Visiting Vermont, what do I do???

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  1. razorsdescent

    razorsdescent Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Hello all,

    This is my first forum post. At approximately 1-2 PM on August 19 I will be arriving in Waterbury for a short (a couple hours) stay. What places do I need to visit? and where can I pick up a case of Heady Topper, now that the pub area of the brewery is closed (a damn shame, I really wish I could see the facility)?

    I am not against going to places outside of Waterbury, but I am just passing through VT on my way to ME. The upswing is that I have a DD for the experience.

    Any suggestions would be more than welcome as to what I should be doing and where I should be spending my coin. I would really like to try some stuff from Lawson's and Hill if there is a place that serves those things under one roof it would be amazing. I hear that none of these places do growlers :-(

    Thanks again for any help/info/advice, and for taking the time to read this.
     
    #1 razorsdescent, Jul 9, 2014
  2. jimmy82063

    jimmy82063 Pundit (829) Jan 5, 2009 Connecticut

    Based upon your visit description, Prohibition Pig, Blackback and Craft Beer Cellar are your best bets.
     
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  3. RKing44

    RKing44 Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2012 Massachusetts

    There really isn't that much info on visiting Vermont.

    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip-in-late-sept.192932/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/traveling-from-nc-to-vermont-help.187706/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/heading-to-vermont.186373/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/brother-will-be-driving-up-to-vermont-tonight.182964/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/upcoming-weekend-trip-in-vermont.182771/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...s-to-visit-in-vermont-nh-maine-boston.182232/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip.170324/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip-in-april.164330/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/how-to-plan-a-vermont-trip.153489/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...elp-in-planning-a-vermont-beergrimage.143250/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/beer-hunting-in-vermont.140848/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-beer-run.131873/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip-lessons-learned.127951/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-beer-trip.124779/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/visiting-vermont.124698/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...i-know-ill-try-not-to-be-too-annoying.118719/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...-go-or-not-to-go-that-is-the-question.114577/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/another-vermont-question-but-not-beer-related.114104/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/questions-for-vermont-folk.111977/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip.110655/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-breweries-growler-policies.103862/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-brewery-day-trip.96425/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip.92618/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/critique-my-vermont-trip.91124/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/cant-miss-places-in-vermont.85767/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/favorite-vermont-brewery-outside-of-the-big-3.82248/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/where-to-get-vermont-brews.73884/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/trip-suggestions-vermont-this-weekend.56479/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/not-popular-vermont-beers.52819/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...-december-vermont-visit-need-some-help.51178/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-sports-bar-williston-vermont.49018/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-weekend.45595/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip-need-help.43044/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-trip.38110/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/vermont-help.33628/

    Best of luck,
     
    #3 RKing44, Jul 9, 2014
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  4. WanderingFool

    WanderingFool Pooh-Bah (2,136) Aug 7, 2002 Massachusetts
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    Have to "Like" this post just because you put all those threads together. Wow.
     
    #4 WanderingFool, Jul 9, 2014
  5. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    The 19th is a Tuesday...Pro Pig won't open until 4:00 I believe. Craft Beer Cellar has a 4 pack per person limit on Heady Topper, which is delivered on Wednesday. They will likely be out. If you want a case of Heady on a Tuesday, best bet is
    WAITSFIELD VILLAGE GROCERY, 4348 Main St, Waitsfield.
     
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  6. razorsdescent

    razorsdescent Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Awesome, thanks for all the replies.

    Especially, HuskyHawk, that is a place I will definitely have to go. I didn't know that this was such a complicated process, or that it was so dictated by what day of the week it is.

    @ RKing, first forum post, didn't realize there was a search bar. I will thumb through that whopping list of links when I have the time, so thanks for all the info.
     
    #6 razorsdescent, Jul 9, 2014
  7. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    By the way, you should hit the Backback pub in Waterbury to get some Hill Farmstead or Lawsons on tap. Waitsfield is about 15 minutes or so south of Waterbury, on Rt 100. There are 4-6 places that carry Heady Topper there, all delivered on Tuesday. Only the Village Grocery has cases. If it is out, you can still likely grab a case worth separately at the other shops (all on the same street really).
     
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  8. Janeinma

    Janeinma Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Massachusetts

    BTW this is likely to be painful, we have done it a couple of times in the past 6 weeks and there is NO good way to do it. Each time we have cursed our over ambition and regretted our madness (until we reached the new destination and had a beer.) it may look ok on a map but....
     
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  9. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    I did wonder where the OP was coming from. Unless you are coming from upstate NY (far upstate), Vermont is not on the way to Maine. Not remotely so. If they are coming from PA, they should really just stop at Treehouse on the way and then visit some good places in Maine, as there are plenty.
     
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  10. TRFD803

    TRFD803 Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2012 Connecticut

    Drink great beer, eat great food, enjoy great scenery, have a great time.
     
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  11. Bierman9

    Bierman9 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,313) Dec 20, 2001 New Hampshire
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  12. darkandhoppy

    darkandhoppy Savant (1,099) Dec 26, 2008 Connecticut

    indeed. VT is an "end", not a "means" (unless you're headed to Montreal)
     
    #12 darkandhoppy, Jul 10, 2014
  13. TheBigEast

    TheBigEast Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2004 New York

    You can go from Vermont to Maine and go through the beautiful White Mountains on the way - and end up at Ebenezer's Pub like I did :slight_smile:
     
    #13 TheBigEast, Jul 10, 2014
  14. Janeinma

    Janeinma Initiate (0) May 24, 2009 Massachusetts

    as long as you are not in any rush its beautiful and everything but dear god its a long drive.
    How long did it take you.
     
    #14 Janeinma, Jul 10, 2014
  15. DrinkingIPA

    DrinkingIPA Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2011 Massachusetts

    That has to be a solid three hours?
     
    #15 DrinkingIPA, Jul 10, 2014
  16. HuskyHawk

    HuskyHawk Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2014 Massachusetts

    Three? It takes me 3.5 to get from Franklin MA to Rochester VT., with no stops That's almost all highway. Waterbury is another 50 minutes at least. Waterbury to the usual spots on coastal Maine must be a good six or more. There is no highway going east west, through VT, NH and ME not one. If Portland, less than that, but still far out of the way if coming from the south.
     
    #16 HuskyHawk, Jul 10, 2014
  17. TheBigEast

    TheBigEast Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2004 New York

    It's about 3 hours. And a beautiful drive indeed!
     
    #17 TheBigEast, Jul 10, 2014
  18. razorsdescent

    razorsdescent Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Haha, I am well aware of the geography. Long story short, I go to Maine a few times yearly, and not from PA, more from around North Carolina area. So, distance is relative, with the extra hour or two that it takes to hit Waterbury being inconsequential to me. I have done most of the other big ticket stuff, such as Maine Beer Company, NEBCO and Portsmouth, but I really want to try some of the famed Vermont stuff. The trip is going to be half the fun as far as I am concerned.

    As I said earlier, I wasn't really aware that this was such an ordeal. If I can't get quite what I want, I will just do my best to content myself with what I do get as well as a nice trip through a scenic area of my favorite country in the world. Plus, I have a DD so I can be blasted the whole time.

    I appreciate all the comments and wisdom, I am sure I will have a great time.

    Any other info would be welcome.

    Thanks again.
     
    #18 razorsdescent, Jul 11, 2014
  19. Givemebeer

    Givemebeer Savant (1,219) Apr 6, 2013 Vermont

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  20. lic217

    lic217 Pooh-Bah (2,090) Aug 10, 2010 Connecticut
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    Does anyone know which towns (Burlington, Montpelier, Shelbourne) get their heady deliveries first, second, and third on Monday's?

    Also approximate times would be great too. I don't want to call these places and ask. I feel like they get a million heady topper questions a week. I am thinking of making a day trip on Monday and would also like to go to fiddlehead and would love not spending the entire day waiting around/chasing around heady topper.
     
    #20 lic217, Jul 11, 2014
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