Vermont!

Tell me all about it. I’m going the be in Southern Vermont for a couple of weeks, pretty close to New Hampshire, in a cabin in the woods outside of Brattleboro. Anything I should see or do or eat?

turnbullac wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:26 am Montreal? Any new-ish restaurants or other delicious fun?

Planning on Au Pied du Couchon (twice!), Jean Talon market and Dieu de Ciel!.

I’ll be there for Canada Day too.

Ryan! Doubling down on PDC is a baller move. My cholesterol is tweaking just thinking about that... Oysters at the market are great. There's a baklava spot, crepes, a few others while strolling along as well. The market on Atwater south west of downtown has fun food options too. all new to me as of last year... DDC have had a reno lately. Not as cozy and charming as it was but still a great spot and an extended terrasse bit. I usually gravitate north toward Vices Versa now a days (if not 6er of Modelo)... Gema pizza is and always will be great. A newer spot called Vesta, close to home on Jarry, is also great. By the slice, new ish Pizza Bouquet in Little Italy is an easy win... I hit Mr. Azteca on St. Hubert the semi reg for cheap, great tacos and etc. Maison Publique closing up shop about a year back was a huge bummer but there's always another spot to fill that void; Vin Papillon and Mon Lapin are crazy good still, Damas on Van Horne and Rumi on Fairmount... Some friends run a side-by-side thang: Alma (Mediterranean, set menu) and Tinc Set (tapas type & wine) that's just this most wonderful little corner spot it's insane... If you want/need a bigger list of the brand new shit pm me, I can ask some friends more in the know than I...

Dave N. wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:07 pm Vermont!

Tell me all about it. I’m going the be in Southern Vermont for a couple of weeks, pretty close to New Hampshire, in a cabin in the woods outside of Brattleboro. Anything I should see or do or eat?

Is one of eight states I have not been to.

If I go, I hope to visit:

1) Ben & Jerry’s
2) Alchemist Brewery
3) As many little dinky rustic small towns as possible

Dave N. wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:07 pm Vermont!

Tell me all about it. I’m going the be in Southern Vermont for a couple of weeks, pretty close to New Hampshire, in a cabin in the woods outside of Brattleboro. Anything I should see or do or eat?

I love Vermont. Would you all swap Alberta for it? Didn't think so...

Winooski/Burlington is always super chill and great. Greg Davis has a cool record shop there.

Stayed in a cabin in a private campground last year on the tip of Mount Mansfield. Loved it. The drive from there to Stowe (also excellent for a short stop) was wonderful.

Haven't made it down to Brattleboro yet but stumbled on several very fun townie towns north of it.


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jfv wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2024 4:24 pm

Dave N. wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:07 pm Vermont!

Tell me all about it. I’m going the be in Southern Vermont for a couple of weeks, pretty close to New Hampshire, in a cabin in the woods outside of Brattleboro. Anything I should see or do or eat?

Is one of eight states I have not been to.

If I go, I hope to visit:

1) Ben & Jerry’s
2) Alchemist Brewery
3) As many little dinky rustic small towns as possible

Vermont is a beer nerd’s paradise. I don’t think my reco will be all that useful for Dave N, but JFV you should 100% hit Hill Farmstead. Maybe the best brewery in the US. Especially if you have any inclination whatsoever to farmhouse ales. (Their IPAs and stouts/porters are also world class too). Nice little estate too. Alchemist is great, but ultimately it is just about their beer, as the brewery experience itself is pretty modern and small.

Brattleboro is nice and has a small mill-town kinda feel. Haven't been there in a few years, but it was a small business district, so don't plan on spending a day there or whatnot.

If you have a car, the Route 9 drive west to Bennington is pretty. There's a maple sugar shop on the way that's fun. Bennington is another small town. Has an ok brewery but not like Alchemist level. If it's not out of range, going north to Arlington and Manchester is nice as well. If you like pinball, there's a big pinball arcade in Manchester with all the classics.

If you went south from Bennington you can get to North Adams and there's a cool art space called MassMoca. Might be music there, depending. Wilco used to curate a summer festival there. Not sure if the pandemic killed that or not?

Mt Greylock is out there in N Adams as well, if you like hiking. East of Bennington is Mt Monadnock which is a nice little day hike.

If you go north on 91 you will get to Hanover NH , a nice little college (Dartmouth) town. If you like trains, White River Junction is there. King Arthur Flour's HQ is there if you want a class on sourdough or croissant-making.

tommy wrote: Thu Jun 06, 2024 9:47 am Vermont is a beer nerd’s paradise. I don’t think my reco will be all that useful for Dave N, but JFV you should 100% hit Hill Farmstead. Maybe the best brewery in the US. Especially if you have any inclination whatsoever to farmhouse ales. (Their IPAs and stouts/porters are also world class too). Nice little estate too. Alchemist is great, but ultimately it is just about their beer, as the brewery experience itself is pretty modern and small.

Noted, thanks! I'll have to make sure I'm not driving!!

One other thing is that Alchemist and Ben and Jerry's is kind of a deceptively long drive from southern VT, but if you can get up to Stowe and Burlington and Lake Champlain, that whole area rules, highty recommended

Thanks for the Vermont advice! I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop in Montpelier. What a lovely town. Heading down to Brattleboro this afternoon.

Wallace Stegner once called Vermont the most Western of the Eastern states, or something to that effect. I totally get where he was coming from. I often feel like I’m in some of the higher elevations of the Southwest, although it’s certainly more lush in Vermont. On my first night here, I drove down a National Forest road outside of Bennington and made camp just before sunset. Not a soul around. I miss being able to camp where I please on public land. I drove upstate and stayed at an inn in Montpelier. During the drive up, I had to stop to let a black bear cross the road.

Not sure how I’d fare in the winter, but I love it up here in the Summer. Planning to do some fly fishing in a couple of days. I don’t know how I can weather another summer in Austin without wanting to be here.

Going to DC for a few days soon. Besides the museums, memorials and mall i don't have much idea what i'm doing. Looking for recommendations for bookstores, bars, venues, restaurants, movie theaters, comix shops, record stores, neighborhoods, parks, weird shit... whatever anyone's got. Much obliged