Booyamachine
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I live just 3.5 hours from Burlington, myself and a few family members will be taking a trip there this February with the express mission of hitting as many brew spots as possible. Breweries, Brew Pubs, Beer Stores...you name it.
This stretch of highway and the surrounding areas is so densly packed with GREAT beer that it's a little overwhelming. I think we've got a lot of it planned out, but any suggestions are welcomed.
Here's the Plan:
1. Start at my house in Lakes Region NH. Coincidentally I'd expect that this will be the 3-4 week mark for bottle conditioning of my FIRST homebrew. So I can set the bar reallll low to start the trip
2. Flying Goose Brew Pub: a place I've been to a few times and love. NH's hidden gem of beer.
3. Harpoon: Maybe...I don't mind skipping this one, we've all been to the Boston tour.
4. Longtrail
5. Warren Store: here's where we may veer off the highway in hopes to find some of Lawson's Finest Liquids at the store. Rt. 100 will dump us out to Waterbury where we'll find...
6. Alchemist: Heady Topper! Heady Topper! Heady Topper! The crown jewel of the trip. Hope to take a case home.
7. Rock Art/Hill Farmstead: we head away from Burlington to hit a few key brews. Rock Art and then Hill Farmstead, a bit out of the way, but I hear well worth the trip.
8. Burlington: Magic Hat, American Flatbread, Vermont Brewing Co, Switchback??? What do we need to hit?
Pubs along the way: I hear Blackback (waterbury) & Threepenny Taproom (montpelier) are must visits and we'll try to fit them in.
So, that's already a lot for two days. What can we skip? What shouldn't we miss? Am I overlooking something in the area? Is the Trapp Family Lodge Brewery worth hitting (I think we go by on the way to Rock Art)?
This stretch of highway and the surrounding areas is so densly packed with GREAT beer that it's a little overwhelming. I think we've got a lot of it planned out, but any suggestions are welcomed.
Here's the Plan:
1. Start at my house in Lakes Region NH. Coincidentally I'd expect that this will be the 3-4 week mark for bottle conditioning of my FIRST homebrew. So I can set the bar reallll low to start the trip
2. Flying Goose Brew Pub: a place I've been to a few times and love. NH's hidden gem of beer.
3. Harpoon: Maybe...I don't mind skipping this one, we've all been to the Boston tour.
4. Longtrail
5. Warren Store: here's where we may veer off the highway in hopes to find some of Lawson's Finest Liquids at the store. Rt. 100 will dump us out to Waterbury where we'll find...
6. Alchemist: Heady Topper! Heady Topper! Heady Topper! The crown jewel of the trip. Hope to take a case home.
7. Rock Art/Hill Farmstead: we head away from Burlington to hit a few key brews. Rock Art and then Hill Farmstead, a bit out of the way, but I hear well worth the trip.
8. Burlington: Magic Hat, American Flatbread, Vermont Brewing Co, Switchback??? What do we need to hit?
Pubs along the way: I hear Blackback (waterbury) & Threepenny Taproom (montpelier) are must visits and we'll try to fit them in.
So, that's already a lot for two days. What can we skip? What shouldn't we miss? Am I overlooking something in the area? Is the Trapp Family Lodge Brewery worth hitting (I think we go by on the way to Rock Art)?