Fiddlehead Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Shelburne, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Fiddlehead Brewing Company

Established in 2011

Contact
6305 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
Description
Fiddlehead Brewing Company is located just outside of Burlington, VT in the scenic town of Shelburne. Our owner and Brewmaster Matt “Matty-O” Cohen opened the doors on New Year’s Eve of 2011 and since then we have gained worldwide acclaim with our lineup of approachable, multidimensional beers.
When we first opened in 2011, we did so with a completely manual 15 barrel system and just 30 barrels of capacity. Within the first month Fiddlehead IPA, the flagship ale, was on tap with at over 50 bars and restaurants in Vermont.
With the immediate success, we quickly outgrew the 3,000 sq foot space that was split between retail and production. After the last fermenter was added in 2015, we knew we needed a bigger boat.
In January of 2017, our brand new 10,000 sq foot brewery opened for production just behind the tasting room. The added space meant room for more fermenters as well as some much needed upgrades like a laboratory, grain silo, office space, and our own canning line. This expansion has allowed us to increase distribution of kegs and cans within our home state, branch into New York and Massachusetts, and renovate our tasting room (coming soon!).
While we do not currently offer tours of our production facility, our knowledgeable tasting room staff is always happy to chat about our beers and the brewing process. Our beer can be found on draft or in cans at over 650 Vermont establishments as well as an increasing number of locations around Massachusetts and New York State.
The tasting room remains at the original Shelburne Rd. location, as do countless memories of where it all began.

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Tried from Draft on 05 Aug 2019 at 14:44


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Wineglass showing pale straw with sparse white foam. The nose shows moderately intense notes of lemon drops. The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Light flavors of lemon drops mixed well with clean malts and a light bitterness on the finish. More malt on the linger. Simple and easy.

Tried on 01 Aug 2019 at 05:07


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Wineglass showing pale straw with sparse white foam. The nose shows moderately intense lemons and pineapple. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied with a clean and soft mouthfeel. Light and refreshing with clean notes of light lemon with an equally light malt backbone and no bitterness.

Tried on 01 Aug 2019 at 04:36


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Nonic pint showing dark brown with sparse white foam. The nose shows intense notes of coconut. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Moderate coconut in the background. Light flavors of chocolate and adzuki bean with a light hoppy bitterness.

Tried on 01 Aug 2019 at 00:40


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Tulip showing straw with a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows intense notes of farmhouse and zoo. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Mild acidity with bright flavours of citrus with clean lager malts.

Tried on 01 Aug 2019 at 00:10


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Tulip showing pale gold with a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows intense notes of dank cannabis. The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Intense notes of pineapple, pine and light kiwi with a pine bitterness. Round malts on the end.

Tried from Can on 01 Aug 2019 at 00:00


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Lior D. Slightly hazy yellow. Oniony vegetal hops, sweetish, green bitterness.

Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2019 at 19:19


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Optisch trübes typisches NEIPA, in der Nase Zitrus, im Trunk leicht itchy, trocken, Mango, hinten leicht bitter.

Tried on 10 Jun 2019 at 22:21


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can @ Grafton St Pub, Cambridge (9 May 19). Cloudy light golden with small frothy off-white head, sweet citrus aroma, low carbonation medium bitter flowery hops taste, smooth body, long finish. Flavorful.

Tried from Can on 04 Jun 2019 at 16:39


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Share of a large can brought back from Vermont (thanks to Rian). A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, malty, citrus, tropical fruit on the nose. Tastes hoppy, malty, citrus, tropical fruit, hint of caramel and mango. Nice Vermont DIPA, will seek this one out on my next visit to New England.

Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2019 at 11:14