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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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TWO ROADS BREAKS GROUND ON NEW BREWERY

We are pleased to announce an exciting new chapter. On Oct 12, we broke ground on our new facility–Area Two Experimental Brewing. The groundbreaking was presided over by the four co-founders: CEO Brad Hittle, CCO Clement Pellani, Master Brewer Phil Markowski and CFO Peter Doering. Area Two, which sits adjacent to the main brewery, will …

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MASTER BREWER PHIL MARKOWSKI Q&A

Master Brewer Phil Markowski sat down for a Q&A to discuss our newest Limited beer: Miles 2 Go Unfiltered Pale Lager. What does leaving a lager unfiltered do to the flavor?   An unfiltered lager preserves more flavor nuance than a filtered beer. There is more complexity to the aroma, flavor and mouthfeel in an unfiltered beer. The …

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PHIL MARKOWSKI SPEAKS WITH ALL ABOUT BEER MAGAZINE

Two Roads Master Brewer Phil Markowski sat down with All About Beer magazine editor John Holl for a conversation about the state of the craft beer scene, farmhouse ales and more. The interview took place at the annual Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines festival in Colorado where Phil was speaking on a few panels and pouring some of our beers. …

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