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The Best Beer w/ Great Food

The best local vt Craft beer selection and fine fare

Our Beer List Changes Constantly. The List Below Is As Accurate As Possible.

Open:

Tuesday - Saturday

Kitchen Serving Food

Noon - 9 pm

Bar Open till Last call

No reservations. First Come First Serve .

Wine Bar/Cocktail Lounge Open @ 5pm. Tuesday - Saturday


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Beer

Our Beer List Changes Constantly

This List Is As Accurate As Possible

IPA

Alchemist Focal Banger 7% CAN

Alchemist Heady Topper 8% CAN

Foam Dizzy In My Head 8.5% DIPA brewed with YCH Citra Dynaboost and Chinook on the hot side, and dry-hopped with Mosaic and Nectaron.

Frost Starchild 6% IPA using New Zealand hops, bringing notes of kiwi, melon, and white grape. 

Hill Farmstead Abner 8% DIPA crafted from American malted barley, a plethora of American hops, their ale yeast and water from Abner’s well. It is unfiltered and double dry hopped.

Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy 8% Double India pale ale brewed exclusively with Galaxy™ hops.

Hil Farmstead Double Riwaka 8% Imperial India pale ale brewed exclusively with Riwaka hops.

Hill Farmstead Edward 5.2% Crafted from American malted barley, Centennial, Chinook, Columbus and Simcoe, their ale yeast and water from Edward’s well.

Hill Farmstead Three Magic Letters 6.2% American IPA Brewed with Nelson Sauvin®, Riwaka, and Simcoe®

Kraemer & Kin American IPA 7% A malt backbone, and higher level of clarity. Tangerine and pine lead the palate balanced by malt. 

Lawson’s Finest Chinooker’d 6.5% American IPA chock-full of Chinook hops, bursting with pine and citrus aromas. Firm bitterness and a balanced malt profile

River Roost Mas Verde 6.7% IPA featuring Citra and Chinook hops. Bursting with juicy citrus & melon. 

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River Roost PO #25 8% Hopped entirely w/ Nelson Sauvin hops. Gooseberry, stone fruit, and white wine notes on the palate. 

Single Cut POP! 6.5% IPA with Lotus and Riwaka, bring notes of sun-sweet orange, candied orange peel, & sauvignon blanc wine gummies.

Ten Bends Creampuff War 8.2% DIPA with peaches! The peach melds with the hops while not being overbearing. A delightful example of what's possible.

NOT IPA

Boneyard Diablo Rojo 5.7% This lovely & Red Ale has notes of toffee, and light acidity to balance. A delight.

Burlington Beer Co Magenta Mountain 5% Sour Gose with pink guava & prickly pear fruit.

Coniston Blue Bird Bitter XB 4.4% A special version of the iconic brew. Classic underlying fruit esters, light amber maltiness, then hopped in American style with Mount Hood hops for a beautifully bitter English Bitters. Wait…what?

De Dolle Dulle Teve 10% Brewed in the tradition of a Belgian Tripel, notes of orange, stone fruit, red wine, oak, & soft wood. Belgian notes balanced by slight sweetness.

De la Senne Taras Boulba 4.5% SPECTACULAR Blonde Ale. Bright, vibrant hop notes, lemon and citrus pith notes collide with a pillowy lattice work of carbonation. As drinkable as a beer gets!

Deschutes Black Butte Porter 5.5% Notes of rich chocolate and coffee, a luscious creaminess and a roasted finish. 

Downeast Blackberry Cider 5% Cider with blackberries. Not too sweet, not too tart. 

Fantome Pissenlit 7.5% Belgian Saison with dandelions! Notes of citrus pith, amber hued, funky saison. Dandelions meld in a lovely way bringing floral, mildly bitter notes. Toasty grain notes in the back.

Hill Farmstead Everett 7.2 American Porter and one of the finest you can find. Dark & decadent notes of chocolate, roasty dark malts, balanced sweetness.

Hill Farmstead / Suarez Family Blonde Ale 4.4% The first of their celebratory, 15 year anniversary collaborative beers, this simple yet classic “Pub-Style” blonde ale was brewed with Maris Otter, flaked oats, and organic wheat and hopped with Amarillo and Crystal.

Kraemer & Kin Honey Ale 5.6% Drinks like an Amber Ale with gentle notes of honeycomb. Smooth, delicious, easy drinking.

Left Hand Milk Stout NITRO 6% An outstanding example of the style, roasty bitterness, mocha notes, all smoothed out with nitro and lactose. 

Rodenbach Classic 5.2% Flemish Red Ale, softly tart, red fruit, ripened fig, and oak combined with a light sweetness. One of the best of the style.

Weird Window Christopher The Red 5% Deep copper in color, with subtle sweetness, toffee, and biscuit malt character.

Westmalle Dubbel 7% A beloved Trappist Dubbel. Notes of fig, cherry, and raisin ride aloft a lightly sweet, lightly tart, lightly bitter body along with notes of caramel-ish dark bread with unique spice from the yeast.

Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur b.2   5.6% Inspired by Belgian Saisons, a spectacular mixed culture saison. Regionally produced malts & raw grains, spring water, Vermont hops, mixed culture. A treat to have on tap!

Zero Gravity Mr. Black 4.8% German-Style Dark Lager, notes of pumpernickel, dark breads, with a touch of toffee.


ON LUKR

Schilling Modernism 4.8% Inspired by Czech Dark Lager tradition, and one of the best you can get. Notes of dark malts, bittersweet chocolate and caramel dominate. The finish is dry. 

Schönramer Hell 5% A delightful Helles from far Southeastern Germany! Notes of soft honey from the malt bill, balanced by a clean floral following note. A massively drinkable beverage. 



Bottles

3Fonteinen Oude Kriek (2020) 6% 375ml bottle It is produced by macerating cherries, including the pits, in young lambic. $24/btl.

3 Fonteinen Oude Geuze (2017) 6% 375ml bottle a blend of one-, two-, and three-year old traditional lambics, all brewed at Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen. Spontaneous fermentation, patient maturation in oak barrels, and continued evolution in the bottle result in a distinctively complex beer. No two bottlings are alike. $24/btl.

Gueuzerie Tilquin Gueuze Squared (2016) 7.6% 750ml bottle This is a higher abv version of the Oude Gueuze Tilquin containing the blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old lambics in oak barrels. Due to over-carbonation, the beer underwent a second barrel aging process before being bottled a second time. $55/btl.

RED WINE

Bousquet Cabernet Sauvignon 

Les Allies Pinot Noir

Montepulciano

WHITE WINE

Bousquet Chardonnay 

Good Pinot Grigio

Sea Pearl Sauvignon Blanc

Le Grand Courtage Brut 

Archer Roose Rose

 

Gift Cards

Our Gift Cards are available for sale. Interested ???? Please call us during normal business hours…..Tuesday - Saturday 12 to 9. 802-244-0123. We also have E-Gift Cards that can be sent by email or cell phone!

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Our Cocktail/Wine Lounge

 
 

Blackback Lounge Cocktails 

Devil May Care 15

Xicaru Mezcal, Camarena Reposado, Carrot, Ginger, Chipotle Maple Syrup, Lime

Earthy, Smoky, Spicy

Barr Hill Martinez 15

Barr Hill gin, Barr Hill Tomcat, Sweet Vermouth, Luxardo Maraschino, Orange Bitters.

Bright, Barrel aged, Spirit forward

Stowe Street Spritz 14

Green Mountain Vodka, Aperol, St. Germain, Rosemary Syrup, Lime

Light, Herbaceous, Refreshing

Hungry Heart 13  

Campari, Amaro Meletti, Orange Juice, Egg White, Lemon

Floral, Velvety, Bitter

Thyme After Thyme 14

Tanqueray, Limoncello, Thyme Syrup, Soda Water, Lime

Fresh, Light, Herbaceous

BBP Clarified Milk Punch

Southern Piety 14

Rittenhouse Rye, Poire Williams, Metcalfe’s Peach, Allspice, Earl Gray, Pear, Lemon

Just. Damn. Good.

Eastern Promises 15

Pineapple infused Rum, Kronan Swedish Punsch, Fino Sherry, coco-lopez, Ginger, Matcha, Lemon

Tropical, Complex, Fruity