Getting Hopped Up
Date: April 11, 2008 | Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
I am a beer buff - from Chimay to Corona light - I just love sipping a cold one on a hot day, or whenever really, but buying from Belgium or Mexico isn’t ideal, especially when breweries aren’t environmental stewards. Certified organic ales are a different breed and have garnered themselves a strong following, and after sipping a pint (or two) of the India Pale Ale, it was no surprise to us. This brewery embodies green with a local, organic, collective and a handcrafted vision that takes the environment into consideration with every step of the beer-making process. Several years ago they became the first brewery to convert their boiler fuel source to bio-diesel and plans are currently in the works for an onsite biomass boiler and power generation facility that utilizes local Vermont wood chips and their own spent grain left-overs. And that’s merely brushing the surface of their green initiatives! The Wolaver team uses the finest local and organic malts, hops, their own special yeast, and, of course, water to create seven ales that will quench your thirst for flavor. Grow up, Vermont is not just for ice cream and maple syrup anymore!
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