Ben & Jerry's is an international ice cream company that originated in Burlington. This shop is located on the pedestrian only Church Street.
Cookies and sweet cream scoop.
Chile Rellono Plate with a cup of gazpacho at Penny Cluse Cafe.
Mural of famous people from Burlington.
Heady Topper from The Alchemist Brewery, one of the highest rated beers on Beer Advocate.
Pulled pork with cole slaw and mac and cheese at Bluebird Barbecue I was somewhat flummoxed to see that tonight's special was pork belly ramen-and tons of people ordered it!
Heady is probably my favorite beer; when I lived in Tokyo I made a trip to Fukuoka to enjoy the tonkotsu ramen; now that I live in New York I go up to Vermont once a year on a beer run. If you're still up there, make sure to try Lawson's Sip of Sunshine; it's like Heady, but my personal preference. There are a slew of great breweries up there; if you really want to drink great beer make a pilgrimage to Waterbury, Vermont, which may well be the beer capital of the eastern half of the United States! Bars there (Pro' Pig and the Blackback) have great tap lists, you can get some good canned beers at Beer Cellar, and The Alchemist is just down the road. Cheers!
Posted by: cwc | August 23, 2017 at 10:32 AM
What was the temperature there?
Posted by: Kraig McCoy | August 25, 2017 at 12:50 AM
CWC, I wasn't able to comment before (hotel wifi?). I did get a chance to try Lawson's-it was recommended by a local as well. Seems like a high percentage of breweries per capita here in Vermont. It's quite likely I'll be there again next year, so I might do a brewery tour then.
Posted by: MC | August 30, 2017 at 03:48 AM
Kraig,I contacted you privately. But as an overview I was surprised by the humidity-it didn't cool down much at night. It rained pretty heavily one day, but locals say that winter is six months long there.
Posted by: MC | August 30, 2017 at 03:50 AM