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An Annual Ritual

Each Autumn we have the pleasure of being able to select the exact hops that we will use for the following brew year. The first time that I did this, I spent nearly 16 hours over the course of two days in a selection room in Yakima @yakimachief . No pressure, right? Looking forward to 2024. Our favorite hop is Simcoe. What’s yours?
Shaun

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗮 • 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮/𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗺 • 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗜𝗣𝗔 • 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 & 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 #𝟱

Cooler nights have crept into the Northeast Kingdom, more than a hint of oranges and yellows greet us on Taylor Road, and we look forward to sharing a few returning offerings this coming week: Autumna, our wood-conditioned fest lager for mugs in the Taproom; along with Excursions: Manilita/Phantasm, Citra IPA, and Society & Solitude #5 available in cans and growlers. MexiRico Authéntico! will join us on Friday and Saturday; while we won’t have a food vendor for Wednesday and Thursday, we certainly encourage folks to bring along food!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗮
Our annual German-style unfiltered fest lager was assembled from under-modified Edelweiss Old World Czech Style Lager Malt from Sugar Creek Malt Co.; German Perle and Mittlefrüh hops; and our own well water. This lightly hopped pale lager was decocted, conditioned in wooden barrels at 3°C for two months, then provided freshly harvested krausen for natural, gentle carbonation. We will have this available for onsite mug pours (no growler fills).

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮/𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗺
This Excursion is brewed with Manilita, an experimental hop variety that has emerged from our partnership with New Zealand’s Hāpi Hop Research Centre and Freestyle Hops. This also features Phantasm Thiol Powder. Phantasm is made from Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc grape skins; rich in Thiol precursors, it enhances and bolsters strong tropical fruit aromas during the fermentation process.

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗜𝗣𝗔
This is our single-hop IPA that is brewed exclusively with personally selected Citra® hops from Washington State’s Yakima Valley.

𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 & 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 #𝟱
Our American Double IPA brewed with hops from the Pacific Northwest and New Zealand.

𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮: 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 • 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝘅) • 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻

The colors are hinting, peaking out, and giving sneaky glances that autumn is ahead. With that, Song of Autumn makes its return alongside a reimagined vision for Foster and a new expression of Flora with local fruit.

Once again, we will only have food vendors on Friday (MexiRico Authéntico!) and Saturday (New Deal!). We encourage folks to bring along food on Wednesday and Thursday!

𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮: 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆
Flora is the wine barrel-aged version of Florence (1915-1967), Edward's sister, as well as the name of our wheat Farmstead® ale. Each blend of her namesake beer rests in oak for an undetermined period—from many months to several years—and embodies our progressive vision for Hill Farmstead, a pursuit guided by natural intuition, evolving experience, and optimistic forecast.

On occasion, we select a portion of Flora and age it on a blend of local fruit; this one features a selection of cherries from Burtt’s Orchard in Cabot that includes Balaton; Juliet; North Star; Carmine Jewel; and Scandanavian. Following an extended and carefully monitored bottle conditioning period, this expression delightfully highlights the sympathetic natures of beer in barrel and fruit in season.

𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱
In its previous incarnation, we had honored him in a different manner, one that was limited by its infrequency; we hope to reinvigorate his memory by adapting his namesake beer to an American IPA—brewed with Citra® and Simcoe® hops. Foster Hill (1904 - 1919) was Edward's brother; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to him and his 13 siblings.

𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻
Our seasonal cycle of hoppy offerings continues with the return of our seasonally appropriate red IPA. Brewed with a blend of Vermont-grown hops from Champlain Valley Hops in Starksboro, Vt., this autumnal India Pale Ale's ruddy, reddish hue warmly reflects the seasonal foliage shift across the Northeast Kingdom, as well as the bounty of our burgeoning Vermont hopyards.

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 • 𝗢𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 & 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 • 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗸𝗮

As summer comes to its unofficial end—and we look ahead optimistically to Vermont’s autumn season—we’ll have a fresh slate of cans and draft for the week ahead, Clara has returned, and we warmly wish one of our team members “happy trails.”

Please note, we will only have food vendors on Friday (MexiRico Authéntico returns!) and Saturday (Hook and Peel!). So, for Wednesday and Thursday, we encourage folks to bring picnics! We will have cheese and olives, but this coming week’s weather looks perfect for picnicking on the lawn.

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮
Some of you may have noticed that Clara made a quiet return to the retail bottle shop this week, but it certainly warrants mention! Our intermittent Farmstead® grisette returns this summer with a fully organic base of organic American malted barley, organic Vermont wheat, and organic flaked oats. After five months in our puncheons, we are pleased to once again share her namesake beer.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁
We’ll restock our can coolers and draft lines with fresh packagings of Of First & Last Things IPA, and Double Motueka DIPA. Please Note, due to a packaging change, we will not have Society & Solitude #6 cans.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Finally, we bid a fond “farewell but see you soon” to our friend and teammate, Rebecca. As she undertakes a new adventure (Go West, Young Woman!), we’re confident of her success as she pursues her field of study. In her brief time with us through the summer, she’s proven to be an integral part of our team’s growth, and her contributions to our positive team dynamic are immeasurable. While she will be deeply missed, we’re optimistic and excited for the next chapter in her story.

We wish her all the best, and we look forward to seeing her again when she visits!

The inaugural single-hop beer brewed on Hill Road in 2010 showcased a then-little-used variety, one that had notably garnered attention the year prior, when Sierra Nevada released its seminal Extra IPA: Torpedo. Outside of a few notable early adopters, Citra didn’t become the de facto “IPA Hop” for another few years. Now, Citra is so widespread that it’s virtually impossible to find an IPA that doesn’t include the hop on its label!

Since May of 2011, we’ve featured Double Citra, throughout the year, carefully selecting hops that most closely remind us of those early, vibrant years, and crafting the same recipe each time, to showcase each year’s hop crop.

𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆 • 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 • 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 • 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻 • 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮 • 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 & 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 #𝟴 • 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿

Wending our way out of August and into September, we welcome back the table beer representation of Dorothy, along with four freshly packaged cans and draft offerings. Beginning this week, we’ve also added Poetica to the available growler selection, and Bobbers returns for the entirety of the week as our food vendor.

𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆: 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
In Dorothy’s honor, we offer this lower-alcohol version of her namesake beer. This hoppy Farmstead® ale is crafted from American malted barley, malted wheat, American hops, our distinctive yeast blend, and water from our well. Dry-hopped, unfiltered, and naturally carbonated, this particular emergence spent some time in our puncheons as well..

Dorothy (1921-1994) was Edward's sister; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to her and her 13 siblings.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘀

Edward, Harlan, Double Citra, and Society & Solitude #8 all return to our can coolers for to-go as well as out taproom as growler offerings.

Please visit our website on Monday for a fully updated list of cans and bottles available for takeaway, as well as our taproom offerings.

Abner was the second beer brewed at Hill Farmstead, a stalwart ancestral representative for over thirteen years. As one of the early examples of the New England Double IPA, Abner returns this week, both as a prime sense memory of that first batch and representative of the refinement and realization from nearly 100 batches.

Brewed with American malted barley and a copious amount of American hops from the Pacific Northwest.

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿: 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲 • 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 • 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 • 𝗔𝗯𝗻𝗲𝗿 • 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

For this coming week, we’ll see the return of a favorite variant of one of our traditional Farmstead® ales, along with a refresh of the can coolers and draft lines with Conduct of Life, Susan, and Abner. The taproom selections—exploring the depth and breadth of our vintage collection—will continue with enthusiastic curations across style and time. We’ve also added Poetica 3 to the Lukr selections, alongside Rhetorica and Poetica!

Please note, we will only have food vendors on Friday (Chef Nadav returns!) and Saturday (The New Deal!). So, for Wednesday and Thursday, we encourage folks to bring picnics! We will have cheese and olives, but now’s the season for some al fresco dining.

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿: 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲
Arthur’s namesake Farmstead® ale is crafted from organic American malted barley, organic American hops, our distinctive farmhouse yeast, and water from our well. Unfiltered and naturally carbonated, this edition was conditioned in foudre and then dry-hopped with organically-grown Cascade hops from the Yakima Valley.

Arthur (1922-2005 ) was Edward's youngest brother; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to him and his 13 siblings.

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘀
Conduct of Life, our American pale ale with Amarillo® and Citra®, will be available in cans, on draft, and for growler fills, along with the return of both Susan and Abner.

Please visit our website on Monday for a fully updated list of cans and bottles available for takeaway, as well as our taproom offerings.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 • 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 • 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 • 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲

As we roll into the heart of August—and what we hope is finally summer—we look forward to seeing lots of friendly faces and continuing to dig deep into our vintage collections to make the onsite experience even more delightful! Our version of the Flood Relieve IPA has now sold out, and we thank everyone who made the trip out to support this fantastic project.

We’ll restock our can coolers this week with freshly packaged Edward and the debut in 16 oz. cans of Three Magic Letters (it’s an IPA; get it?).

We will be joined this coming week by new food vendors, The New Deal, on Wednesday and Thursday, and then Smokin’ Joe’s returns on Friday and Saturday!

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
Last month’s charitable efforts benefited Bread and Puppet in Glover, and we’re pleased to announce that we were able to donate over $2,500! For August, we’re earmarking our charitable efforts for the Hardwick Area Food Pantry. This multi-site food share pantry is committed to innovating and collaborating as a critical partner in building a resilient local community in the Greater Hardwick area through improving quality food access for all!

Once again, we will donate 100% of all cash donations, along with 10% from all onsite bottle pours, to this excellent local organization. We will also be donating a portion of the Flood Relief IPA proceeds to HFP as well, to further bolster their amazing and essential work.

Please visit our website on Monday for a fully updated list of cans and bottles available for takeaway, as well as our taproom offerings.

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