Black Hog Brewery

I took the opportunity to attend the opening shindig at Black Hog Brewery with a bunch of friends on Saturday. The craft beer scene is strengthening all over the country, and the Nutmeg State has no shortage on the action. Black Hog is the latest effort by the Sobocinski Brothers, who count Caseus Fromagerie & Bistro and The Cheese Truck amongst their other delicious endeavors.

A good co-blogger values day drinking.

The brewery is located in Oxford, CT, which is also known for having never been visited by me before. Seriously, as someone who was born and raised in the state of Connecticut, I've seen surprisingly little of it. Especially the valley. Anyways, the beer was well worth the drive. For $4 a pint, I enjoyed quite a few pulls off the Easy Rye Da tap and the Ginga Ninja tap. The former is a rye IPA, and the latter an interesting amalgamation of red and IPA brewed with ginger. I highly recommend trying it out if you see it on tap locally.

Good turnout for beer and BBQ

The tasting room also offers tasters of any of the beers currently being brewed, some of which seem like pretty unique creations from the mind of their brewmaster, who previously did stints at the Portsmouth Brewery and Smuttynose. The grand opening featured a box-roasted pig, and an appearance by the The Cheese Truck.

There's a pig in there.

Based on the family business, I've got to imagine this won't be the last time you'll find good eats at at the Hog on a beautiful day. The tasting room is open Wednesday and Friday, 4-7pm, and Saturday 1-5pm.

Look good. Feel good.