Exploring the wonderful world of craft beer with my trusty taste-tester dog Cisco & his faithful butler Arfred

Connecticut Beer

Counter Weight – Fresh Drip Coffee Porter

Today Arfred is serving Counter Weight – Fresh Drip Coffee Porter, a 5.8% porter made with coffee from J.Rene Coffee. As a teenage vampire, I basically lived at a diner. Sometimes I’d sit at the counter all night drinking free…

Fat Orange Cat – Walkabout

Today Arfred is serving Fat Orange Cat – Walkabout, a 5.3% sour with peach and mango. I absolutely loved this beer. Let’s all wish these fat cats a happy birthday, as the brewery officially turned 5 years old last month….

Short Throw Brewing – Resting My Greatness

Today Arfred is serving Short Throw – Resting My Greatness, a 11.8% stout with Rostovos coffee, Vermont maple syrup and vanilla. I’ve been replaying the Uncharted video games lately, so I totally thought of the Sir Francis Drake quote Sic…

Short Throw Brewing and Timber Ales Collab – Borrowed Brilliance

Today Arfred is serving Short Throw and Timber Ales collab – Borrowed Brilliance, a 12% imperial stout aged on coffee, vanilla and marshmallow. I don’t know why this beer is called Borrowed Brilliance, it should be Brewed Brilliance. Just….wow. Smooth…

Thomas Hooker Brewing Co – Chocolate Truffle Stout

Today Arfred is serving Thomas Hooker & Munson’s Chocolate collab – Chocolate Truffle Stout, a 5.9% sweet and velvety stout brewed with Munson’s cocoa powder. You may not be familiar with Munson’s outside of New England, but I’m sure you’ve…

Hoax Brewing – Dino Spumoni

Today Arfred is serving Hoax Brewing – Dino Spumoni, a 8% imperial stout brewed with chocolate, vanilla, marshmallow and lactose. Hot chocolate is so much better with alcohol. Did y’all watch Hey Arnold? For fans of the cartoon, this beer…

Abomination Brewing – Santa’s Black Blood

Today Arfred is serving Abomination Brewing – Santa’s Black Blood, a 13.3% double pastry stout with vanilla beans, lactose and eggnog spices. Christmas in Spring- why not?Man this can art is terrifying. If that creepy grinning geezer was tapping on…

New England Brewing – Davidly Roth

Today Arfred is serving New England Brewing – Davidly Roth, a 11.5% imperial stout with vanilla beans, cocoa nibs, toasted coconut and almonds. This beer was fantastic but it didn’t even need to be because the name and can art…

Skygazer Brewing – Watercolors Replay

Today Arfred is serving Skygazer – Watercolors Replay, a 5.5% sour with lemon, raspberry, blueberry, vanilla and lactose. Man, I wish I knew about this brewery back when I lived in New Haven. Figures it’s not until I move to…