Hill Farmstead takes Manhattan

Hill Farmstead, the small brewery in Greensboro Bend, Vermont, will be making two appearances in New York this weekend with an extensive beer selection of deliciously-crafted brews.

First, a little history on this brewery, which is hard to spot in New York, but well worth finding. After all, Brewmaster Shaun Hill makes some very good beer. Hill cut his teeth at other breweries in Vermont, like The Shed in Stowe and Trout River in Lyndonville. Beginning in 2008, Hill spent 20 months in Denmark, earning two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2010 World Beer Cup for beers he brewed at Nørrebro Bryghus in Copenhagen, and starting his own brewery, Grassroots Brewing during his stint there. Now, he returns to Vermont to start his own brewery at his family farm that focuses on flavorful, hoppy American beers.

Hill Farmstead started distributing in Vermont a year ago - last April, to be precise. They were in such high demand from the beginning that they couldn’t participate in the Vermont Brewers Festival in July - they didn’t have enough beer to meet the expected demand. They distributed a few kegs to Philadelphia last summer that were snapped up overnight, and then came to New York last fall. Since then, Hill Farmstead has brought some great beers - many named for Hill’s ancestors who worked on the farm - to New York’s craft beer bars. 

This weekend, you’ll be able to find many of them in one place… or rather, two places. After the jump, tap lists from two great Hill Farmstead events in New York:

First, on Friday at 4pm, Rattle-N-Hum (14 E. 33rd St., at 5th Ave., Midtown) will put up nine taps from the brewery. If you don’t get there Friday night, some of them might last into Saturday, but you might want to cross your fingers:

Edward (APA)
Everett (Robust Porter)
Anna (Honey Saison)
Pacifica (single-hop IPA made with Pacifica hops)
Riawaka (single-hop IPA made with Riawaka hops)
Harlan (IPA)
Phenomenology (Black Saison)
Foster (Black Rye IPA)
Flora (Barrel-Aged Wheat Saison)

Then, on Sunday, Blind Tiger Ale House (281 Bleecker St., at Jones St., West Village) will feature nine brews from Hill Farmstead - and one from Hill’s brewery in Denmark - on Sunday starting at 1pm:

Double Galaxy (Double IPA made with Galaxy Hops)
Ephraim (Imperial IPA)
Arthur (American Farmhouse Saison)
Art (Barrel-Aged Arthur inoculated with Brett)
Flora (Barrel-Aged Wheat Saison)
Edward (APA)
Harlan (IPA)
Foster (Black Rye IPA)
Pacifica (single-hop IPA made with Pacifica hops)
Grassroots Limoncello (Double IPA Collaboration with Mikkeller and lemon rinds)