The only Fresh Hops Beer Festival east of the Mississippi!
Fresh Hops Fest
Oct
8
Sun
Date & Time
Oct. 8, 2023
12:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Please note, this event has happened in the past.
John Atkinson
John Atkinson
John Atkinson
John Atkinson
Join Sugarbush Resort on October 8th from Noon to 4:00 PM for our Third 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. Enjoy Live Music, Awesome Food in a beautiful outdoor setting
Only 350 tickets will be available. Guests will receive a pour card for twelve 5 oz. pours and a commemorative Fresh Hops Festival 2023 logoed glass. Non-drinkers, designated drivers, and kids are welcome at the festival, and do not need a ticket to enjoy the courtyard. This is a 21+ event. Tickets are non-refundable and there are no exchanges. Tickets will not be available for purchase on the day of the event so buy your ticket early. This is a rain or shine event. Please leave pets at home. No outside food or alcohol please.
Live music in the Lincoln Peak Courtyard.
GET YOUR TICKETS
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
14th Star Brewing Co. – St. Albans City, VT
Fiddlehead Brewing Company - Shelburne, VT
Four Quarters Brewing – Winooski, VT
Goodwater Brewery – Williston, VT
Weird Window Brewing – South Burlington, VT
Zero Gravity Brewery – Burlington, VT
Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Waitsfield, VT
Mount Holly Beer – Ludlow, VT
Outer Limits Brewery – Proctorsville, VT
Black Flannel Brewing Co. – Essex Junction, VT
Eden Specialty Cider – Newport, VT
Champlain Valley Hop Farm – Starksboro, VT
Oct
8
Sun
The only Fresh Hops Beer Festival east of the Mississippi!
Fresh Hops Fest
Date & Time
Oct. 8, 2023
12:00 PM — 4:00 PM
Please note, this event has happened in the past.
Join Sugarbush Resort on October 8th from Noon to 4:00 PM for our Third 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. Enjoy Live Music, Awesome Food in a beautiful outdoor setting
Only 350 tickets will be available. Guests will receive a pour card for twelve 5 oz. pours and a commemorative Fresh Hops Festival 2023 logoed glass. Non-drinkers, designated drivers, and kids are welcome at the festival, and do not need a ticket to enjoy the courtyard. This is a 21+ event. Tickets are non-refundable and there are no exchanges. Tickets will not be available for purchase on the day of the event so buy your ticket early. This is a rain or shine event. Please leave pets at home. No outside food or alcohol please.
Live music in the Lincoln Peak Courtyard.
GET YOUR TICKETS
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
14th Star Brewing Co. – St. Albans City, VT
Fiddlehead Brewing Company - Shelburne, VT
Four Quarters Brewing – Winooski, VT
Goodwater Brewery – Williston, VT
Weird Window Brewing – South Burlington, VT
Zero Gravity Brewery – Burlington, VT
Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Waitsfield, VT
Mount Holly Beer – Ludlow, VT
Outer Limits Brewery – Proctorsville, VT
Black Flannel Brewing Co. – Essex Junction, VT
Eden Specialty Cider – Newport, VT
Champlain Valley Hop Farm – Starksboro, VT
John Atkinson
John Atkinson
John Atkinson
John Atkinson