Madison Brewing Company Bennington Vermont

July 18 2010


So this trip to Madison was with my family Craig, Dylan and Owen. Tracy and family were in Pittsfie1d I think? I would like to apologize in advance to all the Redsox fans reading this as Craig insisted on wearing his Yankees shirt. It appears in one pictutre.

Madison is located on Main Street in a two story brick building. When entering one is struck by the high ceiling and long bar that covers the back wall. There is a knight in shining armor to greet you by the door (he just stands there, no one hiding inside it).
There are options to eat downstairs, or upstairs where you can see down into the bar area. You can also eat outside on the roof top terrace, which also has a small cabana style bar. The views are beautiful!! The green mountains almost looked purple/blue due to the humidity?(about 92 degrees that day). The Dylan and Owen left to roam the streets and check out the local shops.

I ordered a Wassick Beer (white) and Craig got a Long Hammer (not a Madison beer). 4 of the 7 beers they brew had run out over the weekend so like McNeills Pub we were a little limited in choice. The Wassick has a thick taste to it and they put an orange slice in it which adds a nice little citrus flavor, Captain Craig who doesn’t like beer (figures he is a Yankees fan) said the Long Hammer was good and that he could drink that if he needed to….! You can tell this place gets very busy on the weekends, it has a college town vibe with young wait staff and lots of patrons for a Sunday.

Check out the food we ordered, a Turkey Cranberry Melt and a Buffalo Wrap. It was delicious!

Rating: A for fun atmosphere, good beer and exellent views of VERMONT!

EXTRA TID BITS…..
On Rt. 9 from Brattleboro to Bennington we stopped at 3 places that are worth mentioning. The first is WaHooo Eatery. Its like a fancy Whippi Dip. But wow is the food good! They use local Vermont produce, it’s clean and they have healthy choices as well as less healthy choices. They also compost and recycle. Craig loved the Philly Cheese Steak wrap and Dylan and Owen said the Cheeseburgers were the best they have ever had.

Also we stopped at both Vt State Parks, as I love to camp at Vt parks. First on Rt. 9 is Molly Stark State Park (named after an independent woman who raised 11 children and was a key reason the battle of Bennington was a success). 23 campsites, 11 lean to shelters and a hiking trail to a fire tower. Very nice bathrooms and clean. We are going back here the end of August to camp for the weekend.

Woodford State Park is 30 minutes past Molly Stark on Rt 9 West. This campground surrounds Adams Reservoir, much bigger and has separate tenting/lean to sites. A small playground a small beach access. Very clean as well and the sites seemed generous.