Breaking News: Hill Farmstead Brewery Day on August 18th at Anchorage Brewing

I just got word about a new event leading into The Culmination Festival on August 20th at Anchorage Brewing Company. Thursday, August 18th, from 2 to 8 pm will be Hill Farmstead Brewery Day at Anchorage Brewing. In case you have been living under a rock craft beer-wise, Hill Farmstead Brewery is one of the most respected breweries in the US and was named as the best brewery in the world three years running. Unfortunately, we usually only see its beers here in Alaska as part of The Culmination Festival, so this a chance to experience a wide variety of them on a pay-as-you-go basis. There will be twelve different Hill Farmstead brews on tap. Here is the list, along with the brewery's description of each one:

Edward: Edward (1917-2002) is our grandfather; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to him and his five children. In his honor, this American Pale Ale is dutifully crafted from American malted barley, a plethora of American hops, our ale yeast and water from Edward’s well. It is unfiltered and dry hopped. Aromatic and flowery, with impressions of citrus and pine, this is the ale that I dream to have shared with Edward. 13.5ºP, 85 IBUs, 5.2% ABV. Pale and Caramel malt; Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior hops; House Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.

Susan: Susan was our grandfather's sister - in her honor we offer this version of an American IPA. Nelson Sauvin Pale Ale An American Pale Ale bittered, flavored, and dry hopped exclusively with Nelson Sauvin.

Walden: A sessionable blonde ale. 4% ABV. 40 IBUs. Hopped with Motueka, Amarillo and Simcoe.

Mary: Mary was Edward's mother and our great-grandmother. A German-style pilsner brewed with our well water, German pilsner malt, our favorite German hops, and classic German lager yeast. 4.6% ABV.

Harlan: Harlan is Edward’s slightly more aggressive alter-ego. Dry-hopped exclusively with Columbus hops.

Citra Single Hop Pale Ale: An American Pale ale bittered, flavored, and dry hopped exclusively with Citra hops from the American Pacific Northwest. 5.5% ABV.

Arthur: Arthur (1922-2005) was our grandfather’s youngest brother; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to him and his 13 siblings. In his honor, this farmstead™ is crafted from American malted barley, American and European hops, our distinctive farmhouse yeast and water from our well. Unfiltered and naturally carbonated, this is the ale that I dream to have shared with Arthur. 6% ABV, 13ºPlato

Arthur - Dry hopped version Our traditional farmstead ale is crafted from American malted barley, American and European hops, our farmhouse yeast and water from our well. This iteration was conditioned in our oak Foudres and then generously hopped with Cascade.

Nordic Saison: In May of 2014, our friend and mentor Anders Kissmeyer of Kissmeyer Beer & Brewing visited Hill Farmstead Brewery, along with our dear friend Will Meyers of Cambridge Brewing Co., to brew a special collaborative beer. Inspired by our guests and their journeys, this beer was brewed with the resourcefulness and inventiveness of the Nordic tradition, as well as the creative spirit of its three architects. Farmstead ale brewed with honey, heather, rose hips, rhubarb and wheat.

Works of Love Anchorage Brewing #1: A farmstead ale fermented in oak tanks, this beer was brewed in collaboration with our friend Gabe Fletcher of Anchorage Brewing Co. using barley, organic Vermont wheat, organic Vermont oats, fresh apples from Fletcher Orchard, hops, yeast and our well water.

Works of Love Anchorage Brewing #2: When our dear friend Gabe Fletcher from Anchorage Brewing visited us last September, we brewed two beers; this is the result of the second brewday. Brewed with malted barley, organic oats, wheat and organic buckwheat, this beer was fermented in oak foudres, aged in wine barrels and dry-hopped with Mandarina Bavaria hops.

This represents a unique opportunity for Alaskans to experience one of the top craft breweries in the world. If you'll be in in Anchorage on August 18th, don't miss it!