Unfortunately for us, the "Bed & Breakfast" we stayed in had super thin walls. So we literally could hear the couple next door at 6am getting up and ready. It was terrible. And the ac unit in the room barely worked so we were super warm. The alarm had been set for 7, but 6:15 it was. We got up and hit the road towards the USA! When we got to border control, it was quite the line but it moved quickly. The lady asked us the normal questions and then it was Welcome Back! The best part was being able to read street signs again!
So now we were in Burlington, VT at 8:30 am. Ummmm breweries (which is the whole reason we were in Vermont) don't open til 11. So we called the hotel and nicely they let us check in at 9! Thank you! After making ourselves feel human again (aka showering) we headed out. First stop: Magic Hat. It was....
A huge letdown. They gave you four free samples, which is great but I had already had 4 of the seven beers on tap. In reviews I had read, people made it sound like they had a dozen or more on tap 90% was things you never had. They also sold very limited beer at the brewery which sucked too. But hey. We got one bottle, sticker, post card and 4 pint glasses. (They were $8 each or $15 for four specific glasses. Um no question.)
While we waited for the next place to open, Fiddlehead Brewing there just happened to be a winery right across the street. Yes please! Eight samples for $5! We walked out w one bottle of apple wine and our tasting glasses-- which were free! Crossing the street we headed into the brewery. 3 samples for free (that was all they had on tap at Fiddlehead!) and everyone of the. Was delicious. They had a pale ale, lager and ipa on tap and if we could've kept it cold we would've had growlers.
Our last place before naptime was Switchback brewery. They only keep one on tap year round and then one seasonal. They were ok. Nothing special, but we did get three stamps on our brewery passport in about 3 hours!
After naptime we headed back put. First stop was vermont pub and brewery. They were blah! Their beer was ok. The food was eh. The building was leaking. Yes literally leaking. Luckily the rain let up and we were able to leave. We hit zero gravity brewing and their beers were fabulous. I had their helles and I was loving it!
We walked through the church street area which is a strip of restaurants and shops. It was really cool. I wish spring hill could afford to have one. We hit our 6th and final brewery of the day called three needs. Best part-- not a brewery but on the passport so we needed the stamp.
After some more random stops and walking around we called it a night at 1045 since we ha been up so early! It was a great fourth and we had one more day in vermont!
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