Editor’s note: This posting is part of a news exchange between the Barton Chronicle and vtdigger.org. The story was written by Joseph Gresser.
GREENSBORO — Shaun Hill says he feels a sense of responsibility, both to the ancestors who first farmed his family’s plot of land in the 1780s, and to the god of beer. At his new brewery, Hill Farmstead Brewery, in the hamlet of Greensboro Bend, he is fulfilling that obligation by producing fine beers — and in the process, he hopes to make a living and make beer lovers happy.
“If I can honor the muse, certainly the general public will approve,” Mr. Hill said.
Although he is only in his early thirties, Mr. Hill has already backed his ambition up with accolades worthy of a much older person.
At this year’s biennial World Beer Cup in Chicago, judges tasted 3,330 beers from 642 breweries made in 90 styles. They recognized Mr. Hill with two gold awards and one silver.
Hill Farmstead Brewery can produce up to 400 gallons of beer a week – not enough to satisfy demand at the moment. His beers can occasionally be found at Parker Pie in West Glover, Claire’s Restaurant in Hardwick, the Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier, or American Flatbread in Burlington. Otherwise, people will have to make a pilgrimage to the source out on the Hill Road in Greensboro.
The curious will have an extra incentive to visit the brewery on Saturday, May 29, for Mr. Hill’s grand opening celebration. Although he isn’t giving away free beer, he will have his creations on tap, as well as food catered by Parker Pie.
