Diring up 95 from Philly to Cape Cod - good bottle shops?

Tree House beer is only available at the brewery in Monson. Trillium is available only in greater metro Boston.

there's tons of threads in this forum with "driving from...." topics

 

The place to stop is Nikki's in Providence. Best bottle shop around. A few exits up past the 195 split but right off 95 and well worth the little extra effort. You aren't going to find what you requested in your post, but look out for jacks Abby, Proclamation, and Grey Sail Captains Daughter for good local options.

 

Coastal in Branford, ct is solid, and right off of 95

 

Off 195 in Swansea is Yankee Spirits. They have a couple other locations (one very close, off 95 in Attleboro, MA) but they have a great beer selection also.
You won't find Lawsons, Treehouse or Trillium in any shops down that way. Lawson's doesn't distribute to MA, Treehouse is brewery only, and Trillium is very limited for bottle shops, mostly right in the greater Boston area. There are plenty of other good beers available (maybe not right on those level, but nothing to sneeze at)
Also, on the Cape, check out Cape Cod Beer in Hyannis, and Devil's Purse in Dennis. I haven't had Devil's Purse yet, but CCB is great beer and great people.

 

Tree House is worth the detour, so is Trillium, but it's more out of the way.

 

Agree with Yankee Spirits in Swansea MA. Construction in this part of 195 might make that a worthy detour down Route 6 from Swansea to Fall River.

 

Depending on your destination on the Cape or the islands. A fee slid breweries there now as well. Cape Cod Brewey has a few good offerings, Devils Purse is new. Then Offshore and Bad Martha's on MV are solid also Cisco on Nantucket is good as well.

 

it absolutely is....just not on a Tuesday

 

Not on the route your coming up by.

 

Where will you be in Hyannis? Moonshine is a great shop and right in town so no need to worry about your new stash getting warm on the way to the cape. Hit up Captain Parkers for the best chowder ever.

 

Unless you include Long Trail, Magic Hat or Otter Creek in your definition of other VT beer, you will not find anything you are looking for this Tuesday. Plenty of good shops along the way, however.

 

good point, didn't see that, maybe on the way back...

 

You will only find NEBCo beers in CT. Costal in Branford, CT should have some.

 

Also worth a stop, Marshland in Sandwich (near the Sagamore bridge) has been on Food Network and has great stuffed quahogs. Call ahead and they will have them ready when you get there. We always get a dozen on the way to Hyannis and have them all week.

 

Don't miss Nikki's in Providence. It's right off of RT. 95. The exit is five minutes north of the exit you'll need to take for 195, but it'll be worth it.

Have fun!

 

Hit New England Beverage Center in Orange CT right by exit 41 I believe. They have an excellent selection of Connecticut singles and are not that far off the highway. I stop there frequently on my way back home. Have not been to Wines and More in Wareham off 195 in Mass in a while, but last I recall they had a fairly big selection.