About
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Damn this hit the spot. Enjoyed after a workout and this Pils hit all the notes. Fine golden and clear brew with a white flufffy head. Nose is grass and peppery. Tastes of grass, lemon, pepper, honey, white wine. Crisp palate.
Tried
on 15 Jul 2026
at 02:01
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pour is more of a orange with a large white head. Aroma is cracker malt with a little honey. Flavor is more cracker dry malt with a little sweetness from the honey malt and finishes with a spicy hop kick. I still don't know what makes this Austrian but it is a well made lager.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jul 2026
at 22:05
Another Brewver Worldwide Top 50 (#2). 16 ounce can from Lower Merion Beverage. Honey gold pour. Large puffy white head. Malty aroma has doughy, herbal notes. Flavor is sweet bready malt, grassy hops and clover honey. Excellent balance and flavor. Sweet early on but finish with dry, peppery notes. Outstanding.
Tried
from Can
at
Lower Merion Beverage Co.
on 09 Jul 2026
at 02:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
12 ounce can from Canal’s in Hamilton Market Place. Strawberry gold pour. Frothy white head. Grainy malt aroma. Zesty malt flavor is light and thin. Some minerality as well. Bitter hops come through immediately. Brisk and flavorful for a light beer. Decent enough.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2026
at 04:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at von Trapp Stowe. Golden coloured, medium sized white head, light herbal nose. Sweet malty, herbal, light grainy and touch of grass with dry bitterish sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 20 Jun 2026
at 00:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
On tap at von Trapp Stowe. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, grainy and light honey nose. Herbal, honey, light bready and sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 20 Jun 2026
at 00:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at von Trapp Stowe. Unclear yellow coloured, medium sized white head, lively carbonation, citrusy and light herbal nose. Citrusy, herbal, light piney and dry bitterish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 19 Jun 2026
at 23:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at von Trapp as 75th Anniversary Natür Helles. Murky yellow coloured, medium sized white head, yeasty nose. Yeasty, herbal, light bready and grassy with sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
von Trapp Brewery & Bierhall
on 19 Jun 2026
at 23:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear yellow color with some bubbles seen rising and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sly biscuity notes with earthy to slightly snappy spicy hop tones
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to spicy hop to sweet malty blend; finishes semi-dry with a crisp edge and earthy hop spice
Texture: light to medium bodied; very sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue; good carb level
Overall: pretty nicely done German lager I would return to.
Appearance: clear yellow color with some bubbles seen rising and a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sly biscuity notes with earthy to slightly snappy spicy hop tones
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to spicy hop to sweet malty blend; finishes semi-dry with a crisp edge and earthy hop spice
Texture: light to medium bodied; very sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue; good carb level
Overall: pretty nicely done German lager I would return to.
Tried
from Can
from
Beverage Warehouse of Vermont
on 13 Jun 2026
at 21:00