Syrup's "Golden" Age? In a "Dark" Year, Smiles Still Sweet.
The evidence is in, and 2021 is proving to be a down year for maple syrup production in Connecticut. The late-winter night/day temperature differences that promote sap flow in a Maple tree have not been large enough – consistently enough – to have a bumper crop. A normal season lasts 4 to 8 weeks. This year’s season only went about 3 weeks. Yields are down. Significantly. At Rick’s Sugar Shack, in East Hampton, Connecticut, owner Rick Walker admits “it’s been a terrible year.
New Breweries in Fairfield County in 2021
Despite the huge growth of breweries in Connecticut, lower Fairfield County has been conspicuously uninvolved in the craft beer movement. Given the Gold Coast’s resources, this state of affairs is remarkable. The Balance Sheet There are approximately 123 craft breweries in Connecticut; 16 of them are in Fairfield County. Yet 7 of the Fairfield breweries are found north of the Ridgefield – Easton – Shelton parallel, and another 7 are east of Fairfield Town. That leaves 2 brewe