Need a break from beer? Not interested in alcoholic beverages made from grapes or others called “spirits”? Maybe this weekend you should go with some of Vermont’s fine hard ciders. Stowe Cider, on Maintain Road in Stowe, Vermont, has been crafting their ciders for more than five years, and they […]
Situated just off Main Street in downtown Northfield, Vermont sits Good Measure Brewing Company, tucked next to a coffee shop … turns out Good Measure is not so far from Stowe! I had the pleasure of popping into this nanobrewery on a Sunday afternoon, just after opening. There were a […]
The Cicerone doesn’t usually review restaurants/pubs, but in the case of Doc Ponds in Stowe, Vermont, I decided to make an exception. Why? Doc Ponds won 2nd place in the Stowe Reporter’s annual 4393 Awards for Best Draft Beer Selection, losing out to Blackback Pub (have to get there!) in Waterbury […]
Did you know that the Hermit Thrush is the Vermont state bird? Neither did I, but one of the goals of the Cicerone is to teach you important trivia that you can spout to impress your beer-swigging friends. Learn all about the little Hermit Thrush here. Driving up Interstate 91 […]
I continually have the pleasure of sampling so many awesome Vermont craft beers, but sometimes I face the daunting challenge of where to find and sample a new beer from an established brewer or a beer from a new brewery altogether. Luckily, I have my friends at Stowe Public House […]
