The Annual Southern Vermont HomeBrew Festival returns May 3
Originally published on BenningtonBanner.com on April 5, 2025
BENNINGTON — Bennington once again welcomes the Northeast's finest Home Brewers on Saturday, May 3rd, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Tuttle Lot (113 Depot St.] for the Southern Vermont HomeBrew Festival. Home Brew Festival creator Will Gardner and organizational partner Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce look to continue the tradition of bringing the community a fun, safe, and memorable event.
The festival was started in 2015 by Will Gardner and partners at 4 Corners North. After several years of growth and success, Will partnered with the Southwestern Chamber of Commerce to create the Winter HomeBrew Festival, which served as a companion event. Between the two events, there have been 16 local HomeBrew Festivals, each with their unique charm, theme, and of course, home brews!
The event was initially created to showcase the incredible talent of the region's home brewing community and help any brewer looking to open their own brewery. From that criteria, the festival has been a resounding success, showcasing over 125 unique home brewers, with 11 of them opening their very own brewery.
This year, the festival boasts 30 brewers from 7 states! It will be a mix of veteran HomeBrew Festival staples like Groff Garage Brewing, Invisible Mountain Brewing, and All Nighter Brewing, with some new folks like Fallen Krausen Brewing, Tut’s Taproom, and Southshore Homebrew Club. What makes this festival so unique is ticket holders can sample the over 125 unique beverages at this festival! The beverages range from beer, cider, mead, N/A, hop water, wine, and kombucha. Attendees can expect some unique offerings like barrel-aged stouts, triple-hopped IPAs, fruited sours, and crispy pilsners, to name a few.
Here is a list of current participating brewers…
