Thursday, August 13, 2009

8/13/09

There's a new planet orbiting backwards, Les Paul passed away and there are coyotes loose in New Haven but Prime 16 is still pluggin' away. Aside from Obamas visit to New Hampshire ruining a tour of Smuttynose, all is well in the world of beer. Again, no new news on Stone...still just aticipation at this point. In related news, the supposed release of Goose Island in Ct has been put on the back burner till 2k10 and as for 21st Ammendment, still just a rumor.
Some new beers I DO have...Sierra Nevada Anniversary, Dogfish Sah"Tea, Midas Touch, Theobroma and Chateau Jiahu and I'm expecting some other Sierra specials in the near future.
Also, it's almost "that" time of year again...Oktoberfest and Pumpkin season. I'll be ordering plenty of each in the next month or so. The plan is to run at least one line dedicated to pumpkin till Thanksgiving and as for the OF...we'll just have to wait and see.
One final note...for those of you that know our beloved bartender Caitlin...her birthday celebration will be this coming wednesday at Prime 16. Not only will there be a FREE Unibroue tasting but I'll also be throwing a Midas Touch and Weyerbacher Double Simcoe on the lines (they're her two favorites) so stop down, try some Unibroues and have a drink with us...

Saturday, August 1, 2009

8/1/09

Well folks, not too much to write about this week. It's been a slow week for new things in the New Haven world of beer. Just in case you missed it...Stone is coming to CT! The tentative date for the Prime kickoff is Tuesday Aug 25th. I'll know more this week including what brews we'll be offering. I also have in house some rare logs of some Dogfish Head deliciousness...Midas Touch, Sah'Tea, Theobrama and Chateau Jiauh. Keep an eye out. I'm planning on a tasting with these along with a mead and some "ancient" cheeses. Not old and moldy, but old styles and properly molded...like, it's supposed to be like that.