1 of each type per person while supplies last.
Oxtoberfest – Oxbow Brewing Company | Bière de Garde | 5.50% ABV | $22.49
Crossfade – Oxbow Brewing Company | Saison / Farmhouse Ale | 5.00% ABV | $18.49
Barrel Aged Farmhouse Pale Ale – Oxbow Brewing Company | Saison / Farmhouse Ale | 6.50% ABV | $22.49
Prices do not include VT state tax/deposit
Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout – Bent Hill Brewery | 11% ABV | $14.99
Aged for months in maple bourbon barrels using pure Vermont smoked maple syrup from Al Wood Maple and Bent Hill Sugarworks! Subtle smoke, lots of maple flavor and a nice background sweetness.
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Apple wood smoked and fire roasted pumpkins from Pebblebrook Farm in Braintree, VT are paired with a touch of roasted coconut. These flavors are blended together to create subtle flavors and aromas throughout the brew. These are accomplished with roasted and chocolate malt flavors. Enjoy Bent Hill’s take on this fall brew!
Smoked Pumpkin Imperial Stout – Bent Hill Brewery | 8% ABV | $6.99
Prices do not include VT state tax/deposit
Lunch – Maine Beer Company | American IPA | 7.00% ABV | $6.99
MO – Maine Beer Company | American Pale Ale (APA) | 6.00% ABV | $6.49
Mean Old Tom – Maine Beer Company | Vanilla Bean Aged American Stout | 6.50% ABV | $6.49
Prices do not include VT state tax/deposit
Limits are per person of consumption age,
prices do not include VT tax/deposit.
Deschutes and Harpoon are ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) breweries meaning they are locally owned by the workers, not some faceless large corporation.
EHOP relates to employee grown hops. The same employees that own the brewery are also growing hops so it’s another level of Vermont-ness you’re supporting when you buy this delicious beer.
EHOP is great beer for fall – it’s inviting deep hue matches VT’s amazing foliage, the warming robust maltiness is perfect for those who want a seasonal beer but don’t want an Oktoberfest or pumpkin beer.
Get this one while you can and share with friends during Halloween or stock up and save some for Thanksgiving!
There are so many reasons to buy and enjoy EHOP, you may want to try a beer with a Deschutes connection, you may want to support an important VT brewery, or you just may want a tasty seasonal beer. No reason is wrong for you to pop in and grab a bottle of EHOP while available!
From harpoonbrewery.com:
It was a little over a year ago at this time that Harpoon became an employee-owned brewery. It was an exciting time – and somewhat overwhelming. What does employee ownership mean and how will it affect the way we work? How will things change at the brewery? Can we finally purchase that Jetstream we’ve always wanted? (The answer to that last question is “no”).
Thankfully, we had friends who had gone down the Employee Ownership path before us. After news broke of the Harpoon ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), our friends and fellow brewery employee-owners at the Deschutes Brewery were among the first to reach out and welcome us to the club. They became an invaluable resource for us as we began to navigate our way into the new world of employee ownership.
It didn’t take long for us to decide to brew a beer together. And that’s just what we’re doing here today. Deschutes brewer Ryan Schmiege traveled to Boston from Bend, OR to join Harpoon brewer Ethan Elston in brewing this collaboration; a beer that celebrates employee ownership and brewing independence. We’re not ready to give all the details away quite yet – but if you guessed that the recipe might contain employee-grown hops and local spices, you just may be on to something… In any event, we couldn’t let today pass without letting you all know about this great collaboration that’s brewing as we speak.
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In 2014 we became employee owned and our friends from Deschutes Brewery were among the first to welcome us to the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) club. They became an invaluable resource for us as we began to navigate our way into the new world of employee ownership. As you can imagine, it didn’t take long for us to decide to brew a beer together.
Two versions of the EHOP beer will be released: one brewed at our brewery in Boston and the other brewed at Deschutes in Bend, Oregon. Harpoon brewer Ethan Elston and Deschutes brewer Ryan Schmiege collaborated on both recipes. While each beer is unique, both recipes include employee-grown hops (EHOPs). The hops, along with locally sourced sage and thyme, create a full bodied amber ale that has a malty sweetness and a lingering spiciness. Both versions will be bottled and kegged for a release in Mid-Late October. Cheers to craft brewing independence!
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