Are you doing your part for VT Beer Week?

This current week in May you are all asked to perform your "patriotic" duties in drinking only beer that originates in the state of Vermont. Your options are many & delicious, so this should not come as a great sacrifice or inconvenience to any of you : ).

So far I have contributed by purchasing 6-packs of Long Trail Sick Day and Zero G Little Wolf for home consumption.

Planning on attending 14th Star brewing info session on Thursday (mmmm... BBQ), and hopefully also get a growler or 2 filled @ Burlington Beer Co after that (havent visited either spot yet, seems like the right time).

Raise your glasses to the Green Mountain State, ladies & gents!!

I’d love to join you, but living one state east and not getting any distribution love makes it a tall order. I suppose I could go get some Long Trail, Otter Creek, Magic Hat, Shed, or Switchback and join you.

Keep in mind, Vermont Beer Week is not associated with the Vermont Brewers Association. It’s a 2-person marketing company’s deal. http://www.measuredmethods.com is the couple who started VT Beer Week and I believe they went around to a bunch of breweries to get participation and quite possibly pay for play to promote breweries that participate in the effort.

You’ll notice Hill Farmstead not listed anywhere on VT beer week’s site (now defunct) or Facebook page.

I have issues with the Vermont Brewers Association as well but Measured Methods started VT Beer Week as a way to promote their clients and themselves and drive their portfolio. I don’t fault them for that but don’t think for a second this is some grassroots campaign where every Vermont Brewery came together to celebrate themselves. It’s a marketing company.


Then again, national hot dog day was started by Oscar Mayer (like every other national xxxxxx day is corporate backed / promoted).

I drink VT beer every day. No need to get an Untappd Badge or use a hashtag in celebration of local shit.

last year’s press release - http://media.wix.com/ugd/815bd3_43cb3969217444cda84ecbeb404a8fe1.pdf

BTW, Green Mountain Beer Week is organized by the Vermont Brewers Association. Far more participating breweries http://www.vermontbrewers.com/event/greenmountainbeerweek/

I won’t be in VT this week, but I will be in NH (Milton) Friday. Hopefully my buddy has some plans. I know he hasn’t been to Deciduous yet. DRINK LOCAL!

Drink Ten Bends, Vermonters and tourists coming to Vermont!

Originally posted by vodka4blood
This current week in May you are all asked to perform your "patriotic" duties in drinking only beer that originates in the state of Vermont. Your options are many & delicious, so this should not come as a great sacrifice or inconvenience to any of you : ).

So far I have contributed by purchasing 6-packs of Long Trail Sick Day and Zero G Little Wolf for home consumption.

Planning on attending 14th Star brewing info session on Thursday (mmmm... BBQ), and hopefully also get a growler or 2 filled @ Burlington Beer Co after that (havent visited either spot yet, seems like the right time).

Raise your glasses to the Green Mountain State, ladies & gents!!

Originally posted by boto
I won’t be in VT this week, but I will be in NH (Milton) Friday. Hopefully my buddy has some plans. I know he hasn’t been to Deciduous yet. DRINK LOCAL!