This week I’m featuring a yummy summery beer named Hibiscus Wheat from J’Ville Brewery in Jacksonville, Vermont. To start off J’ville is a fantastic little small-town brewery. Its building is also home to Honora Winery their sister company which has been around since before J’Ville was even built. Even with Honora being the more well-known J’ville is now taking off and has even opened another tasting room in Dover, Vermont, home of Mount Snow and in the winter many skiers which is great for their business.
The winery and brewery at Jacksonville is a great place to visit. The inside is really nice and decorated very fashionably and the outside is very inviting with picnic tables to enjoy a glass or two of their beer or wine. They also have cheese you can buy and they make little snacks like adult grilled cheeses and charcuterie boards. I highly suggest a visit.
I’ve had a few of their beers over the years and have had many I’ve loved but none have been as amazing as their Hibiscus Wheat. My boyfriend (an IPA lover) and I (a hefenwizen and lager lover) both love this one the same amount. So much so that we have been going just about every weekend anxiously awaiting for it to appear on the shelves. It is an early summer beer that they usually release near the first week of summer and continued on with their tradition putting out the cans this past weekend.
Anyways this beer is light and fruity but without being too wheaty because my boyfriend hates wheat or any amount of hops which I hate. Despite the light taste it packs a punch a 7.1%! Probably the highest percentage beer I like. I’m telling you this beer really is fantastic we went through the 4-pack we bought in a day. We drank it so fast I forgot to get a picture of it in a glass to show the slight pink color the beer has from the hibiscus. But that’s fine because I know we’ll be going back (probably next weekend lol) and pick up another pack or two and then I’ll remember to take a photo.
Overall I rate this beer a 5 out of 5 on my beer amazingness scale for the summery factor as well as the fact that my boyfriend and I both love it which is an extremely hard feat to conquer.
Until next time,
Sláinte
Emily
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