Big Tree Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Waterbury, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Reservoir - Restaurant & Tap Room

Established in 2015

Contact
1 S Main St, Waterbury, VT, 05676, United States
Description
The Reservoir is a 99 seat restaurant serving dinner 7 days a week and lunch Saturday & Sunday. Located in the heart of downtown Waterbury situated in the beautiful green mountains of Vermont. We specialize in Vermont comfort food and some of the best beers available. Currently we have 37 draft beers (the most in the state) as well as a full bar and wine list. We also have live entertainment every week featuring some of the best artists around.

Big Tree Brewing Company is the 1bbl Nano beerery that is based out of The Reservoir.

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color with a two and a half fingers of eggshell white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: chocolate malts with a nice roastiness, toasted nuts, subtle coffee tones, deep earthy and piney hops
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a great earthy hoppy to malty sweet quality; finishes semi-crisp, earthy and dry
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable but not really a sipper; light smoothness but love the hop aggression in this brown
Overall: a true styled American brown ale I would love to have again.
Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2026 at 00:39

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger almost tan foamy head which dissipated to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark and roasty malts, some coffee tones, dark chocolate and earthy tones
Flavor: mildly sweet and roasty, earthiness seems more faint here; subtle aftertaste of dark malts and roast
Texture: medium to almost full bodied, somewhat a sipper, finishes semi-dry and roasty
Overall: pretty nice American stout I would return to.
Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2026 at 16:57

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to mug.
Appearance: dark brown color with a two finger eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some mild lace
Aroma: big nutty roasty and toastiness, caramel/toffee malts, some chocolatey tones, mild earthiness
Flavor: mildly sweet through the prior mentioned tones, but eventually gets a bit more balanced with the toastiness and roastiness; semi-nutty and chocolatey aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, finishes nutty, chocolatey and toasty
Overall: very nicely done brown ale, whether it's an English style or American style, I'd still return to this.
Tried from Can on 18 Jan 2026 at 16:49

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can (11/24/24) from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Opaque, dark brown, nice sparkle, thin head with fair retention, light lacing. Aroma is strong toffee, dark chocolate, mild coffee. Taste follows aroma. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Good strength, nice non-adjuncted stout!
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2025 at 03:07

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at Barnyard Wood Crafted Pizza in Burlington
Pours a solid dark brown with ruby edges and a good sized tan head that slowly recedes. Chocolate caramel and hints of nut and earth.
Tried from Draft on 01 Nov 2025 at 21:53

8/10
Roasty, smooth, chocolate, malt, good flavor with a nice hop finish.
Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2025 at 19:59

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
16oz can pours a neon orange color, decent haze, sudsy white head. Nose has citrus and citrus blossom. Some mango soda, light herbs. Flavor is a little more dank, orange and scallions and grasses. Orange soda. Medium bodied, off dry, spritzy.
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2025 at 22:54

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 oz draft. Flavor is quite good. Flavors of pineapple, mango and very soft citrus peel bitterness. Texture is very juicy with tropical fruit like hint. Easy to drink. Lots of flavor for 5%.
Tried from Can at The Reservoir - Restaurant & Tap Room on 05 Jul 2025 at 12:20

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
16oz can pours a murky black with cap of beige head. Nose is so spot on, malt and molasses and toast and caramel. Old school. Some smoke, meaty. Flavor is malty and meaty. Love this. Cola and licorice and toast and clear grain. Love the grain bill on this. Dry but full bodied.
Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2023 at 02:28

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From a pint can. Pours a hazy gold with an off white head. Aromas are dank hay and green onion. Flavors are moderately bitter tangerine peel. Not a winner.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2022 at 20:38