New England Trop Rock Festival Aug 5-6th, 2011

[tigzoe]

I will try to do my part.

[tigzoe]

Happy lazy Sunday.

[tigzoe]

How did it become Monday again?! Oh well...

[tigzoe]

Listened to BeachFront radio most of yesterday, getting more excited!

[TongaTam]

Listening to Beachfront Radio?! We've got a give-away going on right now... cool stuff!

how many more days Chris?!?!....

[C-Dawg]

Just think.....ONLY



weeks from this moment....the bands will be setting up, people will be checking into their hotels, kegs will be tapped and the Festival is only hours from becoming EPIC!!!!

[The Five O'clock Parrott]

Just think.....ONLY



weeks from this moment....the bands will be setting up, people will be checking into their hotels, kegs will be tapped and the Festival is only hours from becoming EPIC!!!!

Kegs and Tonga!!!! Kegs of Tonga!!!!!!!

Looking forward to it!!!

[TongaTam]

Kegs and Tonga!!!! Kegs of Tonga!!!!!!!

Looking forward to it!!!

whoa... kegs of Tonga... now you're talking!

[The Five O'clock Parrott]

Kegs and Tonga!!!! Kegs of Tonga!!!!!!!

Looking forward to it!!!

whoa... kegs of Tonga... now you're talking!

[tigzoe]

Kegs and Tonga!!!! Kegs of Tonga!!!!!!!

Looking forward to it!!!

whoa... kegs of Tonga... now you're talking!

That's what I am thinkin!!!

[tigzoe]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

[C-Dawg]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

I'd go north in Maine til you hit Rt 2 and then take that over thru NH. It will take you within 10 miles of Lyndonville, home of Trout River Brewing, which is one of my favorite beers. Then take Rt 2 over to Montpelier, jump on I-89 and take it over to Waterbury and stop at the brewpub there, the Alchemist, and then to Stowe where you can go to the Shed Brewery, or 10 miles to Morrisvile to Rock Art Brewery. 45 minutes from Stowe is Burlington, where I live, and within 10 miles of me there is Magic Hat, Switchback (best VT Beer IMO) as well as the VT Pub & Brewery that normally has a dozen different beers of their own on tap, as well as 3 Needs and American Flat Bread, which have their own brews on tap. I'd consider going home that way Sunday...go thru Burlington and check out the breweries I mention, and then stop at Otter Creek outside Middlebury on Rt 7. Then go to Long Trail on Rt 4 and then there are a few brew pubs in the White River Jct area that I've been meaning to check out, such as Jasper Murdock's Alehouse and the 7 Barrel Brewery Brewpub just across the border in West Lebanon NH.

[TongaTam]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

I'd go north in Maine til you hit Rt 2 and then take that over thru NH. It will take you within 10 miles of Lyndonville, home of Trout River Brewing, which is one of my favorite beers. Then take Rt 2 over to Montpelier, jump on I-89 and take it over to Waterbury and stop at the brewpub there, the Alchemist, and then to Stowe where you can go to the Shed Brewery, or 10 miles to Morrisvile to Rock Art Brewery. 45 minutes from Stowe is Burlington, where I live, and within 10 miles of me there is Magic Hat, Switchback (best VT Beer IMO) as well as the VT Pub & Brewery that normally has a dozen different beers of their own on tap, as well as 3 Needs and American Flat Bread, which have their own brews on tap. I'd consider going home that way Sunday...go thru Burlington and check out the breweries I mention, and then stop at Otter Creek outside Middlebury on Rt 7. Then go to Long Trail on Rt 4 and then there are a few brew pubs in the White River Jct area that I've been meaning to check out, such as Jasper Murdock's Alehouse and the 7 Barrel Brewery Brewpub just across the border in West Lebanon NH.

>>drool!!<<
Love me some Magic Hat and Otter Creek... but any good microbrew beer does the trick! I may have to stay over Sunday night and hit up some of these places! hehe...

[TongaTam]

and just in case you were wondering...



got your tix yet? lodging? time is running out! you don't want to be left out of this one!

[tigzoe]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

I'd go north in Maine til you hit Rt 2 and then take that over thru NH. It will take you within 10 miles of Lyndonville, home of Trout River Brewing, which is one of my favorite beers. Then take Rt 2 over to Montpelier, jump on I-89 and take it over to Waterbury and stop at the brewpub there, the Alchemist, and then to Stowe where you can go to the Shed Brewery, or 10 miles to Morrisvile to Rock Art Brewery. 45 minutes from Stowe is Burlington, where I live, and within 10 miles of me there is Magic Hat, Switchback (best VT Beer IMO) as well as the VT Pub & Brewery that normally has a dozen different beers of their own on tap, as well as 3 Needs and American Flat Bread, which have their own brews on tap. I'd consider going home that way Sunday...go thru Burlington and check out the breweries I mention, and then stop at Otter Creek outside Middlebury on Rt 7. Then go to Long Trail on Rt 4 and then there are a few brew pubs in the White River Jct area that I've been meaning to check out, such as Jasper Murdock's Alehouse and the 7 Barrel Brewery Brewpub just across the border in West Lebanon NH.

You sound like you have done this before

[C-Dawg]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

I'd go north in Maine til you hit Rt 2 and then take that over thru NH. It will take you within 10 miles of Lyndonville, home of Trout River Brewing, which is one of my favorite beers. Then take Rt 2 over to Montpelier, jump on I-89 and take it over to Waterbury and stop at the brewpub there, the Alchemist, and then to Stowe where you can go to the Shed Brewery, or 10 miles to Morrisvile to Rock Art Brewery. 45 minutes from Stowe is Burlington, where I live, and within 10 miles of me there is Magic Hat, Switchback (best VT Beer IMO) as well as the VT Pub & Brewery that normally has a dozen different beers of their own on tap, as well as 3 Needs and American Flat Bread, which have their own brews on tap. I'd consider going home that way Sunday...go thru Burlington and check out the breweries I mention, and then stop at Otter Creek outside Middlebury on Rt 7. Then go to Long Trail on Rt 4 and then there are a few brew pubs in the White River Jct area that I've been meaning to check out, such as Jasper Murdock's Alehouse and the 7 Barrel Brewery Brewpub just across the border in West Lebanon NH.

You sound like you have done this before

I've been to all but Jasper Murdock's and Rock Art. If there is one not to miss, I'd say Magic Hat...they have a bar built in to their merchandise area and you can stand at the bar and drink samples of all the beers they are currently selling. Sometimes when Marilyn's car is on for service at the Volvo dealership nearby, we'll go in and drink free samples while we're waiting...you can also buy growlers.

[lime rickie]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

I'd go north in Maine til you hit Rt 2 and then take that over thru NH. It will take you within 10 miles of Lyndonville, home of Trout River Brewing, which is one of my favorite beers. Then take Rt 2 over to Montpelier, jump on I-89 and take it over to Waterbury and stop at the brewpub there, the Alchemist, and then to Stowe where you can go to the Shed Brewery, or 10 miles to Morrisvile to Rock Art Brewery. 45 minutes from Stowe is Burlington, where I live, and within 10 miles of me there is Magic Hat, Switchback (best VT Beer IMO) as well as the VT Pub & Brewery that normally has a dozen different beers of their own on tap, as well as 3 Needs and American Flat Bread, which have their own brews on tap. I'd consider going home that way Sunday...go thru Burlington and check out the breweries I mention, and then stop at Otter Creek outside Middlebury on Rt 7. Then go to Long Trail on Rt 4 and then there are a few brew pubs in the White River Jct area that I've been meaning to check out, such as Jasper Murdock's Alehouse and the 7 Barrel Brewery Brewpub just across the border in West Lebanon NH.

You sound like you have done this before

I've been to all but Jasper Murdock's and Rock Art. If there is one not to miss, I'd say Magic Hat...they have a bar built in to their merchandise area and you can stand at the bar and drink samples of all the beers they are currently selling. Sometimes when Marilyn's car is on for service at the Volvo dealership nearby, we'll go in and drink free samples while we're waiting...you can also buy growlers.

What's a "growler"?

[C-Dawg]

Ok locals, if i am going to go from one end of VT to the other, need some help with microbrews. I have a semi map of where they are all located, but do you know how many either let you purchase growlers or 6 packs. I know Long Trail does, but are there others? Going to Stowe, the most direct route, 89. But plan on taking a more scenic route home. Probably going home down 7, then cut over on 4 to hit Long Trail.

I'd go north in Maine til you hit Rt 2 and then take that over thru NH. It will take you within 10 miles of Lyndonville, home of Trout River Brewing, which is one of my favorite beers. Then take Rt 2 over to Montpelier, jump on I-89 and take it over to Waterbury and stop at the brewpub there, the Alchemist, and then to Stowe where you can go to the Shed Brewery, or 10 miles to Morrisvile to Rock Art Brewery. 45 minutes from Stowe is Burlington, where I live, and within 10 miles of me there is Magic Hat, Switchback (best VT Beer IMO) as well as the VT Pub & Brewery that normally has a dozen different beers of their own on tap, as well as 3 Needs and American Flat Bread, which have their own brews on tap. I'd consider going home that way Sunday...go thru Burlington and check out the breweries I mention, and then stop at Otter Creek outside Middlebury on Rt 7. Then go to Long Trail on Rt 4 and then there are a few brew pubs in the White River Jct area that I've been meaning to check out, such as Jasper Murdock's Alehouse and the 7 Barrel Brewery Brewpub just across the border in West Lebanon NH.

You sound like you have done this before

I've been to all but Jasper Murdock's and Rock Art. If there is one not to miss, I'd say Magic Hat...they have a bar built in to their merchandise area and you can stand at the bar and drink samples of all the beers they are currently selling. Sometimes when Marilyn's car is on for service at the Volvo dealership nearby, we'll go in and drink free samples while we're waiting...you can also buy growlers.

What's a "growler"?

This is a growler....with a pint of beer...you can buy them at the brewery and bring them back for refills.....

[TongaTam]

thought that was appropriate! hehe...
now .. heres some interesting facts about VT that you may not have known!

1. Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the ratification of the Constitution.
2. With a population of fewer than nine thousand people, Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest state capital in the U.S.
3. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
4. In ratio of cows to people, Vermont has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
5. Montpelier, Is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
6. Vermont's largest employer isn't Ben and Jerry's, it's IBM.
7. Until recently, the only way a Vermonter could get a drivers license with their photo on it was to drive to Montpelier.
8. Vermont was, at various times, claimed by both New Hampshire and New York.
9. Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Wal-Mart.
10. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company gives their ice cream waste to the local Vermont farmers who use it to feed their hogs. The hogs seem to like all of the flavors except Mint Oreo.

[maid memories]

Ok. I am officially a possible yes for this if I can work out travel to Stowe, Canada (It may as well be Canada to this Southern girl) from the airport and lodging. I am not opposed to stopping a breweries, especially ones that rhyme with Pagic Tat.