CuisineBrewery
StyleHazy IPAs, mixed-culture sours, lagers
Price$$
Neighborhoodwaterfront
HoursMon-Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri 12:00-24:00, Sat 10:00-24:00, Sun 10:00-21:00
Taproom hoursMon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri 12:00-00:00; Sat 10:00-00:00; Sun 10:00-21:00
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Tip: Sunset patio fills fast in summer; weekday afternoons are easier.

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Address: 112 Lake St, Burlington, VT 05401

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Switchback Brewing Co. ★ 4.5

BreweryUnfiltered ales, naturally conditioned$$south-endWed-Thu 14:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-20:00, Sun 12:00-18:00Tue 17:00-21:00; Wed-Sun 12:00-21:00; closed Mon (kitchen closes 20:00)

Switchback opened in 2002 under master brewer Bill Cherry; the first 100 percent employee-owned brewery in New England. The Beer Garden and Smokehouse.

Tip: Closed Monday and the dog-friendly patio is the seat; the Beer Garden Smokehouse kitchen closes at 20:00 even when the bar runs to 21:00.

160 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Queen City Brewery ★ 4.4

BreweryGerman and English traditional styles$$south-endMon-Thu 13:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 13:00-19:00Sun-Thu 13:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00

Queen City has 16-plus taps that rotate through German lagers, English ales, monastic styles and Scottish winter warmers from the renovated South End.

Tip: BYO food or order delivery as there is no kitchen onsite; the beech-smoked lager pours faster than the South End helles.

703 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401

Burlington Beer Company ★ 4.5

BreweryNew England IPAs, stouts, full restaurant$$south-endMon-Sat 12:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-19:00Sun 12:00-19:00; Mon-Thu 12:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00 (winter hours; verify summer extension on operator site)

Burlington Beer Co. moved its taproom from Williston to a 14,000-square-foot former brick warehouse on Flynn Avenue in 2021. 48 taps and a 46-foot bar;

Tip: Full kitchen; one of the few breweries in town that takes reservations.

180 Flynn Ave, Burlington, VT 05401

Vermont Pub and Brewery ★ 4.3

BreweryBritish and American craft, year-round and seasonal$$church-street-marketplaceSun-Thu 11:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00Sun-Thu 11:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00

Vermont's first brewpub and the longest-running brewery in the state. Greg Noonan lobbied Vermont to permit onsite brewing-and-consumption and opened Vermont.

Tip: The cask hand-pull is the bartender pick most evenings; the kitchen runs full menu until close every night.

144 College St, Burlington, VT 05401

Citizen Cider Press House ★ 4.4

BreweryHard cider, cellar series, full bar$$south-endSun-Tue 12:00-19:00, Wed 12:00-20:00, Thu-Sat 12:00-21:00Mon-Tue 12:00-19:00; Wed 12:00-20:00; Thu-Sat 12:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-19:00

Vermont's biggest cidery closed its Pine Street pub April 2025 and opened the Press House Pub at 180 Flynn Avenue October 2025, consolidating production.

Tip: Full food menu and cider cocktails; rentable for private events.

180 Flynn Ave, Building 2, Burlington, VT 05401

Fiddlehead Brewing Company ★ 4.5

BreweryIPA-focused craft (Mastermind double IPA flagship)$$shelburneDaily 12:00-21:00Mon-Thu 12:00-20:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-21:00; Sun 12:00-20:00

Fiddlehead's original brewery and tasting room is in Shelburne, sharing a building with Folino's Pizza (BYO food encouraged across the hall).

Tip: No kitchen onsite; Folino's Pizza across the hall is the move and you can carry pizzas back to the tasting-room glasses.

6305 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482

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