“Ten Penny Ale,” our flagship brew is a smooth, amber-hued mellow version of a Scottish Ale.* (5.5% ABV). It’s a good “session ale” and was awarded “Hartford’s Best Microbrew” for 2005, 2006 and 2007 by The Hartford Advocate’s Readers Poll. This beer is available year-round at your local bar or favorite beer store. Why “Ten Penny?” My grandfather used to say “You can get a good beer for a nickel, but a really good beer will cost you ten pennies!” (Motto: Work hard, drink well… Ten Penny Ale!)
	Our popular “Dirty Penny Ale” (5.7% ABV) is a hearty, but never heavy “black’n’tan” style* which is mixture of 60% Ten Penny/40% our own signature stout. This beer is also available year-round at your local bar or favorite beer store. (Motto: Dirty Penny Ale …Polish One Off!)
	"Penny Weiz" is our special version of a Belgian Witbier, incorporating 50% wheat and 50% barley. Based on an original homebrew recipe from Paul "Zok" Zocco (of Zok's Homebrewing Supplies), our Head Brewer, Joe Lushing collaborated with Paul to create a wonderfully refreshing, thirst-quenching brew especially for spring and summer enjoyment. To put a subtle spicy note to the beer, a "wee" bit of heather and sweet orange peel were added to the mix in keeping with our brewery's Scottish roots. "Penny Weiz" is a 5% ABV beer and is available year round in our familiar, recyclable, half-gallon growler bottle.
	Ten Penny Ale Reserve the much stronger version of our original Ten Penny recipe.  This beer is a dark brown ale, topped by a thick, loose tan head (ABV 10%).  The smells of roasted grain and toffee are the first things you will notice with your nose when you crack open the bottle.  The tasting experience begins with a splash of caramel like flavor on the tongue, but quickly melds into a full bodied roasted-malt taste.  As you savor this fine ale you will also encounter subtle hints of chocolate and a smoked-malt essence.  After you have finished your bottle you will realize this beer is truly a wonderful merging of high alcohol content and rich full body flavor that will make you want another pint to drink.

	Both Ten Penny Ale and Dirty Penny Ale are sold on draught, as well as in ½-gal.growlers. Having a party or just a laid-back weekend? Try our unique 3.3-gal. “Keggie”- a convenient, self-contained draught beer system (requires preorder and deposit at your favorite beer store).

Using the finest barley malts and hops available, each of our ales is handbrewed and carefully conditioned to bring out the full flavor of the ingredients. The finished ale is naturally clarified by the conditioning process, thus no filtration is required. No chemicals or additives of any kind are ever used. What the Critics are saying......  The following are descriptive excerpts from The Hartford Courant's "Microbrew Review", as written by Kerry R. Callahan, a local attorney and microbrew aficionado.

Ten Penny Ale Ten Penny Ale is copper-brown and lively. The head is frothy and mildly fragrant, the nose foretelling the beer’s malty character. Ten Penny Ale is a good, mild Scottish Ale. (09/13/01)

Ten Penny Ale Reserve  "Delightfully presented and brewed with the aficionado in mind, TPA Reserve is an excellent, enchanting local brew that flirts with greatness.  There's biscuit, fruit, toffee and faint smoke in the foretaste.  A pleasant apricot note flashes across the nose.  This finish is outstanding with a decidedly balanced, distinctly Scotch sign-off. Due to popular demand, Ten Penny Ale Reserve will soon be available on draught." (09/27/07)

Father Christmas Highland Ale Legend has it that Father Christmas wandered through Scottish villages gathering a merry following and distributing sweets to children and "wee heavy," a cheery libation, to adults.  Like its predecessors, Father Christmas is heavy and potent ( 9.2 percent), tremendously and uniquely satisfying and flavorful. The aroma of toasted grain and mocha are mouth-watering.  Father Christmas Ale is ruddy and ruby-brown, topped by a thick, loose, tan head. Sweet, roasted malt and mild smoky tastes merge into a phenomenal finish.  The tall, cobalt-blue bottle, brightly labeled, makes for a wonderful presentation and host's gift. Delightful in every respect, Father Christmas Highland Ale is a Yuletide staple and Santa's favorite.  He enjoys a pint at my house annually and never spares a drop. (12/20/07)