Hooker Bracketology Contest

With all the bracket mayhem going on this week we decided to get in on the action and create our own!  We’ve selected an elite eight made up of Thomas Hooker beers.  Seeding our beers proved to be tricky so we’ll simply determine the winners with a coin toss for each matchup.

1. Click on the image below to download the bracket and fill in your picks.
2. Email completed bracket to contests@thomashookerbeer.com by 5pm friday march 19th.  One entry per person.
3. The two brackets with most correct picks will get free entry to an upcoming open house!  (If there’s a tie, we’ll pick two from winning group at random)

Click on the image to download the bracket

Results:

• 6 – David S.
• 5 – Kevin G.
• 5 – Larry D..
• 4 – Debbie D.
• 4 – Matt Z.
• 4 – PJ L.
• 4 – Anthony L.
• 4 – Bryce H.
• 4 – Deborah C.
• 3 – Chris P.
• 3 – Dustin T.
• 2 – Robin T.
• 2 – Peter F.
• 1 – Tracey O.
• 1 – Scott S.
• 1 – Scott O.
• 1 – Jacob S.
• 1 – Bill R.

Winning Bracket:

Winning Bracket (by coin toss each round)

Imperial Porter and Doppelbock 4-packs Now Available

Thomas Hooker Brewing Co. is proud to announce our Imperial Porter and Liberator Doppelbock are now available in convenient and affordable 4-packs!  Two of our most award winning and highly sought-after beers.  By using standard 12oz bottles instead of the old swing tops we’re able to lower our packaging costs significantly.  Well we’re passing those savings onto you, delivering nearly three times as much beer as a swing top bottle for about the same retail price.  The 4-packs should be hitting your local stores in the next few days.  Enjoy!

Nor’Easter Winter Lager Bottles Arriving Soon

update 11/20/09: Bottles are out, go get ‘em!

Just in time for all your big holiday parties, the breakthrough winter seasonal from Thomas Hooker will now be available in bottles. Look for it to show up on your local shelves in the next few weeks!

Halloween Costume Contest

Special Halloween Costume Contest to take place at the Oct. 16th Friday Open House. The first big test for your ‘09 costume is going down this Friday.

Judging will take place between 7-7:30 with the winners decided by crowd applause. If neccessary tie breakers will be determined by brewery costume judging czars.

Prizes:
1st – $50 Hooker Merchandise Shopping Spree + free entry to next open house
2nd – $25 Hooker Merchandise Shopping Spree + free entry to next open house
3rd – Growler filled with your choice of brew

Better Hooker Contest

The contest service we’re using has been having some issues today so If the entry form below doesn’t appear, email your idea to contests@thomashookerbeer.com.

Submit your best idea for something we can do to become a better brewery. All ideas welcome! We’ll pick the top two and each winner will receive free entry for them and one guest to this Friday’s Open House.

Submit your best idea for something we can do to become a better brewery. The top two entries will win free entrance to the next Friday Open House.

Watermelon Ale now in Bottles!

Just in time for backyard barbecues and warm summer nights, Watermelon Ale is now available in convenient and cooler friendly bottles!

Watermelon Ale is on sale at stores in CT, MA, PA, with NY coming soon.

It was just days after Watermelon Ale made its debut last year that loyal hooker drinkers started begging us to bottle it. Well Watermelon fans, your prayers have been answered, just make sure you stock up once you find it at your local store because early reports indicate the refreshing summer is flying off the shelves!

More big news for Watermelon Ale: Playboy has named it one of their top summer brews! Check it out in the June issue on newsstands now.

More Watermelon photos:

Supporting the Village

You may have heard that a portion of the proceeds from every open house and from special events like our homebrew contest go to The Village.  To learn more about our partnership with The Village and the special connection to President Curt Cameron read this news article.

Max Amore Beer Dinner

Here’s all the details for the delicious 5 course Max Amore Beer dinner 3/31, see you there!

Win free entry to the April 3rd Open House

Free Open House Contest

Want to get in free to the April 3rd Open House? Heres how:

1. Post a review of the brewery on google maps, yelp, yahoo, or insiderpages
   
2. Send an email to contests@thomashookerbeer.com with a link to your review and/or the username you reviewed under
3. We’ll choose two entries at random for VIP entry to the April 3rd Open House

Haven’t been to the brewery? Stop by at a Saturday tasting March 21st or 28th to get material for your review!  Good luck!

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update 3/26: the Google maps reviews are back up!  You’re safe to submit there again.  With one week left only 3 entries so far, you guys can do better than that!!

update 3/23: It appears Google has deleted some of the reviews submitted to our Google Maps listing!  We he contacted them to get your reviews back up!  For now maybe it’s best to use Yelp or Yahoo.

We’re Open through the Holidays

The perfect family trip!

We will be open as usual for Saturday tastings and Friday Open house events through the holiday season. So if your inlaws are getting on your nerves, or you just can’t take another glass of damn eggnog, come on down!  You can even take home a growler fresh hooker beer and spread the joy!  Also check out our new hoodie, beanie, and long sleeve at the gift shop if your looking for a very affordable last minute present.

Upcoming events:

• December 19: Friday Open House 5-8pm
• December 20: Saturday Tasting 12-6pm
• December 27: Saturday Tasting 12-6pm
• January 2: Friday Open House 5-8pm
• January 3: Saturday Tasting 12-6pm