Full Beer Descriptions
For those who want to know more about the beer at the festival this year, Amy from HereForTheBeer.com has compiled this guide to the beers of the Brattleboro Brewers Festival.
Allagash Brewing Company
Allagash White
5% ABV
Our interpretation of a traditional Belgian wheat beer, Allagash White is unique and truly refreshing. Brewed with a generous portion of wheat and our own special blend of spices, this beer is light and slightly cloudy in appearance, with a spicy aroma.
Allagash Tripel
9% ABV
This golden hued ale is marked by passion fruit and herbal notes in the aroma, with subtle suggestions of banana and honey surfacing from its deep and complex palate. The Tripel’s finish is remarkably long and soothing.
Amherst Brewing Company
Wedding Wit
5.2% ABV
Belgian Style Wit Beer brewed with coriander, orange peel and pepper.
Vanilla Bean Stout
6.8% ABV
Our two sisters stout aged on organic vanilla beans.
Seeing Double IPA
6.8% ABV
Our Double IPA. This one aged on American oak and dry hopped a second time.
Berkshire Brewing Co.
Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale
5.3% ABV 20 IBU
BBC’s flagship brew is a light colored medium bodied ale exhibiting exceptional freshness through its 2-Row Pale malt backbone and signature Willamette hop flavor and aroma.
Lost Sailor India Pale Ale
5.5% ABV 40 IBU
A classic British-inspired IPA, keeping an even keel with a well rounded malt profile to support generous dry-hopping with the time honored Goldings hop variety. Complete with a floral and citrus aroma and medium body.
Miabock Lager
4.5% ABV 13 IBU
The pale color of this take on a traditional German Maibock bellies the sublime richness of the malt, simultaneously sweet and spicy, and the luscious Noble hops for balance.
Hefeweizen Ale
4.5% ABV 13 IBU
Our Hefeweizen, literally meaning “yeast beer”, pours a hazy, effervescent gold. Our use of a classic German yeast strain delivers flavors of bananas and clove, followed by a slight and pleasing tartneness.
Brewdog (Preiss Imports)
Brewdog Punk IPA
6% ABV 65 IBU
A Scottish take on a classic style.
Brewdog Hardcore IPA
9% ABV 100 IBU
This Double IPA ROCKS! A hop heads dream come true.
Coopers Sparkling Ale
5.8% ABV 35 IBU
Australia’s flagship ale.
Brewery Ommegang
Ommegang BPA
6.2% ABV
Dry hopped Belgian style pale ale.
Hennepin
7.7% ABV
Farmhouse Saison
Three Philosophers
9.8% ABV
Quadrupel
The Brewery at Trapp Family Lodge
Trapp Helles Lager
4.8% ABV 14 IBU
Helles is a brilliantly clear golden lager that drinks crisp and finishes clean. A delicate malt body is balanced with just a touch of hop finish. Easy drinking, high quality, fresh, and local.
Trapp Vienna Lager
5.0% ABV 18 IBU
Vienna is a style that has all but disappeared in America and much of the world. Vienna is an amber lager that also drinks crisp and finishes clean but has just a touch more body and malt sweetness. In true form, Vienna lager is lightly hopped with just enough hop flavor to round out the malt.
Trapp Bourbon Barrel Bock Lager
6.8% ABV 20 IBU
This bock was brewed as an UR bock, which is a bit lighter in flavor than many of the rich bock beers many commonly think of. After tasting the bock in our cellar we figured we should give it a twist. We aged this bock in Kentucky bourbon barrels and then blended it to round the flavors. With only 190 gallons produced, this beer may never be recreated or duplicated.
Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Lager
5.2% ABV
A Lager in the “Vienna” style displaying a firm malt center supported by a fine bitterness and floral hop aroma. Caramel malts show in the finish. The aromatic qualities of the beer are enhanced by dry-hopping. Made with American Two-row Malts, Hallertauer Mittelfueh Hops, Vanguard Hops and Cascade Hops.
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
6.5% ABV
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace is a classic saison, a cracklingly dry, hoppy unfiltered golden farmhouse ale, but made entirely with now-rare Sorachi Ace hops grown by a single farm in Oregon. We ferment it with our special Belgian ale strain, and then add more Sorachi Ace hops post-fermentation. After dry-hopping the beer emerges with a bright spicy lemon zest aroma backed by a wonderfully clean malt flavor.
Brooklyn BLAST
8.2% ABV
The first in Brooklyn’s line of Brewmaster’s Special Reserve beers. BLAST is a celebration of hops including Ahtanum, Cascade, Willamette, Palisade, East Kent Golding, Northdown, Challenger and Fuggle. Scottish Maris Otter and German Pilsner malts bring solidity, balance and beautiful flavors to round out this beer.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Raison D’Etre
8% ABV 36 IBUs
A deep mahogany ale brewed with green raisins, beet sugars and Belgian yeast. The red wine of beers!
90 Minute IPA
9% ABV 90 IBUs
An Imperial IPA brewed to be savored from a snifter. It has a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping for 90 continuous minutes with Warrior, Amarillo and “Mystery Hop X”.
Festina Peche
4.5% ABV
A refreshing neo-Berliner Weisse fermented with honest-to-goodness peaches. Extreme beers
don’t have to be extremely boozy!
Indian Brown Ale
7.2% ABV 50 IBU
A cross between a Scotch Ale, an I.P.A., and an American Brown, this beer is well-hopped and malty at the same time. It is brewed with Aromatic barley and caramelized brown sugar. We dry-hopped it a second time in the fermenter for a more hopped up Brown Ale.
Element Brewing Co.
Extra Special Oak
This innovative ale, burnished chestnut in color, contains the malt characteristics of an ESB without the typical bitterness. Lighter carbonation highlights the oak-aged flavor and its enduring tones of toasted vanilla and spice.
Dark Matter
The New American Black Ale, our strongest signature beer, has the malt profile of a Schwartz Beer (German Black Lager) and the floral characteristics of an IPA. Saturated in hops, this intrepid style offers smooth dark toffee flavor without the roasted bitterness.
Red Giant
Deep ruby in color, Red Giant contains caramel malts sweetness combined with significant hop bitterness and leathery aroma, resulting in a balanced flavor profile. Not a singular beer, Red Giant’s complexity offers a new flavor with every sip.
Farnum Hill Ciders
Farnum Hill ‘Farmhouse’
6.5% ABV
Our lightest, most casual cider, pale gold and bubbly, with a stroke of sweetness along with the tart, bitter, and fruity elements that good cider offers. Citrus, pineapple, bittersweet apple, and a trace of the barn. Farmhouse astringency is nowhere near the extreme, but shows a certain tannic edge.
Harpoon Brewery
Harpoon IPA
5.9% ABV
In the tradition of IPA’s, our highly hopped, copper-colored ale features a floral nose, medium body and an aggressive, clean hop finish.
UFO Hefeweizen
This American unfiltered wheat beer features a cloudy golden color, refreshing, light body and a clean finish.
Big Bohemian Pilsner
9% ABV 75 IBU
Part of the Harpoon Liviathan Series this beer was brewed in the centuries old Czech tradition. Harpoon Big Bohemian is a large lager with a clean maltiness and a huge, aromatic hop character. Continental Pilsner, pale two-row, and Carafoam malts were used to brew this big, This malt mixture combined with Czech Saaz hops yields an assertive but not overly aggressive brew.
High & Mighty Beer Co.
Beer of the Gods
4.5% ABV
Light, hoppy unfiltered blonde ale
Purity of Essence
5.4% ABV
Unfiltered India Pale Lager
Two-Headed Beast
4.5% ABV
Dry Chocolate Stout
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Edward India Pale Ale
5.7% ABV 85 IBU
Simcoe, Centennial, Chinook, and Columbus hops
Abner Imperial India Pale Ale
8.2% ABV Lots IBU
Simcoe, centennial, Chinook, and Nugget hops.
Lawson’s Finest Liquids
Chinooker’d IPA
6.9% ABV
Lawson’s award-winning India Pale Ale recipe served cask conditioned. Chinooker’d IPA is chockfull of Chinook hops and bursting with pine and citrus aromas and flavors. Careful, more than one of these will getcha schnocker’d!
Oak Aged Fayston Maple Imperial Stout
10.1% ABV
*Limited Release* – This seasonal specialty starts with loads of black patent malt and roasted barley and finishes with two gallons of dark Vermont maple syrup per barrel and careful aging on toasted American oak. Rich, opaque, and complex!
Long Trail Brewing Company
Long Trail Ale
4.6% ABV 30 IBU
Our flagship German Style Altbier
Double IPA
8.6% ABV 84 IBU
Long Trail’s Brewmaster’s Series this is an unfiltered Imperial India Pale Ale
Belgian White
4.7% ABV 14 IBU
Belgian style Witbier this is our summer seasonal
Magic Hat Brewing Company
#9
4.6% ABV 20 IBU
Not quite a Pale Ale a sort of dry, crisp, refreshing beer.
Wacko
4.5% ABV 15 IBU
Beet-red summer beer. A crisp, refreshing lager flavored with beet sugar to give it a bright red color.
Wild Ginger Gold
Part of the Odd-Notion Series.
Maine Beer Company
Peeper Ale
5.5% ABV
Our flagship Ale.
Zoe
Dark Amber Hoppy Ale
McNeill’s Brewery
Firehouse Amber Ale
5.2% ABV 28 IBU
Is an immensely drinkable amber that has served a the McNeill’s flagship for 15 years. A citrus nose blends with notes of caramel and raisins to make this a stand-out beer with a full red color.
Blond Bobshell
5.2% ABV 28 IBU
Is a “West Coast” style golden ale. Hoppier than many “throw away” beers, it contains a generous amount of citrusy hops, German and domestic malts, and has a deep gold color.
McNeill’s Oatmeal Stout
5.4% ABV 40 IBU
Is so black, the sun won’t shine through it. Thick as pea soup, it has notes of chocolate, espresso coffee, toast and black tea from the use of a blend of ten grains, 20% oats, and British hops.
Warlord Imperial India Pale Ale
8.5% ABV 85 IBU
Is a monster of a beer. It’s the most heavily dry-hopped beer we’ve ever made. The caramel and slight notes of apricot come from the generous use of domestic and British malts, and although it has a bitterness of 85 IBU’s, it is still well-balanced.
Amarillo Brillo
5.7% ABV 45 IBU
Brewed exclusively for the Brattleboro Brewers Festival. This is an American style Pale Ale dominated by Amarillo hops and a blend of domestic and German Pilsner malts. The first McNeill’s beer ever made that was not designed by Ray McNeill, this one has Dean Matweecha’s signature.
North Coast Brewing
Le Merle – Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale
7.9% ABV
Le Merle is a rustic ale, pale in color, inspired by the rich brewing traditions of the Flanders region. Abundant hops and a Belgian yeast strain contribute exotic aromas of tropical fruit.
Scrimshaw Pilsner
4.4% ABV
Named for the delicate engravings popularized by 19th century seafarers, Scrimshaw is a fresh tasting Pilsner brewed in the finest European tradition using Munich malt and Hallertauer and Tettnang hops. Scrimshow has a subtle hop character, a crisp, clean palate, and a dry finish.
Olde Burnside Brewing
Ten Penny Ale
5.4% ABV 29 IBU
A light scotch ale.
Dirty Penny Ale
5.6% ABV 28 IBU
A pre-mixed Black & Tan
Penny Weiz Ale
5.3% ABV 14 IBU
A Belgian – Scottish Wit
Ten Penny Reserve
9.3% ABV 14 IBU
A cask conditioned Wee Heavy
Otter Creek Brewing & Wolaver’s Organic Ale
Cooper Ale
5.4% ABV 21 IBU
A medium bodied, amber ale inspired by the Altbiers of Northern Germany. Brewed with six different malts, three hop varieties and our special house yeast, Copper Ale is characterized by a well-balanced blend of malty notes and mild bitterness.
Otter Summer
4.9% ABV 16 IBU
Is a highly drinkable, light bodied wheat ale. This is a beer built for Summer: a flavor that is slightly tart, with a citrus-like finish.
Wolaver’s India Pale Ale
6.5% ABV 55 IBU
Made with a generous amount of hops to produce the classic IPA. Crisp and clean, with delicious hop spiciness and subtle malt balance. A strong beer, great with spicy foods and for those who enjoy a good, full-flavored, well hopped beer.
The People’s Pint
PIED dIPA
5.7% ABV 65 IBU
Brewed with UK Marris Otter and generously hopped with Columbus and Cascade hops. A combination of the finest English malts and the best American hops.
The People’s Pilsner
4.9% ABV 65 IBU
Our first Pilsner, we brewed this interpretation of the classic style with American and German malts and all Noble hops. Magnum and Hersbrucker Give hops. This fine Lager a wonderful nose and smooth bitterness.
Portsmouth Brewery
IPA
6.5% ABV 58 IBU
An American Style IPA with Columbus Hops predominating the hop profile and good malt balance.
Dirty Blonde
4.5% ABV 13 IBU
Light, Crisp, golden style Ale. A touch sweet with a crisp dry finish.
Le Chat Noir Black
5.5 ABV 28 IBU
Served cask condition for this event. Dry-hopped with Columbus hops, oak chips and tart cherries.
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project
Jack D’Or
6.4% ABV 53 IBU
Our flagship beer, a Belgian-style Saison, brewed with American hops. No spices! Refreshing, golden and hoppy.
Baby Tree
9% ABV 66 IBU
A Quadrupel brewed with dried Californian plums.
Field Mouse’s Farewell
7% ABV
Rustic Golden Ale with Belgian and English influences. A multi-grain beer of barley, wheat, oats and rye. Hopped with Strisselpalt and Bramling Cross.
Paper City Brewery
One Eared Monkey
Peach infused
Radler Brau
Lemon Infused
Fog Buster
Coffee stout
Rock Art Brewery
Ridge Runner
7.5% ABV
Robust, dark and smooth. Brewed with pale, dark, Crystal, Munich, flaked barley, black and chocolate malts. Hops include Cascade, Crystal, Challenger and Perle.
Whitetail Ale
5% ABV
Our golden American Ale has a crisp body and slightly dry, hoppy finish. This is a real treat for the beer lover. Pale, wheat and torrified wheat malts are used with Northern Brewer and Mt. Hood hops.
IPA
6% ABV 40 IBU
Our new IPA has an aromatic combination of floral hops and zesty citrus flavors. The hops are balanced with notes of caramel flavors from the malt body.
The Shed Rest. And Brewery
Mountain Ale
7% ABV
Old English Brown, malty and nutty
IPA
7% ABV 70 IBU
Brewed with Simcoe and Centennial hops this beer has a citrus and flowery aroma.
Switchback Brewing Company
Switchback Ale
Switchback Roasted Red Ale
Smuttynose Brewing Co.
Smuttynose IPA
6.9% ABV 65 IBU
Smuttynose IPA is a physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. The citrusy hop flavor coming from a mixture of Simcoe and Santiams is pleasantly blaanced by a smooth bitterness from the Amarillo hops. The beer itself is light bodied and crisp with a golden color that will throw a slight haze, as we bottle it unfiltered.
Star Island
5.3% ABV
Our Star Island is an eminently sessionable, abbey-style ale offering a beguiling mix of flavor and refreshment. This medium bodied golden ale features a slight residual sweetness from Honey malt and hints of citrus and tropical fruits from the unique Belgian yeast it is fermented with, leaving a crisp dry finish.
Sierra Nevada
Pale Ale
5.6% ABV 36 IBU
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a delightful example of the classic pale ale style. It has a deep amber color and an exceptionally full-bodied, complex character. The fragrant bouquet and spicy flavor are the results of the generous use of the best Cascade hops.
Summerfest Lager
5.0% ABV 28 IBU
Sierra Nevada Summerfest is a refreshing pilsner-style lager. While lighter in body than our ales, Summerfest displays significant hop aroma and a tangy hop bite. The long lagering period adds a smoothness that makes this beer a great summertime treat.
Bigfoot Ale
9.6% ABV 90 IBU
We began brewing Bigfoot in 1983. This award-winning barleywine boasts a dense, fruity bouquet, an intense flavor palate, and a deep reddish-brown color. Its big maltiness is superbly balanced by a wonderfully bittersweet hoppiness.
Stone Brewing Co.
Stone Levitation Ale
4.4% ABV
A deep Amber Ale with rich malt flavors, big hoppy character, and acitrus overtones due to generous dry hopping all wrapped into a modest alcohol beer.
Stone Ruination IPA
7.7% ABV 100+IBU
This beer is so called named for the ruinous effect on your palate. All other beers following this beer will be substantially more bland. This is a Double IPA with a generous malt backbone that makes it dangerously drinkable.
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
8.7% ABV
This is the reincarnation of the wildly popular Stone 11th Anniversary Ale. It is a Black IPA with a deep dark color and massive hop profile brought on by copious amounts of Chinook, Simcoe and Amarillo hops.
Stoudt’s Brewing Company
Stoudt’s Gold Lager
4.7% ABV
Brewed with the finest specialty malts (Munich and Vienna) and Noble hops (Perle, Hallertau, and Saaz), Featuring a subtle balance of sweet malt and clean crisp hops.
Scarlet Lady ESB
5% ABV
This English Style ale is brewed with Marris Otter and caramel malts for a rich, reddish copper color and smooth malty palate. The use of aroma and bittering hops additional hops balances the regal, sweet maltiness and imparts a softly perfumed aroma.
Trout River Brewing
Rainbow Red
5% ABV
Fruity, nutty, soft and clean
Boneyard Barleywine
8% ABV
Big, but balanced hops and malts with fruity esters…very smooth.
Higherwater
8% ABV
A Belgian style Trippel using candy sugar and honey in second fermentation. Sweet upfront with a light tart finish.
The Vermont Pub and Brewery
Forbidden Fruit
6.2% ABV 15 IBU
Brewed with 500 lbs of local organic raspberries per 14 barrel batch, then conditioned in American Oak for a vanilla flavored dryness. Saur malt gives this bee a tart balance.
Beetlejuice
5.1% ABV 12 IBU
A sour mashed wheat beer.
Tulachleis
This Flemish Red was created in loving memory of Greg Noonan.
Victory Brewing Co.
Prima Pils
5.3% ABV
German Pilsner style. Heaps of hops give this pale lager a bracing, herbal bite over layers of soft and smooth malt flavor. This refreshing combination of tastes makes Prima a classy quencher in the tradition of the great pilsners of Europe. Dry and delightful, this is an elegant beer.
Golden Monkey
9.5% ABV
Belgian Trippel style. Strong and sensual, this golden, Belgian-style ale glows with goodness. The richness of German malts and Belgian yeast are tempered by a sparkling approach and overall light body. Considerable depth of character with abundant herbal, fruity notes make this one to savor.
Hop Wallop
8.5% ABV
Served Cask Conditioned. We celebrate the pioneering spirit of old Horace ‘Hop’ Wallop and those who dare mighty adventurous things in this vivid, robust ale. As our annual homage to the hop harvest, expect loads of aromatic splendor and bitter beauty.
Wetten Importers
Delirium Tremens
8.5% ABV
On December 26th 1989, the famous Delirium Tremens golden ale was born. The unique taste results from the use of three different strains of yeast.
Gouden Emperor Blau
Lucifer
8.5% ABV
Kasteel Cuvee Du Chateau
11% ABV
Kasteel Rough
8% ABV
This is the Kasteel Donker and the Bacchus combined with the spent liquor from Mon Cherie cherries and aged for six months. Pouring a deep dark cherry color with a small reddish and velvety head.
J.K.’s Scrumpy Organic Farmhouse Hard Cider
An English-style of farmhouse cider that has always been popular on the farms of southern England. After the harvest, we press our organic apples and allow them to slowly ferment for up to six months. We then carefully hand-fill and label each bottle and let it age for several weeks to properly condition. The only two ingredients in this cider are Apple Juice and Yeast.
Woodchuck Cider
Woodchuck Amber hard Cider
5% ABV
A blend of red apples fermented with Champagne yeast, medium sweetness with a refreshing finish.
Woodchuck Granny Smith Hard Apple Cider
5% ABV
100% Granny Smith apples, tangy and tart with a touch of sweetness.
Woodchuck Limited Release Summer Cider
Slight tartness followed by a rich taste of New England blueberries.
Woodstock Inn Brewery
Pig Ear Brown Ale
4.3% ABV
Medium bodied with a balance of roasted and crystal malts creating a hearty nutty flavor. Medium bitterness with a slightly sweet finish.
Raspberry Weasel Wheat
4.5% ABV 25 IBU
A filtered American Style wheat beer, blonde in color, light bodied, and flavored lightly with raspberries.
