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Canadian Beer at Vermont Beer Festival
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:58 pm
by Bytowner
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:21 am
by Cass
I was there, and it was clear that the Quebec breweries, along with the "hot" Vermont ones (Lawson's, Hill F, Alchemist) had BY FAR the longest lines.
That and the fact that the Quebec beers are just so damned exotic and interesting compared to the vast majority of the other beers made them a big hit. Well done to our friends down the highway.
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:38 pm
by sprague11
When I went a couple years ago Trou du diable and DDC had the longest lines, with Lawsons being a close 3rd. 40 minutes plus for TDD.
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:09 pm
by TheSevenDuffs
I was there last year and noticed the same thing. It's funny (and it made me really proud!) that we all go crazy for VT beers and yet, at a festival in their own backyard there were lineups just as long for the Quebec breweries as there were for HT, Lawsons and The Alchemist.
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:55 am
by rejtable
There's always a "try the exotic" thing going on at these kinds of festivals anyway, isn't there?
At Mondial a few months ago the two days I was there (before 7pm) DDC generally had very few lineups while Beau's was a mile deep.
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 9:19 am
by Bytowner
Well as much as we do, justifiably, talk up Vermont beers, we're really only talking about 3 quality breweries, and one of them isn't exactly churning out brands. If I lived in Vermont I might be excited for new stuff too.
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:35 pm
by TheSevenDuffs
Bytowner wrote:Well as much as we do, justifiably, talk up Vermont beers, we're really only talking about 3 quality breweries, and one of them isn't exactly churning out brands. If I lived in Vermont I might be excited for new stuff too.
That's an excellent point. Not to mention that focus on IPA/DIPAs. If I lived in VT I would be lining up at the festival to drink Peche or Aphrodite.