von Trapp Bierhall ★ 4.5
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.
The Alchemist Brewery and Visitor's Center is a brewery in Stowe, Burlington.
John and Jen Kimmich founded The Alchemist in 2003; the Heady Topper IPA from this Stowe brewery (35 miles from Burlington) sparked the entire haze-IPA.
Tip: Same-day Heady-Topper four-packs sell out by midday on weekends; arrive at open.
Address: 100 Cottage Club Rd, Stowe, VT 05672, Burlington
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'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.
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.
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'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 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 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 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.