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From the HopPress: Rock Solid Rock Art Brewery

My featured article for Ratebeer’s The Hop Press… this article was posted on Saturday, May 29th.

Matt and Renee Nadeau started the Rock Art Brewery out of the basement of their house near Johnson, VT in 1997. Then a one-man operation, Rock Art has seen significant growth since then. In 2002, the [...]

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From the Hop Press: Hill Farmstead – Brewer’s Talent, Family History

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The Hop Press… posted on Saturday, May 8th.

Even for Vermonters, Greensboro, VT is just a bit off of the beaten path. There are no Interstate highways, freeways or even what most people would consider major highways nearby. Get off of the larger paved roads [...]

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The Magic Hat Experience

My latest featured article for RateBeer’s The Hop Press… posted on Saturday, April 17th.

A while back I had the very great pleasure of again visiting the Magic Hat Brewery in South Burlington, Vermont. I say again, but you should understand that my visits to their facility were about 15 years apart. [...]

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Long Trail Brewing Attains Federal SHARP Recognition

Project WorkSAFE, Vermont’s Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program, is pleased to announce that Long Trail Brewing of Bridgewater Corners has successfully completed and met the requirements of the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).

The company and the Vermont Department of Labor’s, Project WorkSAFE Program began working on the certification process over 12 [...]

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Bobcat Cafe Fever

I have been wanting to visit the Bobcat Cafe & Brewery for a long time and I was not disappointed.  The brewpub is located right on the main “drag” in downtown Bristol, Vermont.  We arrived a bit before the dining room opened and were immediately “assigned” a table for when we were  ready to eat [...]

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Requiem for Pennichuck Brewing Company?

It is not uncommon for me to search the Web for artifacts concerning the particular beer I am drinking at the time. I am sitting here drinking a Pennichuck Brewing “The Big O” Oktoberfest Lager and have just run across some very sad references to the Pennichuck Brewing Company. Apparently it has escaped my attention, until now, that Pennichuck has been on the brink of closure for the last month or so; a fact that now seems virtually inevitable. [...]

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