Scenic Alta Vista farm in Rutland is the backdrop to Juicefest, the three-day musical extravaganza with headliner G Love and the Juice performing along with several other bands Oct. 14-16.

When he and his wife, Ann, purchased Alta Vista in 2017, they weren’t considering brewing beer at the time, busy trying to bring bison back to the farm, which had existed since the 1700s. Alta ...