(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
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of Vermont parents could be hearing from medical professionals this week who will be asking about the vaccination histories of their children. It’s part of a study being done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Vermont Health Department that is seeking to determine if the whooping…
Starting February off right in Vermont Welcome to February! We are starting the month off with the most open terrain in the East. We have 88 trails and 12 lifts ready for you today. Come check out all the new snow we have thanks to our dedicated snowmakers! #itsokemotime #thankasnowmaker — OkemoMountain (@OkemoMountain) February 1,…
The eight-week-old social network Ello has a manifesto: no ads, no data-mining, no algorithms that make decisions about what you should see, no turning users into products. If you hit the “I agree” button after the manifesto, the site puts you on the waiting list for an invitation. If you click “disagree,” it sends you…
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…
