Vermont

farmhouse_03 — This is Part Five of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. The Farmhouse A lovely night for the beer garden. Following the suggestions from our 3 Needs bartender, the Lady Friend and I strolled over to The Farmhouse, and […]

Beercation 2011: Part 6, The Farmhouse

13 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged beer / beer garden / Burlington / lady friend / people watching / stout / vermont by squirrelfarts

passport_back — This is Part Five of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. 3 Needs A fantastically divey taproom. 3 Needs is only about a block away from the madness of Church St in Burlington, but you’d walk right past it […]

Beercation 2011: Part 5, 3 Needs

12 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged beer / Belgian / boch / brewpub / Burlington / Ferrari / hop burn / IPA / lady friend / nipples / passport / pilsner / vermont / wheat / wit by squirrelfarts

flatbread_03 — This is Part Four of an ongoing series chronicling the Grand Beercation of July 2011. To start at Part One, click here. American Flatbread What is this so-called pizza’ed pie? Post Magic Hat, we checked into our hotel and called a cab to drive us downtown for an evening of […]

Beercation 2011: Part 4, American Flatbread

7 Jul, 2011 in Drink / Vermont tagged American Ale / American Flatbread / beer / brewpub / Burlington / hop burn / IPA / lady friend / palate fatigue / pale ale / pizza / vermont by squirrelfarts

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