Monthly Archives: July 2011

magic_hat_07 — This is Part Three of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. Magic Hat Oh so Vermonty. Following a tour of Switchback Brewery, it was off to South Burlington to pop into Magic Hat Brewery. Arguably Vermont’s most well-known brewery, […]

Beercation 2011: Part 3, Magic Hat Brewery

6 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged beer / brewery / Burlington / golden ale / hefeweizen / IPA / lady friend / pale ale / passport / Sister / summer / vermont by squirrelfarts

switchback_tour_07 — This is Part Two of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. For Part One, click here. Switchback! I don’t know why I put an exclamation point there. It just seemed right. Ok. I had never heard of Switchback before this trip, but it was one of […]

Beercation 2011: Part 2, Switchback Brewery

6 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged ale / beer / brewery / Burlington / hippies / lady friend / passport / red ale / Switchback / vermont by squirrelfarts

vt_brewer_passport — I had been thinking of a quick blast up to Canada for some time for the specific purpose of acquiring a certain whisky, until Lady Friend came along. Between the two of us, we decided to expand it to a tour of several Vermont breweries, and a night in Montreal. […]

Beercation 2011: Part 1, Enter the Vermont

5 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged American Ale / beer / brewpub / Burlington / ESB / IPA / irish lad / lady friend / pale ale / passport / pilsner / red ale / sour beer / vermont / Vermont Pub and Brewery by squirrelfarts