It’s Beervana This Week…
The Beers’ are arriving by the truckload…
Today’s Haul…
New England Brewing’s Ghandi-bot, 668 Neighbor of the Beast, and Friar’s Quad…
also today…
Lagunitas Alt-Lucky 13
The Wine, The Beer & The Ugly
Harvest Wine & Spirits is a little wine shop with a big heart! Located at 842 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut, Harvest is a relaxed, laid back space where we go to buy wine, shop the best selection of beer in Connecticut's capital city and get our swerve on... always a great tasting going on, some great artists being featured and boss tunes playing.
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Bitter Truth Cocktail Tasting @HarvestWine, pouring some sick classics the other night! (Taken with Instagram at Harvest Wine)
THANKS DAVE!!!
Reblogged from Drinking Things
Big News!! We Are Expecting Several New Breweries Next Week
Big News!! We Are Expecting Several New Breweries Next Week!
I am placing orders on several new breweries and will expect these to show up next week; the breweries include…
Moa Brewing Company, New Zealand
Atwater Block Brewing. Detroit, MI
Sixpoint Craft Ales. Brooklyn, NY
Greenflash Brewing Company., San Diego, CA
Clown Shoes Brewing. Ipswich, MA
Mission Brewing. San Diego, CA
Erie Brewing Company. Erie, PA.
Harvest Wines Friday With B.R. Cohn
Join us for Harvest Wines Friday
We’re Tasting from 5:30pm…
842 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06119
Featured Wines… By B.R. Cohn Winery
Pear and citrus aromas, rich flavors of green apple with a hint of lemon, surrounded by toasty French oak, followed by a clean, crisp, lingering finish.”
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Clean and fruity, straightforward in a fresh-picked piquant style, this pear and apple-scented offering finds added notes of grains, oak and gunpowder in its aromatic makeup and repeats those complex bits in flavors that are medium in density and still on the youthful, not yet fully developed side. Time is clearly on its side, and the wine can be held for a bit yet.
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The 2009 Silver Label Cabernet Sauvignon reflects a blending of grapes grown from select North Coast vineyards. This combination offers full, rich flavors of berry, cassis and black cherry with hints of vanilla in the background. Aging with French oak adds complexity and depth, resulting in a high quality Cabernet Sauvignon with great value.
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The 2009 Zinfandel is produced from grapes selected from the finest Zinfandel vineyards in the Sonoma Valley. This combination yields a blend of berry and cherry aromas mingled with the bouquet of creamy vanilla custard and a hint of peppercorn and clove. The 2009 Zinfandel is full-bodied and warm with a long smooth berry flavored finish.
B.R. Cohn Zinfandel is aged for 18 months in carefully chosen French and American oak barrels. This wine compliments a wide range of foods such as lamb, duck and all cuts of steak and ribs
B.R. Cohn Winery is located in the heart of the Sonoma Valley. This small family operated winery is surrounded by the 90-acre Olive Hill Estate Vineyards, where soils warmed by underground natural hot springs and gentle ocean breezes create a unique microclimate resulting in ideal growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon. B.R. Cohn also produces Chardonnay from the Carneros Region and Merlot from Sonoma Valley.
The Bitter Truth Cocktail Party Celebrating Our 2 Year Anniversary!
Join us for a very Special Harvest Happy Hour Cocktail Party Celebrating our 2 Year Anniversary!
Tonight Friday May 18th 2012
5:45- 7:45pm
Harvest Wine & Spirits — 842 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06119
We’re Tasting from 5:30pm… Some Good Stuff Too… Joining Us… David Rudman- Mixologist Extraordinaire; Mixing Up Cocktails Based on The Bitter Truth Specialty Liqueurs…
Featuring…
»The Bitter Truth – Pimento Dram« is based on selected pimento/allspice (also called jamaicapepper) and the finest Jamaican rum. English explorers coined the term allspice because the berry seemed to embody the flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove all at once. On the Caribbean island of Jamaica, this distinctive aromatic liqueur has been produced for generations by macerating allspice in rum.
Tasting Notes:
Sweet, spicy and very intense. Clove initially presents itself in the foreground, fading into the pure flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper which linger on the tongue.
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»The Bitter Truth – Violet Liqueur« is made from wild violet blossoms that grow in the Alps which are then added to the finest grain spirit. It captures the delicate and elegant flavors of this fragile flower in a very impressive way. This authentic violet liqueur makes it possible to mix classic cocktails like The Aviation and The Blue Moon true to the original recipe, as well as modern cocktails such as the Violette Fizz.
Tasting Notes:
Slightly sweet and very flowery. The violet aroma is very subdued and natural.
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»The Bitter Truth – Apricot Liqueur« combines the juice of sun-ripened apricots from Klosterneuburg with an apricot schnapps that was distilled from the same fruit. The distinctive fruitiness and reduced sugar content of this apricot liqueur is captivating, and is indispensable in many classic and modern cocktail recipes.
Tasting Notes:
Sweet and fruity. The aroma of ripe apricots is dominant. In the background, a hint of almond from the apricot pit is noticeable.
Strawberry Rhubarb Fields - Now That’s a Great Drink!
Strawberry, rhubarb, and a hint of tarragon, paired with tequila, a little lemon juice and simple syrup, create a juicy cocktail that nicely balances sweet and tart.
Note: Simple syrup can be made by heating 1 cup of water with 1 cup of sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Cool before using. Simple syrup can be stored in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Special equipment: Cocktail Shaker, Muddler
Ingredients
yield: makes 1 cocktail, active time 5 minutes, total time 5 minutes
- 6 (1/2-inch) slices of rhubarb
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup (see note above)
- 3 quartered strawberries
- 4 tarragon leaves
- 2 ounces tequila
- 3/4 ounces fresh juice from 1 lemon
- strawberry slice for garnish
Procedures
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In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle the rhubarb and simple syrup until the rhubarb has broken down, about 15 hearty muddles. Add the strawberries and gently muddle until they break down. Add tarragon and tap gently about 5 times.
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Fill shaker with ice and add simple syrup, tequila, and lemon juice. Shake well, about 15 seconds. Double strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a strawberry slice.
Evan Metropoulos shares a great story: Pabst To The Rescue in Lincoln, Nebraska (by evanmetropoulos)
To Arrive Tomorrow! T’weason Ale
Between the seasons, we have a special release - a gluten-free beer. But not just any gluten-free beer — a gluten-free beer with gusto!
“It seems as if lots of folks who have gluten-tolerance issues are pining for an interesting beer,” says Dogfish founder and president Sam Calagione. “While there are a few well-made examples that mirror traditional beer styles, there arent any off-centered offerings.”
Enter Tweason’ale.
For our first new 12-ounce 4-packs in nearly half a decade, we replaced the classic barley foundation of beer with a mild sorghum base. The hints of molasses and pit-fruit are balanced by vibrant strawberry notes and a unique complexity that comes with the addition of a malty buckwheat honey.
Two Guys and A'lota Wines (April 2012)
Harvest gets a mention in a cool pbs local wine show!
2012 Medal Winners
Your Very Own Beer Cave… This isn’t your typical beverage cooler; it’s more like a piece of heaven, if heaven were climate controlled and located in your basement. Seriously though, the BrewCave is the walk in cooler that has everything! (from kegworks.com)
Quick Sip Clips with Dogfish Head: 75 Minute IPA (by dogfishheadbeer)
Relic Brewing ** Prologue ** A Hoppy Rye Sessionable Lager 2.0!!!!
Available At Harvest Today… Batch 2
Totally different then the Prologue from last week; way less smoke, slightly sweeter, citrusy finishing with a great dry rye bite… yummy!
This Beer Is Extremely Limited!!! Available in 22oz Bottles $6.99ea.
Watermelons: Nature’s Keg
Still pumping your watermelons full of rum? What is this, summer camp? It’s time to grow up and start converting your watermelons into kegs. The instructions for the Watermelon Keg come from none other than the National Watermelon Promotion Board—which surprisingly is an actual thing. Essentially you slice off a thin layer from the bottom end, slice open the top, scoop out the meat (or liquefy with booze), and jam a spigot in the front. Presto! Your watermelon keg is born.
Follow Link for detailed instructions…
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