2020 VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL KILLINGTON KILLINGTON RESORT • MARCH 21, 2020 FESTIVAL GUIDE Presented by the Vermont Brewers Association, an organization founded in 1995 to promote and strengthen the culture of craft brewing in Vermont through marketing, education and advocacy for Vermont made beer. [1] A Letter from the VBA President 2020 VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL KILLINGTON A Letter from the VBA President Avery Schwenk On behalf of the Vermont Brewers Association, welcome to the Vermont Brewers Festival Killington! Of all the beer festivals I am involved with, this is perhaps the one I am the most excited about. Why? Because it brings together two of my favorite things about doing business in Vermont: beer and collaboration. The idea for this festival came about by asking “what can the Vermont Brewers Association ofer that no other festival can?” The answer is energizing our brewing community to work together and explore the possibilities of collaboration across the state. We have 15 diferent pairs of brewers that came together to create beers that have never been imagined before, and we get to present them to you here today! I am confdent that you will get to try plenty of beer worth fnding. Speaking of collaboration, there are many people to thank for making this Festival possible. First of all, thank you to our VBA staf, Melissa Corbin, Amy Cronin, and Lauren Mark who have gone above and beyond what is expected to prepare us for success in our third year of this festival. Thank you also to our Vermont Brewers Association Events Committee, chaired by Andrea Gagner of 14th Star Brewing, and the 4 other participating breweries as well. Thank you to our volunteers, who help this festival run smoothly, and without whom we would be utterly lost. Thank you to all the Brewers Association members for taking the time to help us represent our Association with the best Vermont has to ofer and to embrace the spirit of collaboration so wholeheartedly. Thank you to our Allied Trade Partners for your ongoing support of our Association and our industry as a whole. Thank you to Killington Resort for making us feel at home and being wonderful hosts to this exciting event. And most of all, thank all of you for making this festival what it is, and for showing your support of the Vermont Brewers Association, and all the hard work of our staf and members. With your help, we are moving forward with our mission to promote and strengthen the culture of craft brewing in Vermont through marketing, education, and advocacy for Vermont made beer. So, drink responsibly, explore new beers and breweries, meet some brewers, and most of all, enjoy yourselves! Cheers! Avery Schwenk President, Vermont Brewers Association Vice-President and Brewer, Hermit Thrush Brewery [1] Welcome & Festival Team 2020 VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL KILLINGTON Welcome to the 2020 Vermont Brewers Festival at Killington! Welcome to the 3rd annual Vermont Brewers Association’s Winter Festival, a tradition that has Vermont brewers flled with excitement and fexing their collective creative muscles. Like our summer festival, we are fortunate to be able to bring some of the best beer to you at a breath-taking location featuring some of the most stunning scenery. Our winter festival was created to highlight collaboration brews from all over the state, and beyond with Killington Mountain being the perfect place for all those to enjoy Vermont, its amazing beer, and phenomenal skiing and snowboarding. This year, we’ve relocated the festival to Bear Mountain, afording us more space and actual ski on/ of opportunities for our attendees. Like our annual summer festival, our goal is to give consumers access to quality beers consistently being produced in the State of Vermont. The winter festival, however, adds a delicious twist; collaboration. This festival features over 30 collaboration brews from the multitude of talented craft brewers within this beautiful state. The collaborations were determined by the brewers themselves and were not hampered by distance, style or brewery size. Large- scale brewers paired with small brewers, northern brewers collaborated with southern brewers, and brewers that specialize in sour beers worked with brewers of traditional ales, among many others. We hope that you’ll enjoy the creativity, ingenuity and hard work that went into creating the beer being ofered at this festival as much as we enjoyed creating them. To be able to ofer the consumer something diferent and unique is what Vermont Craft Brewers are all about and we welcome you to be a part of our beer community. Cheers! Andrea Gagner Vermont Brewers Festival Chair CEO, 14th Star Brewing Co. VERMONT BREWERS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS President – Avery Schwenk, Hermit Thrush Brewery Vice President – Ross Richards, Madison Brewing Secretary – Kelen Beardsley, Trout River Brewing Co. Treasurer – Anne Linehan, Brocklebank Craft Brewing Marty Bonneau, GoodWater Brewery Scott Gawitt, Vermont Pub and Brewery Steve Parkes, Drop-In Brewing Company Paul Sayler, Zero Gravity Craft Brewery Dan Ukolowicz, Simple Roots Brewing VERMONT BREWERS ASSOCIATION STAFF Executive Director – Melissa Corbin Festival and Marketing Manager – Amy Cronin Ofce Manager – Lauren Palmieri Mark [2] Sponsors and Special Thanks 2020 VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL KILLINGTON THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS SPECIAL THANKS We would like to thank our brewers for coming together for our festival and for all the creativity and great beer that was brought to today’s event. Thank you to Cabot for providing attendees with the experience of pairing Vermont cheese with Vermont beer A big thanks to all of our volunteers who help make sure we have a smooth and successful event. And thank you to all of you who attended our festival today. We know some of you have attended this event from when we launched it three years ago and others also attended our festival on the waterfront in Burlington. Our festivals started back in 1991 and are our annual fundraisers supporting our mission. The Vermont Brewers Association was founded in 1995 to promote and strengthen the culture of craft brewing in Vermont through marketing, education and advocacy for Vermont made beer. Thank you for your support of our brewers and for drinking Vermont beer. FIND US ONLINE Find us on Facebook at vermontbrewersfestival and check out our website at www.vtbrewfest.com Follow @VermontBrewers for beer updates and share your favorite brews with #vtbrewfest Share your photos on Instagram using the hashtag #vtbrewfest and tag @vermontbrewers [3] Festival Policies & Rules 2020 VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL KILLINGTON ADMISSION • Anyone showing signs of intoxication will not be admitted to the event and there are no refunds • Everyone must be 21 years of age to enter the festival and a valid proof of ID is required • We reserve the right to card at any time during the festival • There is no re-entry into the event • No large bags are allowed inside the festival. All bags and backpacks are subject to search. • There is no outside beverages or food permitted. We have lots of food vendors, a water truck and beer! • Please no pets unless they are a service animal • No smoking SESSION BADGES • Your session lanyard must be visible at all times • Your lanyard must be hole punched for a tasting • 3 oz pours = 1 punch, 6 oz pours = 2 punches, 9 oz pours = 3 punches, 8.0% ABV or higher = 2 hole punches per 3 oz • Brewery staf reserve the right to refuse serving any individual who appears intoxicated or refuses to have their badge hole punched BEER TASTING & GLASSWARE • 15 beer tastings are included with admission • Tastings will only be poured into the ofcial 2020 souvenir glass • 7.9% ABV or less = 1 hole punch per 3 oz • 8.0% ABV or higher = 2 hole punches per 3 oz • Please use this guide to make your sampling choice before entering the tasting line so you don’t hold up the line for others • Additional sampling badges are $10 for fve tastings and are available at the Vermont Brewers Association tent • Additional tasting badges may be purchased up until the last ½ hour of each session • Please remember this is a tasting festival. If you do not use all of the tastings on your badge, please do not give it to anyone else. By Vermont law the festival cannot over-serve. By sharing your badge you are risking the festival’s license and the future of the festival. Protect our event and do not share your extra tastings. • Glasses must be placed in a bag or pocket or recycled prior to leaving the festival • This is a plastic-bottle-free event. Free water is available - please use your tasting glass or empty water bottle. [4] Schedule 2020 VERMONT BREWERS FESTIVAL KILLINGTON TASTING SCHEDULE TASTING SESSION 1 Saturday, March 21 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. TASTING SESSION 2 Saturday, March 21 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Last call is 20 minutes before a session ends. Taps close 10 minutes before ends of each session. The festival site is closed between each session and patrons are asked to exit promptly. Glasses must be placed in a bag or pocket or recycled prior to leaving festival site. MUSIC SCHEDULE We are thrilled to be bringing music from DJ Dave during the festival WARM UP IN THE HOT BREAK TENT Heat up and chill out in our toasty Hot Break Tent! Discover warm beverages with our friends from: Carrier Cofee Roaster Silly Cow Farms Hot Chocolate Additional seating can be found here — plus it’s the one heated area of our festival! COSTUME CONTEST Are you rocking the radest gear at the mountain?! Is your one piece snowsuit or costume as fun and unique as the brews you are sampleing? Participate in our costume contest at 1:30 during session 1 and 5:30 during session 2.