Hill Farmstead Brewery

Hill Farmstead BreweryHill Farmstead Brewery
Hill Farmstead BreweryHill Farmstead Brewery
Brewery, Bar, Beer-to-go

403 Hill Rd
Greensboro Bend, Vermont, 05842-8813
United States

(802) 533-7450 | map
hillfarmstead.com

Hill Farmstead has a small bottle shop that carries offerings from other breweries in addition to bottles and growlers of their own offerings.

Hill Farmstead is the culmination of travel and insight, of friendship and explorations, and if realizing a sense of one's place. Upon the hand hewn land of our forebears, we honor eight generations of Greensboro ancestry by thoroughly engaging with our heritage and with our distinctive beers. This offering is our effort to revive, diversify, and prolong the memory of the Hill Farmstead.
BEER STATS
Average:
4.3
Beers:
272
Ratings:
59,767
PLACE STATS
Average:
4.67
Reviews:
131
Ratings:
733
pDev:
10.06%
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Ratings by djrn2:
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Rated by djrn2 from New Jersey

4/5  rDev -14.3%

Sep 22, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.49 by BiddzzBA from North Carolina

Jan 10, 2024
 
Rated: 4.47 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Nov 25, 2023
 
Rated: 4.79 by not2quick from Missouri

Oct 20, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by craigbelly from Iowa

Sep 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.3 by Gobzilla from California

Aug 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.97 by BeerWasp from Germany

Feb 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.9 by Zach_Attack from Massachusetts

Feb 15, 2023
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Reviewed by KP7 from Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev -6.2%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.25
Pretty great place to visit. The only things bringing it down are that you can end up waiting in quite the queue to get your beer (or at least that's how it was when I was there).
Jan 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.59 by KC_beerman from Missouri

Jan 02, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.57/5  rDev -2.1%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.5
Located up in a high meadow, after a few miles I f dusty, bumpy gravel road. Scenic vistas. Looks like a farm. Taproom with porch around it. Lawn seating. Reservations recommended. Bottle shop on site. A venue worthy of the beer brewed here.
Nov 29, 2022
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Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
Went today, ordered several cans and bottles, and made reservations for drafts. Beautiful location, in the middle of nowhere. Smaller than expected, very expensive, but this is the beer mecca.
Aug 31, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by vincechan from Canada (ON)

Aug 22, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by MJSFS from Florida

Jun 13, 2022
 
Rated: 4.43 by BeerMe8 from Florida

Jun 08, 2022
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Reviewed by NCSapiens from Indiana

4.56/5  rDev -2.4%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 5 | service: 4 | selection: 4.75
Curated selection of beers including taproom-only and rare bottles. Get a reservation before visiting. Need to wear a mask inside even in summer 2022. Cool farm converted into a brewery. Outside seating is nice for having a few beers. Unique style of beers that exhibit an almost European kind of elegance and restraint. Expensive. More like wine culture than beer. Lots of French Canadians among the patrons. Great place overall.
May 09, 2022
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

4.75/5  rDev +1.7%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4.75
Large sprawling taproom and brew house with a big wraparound porch. Limited food menu (e.g. cheese boards), but big selection of all the styles of some of the best beers in the world. Nice grounds and picnic tables with a rolling hills view. Be careful driving during winter and mud seasons.
Nov 23, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by nelsonracite from New Jersey

Sep 27, 2021
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.98/5  rDev -14.8%
vibe: 4 | quality: 5 | service: 3 | selection: 3.75
Visited during COVID, during which the brewery had some constraints.
Lovely place to sit and enjoy a beer and look over the rolling hills. Inside isn't too large (and there is a single bathroom), but there's a wrap around deck and seating out on the lawn (roped off). Service was ok, and a little haphazard. The beers were pretty expensive, and there happened to be a bunch of cellared/aged beers available on our visit. This might be normal, but I was hoping for a few standards and/or more on draft. Everything we had was at least quite good, and more than half were excellent, so if your main goal is quality beer, you probably will enjoy the time there (getting there might or might no be so fun for you).
Sep 12, 2021
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Reviewed by shawver74 from North Carolina

4.87/5  rDev +4.3%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.75
In the middle of nowhere, but somewhere. This old farmstead is part of family history and has a intentional purpose for its inception and legacy. Turns out amazing high quality beer.
Jun 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.97 by Jimmylikesbeer from Michigan

Apr 25, 2020
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Reviewed by matts2896 from Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev -3.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4 | selection: 5
The Northeast Kingdom is beautiful, especially after a fresh snowfall. The taproom is gorgeous--smart integration of wood with concrete and metal, lots of natural light--and the outdoor space is expansive. The only downside is the size of the taproom and the single bathroom, both issues a clear product of insatiable demand conflicting with a desire to keep things more intimate than commercial. A wonderful place to enjoy world-class beer, just be cautious of when you go and the large crowd you might encounter
Feb 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.83 by Handz from Rhode Island

Feb 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Samdaddy from Massachusetts

4.39/5  rDev -6%
vibe: 3 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4.5 | selection: 4.5
Love the beers, staff was super friendly and helpful, just way to busy. Not the vibe you're looking for when you travel up to the Northeast Kingdom. One bathroom for the amount of people that come on a Saturday is a major issue.
Nov 19, 2019
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Reviewed by DokiDokiLitFam from New Jersey

4.64/5  rDev -0.6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 4.5
Nice cozy, folksy atmosphere. Everything made out of a wood decor. The bar, the tables, walls, balcony, all wood panels. Aesthetically pleasing. You walk into the taproom and you get a nice view of the brewing area on the left as soon as you walk in. The staff is informative and accommodating. Extremely nice people. My friends and I ordered a bottle of Anna and the server split it for us into 4 glasses. Paired nicely with the 7 year old Canadian Cheddar they had available as well. Being my first time in Vermont, this was a great introduction.
Nov 09, 2019
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +7.1%
vibe: 5 | quality: 5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Not much I can say about this place that others haven’t already described. This is the crown jewel of craft beer. The pilgrimage site for where beer became an art form. Definitely off the beaten path way up in the NEK. Nice to see a lot of Québécois cross the border for great beer, in addition to license plates as far as Virginia and even Texas. Such a pleasant experience no matter the weather. Worth the trip.
Nov 03, 2019
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Reviewed by hozersr from Pennsylvania

4.4/5  rDev -5.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.5 | service: 4.75 | selection: 4
Visited in the fall or 2019 with my wife and dogs. The drive off of Rt 15 to the brewery is a trip on their own. A long dirt road, you feel like you made the wrong turn. Alot of outside room and games to play. Service was top notch, in my opinion, a must brewery to visit. My dogs were welcome everywhere except the tap room.
Oct 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.83 by Beerbom from California

Oct 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by atlbravsrno1 from Maine

Sep 06, 2019
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Rated by colby600 from Connecticut

4.83/5  rDev +3.4%
vibe: 4.75 | quality: 5 | service: 4.5 | selection: 5
Love this place. I try to get there as often as possible as the beer is spectacular and it's a place I could hang out for hours.
Aug 14, 2019
 
Rated: 4.32 by Ryannotbryan from Texas

Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

Jul 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by M_chav from New Mexico

Jun 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Jun 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.39 by DaMacAndCheese from Massachusetts

Jun 23, 2019
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Reviewed by BillRoth from Maryland

4.78/5  rDev +2.4%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 4.5 | service: 5 | selection: 5
Finally made it to HFB. In the South west corner of the NEK. Beautiful farmland and woods.
The facilities include a large bar/table area... with draw a number system for take home draft beer; 750 ml and 2l growlers available but can also bring your own if meets standards. Adjacent is full modern brewery and retail store/ building for cans, bottles and some limited swag. There is also plenty of parking at facilities and nearby/ just off the road about 100 yards or so.
There is plenty of outdoor space and set up to enjoy your beer outside if desired.
The beer is deservedly famous and amazing... and to have it fresh from the taps or in super fresh cans and bottles is just so worth the trip.
The people were great and super helpful. While this is a tap/tasting room... my Wednesday there seemed mostly about people coming for bottle releases and complementary purchases of cans and growlers. So most people were outside /waiting in line to purchase beer at Retail store. The taproom was fairly quiet as the buyer crowd left.
No food but outside there was a cool word burning brick pizza oven sitting on the bed of a truck...was selling all kinds of ‘Za’s all day.
While the line took 3 hours today... we had a great group; glassed beer ( no solo cups) to drink from the bar while in line as well as nearby .
Agree with earlier review... GPS will get you there, but no cell service once there. Good to have a map with you to guide return if not a local... like me.
May 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.72 by Cwarwick812 from Massachusetts

Apr 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.47 by Griffith from Connecticut

Mar 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.54 by jrc1093 from Connecticut

Mar 09, 2019
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Reviewed by egrandfield from Massachusetts

4.51/5  rDev -3.4%
vibe: 5 | quality: 4.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4.5
Really cool place to visit; you have to drive on a dirt road for over a mile to actually get to the brewery. Went when it snowed and it made for a picturesque taproom experience. That said, they don't have many of their beers available in cans at a given point in time.
Mar 04, 2019
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, VT
Brewery rating: 4.3 out of 5 with 59767 ratings