Author: David

For 200 years, Norwich has changed the lives of thousands of young men and women. Through shared struggle, challenge, a balance of physical, mental and moral education, and a love of country and of each other, we truly found a home on “the Hill.” We also found ourselves. We found a love for our communities and our country which compelled us to lead on the battlefield, in the boardroom, and in our own backyards.

We are excited to be able to Celebrate 200 years of tradition with this limited New England Session IPA brewed with Ekuanot, Citra, and Mosaic hops.

Cheers, and Essayons!

The 14th Star ladies joined Head Brewer Prescott in the brewhouse for our annual Pink Boots Brew Day!

Legally Blonde (Pink Boots Collaboration 2019)

5.2% ABV, 28 IBU, 4 SRM

A classic Blonde Ale brewed with the 2019 YCH/PinkBoots Hop blend. The Pink Boots Society is an international nonprofit organization that works to support women in the brewing profession  This year’s hop blend features Loral, Glacier, Mosaic, Simcoe, and Sabro varietals. This beer has a low level of earthy bitterness and is light and balanced. With aromas of floral honey, fresh bread dough, and refreshing flavors of subtle fruitiness, you’ll definitely want to have a moment with this one.

For the past four years, 14th Star has partnered with Norwich University to create a craft beer as part of their bicentennial celebration.

The fifth installment in our Norwich University Bicentennial Series, Distinction is a single hop IPA featuring the distinct fresh orchard fruit character of Rakau™ hops and a big, but well-rounded bitterness. Check out the video above for a look inside our brewery and the making of this bicentennial beer.

Distinction will premiere at Norwich Homecoming 2018’s Celebrate 200: All-Class Bicentennial Year Launch Party and will be available in the 14th Star Beer Garden outside Plumley Armory Homecoming weekend.

Differentiation. Significance. Reputation. Distinction is sought by many yet achieved by very few. The reason for this is simple: Distinction is difficult. One cannot stumble into distinction. It takes work, determination, and the choice to do the difficult thing simply because it is the thing that will yield results. Life at Norwich University is not easy. Life at Norwich is demanding. Students are challenged at Norwich in ways inconceivable by other institutions of higher learning. It is this challenge, coupled with the students’ decision to accept this challenge, that makes the Norwich experience so unique and produces leaders of character for this ever-changing world.

Expect Challenge. Achieve Distinction. Essayons!

Last Saturday’s Homegrown Music Festival was something we’d never done before and we had no idea what to expect — so to see so many community members show up in the St. Albans Bay Town Park was an amazing sight!

The bands sounded great, the crowd was awesome, and (with the exception of a brief 15-minute rain shower that had us all ducking for cover) we had beautiful weather.

We want to extend a huge “thank you” to the talented local music acts who performed at the festival; including GypsyWind, Bethany Conner, Troy Millette & Dylan Gumbas, Chris & Erica, and Shake — as well as to the vendors and our 14th Star team for making the event such a success.

We also want to thank all those that came out to the festival, we can’t do what we do without you and your support! Your contributions through beer sales and 50/50 raffle proceeds are being donated to organizations focused on cleaning up our local waterways, including Lake Champlain and Lake Carmi.

We are already planning on making this free all-day outdoor family event an annual tradition with more bands, more food, and more beer!  We hope to see you all next year at the 14th Star Homegrown Music Festival!

We are excited to announce that we have teamed up with Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports (a nationally recognized nonprofit providing sports and recreation opportunities and accessibility for people with disabilities) to help support their year-round programs through sales of our Recruit Golden Ale!

Through our new “Penny a Pour” program a penny from every “pour” (tap, can, keg, etc.) of Recruit will be donated back to Vermont Adaptive to support their mission and programs.

“We’re grateful for our friends in the community who want to give back and support our mission and what we do. We’re looking forward to working with the folks at 14th Star to create more sports opportunities for our participants throughout the state.”
— Jeff Alexander, Vermont Adaptive Director of Strategic Partnerships

Learn more about Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports at www.vermontadaptive.org

Special thanks to Jeff Baker, Jason Strempek, and the It’s the Beer Talking crew for featuring us in the final episode (for now) of your awesome podcast!

Tune in for an awesome interview with our 14th Star Founder Steve Gagner and Brewmaster Dan Sartwell giving you the inside scoop on the history of 14th Star brewery, our mission, and our brews!

For the fourth year in a row, our Green Up Army has joined the Boy Scouts of America to help clean up St. Albans City for Green Up Day. This year we expanded our Green Up Army to the Burlington area as well. Thank you so much to everyone that participated. As a member of the Vermont Green Brewery Cohort, we are focused on protecting our environment and supporting waterway cleanup programs through fundraising efforts.