06/16/2026
CONNECTICUT VALLEY BREWING COMPANY
TROPICAL STATE OF MIND, PINEAPPLE ALE SOUR
5.5% ABV
How to drink it: Serve cold. Very drinkable, but you better like Pineapple.
The author had two cans, just to double check his first instinct.
Pour in a tulip glass. Or over ice. Or mix with a splash of club soda.
Adventurous drinkers, drop a few fresh berries, or a scoop of vanilla water ice, or vanilla ice cream, which can dampen the Pineapple a bit if you find it overpowering.
The Brewery: They also brew Peach, Blueberry, Cranberry, and Strawberry variations of their fruited sour ale. They host car cruise nights, motorcycle nights, cars-and-coffee Sunday mornings. They won a label art award where they honored the CT state
animal- the S***m Whale.
The area (Connecticut)- cool inventions like hamburgers, color TV, frisbee, silly putty, PEZ candy. But they do have their own way of speaking.
Delco to Connecticut translator:
“Milkshake” = “Frappe” (pronounced “Frap”), they make them really thick up there
“Hoagie” = “Grinder”, they toast the whole thing up there
“State Store” = “Packie”, where they buy their booze up there
“Cheesesteak” = Please. Not even close.
Drink it with: Other fruit beers, fruit cocktails or lighter wine for a sampling session of warm weather drinks.
Start the summer (June 21 st - close enough) with one of these and enjoy it straight or with the toppings and mixer ideas we suggested.
Whatever you do, please don’t send us Pineapple emojis. Just a thumbs up or a text message is fine.