The Shed Brewery

Client Brewer in Middlebury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Harpoon Brewery
Associated Venue: Shed Restaurant and Brewery - Out of business

Established in 1995

Contact
793 Exchange St, Middlebury, VT, 05753, United States
Description
The Shed Brewery has been a Vermont staple for nearly 50 years. The original building on Mountain Road in Stowe was built in 1830 as a blacksmith shop. It later served as a cider mill and local gathering spot for Stowe farmers. During harvest, the local farmers would drop off their harvested apples and stay for a drink of hard cider and spirited conversation.

After a short stint as a variety store and youth hostel, the old cider mill became The Shed Restaurant in 1965. Spirited conversation returned in the form of tall tales of downhill glory as skiers filled the Shed and set the roots for the après ski culture in Stowe. Steeped in history and rooted in Vermont skiing lore, the Shed became THE spot for locals and tourists alike.

On a frigid evening in 1994, a fire destroyed the restaurant. Rising from the ashes, the restaurant reopened the following year with the addition of a seven-barrel brewery that focused on English-style, handcrafted ales. The Shed Mountain Ale soon became as steeped in Stowe folklore as the ski area up the road.

One of the first brewpubs in Vermont, the Shed's tradition of brewing fine ales remained part of Stowe's culture until 2011 when production shifted to Middlebury. Now, for the first time in our storied history, people outside of Vermont are able to enjoy Shed at their neighborhood bars and restaurants or pick up a six-pack from their local store. The legacy of the original Shed lives on in every batch of Mountain Ale, IPA and the spirited conversation that erupts over a shared pint.

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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Blik 47,3cl thuis. Rood fruit, caramel, bittertonen, zoetje, kruidig, toffee. (3-10-2025).

Tried from Bottle from Beer Republic on 03 Oct 2025 at 15:31


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Blik 47,3cl thuis. Juicy, tropisch fruit, mango, citrus, grapefruit, wat muffig, fruizoetje, licht pine. (6-9-2025).

Tried from Can from Beer Republic on 06 Sep 2025 at 15:11


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7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Draft at Black & Brown Inn on 15 Apr 2025 at 13:15


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7.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

0.473l can. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit and herbs. Pours clear amber brown color with large soapy tan-like head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with sweet and rich toasted malty, caramel and dried fruit, following is herbal, slightly medicinal and ashy, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is pretty bitter. Full body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Rich, rugged and raw…

Tried from Can from Beer Republic on 11 Apr 2025 at 10:18


4.8
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

Pours light golden with a frothing white head. Aroma of malt and pine. Taste has plenty of malt, some pine. Palate is much of the same. Eh.

Tried on 04 Apr 2025 at 01:20


7

Tried on 15 Mar 2025 at 19:06


7.2

Tried from Draft on 01 Mar 2025 at 15:54


8

Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2024 at 19:06


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Refrigerated 12 oz can poured into a glass. Hazy golden with big white head. Aroma is citrus hops, medium body, and little lacing. Taste is citrus hops.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2024 at 01:24


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

1st August 2023
GBBF Day 1. Cask. A light haze on this amber beer, small cream colour head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Light malts, touch of caramel. Ripe fruits and a nibbly hop spice. Some pine and esters on the back end. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2023 at 12:57