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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 Galaxie 500 9% DIPA, abundant use of sensational Galaxy hops bring notes of pineapple, mango, & citrus. Drinks smooth, with balanced bitterness. Get it!

Foam You In Reverse 8% DIPA (Built To Spill) with Citra & Galaxy hops, a higher level of clarity, no wheat in the grist, with a West Coast yeast strain.  

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

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 Society & Solitude #5   8% 

Imperial IPA. American and New Zealand hops. Think Grapefruit.

Hill Farmstead Susan 6.2% American IPA brewed with hops from the Yakima Valley and Riwaka hops from New Zealand.

Messorem Demoliri 0001 IPA 7% Motueka, Riwaka, Citra Dynaboost hops, using what the brewery names XTRM TURBO techniques to dial in all aspects of the beer & hops

Prohibition Pig Last Mango For Patrick 5.2% Hazy Pale Ale with Mango. Brewed as a homage to locals Pat & Kristen for organizing Waterbury Onesie Pub Crawl, an event that donates all proceeds to animals & communities.

Resilience Glen Ellis 7.2% IPA utilizing grain from Valley Malt & NEK Grains. Loads of Belma & Krush hops, notes of citrus, white currant, & pine on the palate.

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

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

1000 Stone Farm Russet Spy Vol #2    7.6% Brookfield VT, on site harvested, pressed, & barrel aged Russet & Northern Spy cider. Amazing in so many ways.

3 Fonteinen Nocturne 7.8% A special beer to have on draft. 3F take on a Vlaams Oud Bruin. Rounded, wonderful tartness, dark and light malts, average age of 53 months. Cherry, fig, oak, & lemon verbena notes.  

Au Baron/Jester King Noblesse Oblige 4.7% Bière de Garde. Collaboration beer between breweries in France and Texas. Simcoe, Cascade, and Sorachi Ace hops. Honey is added in boil to balance the hops. Amazing

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?

Drop In Heart Of Lothian 5.6% Scottish Ale. Amber mahogany color, roasty grain notes, balanced by notes of caramel & dark fruit. Wonderful easy drinking goodness.

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. 

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

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 light color grain notes in the back.

Foam British Blonde 4.2% Brewed using English ingredients. Structured grain build brings notes of cereal, light toasted toffee, & light floral, herbaceous balance.

Foam Saison De Foam 4.5% Saison. Hallertau Blanc hops, bring white grape notes, & accentuate the classic dry saison profile. Notes of golden hay & white pepper. 

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 Shirley Mae NITRO 3.8% A spectacular session version of Everett Porter, with cocoa nibs, & lactose. On nitro for a real treat of a beer.

Schilling & Creature Comforts - Mersey 3.7% English Dark Mild, A collaboration from two wonderful breweries. Toffee, toasted nuts, bakers chocolate on the palate. Partial malt bill from Blue Ox Malthouse in Maine!

Westmalle Dubbel 7% Trappist Dubbel. Notes of fig, cherry, and raisin ride aloft a beautifully balanced body Notes of caramel, dark bread. 

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 Rennsteig Schwarzbier 5.4% German Dark Lager. Beautifully complex with notes of fresh baked dark grain bread, wisps of bakers chocolate, & hints of coffee while still finishing clean and crisp.

Messorem Once Upon A Time: Thirsty 4.4% German Pilsner utilizing Hersbrucker & Tettnang hops. A bounty of clean crispness. Don’t fear the reaper.






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