The only Fresh Hops Beer Festival east of the Mississippi!
Fresh Hops Fest
Oct
9
Sun
Date & Time
Oct. 9, 2022
12:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Please note, this event has happened in the past.
Join Sugarbush Resort on October 9 from noon to 4:00 PM for our second annual Fresh Hops Festival. We will be hosting ten of Vermont's most innovative breweries to feature the special flavors of fresh hopped beer. Beer Lovers this is the only Fresh Hops Beer Festival east of the Mississippi. Plus, live tunes by The Vermont Bluegrass Pioneers. Don’t miss out.
Only 300 tickets will be available. Guests will receive a pour card for twelve 5 oz. pours and a commemorative Fresh Hops Festival 2022 logoed glass. Non-drinkers and designated drivers are welcome to join, and do not need a ticket. Please leave pets at home.
BUY NOW
Live music in the Lincoln Peak Courtyard.
Please contact us by email at gservices@sugarbush.com or by phone at (802) 583-6590 with questions. Sorry, no refunds are available at this time.
What is a fresh hop beer?
Fresh hop beer is only brewed during the early autumn harvesting season due to a very short shelf life, usually less than 24-36 hours. Beers brewed with fresh hops tend to have a distinctively "green" flavor profile, without the classic bitterness that hoppy beers like IPA's often have.
Most beer on the market, and likely the beer that's in your fridge, is produced using hops that are dried just hours after harvesting, keeping the harvested hops fresh for up to 3 years. These dried hops impart a different flavor profile into the finished beer, as well as a varied alcohol content, than beer brewed using fresh picked hops.
Confirmed Brewers
Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Waitsfield, VT
Green Empire Brewing – Colchester, VT
Black Flannel Brewery – Essex Junction, VT
Outer Limits – Proctorsville, VT
Weird Window Brewing – South Burlington, VT
Dirt Church Brewing Co. East Haven, VT
Ten Bends Beer – Hyde Park, VT
Zero Gravity – Burlington, VT
Foley Brothers Brewing– Brandon, VT
Fiddlehead Brewing Company – Shelburne, VT
Cider Company
Eden Specialty Cider – Newport, VT
Hops Farms
Wicked Bines Farm – Berlin, VT
Champlain Valley Hops – Starksboro, VT
Oct
9
Sun
The only Fresh Hops Beer Festival east of the Mississippi!
Fresh Hops Fest
Date & Time
Oct. 9, 2022
12:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Please note, this event has happened in the past.
Join Sugarbush Resort on October 9 from noon to 4:00 PM for our second annual Fresh Hops Festival. We will be hosting ten of Vermont's most innovative breweries to feature the special flavors of fresh hopped beer. Beer Lovers this is the only Fresh Hops Beer Festival east of the Mississippi. Plus, live tunes by The Vermont Bluegrass Pioneers. Don’t miss out.
Only 300 tickets will be available. Guests will receive a pour card for twelve 5 oz. pours and a commemorative Fresh Hops Festival 2022 logoed glass. Non-drinkers and designated drivers are welcome to join, and do not need a ticket. Please leave pets at home.
BUY NOW
Live music in the Lincoln Peak Courtyard.
Please contact us by email at gservices@sugarbush.com or by phone at (802) 583-6590 with questions. Sorry, no refunds are available at this time.
What is a fresh hop beer?
Fresh hop beer is only brewed during the early autumn harvesting season due to a very short shelf life, usually less than 24-36 hours. Beers brewed with fresh hops tend to have a distinctively "green" flavor profile, without the classic bitterness that hoppy beers like IPA's often have.
Most beer on the market, and likely the beer that's in your fridge, is produced using hops that are dried just hours after harvesting, keeping the harvested hops fresh for up to 3 years. These dried hops impart a different flavor profile into the finished beer, as well as a varied alcohol content, than beer brewed using fresh picked hops.
Confirmed Brewers
Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Waitsfield, VT
Green Empire Brewing – Colchester, VT
Black Flannel Brewery – Essex Junction, VT
Outer Limits – Proctorsville, VT
Weird Window Brewing – South Burlington, VT
Dirt Church Brewing Co. East Haven, VT
Ten Bends Beer – Hyde Park, VT
Zero Gravity – Burlington, VT
Foley Brothers Brewing– Brandon, VT
Fiddlehead Brewing Company – Shelburne, VT
Cider Company
Eden Specialty Cider – Newport, VT
Hops Farms
Wicked Bines Farm – Berlin, VT
Champlain Valley Hops – Starksboro, VT