Knights of the Mashing Fork

KotMF.com is the online home of the Knights of the Mashing Fork, a Hartford-area homebrewing club whose members are passionate about making and drinking great beer, cider, and mead!

The first guild for brewers, the original Knights of the Mashing Fork was formed in Brabant, Belgium during reign of Duke Jean I (“Jan Primus”) corrupted today as “Gambrinus”. He is honored throughout the world as the so-called King of Beer. Legend portrays him as the inventor of the "toast" as a social custom.

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Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (Sierra Nevada, Russian River collab) label approved
(Chico, CA) – Sierra Nevada Brewing and Russian River Brewing are collaborating on a wild ale called Brux. The beer should be brewed sometime around…now. It is scheduled to come out in stores through Sierra Nevada’s distribution network this summer. […]
TrÃ¶egs Nugget Nectar just brewed
(Hershey, PA) – TrÃ¶egs Brewing tweeted about Nugget Nectar Brew Day on Friday. The beer is slated to be released sometime in February. @TroegsBeer Troegs Brewing Double Nugget Nectar brew day! 7:00 am mash in. Now Andrew is weighing out […]
Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) goes on sale March 10th
(Grand Rapids, MI) – Founders Brewing recently announced the release details for KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout). — Our much-loved KBS will be released on-site to the thirsty masses on Saturday, March 10th! Kentucky Breakfast Stout! When: Saturday, March 10th at […]
Freetail Brewing founderâ€™s 2011 recap and 2012 predictions
Ok, so I dig this guy. Not that many brewery people engage in real dialogue about the industry using their blogs or social media so, right or wrong, this is pretty refreshing stuff. Here’s a snippet from his 2011 recap […]
Freetail Brewing founder humorously rejects Grouponâ€™s advances with charts ...
For whatever reason, the people at Groupon think that repeatedly sending a different person to call/email me will eventually result in me submitting to their corrosive program that hurts small businesses. Iâ€™m tired of responding politely, so here was my […]

New Brew Thursday – Old Rasputin : North Coast Brewing Co.

This week we are enjoying an old favorite of Stephenâ€™s, Old Rasputin from North Coast Brewing Co. An amazing Imperial Russian Stout coming at 9% ABV with 75 IBUâ€™s .. On Master Pairings Bill is joined by Stephen in the kitchen, for some Honey Dew and Wit. Specifically Blanche De Bruxelles, a deli...
SanTan Brewing Company Sexes Things Up

Chandler, AZ – Kittens purr when you rub them just right and SanTan Brewing Companyâ€™s newest double chocolate porter, Sex Panther does just that. Craft beer fanatics and lovers of all things smooth and chocolate know that this annual seasonal brew brings the flavor while taming the panther w...
ColLAboration Is Back

Winter ColLAboration is back on! The mobile craft beer garden (from the brains behind Tonyâ€™s Darts Away/Mohawk Bend/Golden Road Brewing, Verdugo Bar/Surly Goat, Blue Palms and 38 Degrees) will be revived in the form of a weather-proof, indoor late-winter wonderland on Sunday, February 26th at the ...
Devil’s Canyon Brewery ?Cheers! for Charity?

As Devilâ€™s Canyon approaches its 10th year of operation we have had amazing support from our community and have always tried to give back as much as we could to local schools, charities and noble causes. We open our doors once a month to the public so we can meet our fans, hear their ideas, [...]
Brooklyn Brewery & Bostonâ€™s Harpoon Brewery Bet On Giants-Patriots Super Bowl

Brooklyn Brewery & Bostonâ€™s Harpoon Brewery Bet â€œThe Honor Of The Houseâ€ On Giants-Patriots Super Bowl Harpoon Brewery President Dan Kenary and Brooklyn Brewery President Steve Hindy are betting that their home team will prevail in the Feb 5 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. If the New York ...

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