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"Like a country fair
every weekend"
Sunday, July 5,
is our homegrown Blues & Brews fest!
There's a resurgent interest in microbrew and home brewing that mirrors
increasing enthusiasm for products local and home made. On Sunday, you can
dig in and really get a feel for what the area’s brewers have to
offer...taste your way through Connecticut's Ales, Lagers, IPAs, Ambers,
Belgian and Scottish-style beers!
With us will be The Willimantic Brewing Company, voted best brew pub in
Connecticut, whose 7 barrel brewery produces freshly made handcrafted
beers just down the road.
Owner and brewer Rob Leonard of New England Brewing, a microbrewery based
in Woodbridge, crafts a handful of savory brews including gold medal award
winning Atlantic Amber, Elm City Lager, and Sea Hag IPA.
Old Burnside Brewing Company's flagship brew “Ten Penny Ale,” named
“Hartford’s Best Microbrew," is a smooth, amber-hued mellow version of
a Scottish Ale. The company is a spinoff of a family-owned ice
manufacturing business founded in East Hartford in 1911, when ales that
were brewed locally provided refreshment after a long day's work.
If you can boil water, you can brew beer...
The economy is one driving factor behind revived interest in the age-old
practice in home brewing, as well as home winemaking, cheesemaking,
preserving, raising chickens and vegetable gardening. With less than a
$100 investment in equipment, homebrewing a five-gallon batch of beer
takes minimal household space and only about two hours of time. Those who
brew beer at home know that the key ingredients in recipes like Cat's Claw
Blackberry Ale, Raspberry Peach Lager, and Amber Maple Ale can be found
here at the market.
Meet members of The Knights of the Mashing Fork, the state's largest
homebrewing guild, who be serving their American beers. There are over 15
major styles of beers that are considered American and, in the spirit of
the 4th of July weekend, the Knights will feature, among others, an
American Amber, a hoppy and malty red ale; an American Wheat, a
refreshingly light summer beer; and an Old Ale from a colonial recipe that
is dark, strong, and uses corn and molasses. Interested in learning to
brew on your own? Engage a Knight in some beer talk and learn from our
local experts!
Plus, taste trendy Beer and Cheese pairings...
In many cultures worldwide, it's beer you'll find paired with cheese, not
wine! Cheese and beer grew up together on the farm; the grain used to
produce beer is the same as that which is fed to milk-animals to produce
cheese. More importantly, the flavors of beer and cheese – earthy, yeasty,
musty, fruity, rich, toasty, floral – groove in a way that many feel those
of wine and cheese cannot. Each week the market offers the finest cheeses
for sale, and on Sunday you can taste Cato Corner Farm's Bridgid's Abbey
with AmBEERlicious from Willimantic Brewing or Beltane Farm's Black Pepper
Chevre with Olde Burnside's Ten Penny Ale.
There's more to come ... here's what's next:
July 12 is our new
Blueberries and Bluegrass event,
and on
July 19 we do the
Frugal Frolic!
This event, profiled in Yankee
Magazine, celebrates living well while spending less! Participate in our
cookbook swap! Learn how to "Eat Your Weeds," join a CSA to save on
locally-grown foods, make a cool felted bag from a tired old sweater, give
yourself a decadent farmers' market facial for pennies, create logs and
seed starting pots from newspapers and more!
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about upcoming events, fresh recipes and more!
Other 2009 Events:
July 12: Blueberries & Bluegrass Festival
July 19: Frugal Frolic
July 26: Encampment / Open Air Market
August 2: Dog Days
August 9: Youth Market Day
August 16: Old Fashioned Corn Roast
August 23: Heirloom Tomato Festival
August 30: Slice of the Market
September 6: Green Up, Connecticut!
September 13 Wine & Art Gala
September 20: Fiber Twist
September 27: Taste the Place
October 4: Squashtober Fest
October 11: Indian Summer Festival / 4-H Day
October 18: Apple Cider Spree
October 25: Great Pumpkin Festival
NEED
DIRECTIONS?
We are located at the Hale
Homestead at 2299 South
Street in Coventry, Connecticut. Click
here to see a map or get driving directions.
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