Adds a-plenty

Got a lot of goodies this weekend, including a refill for the "Steals & Deals" Room.

Two from last week that I missed and both are Charitable Brews:
+ Harpoon Grateful Harvest Cranberry Ale 6 packs ($4 per case go to the VT Food Bank)
+ Abita S.O.S. ("Save Our Shores") Pilsner 22oz

And from this week:
+ Gavroche 750mL & 4 packs (my review on BeerAdvocate)
+ 3 Monts Grande Reserve 750mL (my review on BA)
+ Silly Saison 4 packs
+ Scaldis Peche Mel 11.2oz singles (now on draft at Bluebird Tavern! A must have!)
+ Wittekerke Framboise 6 packs
+ Troubador Magma Tripel IPA 4 packs
+ Harviestoun's Ola Dubh Special Reserve "16"
+ Marston's Pedigree English Pale Ale 16.9oz
+ Hop Ruiter 750mL (private label beer for Vanberg & Dewulf brewed at Schelde Brouwerij)
- Allagash Hugh Malone 2010 release 750mL

And for you sour beer fans: two breweries that have been gone from our shelves for over 2 years will be coming back very soon. Don't want to spill the beans yet, but you'll be excited!

Cheers!
Jeff

PS> Go drink that Peche Mel at Bluebird Tavern...seriously good stuff!

Places to drink après-Brewers Fest

So lot's of folks heading to Burlington for the Vermont Brewers Fest this weekend and I've been getting a lot of questions about where to head for great drafts après or avant, so I compiled two lists:

Brew-pubs (have their own beers and maybe others'):
- American Flatbread Burlington Hearth (Zero Gravity Brewery), St. Paul Street, Burlington
- Vermont Pub & Brewery, College Street, Burlington
- Three Needs Brewery & Taproom, College Street, Burlington
- The Alchemist Pub & Brewery, Waterbury

Beer Bars and Taprooms:
- The Farmhouse Tap & Grill, Bank Street, Burlington
- Bluebird Tavern, Riverside Ave, Burlington (between downtown Burlington and our store!)
- Das Bierhaus, Church Street, Burlington
- The Scuffer, Church Street, Burlington
- Monkey House, Main Street, Winooski

Check out BeerAdvocate.com or Ratebeer.com for reviews of any of these fine establishments!

Cheers,
Jeff