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From the HopPress: The Vermont Brewers Festival

VTHopHead — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:14:38 +0000

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The HopPress… posted on Saturday, July 24th.

Last weekend was the 18^th annual Vermont Brewer’s Festival (VBF) in Burlington, Vermont. I had not taken this event in for a couple of years, so I was really looking forward to visiting with some of the new breweries that were to be there this year and to see if they had made any changes in the event to improve upon the experience of the festival attendees from years past.

Organized by the 21-member breweries of the Vermont Brewers Association, the VBF is held every year on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington’s Waterfront Park. It is a truly beautiful setting to hold such an event and last Saturday’s hot and sunny weather made it seem that much better. The proximity of the lake and a steady,cooling breeze coming off of the water made the day seem pleasant, in spite of the fact that the temperature reached 90F that afternoon.

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Vermont Brewers Festival This Weekend

VTHopHead — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:48:53 +0000

Vermont Brewers Festival — Burlington, VT
July 16, 2010 to July 17, 2010
The Festival features 37 craft brewers from Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Mass, Maine, Delaware, Louisiana and, to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the European discovery of Lake Champlain by Samuel de Champlain, breweries from La Belle province, Quebec. This outdoor festival takes place in Burlington Waterfront Park with scenic views of Lake Champlain framed by the Adirondack Mountain Range.

Location: Burlington Waterfront Park, 1 College Street.

Time: Friday, 6 – 10 p.m.; Saturday sessions, noon – 4 p.m and 6 – 10 p.m.

Cost: $25 per tasting session.

Information: 802-760-8535 or visit www.vermontbrewers.com.

Three Penny Taproom “MontBeerlier” Festival

VTHopHead — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:52:22 +0000

In celebration of the Three Penny Taproom’s First Anniversary, on Saturday, May 1, 2010 the Taproom will host the First Annual “Montbeerlier Festival”. Montbeerlier will be held under a tent in the Onion River Sports parking lot on Langdon Street, Montpelier from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Along with house-made sausages on the grill and live music from Primate Fiasco from 6:00-8:30, the main attraction will be approximately 12 different cask conditioned beers (or “firkins”).

Expected casks and other special beer available at this event to include:

Hill Farmstead Abner- A Double IPA (this is the public premier of Shaun Hill’s 2nd awesome beer from the new brewery)
Trapp Family Brewery Bourbon Barrel Bock- Aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels (I’ve tasted, heaven in a glass)
Trapp Family Brewery Helles Lager
Lawson’s Finest Liquids Weiss-K- Sean’s Weiss beer poured out of a gravity Firkin
Otter Creek Russian Imperial Stout- A fresh batch of RIS with added Oak Staves that were soaked in Port wine!
Stone Double Dry-Hopped Ruination
Stone Vanilla Oaked Smoked Porter
Berkshire Brewing Imperial Stout
Smuttynose Brown Dog Dry-Hopped with Sterlings
Stoudt’s American Pale Ale
Stoudt’s Scarlet Lady ESB
In the taproom, we have decided to dig deep in the caverns of our basement for some aged goodies to put on tap, so expect to be blown away!

To go along with these, Joey and Jake will be churning out fresh sausages, plus the good folks from Vermont Butter & Cheese Company will be here to give out free samples of their beautiful cheeses! The tickets will cost $5 a piece or 5 for $20, and will be worth either a beer or a sausage, what a deal, four beers and a homemade sausage sandwich for $20!!! And to top it all off, The Primate Fiasco will be tickling your earbuds starting around 6:30

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From the Hop Press: The Denmark Connection

VTHopHead — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:30:20 +0000

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The Hop Press… posted on Saturday, January 16th.

Recently I was fortunate enough to be involved in a rather unique beer tasting event held at the Three Penny Taproom in downtown Montpelier, Vermont. Shaun Hill, an acclaimed local brewer, was there to introduce a small group of beer aficionados to six very limited-run, barrel-aged beers from Denmark. Due to their limited production, these beers will probably never be distributed or sold here in the US.

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Nørrebro Bryghus/Shaun Hill Barrel Aged Beer Tasting

VTHopHead — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:13:43 +0000

On Sunday, January 10th, the Three Penny Taproom is presenting six beers brewed by Shaun Hill during his time working at Nørrebro Bryghus in Copenhagen, Denmark. All of these beers are part of the Nørrebro Limited Release/Barrel Aged series. This is a very special event, and is limited to 25 people. Here is the list of the beers on the menu:

Saison Lambic Pinot Noir
Viking Oud Bruin
SEVEN Bordeaux Barrel
SEVEN Port Barrel
Little Korkny Port Barrel
Little Korkny Cognac Barrel

The cost for the event is $40, and will go from 6pm to 8pm, with some special drafts lined up for afterwards! To sign up, e-mail scott@threepennytaproom.com

Cheers!

Scott

http://www.threepennytaproom.com/

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