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Farmhouse Tap and Grille

(Burlington) :

Excellent food and an outstanding craft beer selection. Various local taps but unfortunately no HF or Lawsons at that time. We shared a cheese plate and each had a turkey burger. The cheese plate was comped because we were on our honeymoon. Very cool of them! We split our first bottle of Grassroots Artic Saison and then De Ranke Kriek (cellar). Both were very good. They have a pretty nice cellar menu though the Cantillon was all gone. I would say this place does not disappoint in the least and is a must stop in Burlington.

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Pizzeria Verita (Burlington)

: Stopped here for dinner. Very good pizza with local ingredients and a good beer selection. The bar looked nice to sit at as well. Upscale but a relaxed atmosphere and some good views of the sunset over Lake Champlain by the window. I had a fresh can of Heady Topper and the wife had a draft pint of Harpoon Imperial Pumpkin Stout.

Mule Bar (Winooski)

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This place came at the recommendation of the bartender of Farmhouse. Pretty cool that all these places like and recommend each other. Solid selection of about 16 taps. Small bottle selection I believe and also a cellar menu. We didn’t eat here so I can’t comment on that but I had a draft pint of Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail and the wife had Anchor Porter. Our only complaint about this place was the college scene. I guess I should have known better but it was annoying. Especially since I am an old married person now. I guess if I came here with a big group of friends it would be different but just a word of warning.

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Misery Loves Company Café (Winooski)

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Small beer selection but they do have Heady cans. We came here for a quick bite as it is mostly a lunch spot. I had the Vonnegut (porkbelly and egg) and the wife had the Aubergine Dream (fried eggplant). The sandwiches were great. Stop here for lunch for sure.

Trapp Family Lodge (Stowe)

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The wife is a Sound of Music fan so we decided to check it out. My god it is a bit pretentious. Very old crowd as to be expected. I just wanted to see the brewery. It wasn’t much but then again we didn’t spend a ton of time there. We did a sampler of Helles, Vienna Lager, Dunker and Summer. Nothing really stood out for either of us but it was enjoyable to sit at the picnic tables and enjoy the view.

Prohibition Pig (Waterbury)

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Had the pulled pork sandwich with duck fat fries. It was tasty. Cool atmosphere with a bunch of local taps. They have a cellar menu as well. On draft we had Hill Farmstead Everett, Grassroots Legitimacy, Goodlife Sweet As Pacific Ale, Bruery Humulus Lager, Lost Nation Petit Ardennes.

Blackback Pub

(Waterbury) :

Didn’t eat at this spot but kind of wish I had as the tacos looked really good. This is a bit of dive/local hangout which is perfectly ok with us. This might have been my favorite bar. The bartender and patrons were really cool and nice to us outsiders. Small tap selection but very quality. We had Rodenbach Grand Cru, Lawsons Backyard Red and 2010 Sierra Nevada Bigfoot.

Blue Stone (Waterbury)

: Cool décor and very local. We had a pizza which was on par with Verita in Burlington. Great tap selection as well as fresh Heady cans. We had Fiddlehead IPA, Finchs Secret Stash Milk Stout and Lost Nation Saison Lamoille.

Hen of the Wood

(Waterbury) : Thanks you BA’s for talking up this spot. One of the best meals we ever had. I made a reservation a month in advance and I can see why as on a Wednesday it was completely sold out. Parking is a pain in the ass as the lot was full so we parked at a nearby park. Once we made it in, for an app we had the Beef Tartar and Sweet Corn Soup. We then had the Gulf of Maine Hake and Vermont Rabbit Leg and Loin. Highlight of the night was splitting our first Cantillon Classic Gueuze. We loved this place and this is an absolute must stop again. As a side note, they have Heady on draft. What a treat!

The Reservoir (Waterbury)

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Didn’t eat here as we were stuffed from dinner. Great selection of taps and bottles though. We had Maine Beer Co Collab Time III (bottle), Grassroots Legitimacy (draft) and Green Flash Surfs Up Symposium (draft). We also happened to meet the director of the movie Brewland and he shared some cool stories with us about interviewing local brewers such as Shaun Hill.

Positive Pie (Hardwick)

: Got kinda hungry after leaving Hill and stopped here on the way home. A pleasant surprise! Very cool décor like most of the places we have been. Munched on some appetizers. Good draft selection though I didn’t remember much in the way of bottles/cans. We had Drop-In Brewing Red Dwarf and Lost Nation Pitch Black. As a note, they did have Hill Farmstead as well.

Sushi Yoshi

(Stowe) : I believe this is a new establishment. We just happened to be in a sushi mood. Place is fairly large and looks like they have a great bar as it was packed with locals. Good sushi, nothing amazing as we are partly sushi snobs. For beers we had Lost Nation Vermont Pilsner.

Matterhorn (Stowe)

: What a divey ski bar! So badass! They also have sushi and were told it is very good. Large place with tons of seating. I can only imagine this place in the winter. Looks sketchy inside but the bartenders are fn awesome. Draft list is nothing to write home about but whatever. We were looking to play pool and hang out. We had Rock Art Ridge Runner and Switchback Ale.

Worthy Burger (South Royalton)

: Once again, thank god for you BA’s and your recommendations. This place is off the charts. We stopped here on our way home to Boston. It is almost directly off 89. Appears to be built in an old train station or something. It is right on the train tracks in town and I would like to applaud my GPS as I didn’t think there was a restaurant in the location it brought us too. They specialize in Burgers. Everything is written on a chalkboard. They focus on local ingredients and being very green. They have a fairly large bar and an awesome craft beer selection on draft. Very casual atmosphere as we sat at the bar. We had Zero Gravity Conehead, Foley Brothers Maple Brown, Lost Nation Rustic Amber and A LOT of Hill Farmstead Edward.