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The Vermont Pub & Brewery is Vermont’s original Craft Brew Pub. We opened our doors on November 11, 1988.
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Dan's Brown from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a semi-hazy ruddy burnt orange to brown color with a thin white cap of a head that dissipated at a nice pace. Mild messy lace.
The aroma takes sharp sweet grassy and citrusy hops to surround a caramel malt base. Nuttiness invades appropriately.
The flavor brings all of that together decently. Light nutty to grassy aftertaste with some caramel sweetness. Sly nutty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Low carbonation yields to a forgiving sharp nutty contrast beating at my tongue.
Overall, good American styled brown ale that I would have again.
Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2016 at 08:07
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Vanilla Porter from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a thick black color with a one finger creamy eggshell white to off white foamy head. Dissipates nicely leaving some mild messy lacing.
The aroma starts off with sharp sweet roasty chocolate malts. Subtle vanilla glides in underneath. Some caramel and woody notes also present themselves as it warms.
The flavor leans to the chocolate and vanilla, sweet, yet conjuring up the warming roastiness to balance. Sly roasty to sweet chocolate and vanilla aftertaste. Quick sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation seems fairly easy going and low.
Overall, pretty good chocolate porter that I could have again.
Tried on 22 Oct 2016 at 08:02
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Milk Stout from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured into a pint glass at the brewpub, the appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a off white to tan foamy head. Dissipates nicely. Sly messiness in the lace.
The aroma starts off with sweet milky creamy sweet milk chocolate, smooth with sweet vanilla, sly roast.
The flavor leans sweet through the chocolate malts. Muddled vanilla sweetness. Rolling sweet and toastiness slides into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice crisp smooth sweet feel rolling about over my tongue.
Overall, nice milk/sweet stout that I would have again.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 20:30
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Rauchbier from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a rugged looking semi-dark brown almost dark orange/red sort of color. Thin cap of a little white head. No lace.
The aroma has some smoke underscored by some bitter grassy hops.
The flavor is basically the same with a light smoked malty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a sly sessionably smooth feel about it. Carbonation runs fairly under but good.
Overall, definitely a smoked beer and not a rauchbier despite what the name suggests. Decent for what it is, perhaps again? Not sure.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 16:33
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Vermont Harvest Ale from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 8
Poured into a pint glass at the brewpub, the appearance was a soft looking dark bronzed burnt orange to amber color with a sly film of a white little cap of a head. No lace.
The aroma takes on some light citrusy to spicy hops. Undertones of sweet crisp malt.
The flavor balances between aromatic crisp spicy hops and the citrusy hops. Malts, once again, play underneath. Slight toast with some clean grassiness. No aftertaste. Quick sweet hoppy finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body. Crisp sweet maltiness cleanly rides along my tongue fairly nicely.
Overall, nice APA, I'd bang again.
Tried from Draft on 21 Oct 2016 at 16:26
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Baltic Porter from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a solid black color with a creamy tan head that hung around for a little bit before dissipating nicely. Sly sticky lace and then ends up sliding into the beer nicely.
The aroma had a ton of huge rich milk chocolate up front. Dark fruits make a good effort to come in nicely. Sly earthiness to try and provide some balance.
The flavor starts sweet with the chocolate and dark fruits. Earthiness once again helps to balance. Aftertaste is mainly the chocolate and dark fruity sweetness. Quick sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fair sessionable to sipping quality about it. Low carbonation helps to produce a sly acceptable stickiness to it.
Overall, definitely one of their best beers. I would definitely have again.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 16:12
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Burly Irish Red from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark red to brown with a nice layer of white foamy head. Dissipates at a nice pace. Moderate lace.
The aroma started off with some toast, and caramel malts. Sly roast comes out as it warms.
The flavor copies the aroma nicely. Light red delicious apple sweetness comes in for a sly balance. Crisp toastiness and malts in the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice smooth semi-creamy mouthfeel. Low carbonation.
Overall, nicely done Irish red ale that I could have again.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 16:06
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Banana Chocolate Stout from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a brownish sort of black color with a creamy to off white foamy finger’s worth of head. Sly sticky lace.
The aroma leads with some chocolate, subtle banana, some smoke and a touch of coffee.
The flavor balances nicely between all of the previously mentioned flavors. Barely an aftertaste, but semi-sweet with a touch of the banana to soften on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body, almost porter like, it’s quite soft with a low carbonation all about it. Smooth.
Overall, seems to hit everything the Pub wanted to do. I’d probably have again, especially for a dessert.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:51
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
80 Shilling Scottish Ale from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured into a pint glass at the brewpub, the appearance was a brown clear color, sly transparency, and a quickly dissipating head. No lace.
The aroma had a fair amount of nutty malts, almost almond character. Sly earthiness, some wood.
The flavor was basically the same with a sly woody to nutty sweet balanced aftertaste leading into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a super nice sessionably smooth feel rolling about it. Low carbonation.
Overall, nice Scottish ale. Could have again with a bacon cheeseburger nicely.
Tried on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:45
CoastGuardVet (10376) reviewed
Wee Heavy from Vermont Pub & Brewery
9 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a ruddy dark burnt orange brown color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dies off. No lacing.
The aroma starts off with a sweet caramel to toffee malt. Light roast. Some toast. Some peat. Subtle smoke.
The flavor rides nicely between the sweetness and the smoke. Subtle earthy dryness levels into the aftertaste and slides into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable smooth semi-sticky smokey clinginess on my tongue.
Overall, pretty good scotch ale or is this supposed to be a Scottish ale, that smoke and peatiness, well, makes me wonder.
Tried on 17 Oct 2016 at 20:55