Inside a former bowling alley, hopheads gather for the veteran-owned brewery's ales, stouts and aromatic IPAs. Soak it all up with a burger and pretzel sticks from the on-site Grazers restaurant. Sunday brunch.
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If sampling the housemade ales and porters at the tasting bar inspires you to brew your own, check out the homebrew shop. This veteran-run business offers nightly specials, including pizza on Thursday.
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Beer pilgrims travel from near and far to snag cans of Heady Topper and Focal Banger — at one of Vermont's seminal small-batch breweries. At the Alchemist Beer Café, fans can also order a one-of-a-kind, cask-pulled Heady Topper along with a wide choice of cans and bottles of Alchemist brews available nowhere else. There is a small snack menu. Bringing food from other local establishments is encouraged, as are reservations.
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Flatbreads topped with local, organic ingredients bake before your eyes in a wood-fired oven. Zero Gravity Craft Brewery house ales are on draft. Weekend brunch.
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Brewmaster Dan Badger brings experience from California's Mammoth Brewing and Vermont's Long Trail Brewing Company to this farmstead brewery just two miles from the Port Kent ferry.
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Head to the hills for picturesque scenery, a creative vegetarian menu and experimental ales made with brewery-grown hops and maple syrup. Bottles, cans and growlers are available to go.
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The brewery, distillery and brewpub in the Essex Experience has 16 house-brewed beers on tap. Pair a flight with the ever-changing Scotch egg or seasonal veggie dishes cooked on the wood-fired Argentine grill.
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Contemporary comfort food pairs perfectly with beers brewed on-site and throughout Vermont. Start with a hazy house hefeweizen and garlic-herb Misty Knoll Farms chicken wings.
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Kick back with a pint of house-brewed beer and a BBQ Addiction burger with pulled pork, brisket and bacon. There are always St. Louis-style ribs straight from the smoker.
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Tucked into the rolling terrain of Orange County, Tunbridge's friendly neighborhood nanobrewery specializes in easy-drinking ales, lagers and session beers.
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The creative drafts at the brewery's huge new taproom might include hazy, hop-forward IPAs, tart fruit beers and dark oatmeal stouts. Pair a flight with a fried chicken sandwich, mushroom banh mi or grain bowl.
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Next to Foam Brewers near Waterfront Park, the brewery's sister restaurant now serves brunch from former Penny Cluse Café co-owner Charles Reeves, complete with all the Penny favorites.
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Also home to the American Brewers Guild Brewing School, this taproom has seven beers on draft — including four rotating taps. Samplers, cans, pints and three growler sizes allow you to take home your favorite.
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Hard-hitting IPAs such as Second Fiddle draw crowds on can-release days. Drop by anytime to fill a growler with one of Matt Cohen's rotating seasonal brews — and take it next door to BYOB Folino's pizzeria.
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Burlington's waterfront brewery pours a rotating selection of pilsners, pale ales, fruited sours and IPAs. Cheese plates, charcuterie, live music and comedy shows are also on tap — and don't miss adjacent sister restaurant Deep City.
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Brothers Patrick and Dan Foley ferment maple brown ale and hop-driven IPAs on family property. Sample their brews alongside estate-grown wines in the barn tasting room shared with Neshobe River Winery.
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Winooski's only brewery has opened its new location in a former bank. Pair sours, stouts and hoppy beers with grilled cheese, soft pretzels or cheese boards in the taproom or on the heated patio.
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Hoppy ales flow freely at Hinesburg's first brewery. Visit to try Lush — a richly aromatic double IPA — or snag a growler or can for later.
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Brews here range from local-corn cream ales to hazy Vermont-style IPAs. Grab beans or a cup of joe from sister biz Carrier Roasting Co. on the way out.
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A walnut bar and ample windows welcome visitors for pints of ale in a variety of styles — enjoy one on the patio with your dog. Growlers and cans available.
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