"Vermont is considered one of New England’s premier brewery destinations. Matt Canning, son of a founder of the Hotel Vermont in Burlington, saw an opportunity to help guests with beer on the brain. As the hotel’s first-ever beer concierge, Canning hosts informational beer-tasting sessions, maps out brewery-centric itineraries, and leads a monthly Hotel Vermont Beer Tour. The overnight package includes a five-course tasting menu with beer pairings and a daylong tour of renowned local breweries (Lost Nation, Prohibition Pig, The Alchemist). In warmer months, the hotel offers a three-hour Bike & Brew Tour, making stops at Foam Brewery on the Burlington waterfront and Citizen Cider, Switchback Brewing Co., and Zero Gravity in the city’s South End." - Ashlea Halpern
