(Source USA Today): Vermont is a hotbed of craft brewing, with the most beer makers per capita in the USA, part of a much larger craft food culture that was way ahead of the curve on the localvore, farm-to-table, and artisan cheese and bread trends. At brewpubs across the state, it would be odd not to have burgers made with some nearby farmer’s grass-fed beef, topped with award-winning local cheddars, and augmented with craft cured natural bacon. Most recently, Vermont has jumped into distilling, and here’s where travelers can taste both movements.
Stowe, Vt. is home to one of the nation’s first ski town microbreweries, The Shed, which serves tasting flights on antique skis. The original Shed closed after a fire, and the brewery, pub and restaurant are now in Middlebury, Vt., while the beer is widely available across the state. The ShedFortunately the void has been filled by several newcomers. The recently launched Von Trapp Brewery is located at the famous Von Trapp Family Lodge, which was opened by the real life version of the signing family immortalized in the movie, ‘The Sound of Music’. Von Trapp Family LodgeStowe also has the Crop Bistro & Brewery, an intimate dining spot right on the main access road that takes a true microbrewery approach to its in-house beers. Crop Bistro & BreweryOn November 11, Crop Bistro & Brewery will become Idletyme Brewing Company. Curran Photography
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says it’s getting more complaints about bear visits. Col. David LeCours says people often inadvertently encourage bears to come out of the forest by providing food without realizing it. Some of the most common attractions are pet food, bird feeders, barbecue grills, household trash containers or dumpsters, and campsites….
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Vermont I once went into a beer store in Burlington asking for Heady Topper, and they laughed and laughed and told me to come back really early on Monday morning, so I could maybe score some in the half-hour before it sold out. But The Alchemist’s cult cans are only part of the story in…
All things being equal, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Lt. Gov. Phil Scott would cruise to victory if November’s election were held today. Or, at least, if it was held two weeks ago, when the Castleton Polling Institute wrapped up this fall’s most scientific survey of Vermont voters. The poll, commissioned by WCAX-TV, showed that Shumlin’s…
One hundred percent of the electricity powering Burlington — Vermont’s largest city — will come from wind, water, biomass, and other sources of renewable energy, bringing the city to the forefront of a nationwide movement to make businesses and cities more environmentally-friendly. Burlington’s goal was reached when the city bought the 7.4-megawatt Winooski 1…
