Tips on visiting brewpubs and breweries in Vermont to travel like a local.
Since adding another puppy to our pack this winter, we have been focused on where we can take Miss Stella to socialize her. Dog-friendly Vermont breweries come to the rescue! We last adopted a puppy, Mona, right at the start of the Covid shutdowns. To say the least, […]
I remember the first time I visited Whetstone Station, a craft beer destination with a killer rooftop bier garten in Southern Vermont. Brattleboro to be exact. We were picking up a friend from the airport in Boston and decided to make a craft beer adventure out of it. […]
When I first turned 21 in Vermont, the iconic Vermont Pub and Brewery located on College Street in downtown Burlington, was my first craft beer destination in the state. At the time, the craft beer scene in Vermont was building momentum. I remember being intrigued especially by a […]
Being a Vermont craft beer lover and a local travel blogger, I get asked the question, “Where can I find the best selection of Vermont beer?” frequently. Lucky for us Vermonters, there are many bottle shops in Vermont, markets in Vermont and even gas stations that are curating […]
Over my years living in Middlebury, I spent many evenings enjoying a burger and a beer in the basement bar and restaurant known as Bar Antidote just up the road in Vergennes. It’s, by far, one of the best restaurants in Addison County. Bar Antidote’s has frequent live music and […]
Crisp air, cider donuts, foliage, Okoberfest beer – all are signs of fall in Vermont. Someday I’ll make it to Munich for Oktoberfest. But for now, I’m happy with the seasonal change that marks the release of numerous Okertoberfest beers in Vermont. The commencement of fall brings the […]
Vermont cheese and Vermont beer are a staple in our house, as I’m sure is the case with most Vermonters. But, you see, I share my home (and my life) with a former Cabot-sales guy turned Vermont brewer/beer bottler/bartender. Let’s just say that we consume our fair share […]
I first learned about the milkshake IPA at BeerAdvocate’s Microbrew Invitational in Boston last spring. Burley Oak Brewing Company, based in Berlin, Maryland, was offering a variety of IPAs brewed with lactose. Lactose, or milk sugar, adds a subtle sweetness and a creamy mouthfeel to a traditional IPA. […]
In Vermont, we drink beer in the winter to fight the short days, the massive snow falls, and the seemingly never-ending cold. In the summer, however, we drink Vermont beers in celebration of lightness and warmth, of fresh fruit grown locally, of the sweet smell of mowed grass, […]
Maple syrup. Skiing. Craft beer… All three are part and parcel of the Vermont brand. But did you know that the craft beer industry in Vermont has actually surpassed the ski and maple syrup industries with its economic impact on the state? It’s true! In 2016, the craft […]
It’s fall 2017. The Vermont craft beer scene is thriving. In fact, there are over 50 breweries in Vermont making craft beer. There’s more beer in Vermont per capita than any other state. Tourists are still flocking to Vermont to get their hands on Heady Topper and Sip […]
Meet Andrew Leichthammer, Brewer for Good Measure Brewing Drinking a lot of Vermont’s best craft beers over the years has allowed me to get to know some of Vermont’s brewers quite well. I find brewers fascinating. Sure, brewing might start with a love of beer itself (the taste, the […]
Around the end of January, RateBeer announces their awards for best new brewers, best beers in the world, best beers by style, best beer destinations, and so on. Every year, Vermont is being recognized more extensively for the seriously good craft beer being produced throughout our great state. In 2017, a whole […]
What breweries are must-visits in Vermont? It seems like every other week, there’s a new brewery popping up in Vermont. It isn’t impossible to visit each and every one of them in a visit to Vermont, but it might be ill-advised… Back in the day, I visited all […]
The sudden pop of leaves and blooms this week has me jonzing for full-blown summer. Cold beer, time on the lake and in the garden, and copious Vitamin D are on all my checklist for making the most of this summer, along with a host of summer events in […]