Saturday, September 3, 2016

2016-09-03 Hog River Brewing Company



http://hogriverbrewing.com/

We'll have to give these guys another try after several months. 

They had only been open two weeks when we dropped in for a pint (or two or three!). We walked in and sat at the bar and waited 10+ minutes. The staff was awesome...communicating that they were swamped and would get to us as soon  as possible. We didn't have a problem waiting.


The owner came by and informed us that we wouldn't be served at the bar and we needed to line up at one of the kiosks and order...nice to know after we had waited patiently! As we were headed to the kiosk, I heard him say to a staff member that he wished folks would follow instructions. Hmmmm...the only instructions posted are above the kiosks that say you can order there...doesn't say anything about not being able to order at the bar. We're not really impressed right now and don't plan on heading back anytime soon.

OK...on to the beers! Very rooted in German malts and yeasts. We sampled 7 offerings and took home a growler of the porter. We didn't experience a beer that committed us to coming back the next day to enjoy again. As I said...we'll give them a several months to get settled and give them another try.

Just a quick note - we tried to sample the porter two days later but the growler was completely flat! We couldn't give it a second try. We were totally bummed!

Again, they've just opened and have some bugs to work out. We'll head back again in several months for a real experience.

The day wasn't a total loss! We enjoyed the Jungle Crush at City Steam and closed down BackEast in Bloomfield, CT while enjoying their new sour!

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