Brew-Grass Festival Brewer's Guide

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Brewery Locations * Brew-Grass Festival 2016

Sugarbush Brew-Grass Festival 2016 Admission, schedule & festival rules Welcome to the 2016 Sugarbush Brew-Grass Festival!

TICKETS AND GLASSES Your admission ticket also serves as a punch card for 10 tasting samples. Present your ticket at the brewer’s table and have one of the 10 stars punched in exchange for a taster sample. Samples under 10% ABV will require one tasting punch. Samples over 10% ABV will require two tasting punches. Additional sample punch cards may be purchased for the price of $10 per 5 sample punches, and are available at the sales booth near the entrance.

14th Star

Four Quarters Citizen Cider Burlington Beer Queen City Switchback Zero Gravity Fiddlehead Farnham Good Water Magic Hat Frost Rock Art Stone Corral Otter Creek Shed

One 4-ounce tasting glass will be provided to those with taster punch cards. Only one glass will be allowed per person, and tastings will only be poured into the souvenir glass.

SCHEDULE Tastings:

Lost Nation Idletyme Von Trapp

Lawson’s

2:00 – 6:00 PM

Food Court: 2:00 – 6:00 PM Live Music: 2:00 – 3:15 PM, DoJo

3:15 – 4:45 PM, Pizza Tapes

4:45 – 6:00 PM, Mad Mountain Scramblers

FESTIVAL RULES

Long Trail

Harpoon

• All attendees must be 21+ and will be required to show valid photo I.D. for admission (Vermont State Law). Sugarbush reserves the right to card anytime during the festival.

• All attendees must be properly attired.

• No bags, pets (regardless of size), outside glassware or outside food permitted.

• All exits are final, and no alcohol is permitted outside the event.

Trout River • Sugarbush reserves the right to remove any individual(s) without refund from the festival for behaving inappropriately. Once escorted out by security individual(s) will not be allowed back in the festival.

J’ville

• Drink responsibly.

• Know your limits.

Northshire

Hermit Thrush

• Don’t drink and drive!

#BrewGrassFest * only vermont beers are poured at this festival!

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Sugarbush Brew-Grass Festival 2016 BREW descriptions 14TH STAR BREWING CO.

CITIZEN CIDER

FOUR QUARTERS BREWING

HARPOON BREWERY

Saint Albans, VT

Burlington, VT

Winooski, VT

Windsor, VT & Boston, MA

MAPLE BREAKFAST STOUT

UNIFIED PRESS

SUNDOG DOUBLE IPA

CAMP WANNAMANGO

Brewed with pure Vermont maple syrup, our Maple Breakfast Stout combines all of the elements that make winter mornings in Vermont so unique. This stout pours a very dark brown to black, with a medium head of off-white to tan foam. The aroma is of roasted coffee first, followed by chocolate. The flavor is smooth and slightly roasty, with definite chocolate flavors in the middle and end. Some slight sweetness from the maple syrup pervades the roasty flavor, reminding the patron that it was crafted in “Maple City USA.” Brewed with local maple syrup from St. Albans, honey from French Hill Apiary in St. Albans, Green Mountain Coffee, and toasted oats; this beer is wonderfully complex, smooth, and will compliment many dishes – notably steak, spicy foods, BBQ, and Mexican. It also pairs exceptionally well with chocolate desserts and donuts! ABV 6.8% IBU 20 TRIBUTE DOUBLE IPA

Our Tribute Double IPA is a celebration of hops, pure and simple. A simple and smooth malt base serves as the stage for the hops to perform.

Tribute has a beautiful golden color, an aroma brimming with citrusy hops, and a deliciously smooth hop flavor and dry finish. ABV 8.4% IBU 65

BURLINGTON BEER COMPANY Burlington, VT LIGHT IN THE WINDOW

A crispy Rye IPA brewed with barley and rye.

Densely hopped and bursting with grapefruit hop flavors to compliment the soft and spicy nature of rye. We’ve balanced the soft malt profile with a fresh and aggressive hop flavor.

ABV 5.9% CHASING RABBITS

Hoppy American-style wheat beer that pops with juicy citrus flavors of orange marmalade and grapefruit zest with a bright, yet soft, wheat bread malt character to take with you along your journey. ABV 5.8%

Made from 100% locally sourced apples, never from concentrate, the Unified Press is Citizen Cider’s flagship cider that keeps you wondering where it’s been your whole life. This naturally gluten-free cider is an off-dry, crisp, clean and refreshing cider that keeps you coming back.

ABV 5.2% LAKE HOPPER

Formally called “Northeast Cascade,” this cider is a tribute to the heritage of hop farming in the Northeast, and a vote of confidence for the return of this once prevalent and mighty crop.

Citizen Cider is working with the many good growers in the region to craft this cider, made entirely with apples and hops from the same landscape, and in some cases the same farms.

ABV 6.2%

Double IPA with Cirtra and Amarillo hops. Big, bright, and juicy. ABV 7.5% FLEUR DE LIS

Tart saison fermented in red wine barrels.

ABV 4.5% S’MORES STOUT

Imperial stout conditioned with marshmallows, milk chocolate, and graham crackers. ABV 9% BLUE-GRASS SUMMER WHEAT

A soft, refreshing wheat beer with blueberries and lemongrass. ABV 4.8%

FROST BEER WORKS Hinesburg, VT REALLY PALE ALE

Farnham, QC & South Burlington, VT

A hazy Vermont white ale with a light body from white wheat and pils malt, bright, citrus dry hop aromatics, and our delicious ale yeast character. ABV 5.5% IBU 35

#12 WEIZEN

LUSH DOUBLE IPA

FARNHAM ALE & LAGER An unfiltered wheat beer – naturally cloudy, fruity flavor with light banana esters at the finish. ABV 5.2% IBU 12 #58 IPA

Our take on the “New England” style IPA, features a nice malt backbone with generous citrus aromas and taste. Heavily dry hopped with Cascade hops, this IPA is slightly cloudy.

ABV 5.8% IBU 58

A double IPA with luxuriant aromatics and succulent flavors. The combination of hops from both hemispheres and our ale yeast complement each other to create a rich, juicy character. ABV 8% IBU 80

GOOD WATER BREWING Williston, VT HOPPY SIDE OF PALE

This mango-infused Pale Ale begins with a subtle tropical aroma of passion fruit and mango.

Golden-copper in color, it has a light body, slight hop bitterness, malty sweetness, and finishes with a kiss of mango. ABV 5% IBU 22 Sweet Spot golden ale

A balancing act of the finest ingredients, this golden ale is a refreshing new breed of craft beer. Golden and bright, not too hoppy, not too malty, full-flavored but smooth, with a crisp, dry finish. ABV 4.8%

HERMIT THRUSH BREWERY Brattleboro, VT BRATTLEBEER

Brattleboro is a nexus for culture and travelers in Southern Vermont, and served as the inspiration for this beer. We blend in local cider apples and a mix of barrel aged vintages to bring you a delicate, but complex pale ale with a bone dry, tart finish. ABV 5.2% ALIGHT #2

Barrel blended sour lite brown ale. Alight #2 is the second in our series of ephemeral barrelaged session sour releases. An earthy, funky nose gives way to a tart, dry and malty body with a touch of red fruit notes on the finish.

ABV 4.8%

IDLETYME BREWING CO. Stowe, VT

Shelburne, VT

This American pale ale toes the line between a pale and an IPA. While there is a slight hop bite towards the end, at its core it remains a smooth drinking full bodied pale ale. ABV 5%

Brett On The Dance Floor

STANGE

IDELTYME DOUBLE IPA

FIDDLEHEAD BREWING COMPANY Fermented 100% with Brettanomyces and then dry hopped – this one has just enough of that funky Brett yeast flavor. Gotta have that funk.

ABV 5.9% IBU 60 Mastermind

BIG juicy tropical hop aroma, smooth finish, and a bright brilliant color. ABV 8.1%

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A clean crisp beer with a lower malt and hop character, followed by a dry, refreshing finish.

The aroma is subtle, balanced and fresh, with a low malt and slightly grainy component. This Kolsch-style ale has a clear, straw color, making this a go to summertime beer. ABV 4.9%

PINK N’ PALE

Our traditional American-style pale ale fermented with grapefruit. ABV 5.5% American-style double IPA. A crisp ale with big, fruity hop aromas. Solid viscosity in the mouth, bitterness at finish. ABV 8%

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Sugarbush Brew-Grass Festival 2016 BREW descriptions J’VILLE CRAFT BREWERY

LONG TRAIL BREWING CO.

NORTHSHIRE BREWERY

ROCK ART BREWERY

Jacksonville, VT

Bridgewater, VT

Bennington, VT

Morrisville, VT

HIBISCUS WHEAT

GREEN BLAZE IPA

EQUINOX PILSNER

Limited Access Double IPA You’ll notice tropical fruit, passionfruit and citrus notes from the hops. ABV 7.5% IBU 75

This light wheat beer is brewed with hibiscus, giving it a pink hue and floral nose. ABV 7.1% RED ALE

Red hue given by the caramel and darker roast malts. A small amount of hops were added to create a balance between the malt and hops.

ABV 6.4%

LAWSON’S FINEST LIQUIDS Warren, VT Double Sunshine IPA

This American Double India Pale Ale is packed with juicy fruit flavors and bright herbal aromas, thanks to the abundance of US-grown hops.

ABV 8% Spring Fever Session IPA

Spring Fever delivers the flavor and impact of an American IPA with the session-ability of a light beer. ABV 3.8% Rum Barrel Fayston Maple Imperial Stout

Brewed with loads of roasted and black malts and over 2 gallons of maple syrup per barrel.

This rich and complex beer is made for pairing with chocolate and decadent desserts. Aged in 20 year old Caribbean rum barrels. ABV 11% Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Collaboration Pat-Rye-Ot

A revolutionary pale ale brewed in collaboration with Sierra Nevada, Dogfish Head, Stoudt’s, Devil’s Backbone, Trillium, and Lawson’s Finest.

Features rye and apples alongside a heart dose of bold American hops for a light bodied and modern take on recipe steeped in traditional flavors. ABV 5.6%

Guide yourself through the lupulin landscape of pine, resin and tropical fruit hop notes in this trail worthy IPA. ABV 6.5% IBU 60 CRANBERRY GOSE

A craft brewed pilsner lager brewed with all malt and noble Saaz hops. Low bitterness and a clean dry finish enhance the drinkability of this full flavored lager beer. ABV 6%

Brewed with freshly pressed New England cranberries, coriander, and a splash of salt. We kettle soured this ruby red cranberry concoction to create a refreshingly tart, effervescent ale.

ABV 5.2% IBU 8

SICILIAN PALE ALE

LOST NATION

OTTER CREEK BREWERY

Morrisville, VT

Middlebury, VT

GOSE

STEAMPIPE

A traditional German beer style that was all but extinct 30 years ago. An amazingly refreshing beer brewed with coriander and sea salt. The tart, dry finish combined with the hint of salt and citrus leaves the palate craving for more.

ABV 4.5% MOSAIC IPA

Our single hop IPA is brewed and dry hopped with Mosaic hops. Clean and crisp with an incredible balance between juicy fruit flavors and hop bitterness. ABV 5.5%

MAGIC HAT BREWING CO. South Burlington, VT LOW KEY SESSION IPA

Tropical hop lead and a smooth malt base.

ABV 4.5% IBU 40 ELECTRIC PEEL – GRAPEFRUIT IPA

An electric IPA that sends shocks of citrus hop flavors through a medium hop body amplified

by Florida grapefruit peel, leaving behind a bittersweet finish. ABV 6% IBU 65

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A hop forward pale ale made with ancient E mmar grains and Sicilian blood oranges giving it a refreshing citrus hop character.

ABV 7.2% IBU 80

50 State Collaboration

This Imperial Porter is dark with a great body.

This beer is smooth, roasty, chocolately, has a huge mouth feel to it and a hint of peated smoke malt in the background. ABV 7.5% IBU 50

THE SHED BREWERY Middlebury, VT MOUNTAIN ALE

We burned the rulebooks and when the smoke cleared we created this counter-culture interpretation of a California common lager dosed with juicy hop flavors. ABV 6% IBU 55

This unfiltered English Strong Ale is a medium to full bodied ale with pronounced caramel and toffee notes followed by a roasted finish.

A moderate hop bitterness is derived from generous kettle additions of Mt. Hood and Northern Brewer hops. ABV 7.4% IBU 35

FRESH SLICE

INDIA PALE ALE

This white IPA tips the scales with a slice of clementine, a hit of coriander and a dose of spicy, Belgian yeast character that yields a refreshing citrusy ripeness. ABV 5.5% IBU 45

Golden in color; this unfiltered IPA is full of bright citrus hop aromas. Generous additions of wheat and caramel malts provide balance to the ample hop additions throughout the entire brewing process. ABV 6% IBU 70

QUEEN CITY BREWERY Burlington, VT

STONE CORRAL BREWERY

YORKSHIRE PORTER

Richmond, VT

Queen City Brewery’s interpretation of this classic English dark ale is rich, full bodied, and wellbalanced with an understated hop bitterness and a malt profile accentuating the chocolate and coffee-like character. Remarkably smooth and easy to drink. ABV 5% IBU 36 HEFEWEIZEN

Our unfiltered wheat beer, produced exclusively from German malt, wheat, and hops, is complex and refreshing. The ample portion of wheat provides a pleasant creaminess and long-lasting head, while our distinctive yeast produces subtle banana and clove like notes in both the aroma and flavor. ABV 5.8% IBU 23

BLACK BEER-SCHWARZBIER

A balanced, velvety, German inspired black lager/porter cross. Delicious ice cold, but the malt really stands out at warmer temperatures.

Clean layers of dark malt, mocha, caramel, and noble hops. ABV 6% IBU 28 TRAILBLAZER

Amber lager brewed with a blend of Vienna, pilsner and aromatic malts, balanced with Mandarina, Bavaria, Tettnanger, and Saphir hops. Cold aged for a crisp clean finish.

ABV 4.9% IBU 22

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Brewer Table Locations Brew-Grass Festival 2016 Super Bravo Lift

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Timbers BBQ

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14 14th Star

2 Good Water

15 Farnham

3 Burlington Beer

16 Zero Gravity

4 Four Quarters

17 Rock Art

5 Switchback

18 Fiddlehead

6 Hermit Thrush

19 Otter Creek

7 Idletyme

20 Shed

8 J’ville

21 Long Trail

9 Lawson’s

22 Stone Corral

10 Von Trapp

23 Harpoon

11 Lost Nation

24 Queen City

12 Citizen Cider

25 Magic Hat

13 Frost

26 Trout River

Lanyards & Extra Punch Cards

the farmhouse

Tickets Will Call ID Check Glasses Clay Brook Hotel & Residences

the schoolhouse

Entrance The General Store

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BREW descriptions

FOOD Vendors

SWITCHBACK BREWING CO.

Von Trapp BREWing

Burlington, VT

Stowe, VT

SWITCHBACK ALE

INDIA PALE LAGER

Using only traditional ingredients we created our flagship unfiltered amber ale to be particularly well balanced, allowing for complexity of flavor coupled with an unusually smooth and refreshing character. ABV 5% IBU 28 CONNECTOR IPA

Our first and long awaited IPA! Light in color and body, we designed this beer to showcase the hops’ delicious medley of citrus, tropical fruit, and pine characteristics. We dry hop this beer with a massive amount of mosaic and centennial hops for a quick hit of bitterness that invites you back for more. ABV 6.2% IBU 65

TROUT RIVER BREWING CO. Springfield, VT RAINBOW RED ALE

Smooth, malty, and complex; this sessionable red is a delicious trout river classic for those who know it… and a new found favorite for those who don’t! ABV 4.8% IBU 13 VERMONT SINGLE IPA

BOHEMIAN PILSNER

Head to the Castlerock Pub patio for seafood offerings featuring New England Lobster rolls and soft shell crab sandwiches.

The two-time award-winning Bohemian Pilsner is the 2015 Silver medalist for both the Great American Beer Festival, and the Great International Beer Festival. It is light straw to golden in color. A touch of Munich malt is added to give the beer a sweet caramel finish. It is smooth and crisp with a clean malty aroma. We use Saaz and Perle hops: providing a predominant peppery bitterness and spicy floral aroma. Bitterness is on the high end, but balanced well.

We lager in cold storage for 30 days to help produce a smooth finish for this complex lager.

ABV 5.4% IBU 42

TACO WAGON

ZERO GRAVITY CRAFT BREWERY

Michael’s Good to Go

From your friends at the Mad Taco, swing on by for some Tex-Mex

Wood-fired Pizza Oven Wood-fired pizza specials made with homemade dough and organic flour. Gluten-free available.

Timbers Brats, Krauts & Weiners Grilled BBQ favorites from Chef Todd on the Timbers patio.

Serving healthy and delicous cross-cultural fusion cuisine.

Burlington, VT LITTLE WOLF PALE ALE

A balanced American-style pale ale brewed with barley, oats, Citra and Mosaic hops.

ABV 4.7% IBU 40

largest selection of craft beers

GREEN STATE LAGER

A clean and satisfying quencher made with all German malt with Czech and German hops.

ABV 4.9% IBU 25

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A unique, refined beer; Trout River’s take on a session IPA brewed with a blend of malts, a touch of wheat, and three different hops varieties. The end result is a smooth, crisp, and hoppy IPA. Brewed with care for our discerning IPA lovers! ABV 5.6% IBU 65

Floral hop experience supported by the complexity of our lager. ABV 5.5% IBU 55

Castlerock seafood Shack

5121 Main St, Waitsfield, VT 05673 (802) 496-3700 www.mehurons.com

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i n th e m a d r i v e r va lle y

Summer

CULINARY EVENTS 50% Off Dinner

Mondays, Jun 27 – Sep 5, 5 – 9 PM, Timbers Restaurant 50% Dinner at Timbers. Valid for food only.

Toss ’Em Tuesdays

Tuesdays, Jun 28 – Aug 30, 5 – 8 PM, Lincoln Peak Courtyard cornhole tournament, $3 pints, and $3 wood-fired pizza slices

Crab SHak & Raw Bar

Wednesdays, Jun 29 – Aug 31, 5 – 8 PM, Castlerock Pub fresh-from-the-sea cuisine

50% off wine

Thursdays, Jun 30 – Sep 1, 5 – 9 PM, Timbers Restaurant 50% off wine bottles under $100

Rib Night

Fridays, Jul 1 – Sep 2, 5 – 9 PM, Hogan’s Pub slow roast prime rib & Gary’s spare ribs

Wood-Fired Pizza Night

Saturdays, Jun 25 – Sep 3, 5 – 9 PM, Hogan’s Pub

pizza specials featuring our local organic crust, farmer’s market salad bowl

Special Events July 4th celebration & Fireworks, Jul 4, Lincoln Peak BBQ & LOBSTER BAKE, Jul 3 & Sep 4, Hogan’s Pub Taste of the Valley, Aug 7, Lincoln Peak Sugarbush cheese & wine festival, Oct 1, Lincoln Peak Community Weekend, Oct 8 – 9, Lincoln Peak Family Oktoberfest, Oct 9, Lincoln Peak

For more information, visit sugarbush.com or call 800.53.SUGAR