CuisineBrewery
StyleBritish and American craft, year-round and seasonal
Price$$
Neighborhoodchurch-street-marketplace
HoursSun-Thu 11:30-22:00, Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00
Taproom hoursSun-Thu 11:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 11:30-23:00
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Tip: The cask hand-pull is the bartender pick most evenings; the kitchen runs full menu until close every night.

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Address: 144 College St, Burlington, VT 05401

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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

Lawson's Finest Liquids ★ 4.7

BrewerySunshine IPAs, lagers and limited releases$$waitsfieldMon-Fri 12:00-20:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-20:00Daily 11:00-21:00 (verify before driving up; brewery posts the week's hours)

Sean and Karen Lawson founded Lawson's in 2008; the Waitsfield destination brewery opened 2018 in the Mad River Valley (45 miles from Burlington).

Tip: Earned B Corp certification in 2023; the solar canopy in the lot is one of Vermont's largest.

155 Carroll Rd, Waitsfield, VT 05673

The Alchemist Brewery and Visitor's Center ★ 4.8

BreweryHeady Topper and Focal Banger double IPAs$$stoweDaily 11:00-18:00Daily 11:00-19:00 (verify on operator site; sometimes shorter)

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.

100 Cottage Club Rd, Stowe, VT 05672

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.

403 Hill Rd, Greensboro Bend, VT 05842

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.

1333 Luce Hill Rd, Stowe, VT 05672

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