Cherry Valley Farmhouse was awarded the Bronze medal in the Belgian Fruit Beer category at this past weekend’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado. 318 medals were awarded to 283 breweries across the Country, 7 of which were in New York state. There were 9,497 entries from 2,295 breweries making this year’s competition the largest ever.
“We are honored to have won such a prestigious national award and to help bring attention to the growing New York State craft beer industry with a beer made with all NY grains and hops,” Dan Palladino, owner of Heritage Hill Brewhouse, said.
About the Winning Beer
Cherry Valley Farmhouse is a Belgian farmhouse-saison ale brewed with NY grown pilsner, white wheat, Vienna and Munich malts (1886 Malt, Fulton, NY). Cherry Valley is fermented with a unique Belgian farmhouse yeast blend. It is delicately hopped with locally sourced wild hops (3 Brother’s Hops, Kirkville, NY) and conditioned on Montmorency tart cherry. The beer is tart, funky and refreshing! Cherry Valley Farmhouse is named for the local farmsteads and houses that dot our rural stretch of US Route 20 through the “Cherry Valley” corridor.
“A lot of very talented and successful brewers strike out at the Great American Beer Festival. Brewing isn’t just about winning medals but winning at GABF does provide some validation. I am humbled to be amongst the medal winners and brewers who maybe didn’t win this year but continue doing what they love to do year after year,” John Frazee, Head Brewer, said.
Cherry Valley Farmhouse will be back on tap this week along with several other handcrafted beers brewed onsite at Heritage Hill Brewhouse 3149 Sweet Road in Pompey, NY Founded on October 12, 2018, Heritage Hill Brewhouse will be celebrating their first anniversary this coming week. More details can be found at www.heritagehillbrewery.com
