Hermit Thrush Brewery

Microbrewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Hermit Thrush Brewery - Out of business

Established in 2014

Closed in 2024

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29 High St, #101C, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Description
Ancient Beer, Modern Method.

Fermenting since 2014 with only wild brattleboro mixed culture yeast. continually pushing boundaries of new sour beer. brewhouse fueled by wood, not fossils.

To truly understand terroir and wild yeast, a brewer must come to terms with the type of beer that “wants to be made” in their region. We are proud of Brattleboro’s wild yeast for its balance, its stone fruit and pecan character, and how dry and effervescent it leaves the beer. We are grateful to our region’s farms for the availability of world class hops and fruits, as well as to our area distilleries for unique and beautiful oak barrel flavor histories.

We delight in making beer that could only be made in our place, with our team, supported by our community and environment.

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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Blackberry and lime. Murky pint pour with ok head. Tart finish. Can shared at DC beer tasting at Bluejacket.

Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2023 at 19:31


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught @ The Bier & Cheese Collective, Astoria NY (3/16/23). Murky brown with faint copper highlights against the light, very small frothy beige head, woodsy, acidic aroma, medium carbonation, sour roasted malt taste with woodsy flavor, caramel at the end, thin body, long sour finish with caramel aftertaste. Well-covered alcohol content, quite sour though.

Tried on 12 Apr 2023 at 15:56


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can, courtesy of Matt. Pours gold. Lemon, tart, vanilla, grapefruit, delicate funk, elderflower. Medium body. Very nice.

Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2023 at 02:27


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught at Tip Tap, 3/11/23. Lightly hazy, apricot-wax-maize. Small, off-white head, low retention. Definitely some savory, lightly oxidized marsala in the nose with strong house culture including a bit of acetic character, though it's not dominant. Fruity brett and biscuity malts with structured tannin and no alcohol. Soft, lightly succulent grape with strong tannin, plentiful vanilla and strong biscuity malt backbone. Some light oxidation, light acetic character, but it adds character instead of dominating. I get no bile-like brett or anything harsh/sharp.

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2023 at 14:08


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can, gift from travlr, thanks Gene! Peach/orange colour and hazy. Intense sour aroma, barnyard funk, soured milk with notes of fresh citrus fruit. Very tart taste with fresh fruit juice sour/sweetness, backed up by hops to the finish. Soft to medium carbonation. Incredible stuff… need to try more of this. How much our house prices in Vermont?

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2023 at 23:24


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From a pint can. Pours a slightly hazy tea with a small off white head. Aromas of apple and raspberries. Flavors are tart raspberry.

Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2022 at 20:49


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can at home, Nivala. Enjoyed straight from the can. Aromas and flavour: Fruits, citric elements, some hops, sourness..

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2022 at 20:54


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can shared at the Homebrew meeting, thanks whoever brought it! Pours a lightly hazy golden color with a hint of red and decent sized bubbly white pink head that dissipates. Faint bready maltiness bits of lactic tartness and moderate acetic. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 19 Nov 2022 at 22:44


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Opaque golden color with musty, pine, and citrus aroma. Flavor is mildly sour with a sweet backbone. Some fruity hop flavors with a funky finish.

Tried on 14 Nov 2022 at 23:25


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Opaque pale pink color with a funky fruit aroma. Taste is mildly sour, slight berry sweet and tart, a little flat tasting.

Tried on 14 Nov 2022 at 23:13