Connecticut’s Beer

(Rev.) Thomas Hooker was colonial leader of the 1600′s and founder of Hartford.

These days his name is also associated with beer – actually beers of the Thomas Hooker Brewing Company of Bloomfield.

First established over ten years ago as the brewing arm of the Trout Brook Brew Pub, the company and its brands were purchased by the current investor group in 2006. Precipitated by the closure of the adjacent brew pub in mid-2003, Troutbrook Brewery became a manufacturing micro brewery with a new focus on distribution. The products were re-introduced to the market as Thomas Hooker Ales & Lagers in August, 2003.

In this Journey into Beer, we speak with Thomas Hooker President Kurt Cameron about the beer, its connection to the state and what accounts for its appeal there and beyond.

As this segment was recorded around Super Bowl time, and this years participants were regional rivals to the South and North(Giants and Pats), we ask whether his customers and his state is made of New England Yankees or fans of the New York Yankees.

At: http://conversationsontheroad.podbus.com/?p=685