few months out musical acts:

 

 Twiddle

String Fingers

John Torres

Ricardo Reyes

Remember September

Are already lined up with more on the way.

Check Tapintoct.blogspot.com for frequent updates.

Harbor Brew Fest is sponsored by Harry's Wine & Liquor Market, R.D. Scinto Inc., Advocate Weekly, Andrea Espach Design & People's United Bank

 

 

Beer Festival: The Offshore Pour, Saturday, June 16th, Norwalk

Festival:  The Offshore Pour

Location:  The Island Belle, Docks at Veteran’s Park – Seaview Avenue Norwalk

Date/Time:  Saturday, June 16th, 12PM - 4:30PM

Ticket Prices:  $59 in Advance ($75 Day of the event) To purchase tickets head (HERE)

The Skinny:  What is a better way to head into summer than with some amazing craft beer and awesome BBQ?  Well how about you throw in some live music!  If that is your idea of a perfect warm weather afternoon, then I'm sure you are not alone.  Now just imaging having the beers, the BBQ, the music, all while cruising around the Long Island Sound!!!

That's right.  The Offshore Pour features all of this and more.  This festival, officially dubbed "A Craft Beer Boat Cruise" will be setting sail this June 16th, from the docks at Veteran's Park in Norwalk. 

Lets discuss the Craft Beer first and foremost.  There will be amazing craft beers on tap from more than a dozen different craft breweries, including CT favorites like New England Brewing Company and Old Burnside Brewing Company as well as beers from some other heavy hitters like Brooklyn Brewery, Sierra Nevada, Harpoon, Dogfish Head, Stone and more!

There will also be foreign beers from a few different distributors.

Now I know I mentioned that there will be BBQ as well.  The awesome folks from Bobby Q's in Westport, will be providing all the delicious BBQ you can handle (Trust me it's mouth watering)!

The details on who will be providing the live music are still be ironed out.

Lastly, you get to enjoy all of this while relaxing on The Island Belle and cruising throughout Long Island Sound!  Sounds like the makings of a truly wonderful Saturday afternoon.

Everything from the beer to the BBQ, the music and the boat cruise are all included in the ticket price.  You will also get to keep your souvenir tasting glass and create some potentially fuzzy memories to last a lifetime.

DISCLAIMER: All attendees must be 21+ with a valid ID. No pets. No children. No exceptions.

For additional information and to purchase tickets head (HERE)

This event is sponsored by Harry's Wine & Liquor Market and proceeds will go to the Fairfield  Theater Company.

Tapintoct presents: "The Weekender" (Your Connecticut Craft Beer Weekend Guide)

This is the first installment of "The Weekender".  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. Thomas Hooker Brewery  Friday, May 4 5-8 pm

A $10 donation gets you a beer tasting, a tour, a pint glass, a chance to hang out with other beer lovers, and a great start to your weekend!

Address & Directions:  16 Tobey Rd. Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford County
TapintoCT Thomas Hooker Brewery Write-up

2. Thomas Hooker Brewery Saturday, May 5 12-5 pm

Come for a tour and full tasting of Thomas Hooker Beers and guided tours from our friendly staff.  Due to overwhelming demand this tasting is by reservation only.  Call this number to reserve some spots: 860 242-3111

Address & Directions:  16 Tobey Rd. Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hartford County
TapintoCT Thomas Hooker Brewery Write-up

3.  Coalhouse Pizza Saturday, May 5 All Day

All bottled beers on their menu are 1/2 price all day

Address:  85 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905
Fairfield County

4.  Prime 16 Saturday, May 5 2-4 pm

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

Address & Directions:  172 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510
New Haven County

5.  Cottrell Brewing Company Saturday, May 5 1-5pm

Tours every half hour on the half hour.  Also a tasting and beer sales!

Address & Directions:  100 Mechanic Street, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
New London County

Coalhouse Pizza Goes IPcrAzy!!!

Location:  Coalhouse Pizza, Stamford

Date: Right Now

The Skinny:  The folks at Coalhouse Pizza have gone off their rocker with this insane IPA list.  IPAs are currently dominating 15 of their 52 taps!!!  If you live anywhere in or near the state of Connecticut then you must must must head to Coalhouse to get your IPA fix.  There will be 15 savory IPAs, representing 10 different breweries flowing from their taps!   Including New England Brewing's own Gandhi-Bot Double IPA!

Here is the full rundown:

Dogfish Head Aprihop IPA
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA
Southern Tier Oaked Unearthly
Ithaca Flower Power IPA
NEB Gandhi-Bot IPA
Victory Hop Wallop
Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Sebago Full Throttle IPA
Stone IPA
Stone Ruination IPA
Flying Dog Raging Bitch IPA
Dogfish Head Burton Baton
Sierra Nevada Torpedo
Weyerbacher Hops Infusion