What are you drinking this Easter?

- by Shawn, Eli’s Restaurant Group, Director of Operations

I travelled the other night to the western edge of Connecticut to attend a wine tasting night in Kent for the Kent Land Trust.  The tasting was hosted by Kent Wine and Spirits, a store that has a very extensive and well thought out selection of wines; they have wines for every palette and pocketbook.  They also had a staggering number of wines for us at this tasting; I must have counted almost 100 wines available to sample.  I didn’t get a chance to partake of them all, thank God, as it’s about an hour and twenty minutes back to my house from Kent.  But from the twenty five or so that I tasted, I discovered the wine that I am going to drink this Easter.

A 2010 Moscofilero from Domaine Skourasa in Greece.  Yes, Greece.  I know, I know, when people think of great wine countries they think France, Italia, USA – not Greece.  But I tell you this wine is delicious.  I was about fifteen wines into my voyage through the offerings when I came upon the Moscofilero and this wine gave my palette new life.  I was told that the grapes are a pinkish/purple color on the vine which gives the wine it’s yellow-white hue (the juice is on the skins for about four hours).  This wine is dry, crisp and has a pretty long finish, and best of all it just has great fruit!  This wine matches Spring perfectly – clean and refreshing.  Now I am just hoping that the weather holds out on Easter Sunday so I can put on my Easter bonnet, (well, not really) sit on my deck and enjoy my brand new Greek friend.  Happy Easter to you and yours, cheers!

What’s your favorite BEER?

A Kranz (wreath) of Kölsch beer.

By Adam

BEER.  In addition to being the world’s most consumed alcoholic beverage, beer is considered by many to be humanity’s first fermented beverage.  There are records* dating back as far as 6,000 years ago that set laws for the production of the first beers.  Many historians believe beer may have played a crucial role in the development of the first civilizations.

After your first sip it’s not difficult to imagine why.  Here at Eli’s On The Hill in Branford, CT we’re not concerned as much with how beer was invented, we’re just thankful it was.  Whether after a long day at work or in the company of friends, drinking a good beer provides a sense of enjoyment and relaxation.  What better place to relax and enjoy a beer than Eli’s?  We have over 50 bottled beers and 16 tap lines pouring a variety of beers from all over the world.

If you enjoy your Bud Light draught, Eli’s has that.  How about a couple Hefeweizens?  Yeah, we have that too.  Maybe a 12.5% ABV Old Stock Ale from North Coast Brewing Company?  You guessed it, we’ve got it.  So come down to Eli’s On The Hill and if you don’t see your beer, let us know.  We might enjoy adding it to the list.  Check out our bottled beer menu below to see if your favorite is on our list.

Cheers!

Adam, Eli’s On The Hill Manager

Eli’s On The Hill Beer Menu

BOTTLED BEER:

Amstel Light, Becks, Budweiser, Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Bud Select 55, Coors Light, Corona, Corona Light, Heineken, Heineken Light, Landshark Lager, Michelob Ultra, Mike’s Lemonade, Miller 64, Miller Lite, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Rolling Rock, Sam Adams Light, Smirnoff Ice, Twisted Tea

BOTTLED BEER OF CHARACTER:

Affigem Blond – Belgian Strong Pale Ale

Allagash White – Witbier

Anchor Steam Lager – California Common

Ayinger Celebrator – Doppelbock

Blue Point Blueberry Ale – American Fruit Ale

Dogfish Head 90 Minute – American Double IPA

Flying Dog Doggie Style – Classic Style Pale Ale

Grimbergen Dubbel – Abbey Dubbel

Harp – European Pale Lager

Harpoon Cider – Hard Cider

Harpoon IPA – American IPA

Hoegaarden – Witbier

Lagunitas Pils – Czech Style Pilsner

Long Trail Ale – Altbier

Magic Hat #9 – a not quite Pale Ale

Newcastle – English Brown Ale

North Coast Old Rasputin – Imperial Russian Stout

North Coast Old Stock Ale – Old Ale

Sam Adams Boston Lager – Vienna Lager

Sams Cherry Wheat – Wheat Fruit Beer

Sam Smith’s Nut Brown – English Brown Ale

Schneider Weisse – Hefeweizen

Stella Artois – Euro Pale Lager

Stone Levitation – American Amber Ale

Thomas Hooker Imperial Porter – American Porter

Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier – Hefeweizen

Weyebacher Dbl Simcoe IPA – American Double IPA

* 4,000 BC Sumerian Tablet Records

Welcome to Eli’s On The Hill Blog – Eat It Up, Drink It Down

Welcome to Eli’s On The Hill Blog – Eat It Up, Drink it Down.  We are very excited about our new blog and hope you enjoy it too.  We will be focusing on all things at Eli’s.  You will hear from our managers, staff, hostess, chefs and your favorite bartenders and DJ’s.  So come on in, make yourself at home and let us know which posts you like and what you’d like to hear more about!

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