Join Becky from Hometown Explorer as she ventures into the Brewmaster's Corner with Brian Ayers at Elicit Brewing Co, live from CT Beerfest 2024! Dive into the world of craft beer as Brian shares the story behind Elicit Brewing Co's journey, from their roots in Manchester to their recent expansion into Fairfield, with Danbury on the horizon. Discover their signature brews, including the Mexican Lager, Total Juice Bag IPA, Margarita Sour, and English Brown Ale, each crafted with precision and passion. With an array of events, from trivia nights to sushi-making classes, Elicit Brewing Co offers an experience like no other. Follow their brewing adventures and stay connected with Brian and the team on elicitbrewing.com and their social media channels. Cheers to good times and great brews! #ElicitBrewing #CraftBeer #CTBeerfest #BrewmastersCorner Transcript: Becky from the Hometown Explorer here with Beast buy at the CT Beer Fest. We're here with Brian from Elicit Brewing so Brian, tell us a little about the brewery. Yeah, so uh we're in Manchester uh used to be Adams Mill Restaurant uh we got a big venue there with a nice big back outdoor patio uh lots of cool stuff going on there and then we have a second location now in Fairfield uh just opened up and then uh we'll be in Danbury hopefully by the Fall we just started construction on a third location so yeah that's awesome so when you guys do food there typically and you guys have a lot of events so you mind telling us a little bit about that. Yeah, yeah so it's Eli's Restaurant Group is our parent group uh so all the Eli's uh restaurants they take care of all the food um menu is amazing we actually just changed the menu up in uh Manchester so we got a lot of new things on there kept the favorites like the uh the Philly cheese stick egg rolls and all that stuff um but yeah so we always got food um we got our beers Plus tap beers full Wine Liquor uh anything anybody could possibly want we got it there that's awesome so and you guys do a lot of events as well like so you guys do like regular events typically right. Yeah, yeah we have cool events we do uh trivia every week uh we have live music uh playing indoor and on our outdoor uh stage in our patio area um we have cool events like uh uh cheesecake pairing events uh it was a great one uh we do uh the painting events uh different they did a sushi event one night where they basically had like a guy come in and teach you how to make sushi so it was actually really cool they always got something cool going on oh that's awesome so let's uh let's go through the beers that you guys brought with you so you guys brought four different kinds right so let's let's start with the first one sure so our Mexican logger uh we just brewed this for the first time uh it's a recipe from our new brewer down in Fairfield and uh nice easy drinking uh light logger and uh we have uh that going on in Fairfield Brewery uh we're Brewing different loggers IPAs and then we're transferring kegs up to Manchester and then some of the beers I only Brew in Manchester and we're sending those down to uh Fairfield so it's a cool like back and forth kind of thing and uh we have uh we had like 28 different beers on draft that were housemade um so in Fairfield we have 100 Draft lines in Manchester we've got 50 so it's actually pretty cool we got a lot of lot of room to play with yeah no so this is really good yeah so it's really light it's not like too much either which is great so what's the what's the next one that we've got going on the next one we have here is our total juice bag this one is a uh New England style IPA uh we load that up with Citra Mosaic and a big charge of Galaxy at the end so it gives it that nice big pop that that tropical stanky nose yeah that's really good nice yeah that's quickly become one of our most popular beers and we actually have that one on draft at the yard goat Stadium now too that's awesome that's really great and that's not far from you guys at all yeah it's right around the corner it's perfect so here so that one is that's really good it's mild it's really the Citrus is really strong it's great yeah so then we're getting into uh we're going to jump from that Citrus and we're going to stay in that same realm this is our Margarita sour so basically everything that's in a margarita is in that beer from the Agave to the pink Himalayan sea salts uh I use lime and orange that we juice and a bag and and put it right in the boil so wow that's surprising like the bite on it is really surprising but it's good got bright citrusy from that lime uh puree and then also the lime uh oils in the peel as well no the CIT it's so strong but it's so good like it's not like the the beer taste doesn't overpower the lime which is great yeah yeah we're trying to find that balance so our dueling Libations is a whole series of cocktail inspired sour beers so we do a pan Cola we do a hurricane for margarita um it's a lot of fun yeah and I and I am partial to sour but that is really good and it's not too sweet either which is great yeah yeah we try to strike that balance between the acidity and the sweetness so it gives you that real kind of authentic uh authentic margarita style thing so this one is our brown ale I always bring I always say when we do these events I try to bring a logger an IPA a dark beer and a sour beer so this is our dark beer this is our brown ale uh traditional Style English brown ale um we Brew this one all the time always like to keep it on uh a lot of people that love brown ales lot not a lot of places are making them so they appreciate it um and it's great beard just a with food it's one of the those beers that pairs great with a lot of different meals and it's really mild it's not like I mean I'll be the first to admit like I've never I've never really been a Beer Drinker and especially not a dark beer drinker but this is very drinkable it's really mild and I can I can see how how it would parir well with a lot of different things yeah and that's a lot of fun that was one A cool one to do with our cheesecake pairing night cuz they had some some cool uh like caramel chocolate cheesecake that paired awesome with something like that yeah I can definitely see that uh so Brian and where can people find you guys online to see what you guys have going on maybe see what you guys have on top and you know take a look and see what's going on yeah it's elicit brewing.com and then we're on all the social medias uh we have Instagrams and Facebooks for the Fairfield location and for the Manchester location so if you search online you'll you'll definitely run into US Wonder awesome well Brian thank you so much for taking the time we really appreciate it yeah absolutely thanks for coming out