Road Trip!

Recently some friends and I headed up to Branbury State Park for a fall weekend camping trip. On the way there we took a wrong turn (damn you google directions!) and drove 70 or so miles out of the way. Normally, something like this would irritate me to no end. But, it was raining and around 11pm, the thought of putting a tent up in the wet and dark was not the most appealing. And then it happened. Like a shining beacon of amber hope it appeared on the side of the road. The Long Trail Beer Brewery.

For those of you unfamiliar with Long Trail, it is made outside of Killington VT (nowhere near out campsite btw) by dirty, dirty hippies. It is a microbrewery, I have never seen Long Trail further south than MA. There are a few places around the Boston area to get it, but not many. They were of course closed that night, but we made the pilgrimage again on our way back to MA and stopped in to see the Hippies. Oh the Hippies.

Inside, there is a "self guided tour" which basically means you walk up some stairs, and onto a catwalk above the brewery floor. Pretty cool! They also have a bar and restaurant as well where we consumed nachos, jalepeno poppers, and onion rings after smoking a fatty. Then it was on to the gift shop, which was right behind the bar so we didn't have to go far. There you can buy tshirts and junk like that, but you can also buy cases and cases of Long Trail beer. Sweet Blackberry Wheat, with your crisp hint of berry, and the Double Bag, with its 7.2% alcohol goodness. We bought 3 cases. Yay for camping!!!