von Trapp Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Stowe,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
Established in 2010
Contact
Description
A Little of Austria, a lot of Vermont
Welcome to von Trapp Brewing
Enjoy flavorful, crisp lagers at von Trapp Brewing, located at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.
Over the course of many visits to Austria, Johannes von Trapp, the youngest son of Maria and the Baron, gained an appreciation for the crisp, clean Austrian lager beers. When the craft beer movement in the United States gained momentum in the early 1990s, there was a noticeable lack of focus on lagers. It’s not surprising, considering that lagers are more challenging to brew, take longer to mature, and are therefore more expensive to create. For two decades Johannes dreamed of building an Austrian-style brewery at the Trapp Family Lodge, and in 2010 that dream came to fruition.
A humble brewery with the capacity of 2,000 barrels per year attracted attention under the name Trapp Lager, and the brewery received requests from all over the United States. The von Trapp family, who had always been reticent to commercialize their family heritage, realized that they had a product deserving of the family name. The new facility, completed in 2015 under the name von Trapp Brewing, allowed the family to expand beyond their home territory and spread the gospel of craft lagers.
Welcome to von Trapp Brewing
Enjoy flavorful, crisp lagers at von Trapp Brewing, located at the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.
Over the course of many visits to Austria, Johannes von Trapp, the youngest son of Maria and the Baron, gained an appreciation for the crisp, clean Austrian lager beers. When the craft beer movement in the United States gained momentum in the early 1990s, there was a noticeable lack of focus on lagers. It’s not surprising, considering that lagers are more challenging to brew, take longer to mature, and are therefore more expensive to create. For two decades Johannes dreamed of building an Austrian-style brewery at the Trapp Family Lodge, and in 2010 that dream came to fruition.
A humble brewery with the capacity of 2,000 barrels per year attracted attention under the name Trapp Lager, and the brewery received requests from all over the United States. The von Trapp family, who had always been reticent to commercialize their family heritage, realized that they had a product deserving of the family name. The new facility, completed in 2015 under the name von Trapp Brewing, allowed the family to expand beyond their home territory and spread the gospel of craft lagers.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pour is a cloudy orange with a large white head. Aroma is wheat malt bubble gum and clove. Flavor is the same a nice bubble gum and chewy wheat malt with a clove finish. Pretty good hefe.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2026
at 22:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can best before 8/4/26, drunk 5/7/26.
Nice and hoppy with a solid malt presence showing light honey and biscuit. Herbs and mineral. Nothing cheap or watered down here, it seems.
Pencil/mineral, fresh herb and pepper. Love that they didn't skimp on the hops here. Malt is deep and substantial, too, with good attenuation. Drinks higher than 4%, which is awesome. Lovely stuff!
Nice and hoppy with a solid malt presence showing light honey and biscuit. Herbs and mineral. Nothing cheap or watered down here, it seems.
Pencil/mineral, fresh herb and pepper. Love that they didn't skimp on the hops here. Malt is deep and substantial, too, with good attenuation. Drinks higher than 4%, which is awesome. Lovely stuff!
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 07 May 2026
at 21:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, best by 8/11/26, drunk 5/6/26.
Classic hefe notes of bubble gum and lighter clove. Sweet, white bread-like malts and a bit of banana and citrus.
Malty and pleasingly sweet without too much clove or bubble gum. Leans more in to a white pepper and citrus acidity with easygoing banana. Nothing too intense or revelatory here, but a well-done, malty and properly dry hefe with a hint of hop.
Classic hefe notes of bubble gum and lighter clove. Sweet, white bread-like malts and a bit of banana and citrus.
Malty and pleasingly sweet without too much clove or bubble gum. Leans more in to a white pepper and citrus acidity with easygoing banana. Nothing too intense or revelatory here, but a well-done, malty and properly dry hefe with a hint of hop.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 06 May 2026
at 21:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at river road tavern
Mostly clear light gold color with a descent sized bubbly white head that persists. Crackery bready maltiness with a pleasant spicy peppery floral hoppiness.
Mostly clear light gold color with a descent sized bubbly white head that persists. Crackery bready maltiness with a pleasant spicy peppery floral hoppiness.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 May 2026
at 19:36
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz can pours a clear gold, white head. Von Trapps sam summer ale. Light wheat and clove. Bubblegum. Flavors follow. Soft finish. Nice and easy to drink. 6 6.5 6.5 6 6
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2026
at 18:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can best before 7/25/26, drunk 4/13/26.
Smells very malty, as a helles should. Herbal hops are aromatic but not acidic (no big pepper, or dried herb, just light and airy). Light bread and a bit of appley yeast. Seems to dry out on the finish. Crisp, clean.
More flavorful than aromatic, as vT usually is. Excellent hop character up front gives just enough acidity before retreating to the honey and cookie-like maltiness. Rich and sweet but drying out to leave a crisp finish. Very balanced, flavorful, refreshing. Love the maltiness here.
Smells very malty, as a helles should. Herbal hops are aromatic but not acidic (no big pepper, or dried herb, just light and airy). Light bread and a bit of appley yeast. Seems to dry out on the finish. Crisp, clean.
More flavorful than aromatic, as vT usually is. Excellent hop character up front gives just enough acidity before retreating to the honey and cookie-like maltiness. Rich and sweet but drying out to leave a crisp finish. Very balanced, flavorful, refreshing. Love the maltiness here.
Tried
from Can
from
Idylwilde Farms
on 13 Apr 2026
at 23:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Draught at Khyber: pours gold with a white head. Aroma is bready and herbs. Taste is lightly bitter, bready. Really hits the nail on the head with style.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Apr 2026
at 17:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Amber with a small white head. Bitter, earthy and floral with a leafy hop undertone. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mad Mex (Monroeville)
on 03 Apr 2026
at 21:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Solid helles. Very crisp. Pours golden with decent head. Snappy finish. A hint of mercury. Tap at Beer Run.
Tried
from Draft
from
Beer Run
on 02 Apr 2026
at 17:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Pint can. Pours an 18k gold color with a medium sized white head that soon fades to a fine scum. The aroma is very mild with floral and malts. The taste is malts forward with a full-on bready character. In addition to the bready character I get some mild spicy noble hops, a touch of caramel and some grass. The palate is malts forward and the carbonation is soft. Finishes with a big bready aftertaste. Overall: This is really outstanding--the best lager I have had in quite a while. I really must go back (to the store) and get some more cans. Paired with some red dragon cheese, but this did not really go well.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 15:23