2020 Recap!

It's been one hell of a year... but one of the things that helped get us through... beer! While we weren't able to visit breweries like we did pre pandemic - we did our best to support them from home and did manage to get to a few of our area breweries to purchase curbside. We are also super thankful to our area package stores who also kept things well stocked despite the craziness. 

In this post we included some of our personal favorite brews of the year! In addition, the clever folks over at Untapp'd have tallied our top beers, style, breweries (etc.) of 2020! Check out our results! We also included our Top Nine posts of Instagram!

Thank you to all who follow us on our social media pages! We hope that you all stay safe, healthy and have a better new year full of yummy brews! Cheers! 

- Meghan & Chris

Killihump's Top 10 Pumpkin Brews! (2020)

It's nearing Halloween, (and Meghan's birthday), which means we've stocked our fridge with a TON of pumpkin beers! Some folks tend to not be so into pumpkin beer, and that's OK... we say: drink what makes you happy! Just like any style out there, there's a bunch of good ones... and some not so good ones. We've decided to compile a list of our favorites. So if you're on a the hunt for some of the best pumpkin beers out there... take note! Also something to keep in mind... the pumpkin beers are getting harder and harder to find as the pumpkin season is already nearing the end... so don't snooze - snag it when you see it! Be prepared for Halloween!

This has been a pretty big project for us and unfortunately the pandemic has made it difficult for us to acquire beers out of our area. We haven't been straying too far away from our house, as we are trying to stay safe and we also have family members that are high risk - so travelling out of our county has not been possible. All the beers we've purchased for this list have been available locally to us in Groton/New London and also the Westerly area. With the exception being our #2 pick, in which our neighbors parents brought in from NY. 

Instead of rating these individually, we decided to just list our 10 favorites. So without further delay... here are our top 10 Pumpkin beers!

Killihump's Top 10 Oktoberfest Brews! (2020)

Autumn is here! We've been headfirst into our Oktoberfest brews, pumpkin ales and fall worthy brews since late August... some say that's too early... we say: drink what makes you happy! Especially in times like these, we're thankful for awesome brew - no matter the month!

This is definitely our favorite season and our fridge has been consistently full with beers we've been collecting for us to try. This has been a pretty big project for us and unfortunately the pandemic has made it difficult for us to acquire beers, mostly because of availability. We haven't been straying too far away from our house, as we have family members that are high risk - so travelling out of our county has not been possible. All the beers we've purchased for this list have been available locally to us in the Groton/New London area. 

Instead of rating these individually, we decided to just list our 10 favorites. So without further delay... here are our top 10 Oktoberfest beers!

Summer Quarantine Beers!

Hello from Chris & Meghan! It's been a minute... we hope all of you out there in beer land are safe, healthy and sipping yummy brews! We're well and hanging in over here at Killihump HQ.  Thanks to this pandemic, we've definitely been enjoying our share of beer over the last few months! It's great news that some breweries and beer bars have been able to reopen with restrictions in place! We, however, have stuck pretty close to home, as a member of our family is high risk. We've been doing curbside/to-go whenever we're able, to support local businesses... and we hope you are able to do the same!

After this record breaking hot summer we've had here in SECT... we're definitely ready for the cooler weather! I don't know about all of you, but we're already headfirst into Oktoberfests and pumpkin brews! And no... it's never too early! However, we are still in summer, so we put together a list of a few blog worthy brews we've been enjoying throughout the summer months. Put these on your list if you haven't yet tried them...

The Half and Half

"Quarantine happy hour"
24 oz of Murphy's Irish Stout &
New England Brewing Sea Hag IPA

So anyone who knows me, (Meghan), probably knows how much I enjoy a good "half and half". You know... 2 beers layered in one glass - consisting of a nitro stout, (typically Guinness or Murphy's), floating on top of whatever contrasting ale you might have in your fridge. You may also know it as a "black and tan" - but us Irish frown upon that term - more on that later.

I personally enjoy them closer to St. Patrick's Day, or when out at an Irish pub - seeing as how Guinness or Murphy's is one of the main components. However, lately I find myself making them on a more regular basis at home... especially now during quarantine. Maybe I'm still stuck in March? It made me think that there may be others out there that enjoy them as much as I do... and maybe it was blog worthy? Am I right? Hands up if you enjoy a good half and half!!

I figure most of you out there have probably had a half and half - but for the few that may not be so familiar, let me give you a little history and insight on this classic - also one of my favorite - beer concoctions.

POLL RESULTS: What is your go-to shower beer style?

You've had a long day at work and it's time to unwind with a shower beer. What style do you grab?

RESULTS UPDATE:
So last Friday May 3, we announced the results on Chris's live feed on Facebook. Here are the winners:

1. IPA
2. Red / Amber
3. Lager

Our Top 5 Quarantine Beers

Hey beer geeks! It's been a really long time since we've made a blog post, so we figured now would be a good time to get back to it. We hope everyone is staying safe out there - we're hanging in over here at Killihump HQ.

If you're anything like us, than you've had plenty of time on your hands... and what else would you want to do but crack open a beer?

In this post, we've compiled a list of our top 5 quarantine beers - which we've paired with our favorite quarantine activity. We've also included fun activity you can do if you're into taking pictures of cool can/label art.

So yeah, without further ado... crack open a beer and check it out...

Our 2019 Year In Beer via Untapp'd

The clever folks over at Untapp'd have tallied our top beers, venues, styles etc of 2019! Check out our results!