WARREN — Wassail toasts were plentiful at Kuhnhenn Brewing Company this weekend as the brewery celebrated its annual Winter Solstice party. The yearly two day event held on Friday and Saturday is not only a gathering and celebration on the shortest days of the year, but also a bottle release of limited beers from the brewery. Patrons lined up as early as 5 a.m. in order to make sure they got their hands on the highly coveted beers. A tent just outside the brewery doors snaked with people throughout, eventually spilling over into the rest of the parking lot and down Chicago Road almost a quarter mile. The bottle release allocations took on a different format this year as purchasers were only allowed to buy up to a case of mixed six packs. The mixed packs consisted of 2013 Fourth Dementia Olde Ale (4D), Bourbon Barrel Barleywine, Bourbon Barrel Fourth Dementia Olde Ale, Old Village Stock Ale, Bourbon Barrel Aged American Imperial Stout and Braggot. “Stress levels are lower this year than … |
Source: Mitten Brew
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