Drink Winooski Beer!
We are most enthused to announce the arrival of fresh beer from our local pals over at Four Quarters!
Brewmaster-friend Brian has been busy brewing and we have:
4pk 16oz | $16.99 | plus tax/deposit
Warm up with Peril Imperial IPA this week from Lawson’s Finest Liquids!
Sip of Sunshine IPA Cans – $13.79/4pk
Super Session #8 Cans –
Peril Imperial IPA Bottles | $15.99 (plus tax/deposit) –
FRI 01/05 – Sold out, more Saturday at 10a 🙂
SAT 01/06 – 1 per person to at least the first 36 people through our door!
From the bottle:
Peril Imperial IPA
Brewed for our 9th Anniversary, Peril Imperial IPA has a menacing hop character and dangerously smooth flavor, achieved by copious dry-hopping and cold conditioning. Please enjoy responsibly… at your own Peril!
11.1% alc./vol.
We are stoked to now have the Alchemist Focal Banger IPA for sale!
Focal Banger supply is limited so we’re going start off with one (1) 4 pack per person per release, the limit could change depending on how many people are here for a release. $12.99/4pk 16oz cans
Alchemist Heady Topper & Focal Banger Releases:
-> WED 8PM | THU & SAT 10AM
click here for details on our Alchemist releases
Our locally owned, independent store is stocked with wonderful beverages to make your celebration sparkly and bright! From amazing deals on traditional and non-traditional bubbly to beer brewed with Champagne & Caviar, plus information about Grisette (Peoples Champagne!) explore our super handy guide below!
12/31 – Sunday – New Year’s Eve – 10AM to 10PM
01/01 – Monday – New Year’s Day – Closed for inventory
Redemption Center CLOSED 12/31 & 01/01
We have DOZENS of sparkling wines in stock, here are a handful of our go-to’s:
LARGE BOTTLES of Bubbly!
Miraval Rosé in regular and fun sizes!
NYE Beer! Saison, Geuze, beer with Champagne & Caviar, Grisette… Champagne for the people:
> Mikkeller & Boon | Oude Geuze | $21.99/750ml | 100% Boon Lambic, blend of 1-3 years, matured in Calvados oak foeders.
> Bruery | Terreux Beret | $15.49/750ml | Imperial wit ale brewed with raspberries, oak foeder aged.
> Cascade | Vitis Noble | $20.99/750ml | Blend of blond and tart wheat ales, French oak barrel aged with Chardonnay grapes.
> Oxbow | Sasuga Saison | $15.49/500ml | Stainless steel tank aged farmhouse ale brewed with rice and fermented with brettanomyces.
> Unibroue | La Résolution | $10.99/750ml | Strong, dark, Québec beer brewed for your résolution!
> To Øl | YOLOmælk | $11.24/500ml | Imperial stout brewed with Caviar & Champagne yeast!
> Green Bench | les Grisettes | $6.99/500ml | Grisette beer is known as ‘Champagne for the people’ due it’s bright approachability and robust effervescence that causes the cap to produce an audible ‘POP’! Refreshing, crisp, and bubbly… Grisette is the perfect beer to ring in the New Year!
(beer prices do not include VT tax/deposit)
We are delighted to announce the release of Wunderkammer Volume 8 | Traditional Headdress + Tasting & Brewer Bottle Signing Event Saturday, December 16th, from 10a-12p!
Personalized bottles by local Vermont makers are a great gift, or are a wonderful thing to personally enjoy.
Pop over, meet Vasili, sample some of his latest fine brew, and pick up a bottle or two!
From Brewer Vasili:
Volume eight, traditional headdress, is being released and I wanted to share some of my thoughts and impressions about it in hopes that you can learn from it some of what my intention was and share with our customers a bit about the beer.
This beer uses Golden Rod, which is an extremely common plant around here. It grows in every pasture. Most typically, it grows a single stalk about 3 feet tall, with thin, spear-like leaves radiating all up and down the stalk. The top is crowned with bright, almost fluffy yellow flowers. You have to look really close to see pedals. It’s another plant that can be used for tea and lends an anise like character. I harvested it in my backyard mostly, some from around the brewery. Spelt and honey are two other components in the beer. There is also hops at boil. As usual, this beer is fermented in an oak barrel with mixed culture.
Appearance
pale straw color with a fluffy bone white head
Aroma
beautiful lemon/lime, anise, heady esters, Belgian type spice/fruit mix
Flavor
candied lemon peel and more anise up front, resolves to an subtle and soft dough character
overall
a light tart spelt beer with a balance of citrus and bright spice.
The label:
so while I was preparing the Goldenrod for this beer, I found this strange wad of plastic drinking straws and masking tape that one of my children had used for a school project. I had no clue what it was suppose to be. As I was stripping the leaves and flowers off of the stalks, I started putting the stripped stalks into the the straws. As I was getting through the stack of Goldenrod, it started to look like a type of headdress. Atlas, having known and worked with Bread and Puppet Theater for many years, which has a fair share of nature deity worship, and seen many a wreath made of plants, my mind naturally went there. This picture I painted with watercolors is a more or less accurate illustration of the stripped Goldenrod stalks sticking out or this drinking straw sculpture, which I learned was an attempt at a log cabin.
Get your holiday shopping done early and deliciously! More Sip of Sunshine and Super Session #8 today, and this weekend!
Sip of Sunshine IPA Cans – $13.79/4pk
Super Session #8 Cans –
