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  • Thursday, August 22, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Hop Varieties in Homebrews and Craft Ales

    Thursday, August 22, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Hop Varieties in Homebrews and Craft Ales

    On August 22 from 6 – 9 at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts, learn in a very relaxed interactive classroom setting the types of hop varieties and how to use them in home beer brewing recipes. The home brewer has an abundance of hops available today and finding new ingredients and new tastes is one of the most satisfying aspects of home brewing. Learn what type of hops work best in beer categories based on the Beer Judging Certification Program (BJCP) and American Homebrewers Association (AHA). Compare homebrew and craft ale types and the hops used in their recipes in a comfortable taste testing experience. Leave with a packet of information of how to use hops in a homebrew for bittering, flavoring, aroma and sweetness.

    Samantha Ambrose has been home brewing since 1978 and is one of the original members of American Homebrewers Association (AHA) since 1979. The most fundamental aspect of a hop plant is that it is a flower and in recognizing that, the complexities of the hop and its involvement in the home brewing process will be better understood. Warm, vibrant and engaging Samantha is at home on the community theater stage or presenting, facilitating and mentoring on a variety of gardening and home brewing topics. Must be over 21 to register. $39 for Tower Hill members, $47 for nonmembers. Visit www.towerhillbg.org to sign up.

  • Saturday, September 22, 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm – Hoppy Fall Festival

    Celebrate fall and the resurgence of small craft brewers at Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich on Saturday, September 22 from noon – 5 at the Hoppy Fall Festival. The event features beer tasting from local and hyper-local breweries. Staff from each brewery are on hand to answer questions about their beers and brewing processes, plus you can indulge in fare from local food trucks while you enjoy your drinks in an autumn biergarten at the largest public garden in southern New England! Visitors can also enjoy fun, backyard games and commemorate the day by taking a photo with a display of living hops grown at Heritage.

    Tasting Tickets: $35 Heritage Gardens Members; $40 Non-Members. Price includes museum admission. Must be 21+ and valid ID is required to enter the event. Buy tickets online at https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/event/hoppy-fall-festival-2/

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  • Saturday, August 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Hops, Ales and Brewing, Oh My!

    Saturday, August 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Hops, Ales and Brewing, Oh My!

    The Gardens at Elm Bank, and Barleycorn’s in Natick, present a full day on hops and their use in brewing on Saturday, August 26 from 10 – 4. Dr. Heather Darby, Agronomist and Soils Specialist with the University of Vermont will cover the basics for growing hops in the Northeast, including information on site selection, variety selection, fertility management, irrigation systems, and pest management. Protocols to determine harvest times, harvest equipment, drying requirements, and storage will also be covered. Come and learn from UVM’s vast experience in growing hops in our region.

    After, we will harvest hops from our Seed to Table Garden at Elm Bank and rejoin at Barleycorns in Natick, where we will use those hops to brew our own 3 Goddess Pale Ale. $60 Mass Hort members; $85 general admission. *Add $50 to bring home a case of the brew. Sign up at www.masshort.org.