Wow … what a year 2020 has been. This Thanksgiving, the Cicerone opted to review Lucy & Howe Brewing Company. L&H is a relatively new brewery, or more specifically, nano-brewery with operations based in Jericho, Vermont. This brewery is bucking the local IPA trend … they focus on “Belgian inspired […]
Ahhh …. a beautiful, warm Saturday morning spent in Battery Park on the Burlington, Vermont waterfront … then, a short walk over to Foam Brewers for some refreshments! Doesn’t get much better than that. My last visit to this in-town brewery was on a flurry-filled winter day, […]
Spring has finally settled in (I think!) and with the awakening buds and bugs, the Cicerone is stretching out from a long, hard winter. As the mind slowly clears, dreams of hoppy double IPAs and even sours begin to float in my head. Then an idea begins to take shape […]
The days are shorter, and the temps are colder. Those sours and saisons that entranced you during the warm-weather months just don’t seem cut out for the job anymore. Even a good New England-style IPA or DIPA can be lacking. Where to turn? Well, now is the time for those […]
On a recent crisp, crisp Saturday morning, I stumbled into Prohibition Pig Brewery in Waterbury, Vermont to warm-up and taste some of their latest beers. Pro Pig was one of the first breweries that I reviewed (see previous review), but it had been a while. As you can tell by […]
Having made it to and passed by its 20-year anniversary (see Rock Art Brewery at 20 Years), Rock Art continues to evolve and put out new and interesting beers. Located just off Rt. 100 in Morrisville, Vermont, this brewery is a must-stop on any brew-tour out of Stowe or on […]
Thanksgiving found the Cicerone in the Boston area this year, and he decided to do a little more field research … this time is was at Turtle Swamp Brewing in Jamaica Plain (Boston). In the old days (circa 1900), this part of Boston featured 24 breweries. Then Prohibition hit, and […]
Leaving the Boston area on the way up to Stowe, Vermont, I’ve often wondered about the many breweries and tap rooms that must be in New Hampshire, dotting my route north. A quick web search brought up several interesting stops, and one in particular, White Birch Brewing in Nashua, New […]
Nearly at the junction of Interstates 89 and 91 in Windsor, Vermont (evidently where the Green Mountain State was “born”), you will find the Harpoon Riverbed Taps and Beer Garden … this operation is an offshoot of its big brother in Boston, Massachusetts. If you’re driving north via I89 or […]
The Cicerone was going to a Boston Celtics game recently and decided to call an audible … a pre-game visit for field research at Trillium Brewing Company in the Fort Point section of the Hub. I had been hearing a lot of great things about this brewery and its beer for a […]
