Hill Farmstead FOFA

I know a bunch of people are in the best western maybe something will naturally happen. I won't be up there till later in the evening but I will be bringing a few bottles. I guess worst case is I drink them with my girlfriend.

 

I'm going to be in the Waterbury area, would love to get in on something happening or just hit up a bar after the fest...dont have much with me but hitting places on Friday!

 

just out of curiosity (probably can't stay for FoFA) - and trying to tiptoe around hyping anything up... but do they usually release something special for takeaway bottles during that brief window of time the shop is open before the fest?

 

They haven't in the past.

 

Anyone else staying at Highland Lodge and coordinating DD/carpool/shuttle situation?

 

I'm staying at highland lodge. I'll talk to the owner tonight when I get in. Last time I spoke to the women working, she said someone will be able to help out.

 

Cool, I get in tomorrow morning and am planning on bringing my bike in case...I walked back last time, not too bad but it took about an hour and a half

 

Anything happening at the BW? At ProPig now...wanting to see what's up before heading back to Hardwick

 

Need menu pic stat plz, need to live vicariously

 

you bastards

 

Did Fuj's dog attack anyone this year?

 

so was there a silent release in the bottle shop at all...?

 

Can anyone list some of their favorites from FOFA this year? I couldn't go unfortunately!

 

the highland lodge has come quite a ways. Enjoy!

d lodge

 

HF Marie

 

This. Every one of the several pours I had of it. Nice meeting you man, safe travels home!

 

No faves, all great. Fantastic variety of stuff to taste. Even though stuff kicked, was still plenty to drink. Another fine FOFA.

 

They usually release Vera Mae the weekend of FOFA, but as I understand this year's batch is not ready yet.

 

Some of the ones that stood out for me:

SP Blended '17
SP ODB #2
WOL: TH
Eden Northern Spy '14
SARA Hoybier
SARA Dutch Door
Casita/WK Del Arboles
Oxbow Momoko

 

This year's list, in case anyone is interested:

 

the cans were up to two six packs up dharma bum and two four packs of difference & repetition.

 

Missed a lot of good stuff but from the ones I had:
SP Tete de Cuvee
SP Oude du ble
HF Flora b5
Crooked Stave Reserva Raspberry
Forest and Main Lunaire
HF Juicy

 

Man, I'd love to try that Tete, Oude du ble and Kriek Fermier

 

Do all the visiting breweries run out of beer every year? Why not just have everyone bring more?

 

Well almost everything people bring is really limited and they probably want thing to run out so they're not stuck with a bunch of half full kegs

 

Only HF and SP were pouring out of kegs this year, so bringing more cases of bottles wouldn't have been a bad choice for the other brewers.

 

I only went to last year's FOFA but it sounded like this year's was far different in terms of how long stuff was available. It seems like Side Project was told to bring more beer this year but every other brewery was told to bring less. A good number of breweries if not the majority were still pouring at the end of last year IIRC.

 

It was a well run event and there were only a few things I missed. Nearly everything was still available 2 hours in so unless you were spending your whole time in SP's line you got what you wanted. I chose to do that and missed a couple SP's. American Solera going out as one of the first was only a surprise to me as they rarely had a line build-up, but were my first stop and I went back for seconds on Farm Truck.