August Trip: Lost Nation Anything But Lost

Lost Nation Brewing Company.

By Carl

So Hill Farmstead was done, yet the day, and the trip, was just getting started. We found ourselves back in the car earlier than expected, around 1:30 p.m., and were on our way to Lost Nation Brewing Company about 45 minutes away in Morristown, VT. 

More and more backroads, mainly surrounded by trees and rivers with an occasional house here and there, separated us from our next destination. We arrived in Morristown, yet Lost Nation began to live up to its name. 

Our GPS took us down some wrong road, and alas we were slightly LOST (see, get it?). Not to worry, however, as I thankfully had reception on my cell phone. I proceeded to type the address in and about 10 minutes later we located the brewery tucked away in a small corner of this town. 

With our next destination, Prohibition Pig in Waterbury, not opening until 4 p.m., we had some time to kill, and this seemed to be the perfect place to do it. With indoor and outdoor seating available, we opted to take in the crisp Vermont air in the beer garden area and it was time for our first flight of the trip. 

With six beers on tap and a flight of beer consisting of six samples, it was only natural for each of us to order each beer they had: Gose (which they are well known for), Vermont Pilsner, Rustic Ale, Mosaic IPA, Lost Galaxy IPA and The Wind (a dry-hopped Gose made with Citra hops and grapefruit). I enjoyed The Wind more than the classic Gose, but my favorite had to be the Mosaic IPA. Considering Mosaic and Citra hops are my two favorites, these two brews tickled my fancy for sure. 

From left to right: Gose, Vermont Pilsner, Rustic Ale, Mosaic IPA, Lost Galaxy IPA, The Wind.

Upon completing our flights and a couple sides of chips (don't get me wrong, we were hungry, but with Prohibition Pig up next, we didn't want to ruin our appetites), we took to the inside quickly to grab some stuff to go. All three of us opted to get 4-packs of the Mosaic, with Eric also snagging a piece of glassware. 

Another leg of the journey had come and gone in a flash once again, but it was back in the car for us at 3:30 for another half-hour trip to Waterbury. I had been waiting for this stop for quite some time, and it was finally about to become a reality as the famous Prohibition Pig was next up on the list for leg No. 4!