Harvest’s February Cask Tasting
Join us at Harvest Wine & Spirits for our monthly Cask Event… This month we will feature Thornbridge County Brew Hall of Derbyshire, UK. alongside Birrificio del Ducato of Parma, Italy
We’re Tapping at about 5pm Friday February 22nd… We expect the beers to last until some time on Saturday so if you can’t make it Friday stop by early on Saturday to sample as well!!!
Harvest Wine & Spirits @842 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT 06119
The beer being featured on this wonderful evening of free beer and good vibes…
Blueberry Nightmare Del Ducato, Italy
96 at Rate Beer! ONE TIME BREW!
9.5%
This beer is an extension of Del Ducato’s Verdi Imperial Stout. My Blueberry Nightmare is a stout brewed with hot chili, then aged for 2 years in oak barrels with blueberries.
Sounds harmless enough, but the result is just crazy!!!! Words really cannot describe it…
Sour- funky- acidity…really in a world of its own! Opaque black in color with just a touch of carbonation (not much). Quite acidic and very intense! This nightmare is sure to leave a lasting nightmare!
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Halcyon
98 by Ratebeer
7.7% abv - English Imperial IPA
This beer is similar to what original IPAs would
have been like back in the days in England.
Rich fruit and hop character in aroma. Chewy,
juicy malts and intense hoppiness coming
through in mouth with a hint of tangerine and
pear drops. Ends with a well-balanced bitterness.
The cask tasting will serve as a warm-up for the Thornbridge Brewmaster Dinner on Monday, May6th at Half Door Pub…
Available Beers for Purchase to include Thornbridge Kipling, Jaipur, Halcyon, and St. Petersburg… As well as a very limited amount of uber-rare Blueberry Nightmare bottles…
Thornbridge County Brew Hall
Innovation. Passion. Knowledge
Derbyshire, UK
It all started in the fall of 2004- when the idea of brewing their own beers was brought up between friends. By the spring of 2005- the group had begun brewing a couple of beers on a fairly regular basis and by the summer they brewed Jaipur for the first time. Two months later it won the their first beer award. This was the start of what would become one of UK’s most innovative young breweries. Over the past 8 years - Thornbridge had accumulated over 200 industry & consumer awards. They are constantly pushing the boundaries of brewing.
They harness their passion for great flavored beer and give the beer the “Thornbridge Never Ordinary” treatment.
Kipling
95 by Ratebeer & Exceptional by Beer Advocate!
5.2% abv- South Pacific Pale Ale
Kipling a golden beer with an exquisite
passionfruit, gooseberry and mango aroma.
Named after the windows in the brewery building
that came from the caravan owned by English
author Rudyard Kipling.
The beer is single hopped with Nelson Sauvin
hops from New Zealand, that imparts the tropical
fruit like flavors. The beer’s initial sweetness and
medium body are balanced by a lasting grapefruit
like bitter finish. Winner of at least 22 awards!!!
Jaipur
96 by Ratebeer & Exceptional by Beer Advocate!
5.9% abv- India Pale Ale (IPA)
A wonderful IPA that has a beautiful light
golden appearance. On the nose, sweet
citrus notes prevail reminiscent of candied
lemon peel and combined deliciously with
hints of sundrenched tropical fruits.
To taste, the immediate impression is soft
and smooth but this rapidly builds around
the mouth to a crescendo of massive
hoppiness accentuated by honey with an
enduring IPA bitter finish.
Halcyon
98 by Ratebeer
7.7% abv - English Imperial IPA
This beer is similar to what original IPAs would
have been like back in the days in England.
Rich fruit and hop character in aroma. Chewy,
juicy malts and intense hoppiness coming
through in mouth with a hint of tangerine and
pear drops. Ends with a well-balanced bitterness.
St. Petersburg
96 by Ratebeer
7.7% abv- Russian Imperial Stout
Rich and dark with a smoke, subtle peatness and the power of dark malts. Molasses and liquorice and chocolate
goodness all wrapped up in a smooth, warming liquid. Finishes with a distinct humming bitterness carried well by
the hop and malt combo!
Birrificio del Ducato
Parma, Italy
Beginning in 2007, Ducato Microbrewery is today’s most awarded Italian brewery. It is located in Roncole Verdi, a small village in Parma County, birth place of world’s renowned composer Giuseppe Verdi and also home land of prestigious food such as Parma ham (Prosciutto) and fizzy wines such as Lambrusco and Malvasia. A land portraying a history of daily sacrifices and great passion.
Today Ducato keeps growing by launching a new craft beer line named BIA. This is a high quality beer (unfiltered and unpasteurized) targeting large distribution and featuring its own web site and on-line “viral” advertisement. On the other hand, the investigation on beer aging moves on, targeting both the experts and the connoisseurs of this style worldwide. In light of its success, Ducato Microbrewery has recently expanded by acquiring a brand new facility to increase production and enter the international market.
Also available fron Del Ducato
La Luna Rossa
A blend of different beers, some of which are barrel aged up to 2 years with morel and amarena cherries. Intense amber with ruby highlights, the nose is extraordinarily complex with fruity aromas of morel and amarena cherry perfectly blending with subtle ethereal notes, acetic and lactic flavors and hints of oxidized malts. It has a sapid, full mouthed lasting palate with a magnificently elevating sour finish. A beer for strong emotions, it is an homage to all lovers beyond time and space.
