10 Best Breweries in Vermont with 30 Beers Worth Trying

Vermont’s brewery scene rewards a little variety. Famous hop beers are part of the trip, but farmhouse ales, traditional lagers, naturally conditioned amber beer and coffee porters make a much more interesting statewide flight.

These ten HBA editorial picks balance distinctive beer, style variety and regional coverage. Brewery numbers organize the guide; the thirty beer-card numbers are reading order, not a separate statewide beer ranking.

Beer portfolios and brewery menus were reviewed in October 2026. Rotating and seasonal beers may be between releases; check the current venue, taps and package stock before visiting. Food pairings are suggestions for your own tasting.

Vermont brewery picks at a glance

Brewery	City	First beer to try	Flight focus
1. Hill Farmstead Brewery	Greensboro Bend	Edward	Farmstead ales and expressive pale beer
2. The Alchemist	Stowe	Heady Topper	A focused IPA comparison
3. Lawson’s Finest Liquids	Waitsfield	Sip of Sunshine	Sunshine hops and a Czech-style lager
4. Fiddlehead Brewing Company	Shelburne	Fiddlehead IPA	Flagship hops with a wheat-beer contrast
5. Zero Gravity Craft Brewery	Burlington	Green State Lager	Pilsner clarity and two IPA strengths
6. Burlington Beer Company	Burlington	Elaborate Metaphor	Hazy pale ale, double IPA and coffee porter
7. Foam Brewers	Burlington	Built to Spill	Waterfront hops and a rotating porter
8. von Trapp Brewing	Stowe	Helles	Three traditional lager directions
9. Switchback Brewing Company	Burlington	Switchback Ale	Unfiltered amber balance and limited pale ale
10. Bent Hill Brewery	Braintree	Blood Orange Double IPA	A rural flight with lager, hops and cacao stout

1. Hill Farmstead Brewery

Hill Farmstead earns the first stop for a flight that moves from hop aroma to farmhouse fermentation and dark malt. Edward, Arthur and Everett show three different sides of the brewery without relying on a rare barrel release.

Greensboro Bend deserves its own Northeast Kingdom outing. Check the separate taproom and retail arrangements before driving; a beer in the portfolio is not a promise of a same-day pour.

#1 in this roundup

Beer profile

Edward

Brewed by Hill Farmstead Brewery

StyleAmerican pale ale

ABV5.2%

AvailabilityBrewery portfolio; check current taps and package stock.

Brewed inGreensboro Bend, Vermont

Citrus and pine over a restrained malt base.

BAR NOTES

Edward makes a useful starting point before stronger Vermont IPAs. Its American hop blend brings the pale-ale side of the flight into focus without the alcohol weight of a double IPA.

Try it with grilled chicken or a sharp cheddar sandwich. Our American pale ale recipe explains how a supportive malt bill leaves