Idletyme Brewing Company

Brewpub in Stowe, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Idletyme Brewing Company

Established in 2015

Contact
1859 Mountain Rd, Stowe, VT, 05672, United States
Description
SIMPLE & SEASONAL

Once in a while, a place comes along that offers everything you want in a dining experience: quality beer brewed on site, delicious, high-value fare that's family friendly and a cool atmosphere where locals and tourists alike can relax, share stories and soak up almost two centuries of history. You’ve found that place. Welcome to the Idletyme Brewing Company in Stowe, Vermont.

Admin Note: Formerly known as Crop Bistro & Brewery. Head brewer and recipes retained.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Vermont Tap house.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a glossy burnt orange color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Slight lacing.
The smell started off with the normal \"kolsch\"-like qualities of the sweet breadiness and then some sweet and tart cherry comes in nicely underneath.
The flavor brings it all together. Leans somewhat bready in the aftertaste. Quick wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Low carbonation.
Overall, a kolsch with a cherry on top, hmmmm, I’ll take it, nice.
Tried from Draft on 22 Jul 2016 at 01:45

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at idletyme brewing. Pours out golden topped with a small white head. Nose is sweet grapefruit citrus hops pine and some malty sweetness. Taste is more of the pink grapefruit citrus sweetness.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2016 at 19:46

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at idletyme brewing. Pours out a golden topped with a small head. Nose is pine citrus hops a nice malty sweetness. Taste is more of the pine citrus hops and a caramel malt sweetness.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2016 at 19:43

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at idletyme brewing. Pours out a hazy pink color topped with a white head. Nose is hef yeast spice banana a nice kick of the blueberries. Taste is more of the nice hef yeast spice banana bread and berries.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2016 at 19:38

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at idletyme brewing. Pours out a golden wheat color topped with a white head. Nose is grain some wheat and a touch of cherries. Taste is more of the grain wheat and light tart notes.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2016 at 19:29

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
On tap at idletyme brewing. Pours out a cloudy golden topped with a white head. Nose is tropical fruit hops some melon and passion fruit. Taste is more of the nice melons tropical fruit hops and a great sweet with a light bitterness on the end.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2016 at 19:24

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at idletyme brewing. Pours out a cola color topped with a white head. Nose is caramel toffee sweetness and a touch of floral. Taste is more of the caramel chocolate sweetness and a roast kick.
Tried from Draft on 21 Jul 2016 at 19:20

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a glossy burnt orange color with a filmy cap of a white head. Foamy light lacing clings to the sides of the glass nicely.
The smell started off with bright bittersweet citrus hops, subtle tropical fruits, subtle crisp sweet malt. All comes together nicely.
The flavor brings together all of the previously mentioned aromas brightly and zaps in the mosaic hops like spice, definitely fulfills zestfully on into the aftertaste. Quick sweet to grassy/spice-like finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability with a sly stickiness, not cloying, but really nice.
Overall, damn nice APA, definitely would have again.
Tried on 13 Jul 2016 at 21:03

8.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
This was poured into a weizen glass.
The appearance was semi-dark burnt amber to crisp orange color, yeah, maybe a bit darker than some other hefeweizens I’ve had. Normal fluffy white one finger-ed head dissipates a tad quicker as well. Filmy lacing.
The smell starts off with the normal sweet to spicy qualities of a German hefeweizen and as it warms, subtle blueberry does slide in for a super nice subtle balance to it all.
The flavor starts sweet and brings in the spice a little bit further underneath. Wheaty malt does slide in underneath. Aftertaste is light with the sweet wheat and subtle clove combined. Finish is quick and semi-sweet.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body. Great sessionability about it. Carbonation rides fairly light. Stickiness seems contained, but not cloying.
Overall, it definitely fits as a German hefeweizen and on top of it, they put blueberry in it, uh....never heard of anything like this. Cheers to being the first brewer to do something like this and have it done well!
Tried on 12 Jul 2016 at 22:20

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 9
Tasting at Matt’s
Hazy light amber color with medium compact head. The aroma is very fresh, fruity, and piney. Despite the high ABV, the body is very lean, also because very dry for an IIPA; the flavor has some cereally and toffeish malt quality; the hops have a lot to offer too, tropical fruits, some sweet orange, and a dash of pine needles.
There’s some serious good job here. Wonderful.
Tried on 03 Jun 2016 at 17:53