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cali

(114,904 posts)
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:38 PM Apr 2013

First there was the maple syrup, then the cheeses. Now Vermont wows with world-class beers

Hill Farmstead- just down the road a couple of miles. Crazy.

No, really. Hill Farmstead Brewery recently was rated the world’s best brewer on the popular international consumer review website, RateBeer.com.

And that has triggered a rush of beer enthusiasm — and enthusiasts — that has bordered on fanaticism. Since Hill Farmstead opened three years ago, beer tourists have been coming from around the world to visit the micro-brewery on a farm off a dirt road in Greensboro to buy growlers and bottles of brewer Shaun Hill’s creations.

“It’s like a cult following,” said Ben King, who with his wife Sarah flew up from North Carolina to sample Vermont’s beers. They even rented a car so they could stock it, then make the 13-hour drive home.

“As you can see it’s definitely growing and I’m part of that crowd,” said King, who was among the first in line at Hill Farmstead on a recent Saturday. “The beer’s so good.”

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/first-there-was-the-maple-syrup-then-the-cheeses-now-vermont-wows-with-world-class-beers/2013/04/10/67b7c1a8-a20e-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html

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First there was the maple syrup, then the cheeses. Now Vermont wows with world-class beers (Original Post) cali Apr 2013 OP
Vermont is a hot bed of music as well.. Bennyboy Apr 2013 #1
Hopefully they can afford to expand distribution at some point. Craft beer drinkers bullwinkle428 Apr 2013 #2
Shaun is a stubborn cantankerous sort cali Apr 2013 #8
And don't forget, one world-class senator......n/t AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #3
well 2 world class senators mattvermont Apr 2013 #4
Hey maybe they'll be at the Great American Beer Festival this year. Initech Apr 2013 #5
Cabot's sharp cheddar Aerows Apr 2013 #6
If you ever get the chance you must try Cabot clothbound cali Apr 2013 #9
"hops, water and yeast" Ruby the Liberal Apr 2013 #7
Maybe someone should tell the writer that you can't make beer without grain. bornskeptic Apr 2013 #10
Maybe someone should realize that grain >< wheat Ruby the Liberal Apr 2013 #11
 

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)
1. Vermont is a hot bed of music as well..
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:43 PM
Apr 2013

Phish most notably. but int he hippie jam pantheon they have tons of great bands. grace Potter and the Nocturnals (America's 2014 favorite) among them.

bullwinkle428

(20,627 posts)
2. Hopefully they can afford to expand distribution at some point. Craft beer drinkers
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:54 PM
Apr 2013

are growing by leaps and bounds, and quality brewers can make a fortune these days!

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
8. Shaun is a stubborn cantankerous sort
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 06:41 PM
Apr 2013

according to my son. He's stated that he doesn't really want to expand much- and if you saw where he is and what he does, you'd probably get why. He does hold cool festivals with great food and music as well as beer, in the summer.

bornskeptic

(1,330 posts)
10. Maybe someone should tell the writer that you can't make beer without grain.
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 06:59 PM
Apr 2013

Hops water, and yeast won't cut it. I'll vote for barley, but wheat is popular too.

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