news from the road

TAKING IT SLOW WITH OUR MILES 2 GO UNFILTERED LAGER

This week marks the rerelease of our Miles 2 Go Unfiltered Lager, which is inspired by the fresh, naturally settled lager beers brewed for local consumption by small country breweries, known as landbrauerei. These breweries are typically offshoots of farms that dot the countryside in the northern Bavarian province of Franconia. Landbrauerei are typically family operations that serve …

“TAKING IT SLOW WITH OUR MILES 2 GO UNFILTERED LAGER”

INTRODUCING THE DOUBLE DRY HOPPED SESSION NEW ENGLAND IPA

The Road Less Traveled Series returns as we introduce the latest member of our line up a Double Dry Hopped Session New England IPA! This hazy crushable brew sits at 4.8% ABV and explodes with citrusy, juicy flavor! It provides a bright aroma of orange and lemon-lime, finishing with notes of bubble gum and florals …

“INTRODUCING THE DOUBLE DRY HOPPED SESSION NEW ENGLAND IPA”

TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE ATTENDING OK2BERFEST

It’s the most wonderful time of the year here at Two Roads, it’s Ok2berfest!!! As thousands flock to our brewery this weekend in Stratford, CT to enjoy German styles beers (see #7) we wanted to give you a little cheat sheet about what to expect when attending the festival. Also, a quick heads up, if …

“TOP 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE ATTENDING OK2BERFEST”

MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI LOOKS BACK AT THE HISTORY OF THE OKTOBERFEST

September 15th and 16th mark’s our 6th Annual Ok2berfest at Two Roads, a two-day tradition inspired by the famous Oktoberfest events in Germany. Two Roads Ok2berfest Lager is modeled after classic Maerzen lager, more commonly referred to as Oktoberfest Lager. Historical record states that the first Munich Oktoberfest was held on October 12, 1810 as …

“MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI LOOKS BACK AT THE HISTORY OF THE OKTOBERFEST”

THE EVOLUTION OF IPA

If there is a household craft beer term it is “IPA”. The term has become synonymous with craft beer in the minds of many. In the modern era there is no other beer style that has been as continuously redefined, argued over or just plain reinvented nearly as much. In the US and hence the …

“THE EVOLUTION OF IPA”

Q&A WITH TWO ROADS MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI

What was the inspiration for Sauv Blanc Gose? We are always on the lookout for novel high-acid fruits that lend themselves to using in a gose and Sauvignon Blanc grapes definitely fit the bill. We have also noticed a few breweries using wine grapes in some of their fruit beers. I first used wine grapes …

“Q&A WITH TWO ROADS MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI”

TWO ROADS GUEST BLOGS ON CRAFT BEER CELLAR WEBSITE

We were so honored to be asked to write a guest blog for the Craft Beer Cellar. Their shops and commitment to craft beer quality is inspiring to us. See article here: http://craftbeercellar.com/blog/blog/2018/03/12/two-roads-brewing-talks-tanker-truck-sours-and-souring-in-a-tanker-truck-literally/

TWO ROADS DONATES TO TWO HIGH FLYING CHARITIES

We have recently donated to two high flying institutions- the Connecticut Air and Space Museum and The Sikorsky Historical Archives.  $1800 from this year’s Igor’s Dream bottle release were donated and will be split between the two charities. The Connecticut Air and Space Museum and The Sikorsky Historical Archives are both based in Stratford, CT …

“TWO ROADS DONATES TO TWO HIGH FLYING CHARITIES”

TWO TANKER TRUCK SOUR SERIES GOSE ARE NOW AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

After a tremendous consumer response in 2017, we are thrilled to announce that two beers from our popular Tanker Truck Sour Series will be available year-round starting February 10th. We chose two of our most popular fruit-flavored goses, Passion Fruit and Persian Lime, to anchor the year-round offerings. Both beers will be available in draft and …

“TWO TANKER TRUCK SOUR SERIES GOSE ARE NOW AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND”

Q&A WITH MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI

How did the SHOP series come about? It resulted from a desire for both our brewers and customers to learn the characteristics of individual hop varieties, particularly experimental varieties that are under evaluation for larger scale planting. During the last couple of years of experimentation in our monthly brewery only SHOP pilot batch series, we …

“Q&A WITH MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI”