Hops On The Hill Brewery

When we went: February 23, 2020

Location: 275 Dug Road, South Glastonbury, CT 06073

Hops On The Hill Brewery is the definition of farm to glass. All of their beers are made with hops and grains grown on their family farm which they have been running since the 1950s! What’s even cooler – the brewery itself is in an old tobacco drying barn and surrounded by operating farm land. During the summer months the brewery even operates as a farmers market, selling fresh cut flowers, hops, pumpkins, and other fresh produce! The moment you drive onto the farm property towards the brewery, you’re guaranteed to feel more connected to the authentic farm environment. You can even see the hops they grow to use in their beer. Grab a beer, sit back, and pause to enjoy what’s around you.

Shannon: The moment I wandered onto Hops On The Hills farm property I felt at home. Maybe that’s just the Pennsylvanian in me though. The land is seriously beautiful – I can’t wait to go back and see what it’s like when winter is over. What I really like about Hops On The Hills beer is that it’s all made with ingredients grown on their farm. How they have the time to work a farm AND brew beer is beyond me, but more power to them! I’ve been on a Hefeweizen kick lately so of course I had to have theirs. It was light, hazy, and had a subtle banana smell and taste – I enjoyed it so much I had to have it twice.

Chris: What I find so great about the Connecticut craft brewery scene is the wide range of vastly different brewery types. You have the cool hip city brewery, the brewpub, the hole in the wall with great beer, and stuff like Hops on the Hill. This is a very rural location for the taproom, you literally go down a dirt road through the woods. If this place came around before google maps I doubt anyone that didn’t live in South Glastonbury would know how to get there. That is part of this place’s appeal, its not near anything else. There is tons of outdoor room, which is great if you have kids, let them run around and tire themselves out. The inside reminds me of an old saloon in a good way. Get as many small individual tasters you want so that you can try all their different beers. I of course had to get their porter which was pretty good, but I also got their apple ale which I would recommend. Everything I had was good, and hopefully next time I go they will have a few more options. I definitely want to go back in the warmer months to enjoy the outdoors with some of their beer.