Winding down the inaugural year of Stowe Beer and looking back over breweries visited and beers tasted … here is a short list of some of my favorites! Favorite Breweries … based on coolness vibe, views, eats, etc. Stone Corral Brewery (Richmond, Vermont). Original beers, great food, inside/outside seating and […]
To celebrate the holidays, I decided to procure some beer and cider made specifically in Stowe, Vermont! This includes favorites from The Alchemist, Idletyme Brewing Company, von Trapp Brewing, Upper Pass Beer Company (yes, it is brewed in Stowe), and Stowe Cider. That’s a pretty good line-up. Many of these […]
Mosaic hops are a trademarked brand of hops developed and released by the Hop Breeding Company (HBC). Mosaic hops arrived on the scene in 2012, and are increasingly seen in craft beers as a standalone hop feature. Mosaic hops are recognized for the fruity aromas, and related to Simcoe […]
For a change of pace, I decided to spend a weekend focused on apples … in this case, the sweet tastes of hard cider from Stowe’s own Stowe Cider. Stowe Cider recently moved from their location further up Mountain Road to the building they now share with West Branch Gallery. […]
The calorie intake from beer can be significant, but the Craft Brew Races are a solution to that problem. Pairing the themes of outdoor activity and beer drinking in Stowe, the Craft Brew Races are coming back for their 5th year in 2018 (register here). We had a chance to […]
For many beer enthusiasts, a 4-pack from the local craft beer store is the common answer. But brewing your own beer is hard work, satisfying, and can become a fun channel to learn and network. Homebrew clubs are popular across the country, and we had an opportunity to interview Jason […]
On a quest to do some holiday gift shopping, I traveled to Greensboro, Vermont, home of the renowned Hill Farmstead Brewery where I planned to pick up some bottles of hard-to-find brews. I say “hard-to-find” because you almost never find these bottles anywhere else but at the brewery. My car […]
Continuing my Field Research Series, I ventured recently to the city of Norwich, Connecticut, which, coincidently, is just a few short miles northwest of Foxwoods Casino. I was interested in checking out two breweries that I had heard about, Epicure Brewing and These Guys Brewing. First, Epicure. You enter into […]
On the Wednesday before this Thanksgiving, I stopped into the Stowe Public House to stock up on some Stowe beer for the holiday. The new owner, John, was extremely helpful guiding me towards some newly released IPAs (reviewed below), and I left with excited anticipation over the three 4-packs that […]
1st Republic Brewing Company is located on River Road in Essex, Vermont, and I stopped by the tap room on a sleepy Fall Saturday to give them a try. 1st Republic is a relatively new commercial operation … although this duo of brewers has been crafting small batches in their […]
