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Here are some comments from our loyal fans about our beers. Feel free to e-mail us your comments and if they are CLEAN we will post them to our site.
From Tom Twitchell, Burlington, VT:
My name is Tom "Twitch" Twitchell of Avenue Bistro Bar & Grill, in Burlington, Vt.
Farrell Distributing tasted me on the Ten Penny Ale, and I, plus many of my employees, fell in love. I just wanted to thank you and to let you know that I have it on draught at my bar, so that you can update where to find it.
Thanks again,
Twitch
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From Prof. David Freeman, Adjunct Professor of Management and Organization, CCSU, New Britain, CT writes:
I wish to thank you for co-operating with my students on their term project this past semester. Ashley Rossi, Adam Lobaugh and Rich Madara were very enterprising in choosing a local company that they could visit, rather than doing their research on-line as is common with most students. The paper that they presented was well structured and told a great, and unusual story, about the origins of your business, and its success to date. As a transplanted Englishman, I enjoy good beer and have sampled your brew...it's very good! I wish you continued success as you expand into the rest of New England. P.S. They did get an A for their paper!
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Greg D. of Stowe, VT:
I have been called by friends a "beer snob" which I wear proudly. It so happens I am very particular about my beer. Last evening I tried your Ten Penny Ale and it's absolutely wonderful!
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From Christine F., Special Orders Div. BC Liquor Distribution Branch:
We have an individual who is interested in obtaining Ten Penny Beer. Please advise if you export small orders to Canada? Ans: Sorry to our fan in Vancouver, we don't export out of the country, but come back and visit us real soon!
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Thank you guys for coming to my home and spending time with our TPA club. We will talk about that night for a long time to come. Thanks again for all the cool Ten Penny merchandise. We look forward to using it at every meeting and hopefully seeing you again at another meeting. Your beer is really something special, keep it up and let us know however we can participate or help with the sales.
Yours truly,
William Beaudry
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A "Ten Penny Ale Club?!
Apparently, a bunch of guys in Ellington have formed their own TPA Club! They meet every Wednesday night in Bill Beaudry's garage. Says founding member Paul Scavetta, "We are a loosely formed club at the moment with about 10-15 guys, but we are trying to get it organized into a REAL club with dues and such. Right now we are just a group of guys who love Ten Penny and each others company."
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Jenny Robinson, Manager, Lumberyard Pub in W.Redding, CT writes:
"A year before we opened our bar, someone at another bar slurred the words "Ten Penny Ale" and made me promise to try it on tap when we finally opened the Lumberyard Pub. Well, a promise is a promise and I'm glad the drunk told me! We haven't taken Ten Penny off our draft lines since the day we opened our doors. Your beer has become a staple here at the Lumberyard, and we thank you for brewing such a delicious amber delight! Thank you guys again for brewing such greatness; I think I'm going to have to go pour myself one right now : ) "
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Chris & Judy Grimes of Birmingham, England:
stopped by for a brewery tour while on vacation here and remarked on the Ten Penny Ale: "This is a true ale; the real thing. Splendid!"
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From Carrie Schultz:
upon finding our brews at Cookhouse Restaurant and M&R Liquors,
"Great beer - it's nice to have some local talent on tap and available at our favorite restaurants and package stores."
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Rolf R. of Canterbury, CT:
"So happy to find TPA Reserve at Crazy Bruce's in Bristol, CT...please come closer to Canterbury!"
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Mark G. of Oakville, CT:
"I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your beers. I recently tried the Penny Weiz and absolutely love it!"
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Ryan L from Cigna:
I first tried Ten Penny Ale at the Landing Zone in Burlington, CT years ago. I was blown away! Local microbrews I've had usually aren't that great. The flavor of TPA was excellent! I made it my mission to visit restaurants and pubs that served it. I had a big gathering of friends in Hartford at Pig's Eye, they had it too. We downed a few pitchers of TPA that night. I have since turned on many people to drinking only TPA. The Corner Pug in West Hartford is a place my friends and I frequent and TPA compliments the food there perfectly. My friends from Boston are just as big fans and they were able to get their local package store to carry both TPA and DPA. They have since hooked a bunch of other Boston people on it. Always trying to help expand the Ten Penny community!! Ryan L. - a devout Ten Penny Ale fan!
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One of my friends just got me 3 growlers of your brews as a wedding gift. We just drank the first one the other night, the Ten Penny Ale, and it was GREAT. I plan on splitting one of the other ones with a friend tonight, and will probably take care of the last one over the weekend. At which point, I'll be 500 miles away from the brewery, with no access to your delicious brews. How do I remedy this problem? Can you guys ship to Ohio?
I'll obviously still be supporting my local Cleveland brewery for the time being, but we need some more Old Burnside out in the Midwest.....especially in Ohio....in an election year!
Let me know how we can make this happen.
Your brews were the second best wedding gift!
From: Greg in Kent, OH
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Hi to all - you had the best float in the (St. Patrick's Day) parade. You have the best ale ever, and you had the best music on your float. I just got back from Digger McDuff's in Cromwell where I had an icy pint of Ten Penny! Thanks - Cynthia L, a very satisfied Ten Penny Customer.
From: a DPA fan from Decatur, IN
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My wife and I were recently visiting her daughter in Darien, CT. I love to try different brews, of all types and origins, then I tried Dirty Penny, and fell in love with the flavor and smoothness. I was wondering if there was any way that I could place an order?
From: Mark in Michigan
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I was in W. Hartford last week on business and tired and hungry, stopped in a pub to grab a bite and a beer. WOW! Your ten penny knocked my socks off! I prefer ales over lagers but 10 penny is one of the best ales I ever had. Everywhere we went we asked for 10 penny and everybody had it! Made the trip very memorable!
Sean from 2beerguys.com
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I am glad that you guys were at the Lowell Ribs and Brew
festival. The Dirty Penny is awesome and it's cool that you guys
arrived in style with the decked-out mini keg van.
Mike from Los Angeles, CA
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I recently tried Ten Penny for the first time on a business trip to
Hartford and thought it was great. A few days later some other co-workers
flew in and I turned them onto it. We all agree it is one of the best
beers. We have searched the L.A. area and unfortunately it seems you do
not distribute out here.
Can you ship me some?
Sorry, Mike,
but our brews don't "travel" well. They must remain cold because
they are unfiltered and contain no preservatives.
John M and
Don M from Oklahoma City,
OK
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Gail,
please be sure to let Bob and the rest of the guys know that we DID
make it back to Oklahoma City with 8 carefully packed, and chilled,
growlers (6 Dirty Penny and 2 Ten Penny), thanks to the understanding
nature of the desk agents at Southwest Airlines. As they unpacked
our extremely large ice-chest to check our stash, we had roughly 75-80
people back up in line behind us, many of which wanted to know why we were
packing that much brew, and where they could also get some. So, we
gave away all 8 of the bottle tags to people in line, and managed to
prevent the gate agents from offering other customers samples of our
brew!
We are big fans of the dark brews, such as Guinness and
the like, but we really love the micro-brews. And nothing we've
found compares to yours. We are trying to ration our supply of Dirty
Penny, because we're not sure when our business travels will allow us to
hit the Hartford area again. We hope we can make it back for the
"Pipes in the Valley" shindig. Until then, please keep the kettles
bubbling. We will be back!
From:
Mark
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Hello Bob,
I opened a bottle of
your Ten Penny Ale as soon as I got home. It is outstanding. Be
assured I will spread the word. Thank you for your generosity. See
you next week,
Mark
ps - Through your website I found a local
source , I'm happy to find out.
From: Rob
To: Tim Gordon
From:
Steve
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Brew Masters and Support Team of TOBBC, ("The Olde Burnside Brewing
Co.")
I absolutely love your Ten Penny Ale. Discovered it while dining
out at a restaraunt one night and was later pleasantly surprised to find
it sold at our local Big Y store in Tolland. Bought my first 2 growlers
and have been hooked ever since. You've got "IT", the magic recipe, don't
change one thing
.Happy brewing!
Subject: Ten Penny Reserve!!!!!!!!
Hey Tim, I was working in Avon
this week. I happened to stop at M&R on Rt. 44 for a TPA
growler to bring home, when low and behold I found 4 pints
of your TPA Reserve. I bought them out of their entire stock, and
gave one to my buddy. They were fantastic as usual. My buddy
was extremely impressed and he went so far as to say that it may have been
his favorite beer of all time. It is definitely my favorite and I'm
glad to see it in stores. Keep on keepin' on with the production. I
look forward to finding more of this coveted treasure down this
way.
P.S. I love the bottles.
From: Sandra
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Hi,
I just tried your beer for the first time at a Wethersfield
event that you were at. Kudos to you for brewing a great beer...it gets my
thumbs up as a great microbrew. I'll be sure to spread the word. Best of
luck to you in making the Ten Penny Ale a huge
hit.
Sandra
From: Dave
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Hi
Folks @ Burnside Brewers;
Just bought my first jug of Ten Penny Ale
tonight & I must say I think it'sgreat. I love the fact it's a
local product & I just checked out the website to find which
establishments serve it on tap, locally. I don't go out much , but will
definitely be buying Ten Penny Ale (for home, non-driving use)on a regular
basis. I also like the bit of local history on the back label & the
website.
My Great Grandfather drove a horse & wagon & later
a truck for the Hanley's Ale Co. of Providence RI, here in eastern CT,
delivering barrels o'beer/ale.-----Keep up the good brewing.
Your newest loyal customer,
From: Sean M
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"I am absolutely sure that you guys have heard this before... but Ten
PennyAle is exactly what beer should taste like! It is unbelievably
satisfying with every pint. I tell everyone about it and those who haven't
heard of it are mezmerized. Congratulations on brewing a beer that I am
proud to call CT's finest!"
Fun Stuff
- Recipes - We only have a couple now but hope to add more later. Do you have a
favorite? Send it to us!
- A
Song - John McLaughlin, lead singer for the band "Dicey Riley" wrote
a Ten Penny Ale song about the brew.
- Photo
Gallery - A picture is worth a thousand words or at least a story or
two, send us your photos of you and your friends enjoying a Ten Penny
Ale and we will be it on our
site.
Links
homemadebrew.net - Zok's Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies - CT's best source for all your brewing and winemaking needs, now with easy on-line shopping!
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