CuisineBrewery
StyleHeady Topper and Focal Banger double IPAs
Price$$
Neighborhoodstowe
HoursDaily 11:00-18:00
Taproom hoursDaily 11:00-19:00 (verify on operator site; sometimes shorter)
Last verified

Tip: Same-day Heady-Topper four-packs sell out by midday on weekends; arrive at open.

Location

Address: 100 Cottage Club Rd, Stowe, VT 05672, Burlington

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von Trapp Bierhall ★ 4.5

BreweryAustrian-style lagers (Vienna, helles, dunkel, pilsner)$$stoweDaily 11:30-21:00Daily 11:30-21:00

Johannes von Trapp opened the brewery at the Trapp Family Lodge in 2010; the Bierhall opened 2016, a mile from the lodge, serving Austrian-style food.

Tip: Bierhall is dog-friendly outside; lodge dining rooms separate.

Stowe Cider ★ 4.4

BreweryHard cider, year-round and seasonal$$stoweWed-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri-Sun 23:30-21:00Wed-Sun 12:00-21:00; closed Mon-Tue

Stowe Cider's Shakedown Street taproom serves dry preservative-free ciders alongside barrel-aged and fruit-forward releases. Barbecue and gluten-free menu;

Tip: Closed Mon-Tue; verify Friday music lineup on the operator site. The Tips Up dry cider is the gateway pour into the cellar series.

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Hill Farmstead Brewery ★ 4.9

BrewerySaisons, mixed-fermentation, double IPAs$$greensboroWed-Sat 11:30-17:00, Sun 11:30-15:00Wed-Sat 11:30-17:00; Sun 11:30-15:00

Shaun Hill founded the brewery in 2010 on family land in Greensboro Bend; the seventh-generation Hill descendant on a Northeast Kingdom plot held since 1788.

Tip: Download directions ahead; service is patchy past Hardwick. Retail allocations rotate.

von Trapp Bierhall ★ 4.5

BreweryAustrian-style lagers (Vienna, helles, dunkel, pilsner)$$stoweDaily 11:30-21:00Daily 11:30-21:00

Johannes von Trapp opened the brewery at the Trapp Family Lodge in 2010; the Bierhall opened 2016, a mile from the lodge, serving Austrian-style food.

Tip: Bierhall is dog-friendly outside; lodge dining rooms separate.

Stowe Cider ★ 4.4

BreweryHard cider, year-round and seasonal$$stoweWed-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri-Sun 23:30-21:00Wed-Sun 12:00-21:00; closed Mon-Tue

Stowe Cider's Shakedown Street taproom serves dry preservative-free ciders alongside barrel-aged and fruit-forward releases. Barbecue and gluten-free menu;

Tip: Closed Mon-Tue; verify Friday music lineup on the operator site. The Tips Up dry cider is the gateway pour into the cellar series.

Zero Gravity Craft Brewery ★ 4.7

BreweryLagers, IPAs, and a wide range of session beers$$south-endMon-Thu 08:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-22:00, Sun 08:00-21:00Daily 08:00-21:00

Zero Gravity opened in 2004 inside American Flatbread; the Pine Street brewery opened 2015 and absorbed the Great Northern as the current Beer Hall.

Tip: Beer hall seating is first-come, first-served. Covered outdoor patio in season.

Foam Brewers ★ 4.7

BreweryHazy IPAs, mixed-culture sours, lagers$$waterfrontMon-Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri 12:00-24:00, Sat 10:00-24:00, Sun 10:00-21:00Mon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri 12:00-00:00; Sat 10:00-00:00; Sun 10:00-21:00

Foam Brewers sits 100 feet from Lake Champlain's edge across from Waterfront Park with westward sunset views over the Adirondacks. New England hazies,

Tip: Sunset patio fills fast in summer; weekday afternoons are easier.

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 runs.

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.

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