Counter Weight Brewing Company (2018)

Crap, I forgot. Anyone try it? Last batch was excellent.

 

Blue label batch just as excellent

 

Nice, thanks for the info.

Stopped by today since I was in the area. Sadly I only picked up a four pack of the mixed cassette. I really love the stuff.

Also grabbed a four pack of wizard flight and van art. I only took a sip of van art which I enjoyed. Can't wait to really try a can. Seriously, where the heck can you find a 16oz four pack of a gose that good?! At that price?!

 

I am in love with the mixed cassette and van art. This place is getting me outside of my comfort zone. They do excellent brews outside of the standard neipa that's the rage. In fact never do them. Awesome

Ffs they brew a great pisner

 

Workhorse is now my favorite pilsner made on the east coast. I never thought Elm City could be surpassed and I preferred that one when I did earlier side by sides but the last 2 batches of Workhorse have been absolute fire.

I also greatly enjoyed the newest Space Coyote. It's one of the most tropical all Galaxy beers I've ever had. Can't wait for Void to come back this month as well.

 

I agree that workhorse is really good. Have you tried von trap's pilsner?

 

I love hop-agressive IPAs, but not so much with pilsners. Elm City is much too hoppy for me, how does Workhorse compare on that front?

 

Work Horse is cleaner, crispier and less hoppy. It's a perfect representation of the style but more flavorful.

 

Work Horse, Void and Van Art are my favorite CW beers. Spiral Architect is probably their best IPA to date. Haven't tried the new batch of Space Coyote yet.

 

It's definitely not as aggressively hoppy as Elm City. I'd also say that Workhorse has a softer mouthfeel (so much so that a friend said it almost seemed as close to a Czech style as German) and I get a lot more lemon than I ever have from ECP. Also while ECP is all Hallertau, I believe Workhorse is Tettnang and Perle.

 

I like the Von Trapp but I actually prefer a number of their other lagers to it.

 

Thanks for the replies. This sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Can't wait to get some!

 

Wizard fight is my favorite IPA from them. I did not love the blue label spiral. It had an overripe fruit/raisin kind of flavor that I did not really dig. I find that the orange Space Coyote can have this flavor as well.

 

Honestly all that I get out of wizard fight is that bright style mosaic dry hop. Not necessarily a bad thing but I still have some eureka with mosaic which scratches that itch at half the abv.

 

Just saw that Cask Republic New Haven is getting a cask of Coffee Void for their Counter Weight event on Monday. Given how Coffee IST may be my favorite NEBCO beer and Void may be favorite Counter Weight beer, it's gonna be a can't miss for me.

 

Can't wait to see what's on tomorrow for cans. Coffee void would be great. Would love to try that. Also need more work horse.

 

I'd love too see some Void cans as well. Been waiting patiently to get my first taste.

 

Void + Workhorse tomorrow

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Just tried void. It's official counterweight is easily my favorite brewery in CT. I can't believe that an oatmeal stout is now one of my favorite non barrel aged stouts.

 

Seriously I love what this place is pulling off without resorting to fotm "new England" IPAs. Don't get me wrong I'm loving their IPAs. But it's not what's pushing them over the top for me. These guys are doing so many different styles so well.

I'm loving void. It's every bit of that thick, sweet, roasted malty goodness that I love in a stout and somehow at 7%.

I had assumed that FSW barrel technique is what made me truly enjoy an oatmeal stout for the first time. Maybe not. Apparently they can be great on their own. And I mean great. Ten fidy may not be my go to this season and I never thought that would happen.