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Message: [QUOTE="Sprague03, post: 2066018, member: 5160"] The wife and I just came back from a beer trip to Vermont yesterday. Loved Hill Farmstead, the beers there are fantastic. However, it was a pretty scary journey to get up there, the roads leading up were muddy and tons of potholes- we both thought that we were going to slide into a ditch! It was a good time though, and we took home 4 growlers with us! Came home with Susan, Harlan, Double Citra, and Everett. Edward might be might new Favorite APA. After Hill, we drove to Lost Nation Brewing-great food and their beers are very good. Their IPAs, aren't juicy like most NE-IPAS, and they are around 5% ABV so you can drink more than one without feeling sleepy. After Lost Nation, we anxiously drove to The Alchemist at around 5:30 PM, waiting to get Heady, Crusher, and Focal Banger. We were bumbed because we found out on their website that they ran out of Heady for the day, of course. Needless to say, we still went and bought Focal Banger and Crusher. Of course, we drove 50 min from Burlington back to Stowe the next morning to buy Heady. With all the hype, I'm not impressed with Heady or Focal Banger. There are better IPAs and DIPAs from Hill/Treehouse/Trillium/Foam, and even New England Brewing Company IMHO that are all less bitter and smoother! That being said, we had to buy a second cooler to keep our 4-4 packs of Heady, 6-4 packs of Focal Banger, 6-4 packs of Crusher, and 1 -4 pack of Hellbrook cold for our entire stay. The next day we drove to The Prohibition Pig in Waterbury and right next door was The Craft Beer Cellar where they sold tons of craft beers from all over. The Prohibition Pig was excellent; the atmosphere, the food, and their own brewed beers were on point. Again, the beers were low in alcohol, so you can enjoy more than one IPA. Loved the Prohibition Pig! Better spot than Lost Nation. Finally, we stopped into Foam! It was 70 degrees out and located right on Lake Champlain, overlooking the mountains of NY. This might be my new favorite brewer too. Their beers are out of this world good-juicy and flavorful! I tried Built to Spill and Clockwork. [/QUOTE]

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