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!

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:

Thomas Hooker rated best Octoberfest by the New York Times

NY Times Interactive Oktoberfest Gallery

A panel of beer tasters at the New York Times just rated Thomas Hooker Octoberfest the best of the 24 Oktoberfest/Marzen style beers they sampled!  It was an impressive sampling group that included seven German beers and four of the six traditional beers found at Oktoberfest in Munich.

In a double win Hooker Octoberfest also won for best value!

Excerpt:

“The No. 1 beer, Octoberfest from Thomas Hooker, was beautifully balanced with each flavor component melding into a delicious, refreshing whole. If you ponder each sip, as we did in our tasting, you might remark on the malt aromas or the way the bitterness of the hops contributes to a clean, crisp feeling in the mouth after you swallow. But if you are polishing off a bottle at a party, or simply having a conversation with a friend or watching a ballgame, you would simply notice how enjoyable the beer was and reach for another.”

Look for our Octoberfest out in stores and on tap now.  Come by the brewery for our open house this Friday to taste it fresh off the brew tanks and talk with our brewer about what makes the Hooker Octoberfest so special.

Links:

• New York Times article
• New York Times Interactive Oktoberfest gallery (with audio commentary)
  

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Watermelon Ale Release Party July 4th

New Watermelon Ale

Be the first to taste our brand new Watermelon Ale, at the July 4th Open House from 5-8pm at the Thomas Hooker Brewery.

The light and crisp Ale has a hint of watermelon essence, which is accented with colorful hues, resulting in a very refreshing thirst quenching brew.

Our More Than A Mouthful Watermelon Ale is sure to please a variety of palates lending itself to being the perfect summer treat.

- Jay Ramos (Head Brewer)

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