Happy Glen Mapleworks

A different way of
thinking about maple.

Happy Glen starts with 440 acres of Vermont forest and a belief that life is multi-dimensional. Career executives and casual outdoorsmen. Global citizens and homebodies. High standards and sweaty messes.

Happy Glen is where conflicting parts come together as new connections. We start with Vermont maple and create products that reflect the way we live: thoughtfully made, connected to our experiences, and meant to be shared.

Our Story

What We Make Simply, we make maple products we actually want to cook with, drink, or put on our own table. Each product must pass our internal standard — are we proud of the quality such that we can share the result with our professional colleagues?

How We Make It At work and at Happy Glen we believe that simplicity breeds quality. We prioritize ingredients that are pure and straightforward, we execute craftsmanship without fuss, and prioritize authenticity over scale. The goal is not to make the most. It is to make something worth making.

Who We Make It With Happy Glen is about connection. We create products and stories to share with family, friends, colleagues, and the people we meet along the way — some in Vermont, some in Indiana, some scattered around the world. The people who become part of Happy Glen matter as much as the products themselves.

The Syrups

Every bottle has
a story behind it.

Barrel-Aged

Bourbon Barrel

Aged in bourbon-seasoned American oak barrels, this syrup develops layers of vanilla, oak, and bourbon warmth while maintaining the rich maple flavor that makes it the foundation. A natural fit for cocktails, desserts, cheese boards, and anywhere you want a little more complexity.

Format: 6.8oz flask · Price: TBD

Infused Series

Cinnamon

Cinnamon and maple belong together. This version adds warmth and spice while keeping the natural sweetness and character of the maple at the center. A versatile addition to breakfast, coffee, ice cream, and where you want to treat guests.

Format: 6.8oz flask · Price: TBD

Infused Series

Vanilla

Vanilla brings out the natural depth of maple, adding a smooth aromatic quality without overpowering the ingredient that started it all. Great for baking, desserts, and recipes where a little extra richness goes a long way.

Format: 6.8oz flask · Price: TBD

Infused Series

Pepper

This savory take on maple balances natural sweetness with the zip of pepper, creating an ingredient that works well for cooking. Use it with roasted vegetables, cheese, marinades, sauces, eggs, or anywhere you want sweet and savory together.

Format: 6.8oz flask · Price: TBD

Bulk / Wholesale

Bulk & Wholesale

We supply craft brewers, restaurants, and specialty producers with Vermont maple in bulk — quarts, gallons, and larger by arrangement. Get in touch and we'll put together a quote.

Wholesale Inquiry →

Coming Soon

Happy Glen is not
an escape. It is a connection point.

Happy Glen started with a simple question: how do we keep making space for the aspects of our lives that make us who we are?

Our professional lives have always challenged us to learn, solve problems, and create impact. Happy Glen allows us to apply that same mindset outside of the office as our unpolished selves.

The forest is at the center of Happy Glen. It is our favorite spot to think clearly and have the conversations that matter most. Maple is a natural starting point because it comes directly from our happy place and requires us to put our capabilities to practical use.

Happy Glen is intentionally small. We are not trying to build the biggest maple company. The bigger idea is creating something worth working on and sharing with the people who are part of our lives.

The Founders

Phil & Sarah

We both grew up connected to Indiana and met while studying Chemical Engineering at Rose-Hulman then Strategic Management at IU. (Despite our degrees, we're Purdue fans. Boiler up!)

Our careers took us around the world, where we had the opportunity to work with talented people, solve difficult problems, and lead teams through complex challenges. Those experiences continued to shape how we approach everything: understand the problem and system, keep learning, and never stop trying to improve. We're engineers and problem solvers through-and-through.

Outside of work, we can be found in hiking boots, running shoes, or covered in flour. We spend our time exploring new places, cooking, being outside, and carrying the dog home from the coffee shop.

We are who we are and Happy Glen blends the aspects of our lives that were feeling in tension. Our professional lives were taking over. Now they enable a project that allows us to share back syrup, absurd stories of trial and mainly error, and a connection with the place we're choosing to call home.

Phil and Sarah on the mountain ridgeline

The Land

Our original property (the farm) is 330 acres stretching approximately 1.5 miles end-to-end, and 700 feet of elevation change from the river to mountain peak. Happy Glen is essentially an entire side of a mountain with more than 3,000 tapped maple trees, 2 sugar stands, and countless miles of future hiking trails to be created.

The second property (the glen) adds another perspective on the Vermont landscape. The 110 acres includes meadow, wetlands, and forest, including two resident beavers that have made their home there. The property borders the Appalachian Trail, connecting Happy Glen to a much larger landscape of forests, mountains, and people who spend their lives exploring them. This will be our future base of operations.

Together, these places represent what drew us to Vermont in the first place: a landscape that is beautiful, complex, and worth caring for.

Chief Enthusiasm Officer

Glen.

Hi, I'm Glen, named after my breed and now namesake of Happy Glen. This seems a bit confusing actually but it makes sense … I am clearly the most important member of this and every operation.

I enjoy long walks in the forest (honestly, its the only place I actually walk), meeting new people, and making sure everyone knows I have arrived. I am admittedly stubborn and frequently difficult but adorably charming when I want to be.

You could call me ... complicated.

I am extremely confident for a dog who can't always figure out life. I will happily introduce myself to every person in the room, but I'll forget what I'm doing as soon as I come to an intersection. I am an excellent athlete, despite evidence and leg-length that suggests otherwise.

Happy Glen is about enjoying what makes us who we are. Nice to meet you!

Breed

Glen of Imaal Terrier

Born

County Longford, Ireland

Early Days

Kinsale, Co. Cork

Current Posts

The couch

Friends Turned Family · Business Managers

Briar & Brooke

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Role

Business Managers

Based In

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Part of the Glen since

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The Whole Crew

Better together
than any of us alone.

Happy Glen was meant to bring together the different parts of our lives. That includes collaborating because interesting people, ideas, and places create better things. We look for people who care about what they make and share our approach: thoughtful, genuine, and focused on quality over scale.

Happy Glen will always remain true to why it started. We will not chase growth that makes the work less enjoyable, compromises the connection to the forest, or takes us away from the people who helped create it.

The goal is simple: make things worth making, with people worth working with.

Contact

Say hello.

Whether you want to talk maple or just give Glen her positive affirmations, we'd love to hear from you.

Happy Glen Mapleworks

Braintree, Vermont

ditchotterenterprises@gmail.com

happyglenvt.com

Welcome to the Glen.

A different way of
thinking about maple.