Taste Test: Hermit Thrush Brewing at the Growler Garage

Hermit Thrush Brewing is focusing on Belgian inspired ales and tend to lean towards sour styles. Because of this, we’ve been wanting to try out their beers for a while now. We missed out on their tap takeover at the Farmhouse last month but got another chance the other day. The Growler Garage on Dorset Street in South Burlington had another Hermit Thrush tap takeover on April 10^th and as soon as we were done work we went right there. They had five Hermit Thrush beers on tap and one of their brewers, Zach, showed up at 6.

The beers they had were:

Brattlebeer (Sour Ale with Cider)

From the website: “Brattlebeer is slightly tart, light bodied and dry with both fruity and malty undertones, and rocky, champagne-like head.  Fermented spontaneously with a blend of local apple cider, malt, and hops.”

What we think: It has a very enjoyable Belgian yeast flavor and the effervescent quality of a nice dry cider. It has a sweetness to it but is also slightly funky from the yeast. We got a Howler o

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