Brewery Tours

2012 Tours

March 22, 23 & 24 - April 26, 27 & 28 - May 24,25 & 26

June 28, 29 & 30 - July 12,13 & 14 - August 16, 17 & 18

Sept 13, 14 & 15 - October 18, 19 & 20 - November 15, 16 & 17.

Limited Space Available - Call toll free 866-884-8578 to reserve.

Custom Tours available for your group 2-20 people.

The Fullerton Inn in beautiful Chester, Vermont is hosting one, two and three day tours of Vermont Breweries. This is your chance to sample the fine brewed offerings of the unique Vermont breweries. There are currently twenty-one breweries and brew pubs operating in the “Green Mountain State”. They range from intimate brew pubs offering several home brewed beers to medium sized regional production facilities. The Vermont brewers are an interesting group with some very nice brews to offer the beer aficionado. The “Vermont Brewery Tourery” offers beer lovers the safest, most scenic and entertaining way to sample the output of a whole lot of Vermont Breweries.

The Brewery Tourery starts at the Fullerton Inn hotel and restaurant in Chester, Vermont. A quaint little village in Southern Vermont. Packages are available that include lodging, breakfast, dinner, and the tour. Guests depart the inn in the morning for a trip to up to five breweries and brew pubs. It is a good mix each day. Many of the breweries provide free samples. Several of the brew pubs make a good choice for an optional lunch break. After the tours conclude the guests are driven back to the Fullerton Inn for a special “beer themed” dinner in the tavern at the Fullerton Inn. The inn offers ten Vermont beers on tap and many more in bottles. The tavern is conveniently attached to the inn and was a bank at one time. The bar is carved out of the remains of old vault. You can see the thickness of the walls indicate the old vault’s remains. A cozy fireplace is prominent in the bar for those cooler fall evenings.

Packages - Rates

Two People - Lodging One Night with Queen Room, Beer Tour + Dinner for Two $ 299.00
Two People – Lodging for One Night in Double Bed Room + Beer Tour + Dinner for Two $ 279.00
One Person – Lodging for One Night in Double Bed Room + Beer Tour + Dinner for One $ 199.00
Second Night package Discount $ 30.00
Third Night package Discount $ 50.00
Brewery Tour Only – Any Day $ 80.00
Brewery Tour All Three Days $ 200.00
Dinner at the Fullerton for one + Brewery Tour $ 120.00

Additional Nights Lodging Packages Available.
(Custom tours available for groups 2-20 people)

2012 tour dates :

March 22, 23 & 24 - April 26, 27 & 28 - May 24,25 & 26

June 28, 29 & 30 - July 12,13 & 14 - August 16, 17 & 18

Sept 13, 14 & 15 - October 18, 19 & 20 - November 15, 16 & 17.

Schedule of Brewery Tours :

Thursday We leave Chester at Noon to visit Northshire Brewery in Bennington Vermont and then to Madisons Brewing in Bennington, VT. Madison’s is a pub and lunch will be available there. Then we travel to McNeill’s Brewery in Brattleboro, VT. From there we ride up 91 to Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, VT. We then return to Fullerton Inn around 8 pm that evening for dinner.

Friday We depart Chester at 9:45am and travel to Morrisville, VT to visit Rock Art brewery. From there we head back to Stowe, VT to the Trapp Family Lodge to visit their brewing facility and have lunch. Next we head to the Alchemist Pub and Brewery in Waterbury, VT. Then we head back to the Fullerton in Chester around 7pm for dinner.

Saturday We leave Chester at 9:15 am and travel to Otter Creek Brewery in Middlebury, VT. From there we travel to Burlington, VT to visit Magic Hat Brewery and Switchback Brewery. Then we visit the famous Church Street station are of Burlington where you may visit either (or both) the Vermont Pub and Brewery or American Flatbread and have lunch. After lunch we visit the Bobcat Cafe & Pub in Bristol, VT and then return to the Fullerton Inn around 7 pm for dinner.