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TEST YOUR VERMONT MICROBREW IQ Vermont has more than 40 microbreweries, many of them located in ski towns. See how well you know them. Answers on page 61.
A. In 1984, it was the first craft brewery in Vermont and helped launch the microbrew revolution. Now, it’s back.
E. This brewery is located at the top of a mountain that was once home to a ski area. You can also backcountry ski to and from it.
B. The founder of this brewery also developed the Craft Brewers Apprenticeship Program and other respected brewing diplomas and it hosts one of the top brewing schools in the country. This brewery also makes seasonal beers like Christmas Cake or Key Lime Pie and gives brews clever names such as Dude, Are You Ok? and Czech Your Ego.
F. Two soldiers wrote the business plan for this brewery while they were stationed on the battlegrounds of Afghanistan. A portion of the brewery’s proceeds is given each year to charitable organizations such as Purple Hearts, Make-a-Wish and Vermont Adaptive.
C. You can ski to this brewery, which also has a classic lodge on the property, 100 kilometers of Nordic trails, a sugaring operation and raises cattle and sheep.
G. A husband/wife team opened this brewery first as a brew pub. It’s since won some of the top accolades in the country for its beer and is a certified B Corporation dedicated to sustainability, inclusivity and community.
D. The founder of this award-winning brewery is a naturalist and skier who once led full-moon nature tours at this nearby ski area. He met his now-wife and business partner on one of those tours.
H. When a former Marine discovered the ski town where he spent weekends didn’t have its own brewery, he decided to do something about it and launched this brewery and pub.
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