Brewery trips

2 stops

Mad River Valley Brewery Trail: Waitsfield

A compact, two-brewery trail through Vermont's Mad River Valley — Lawson's Finest Liquids and Cousins Brewing, both in Waitsfield — with American Flatbread's original wood-fired location for a meal along the way.

Vermont Route 100 Brewery Road Trip: Waitsfield to Morrisville

Five nationally known Vermont breweries along 40 miles of Route 100 — Lawson's Finest in Waitsfield, the Von Trapp/Alchemist/Idletyme trio in Stowe, and Lost Nation in Morrisville — with waterfalls, Smugglers' Notch, and a cider mill along the way.

Lakes Region Brewery Road Trip: Tilton to Meredith

A full-day loop around Lake Winnipesaukee via Route 3 and Route 11: Kettlehead's I-93 pit stop in Tilton, Vulgar's whitewater-park taproom in downtown Franklin, Canterbury Aleworks' one-man water-powered nano-brewery, and Twin Barns' 1850s barn taproom in Meredith — with Weirs Beach and Castle in the Clouds along the way.

Seacoast Brewery Trail: Portsmouth to Newmarket

New Hampshire's Seacoast in one route: the walkable West End pair of Loaded Question and Liars Bench on Islington Street, Earth Eagle Tavern near Market Square, Great Rhythm at its relocated West Road taproom, and Deciduous Brewing out in Newmarket — with Prescott Park, Strawbery Banke, and the Rye beaches all within easy reach.

Maine

6 stops

Coastal Maine Brewery Road Trip: Kittery to Portland

Route 1 up the Maine coast: Tributary's classic ales in Kittery, Sacred Profane's dedicated lager house in Biddeford, Batson River's distillery and scratch kitchen in Kennebunk, and the Allagash / Definitive / Belleflower trio in Portland.

Vermont Brewery Trail

Five essential Vermont stops in one weekend drive — from Hill Farmstead in the Northeast Kingdom to Foam Brewers on the Burlington waterfront.

3 stops

Northeast Kingdom Brewery Road Trip: Greensboro to Newport

A full-day drive across Vermont's most remote corner: Hill Farmstead — RateBeer's Best Brewery in the World eight times since 2012 — outside Greensboro, then Red Barn Brewing's converted 1840s barn in Danville and the farm-to-glass Kingdom Brewing near Newport.

Weekend

Burlington & Lake Champlain Brewery Weekend

A walkable two-day Burlington itinerary: Foam Brewers on the Lake Champlain waterfront, then the South End cluster — Zero Gravity and Queen City on Pine Street, Switchback and Burlington Beer Company on Flynn Avenue.

Monadnock Brewery Road Trip: Keene to Troy

Scenic back roads through southwestern New Hampshire: Keene's original Elm City brewpub in the Colony Mill and the experimental Branch & Blade, Post & Beam inside Peterborough's 1837 G.A.R. Hall, and the seasonal Granite Roots nano-brewery in Troy — connected by Route 101 and Route 119 through mill towns and covered bridges.

White Mountains Brewery Road Trip: Littleton to Conway

A scenic drive through the White Mountains: European lagers at Schilling in Littleton, hop-forward pours at Rek-Lis in Bethlehem and Iron Furnace in Franconia, the rebranded Basecamp Brewing in Lincoln, then Moat Mountain, Sea Dog, and Tuckerman in the Conway area — with Franconia Notch, Flume Gorge, and Mount Washington along the way.

Rhode Island

Narragansett Bay Brewery Trail: Warwick to South County

A drivable Narragansett Bay brewery route down Route 1 from Warwick to South County — a restored-mill brewpub at Apponaug, a coastal brewpub at West Passage, and two South Kingstown taprooms, all within easy reach of the beaches.

Weekend

Rhode Island

Newport & Coastal Rhode Island Brewery Weekend

A weekend brewery route from Exeter to Newport: Tilted Barn's farm taproom, Ragged Island's working farm in Portsmouth, Newport Craft's expanded distilling campus, and two Middletown stops near Newport's beaches.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Farm Brewery Trail: From Exeter to Providence

Rhode Island's farm and beer-garden breweries in one route: Tilted Barn, the state's original farm brewery in Exeter, then three urban West End Providence taprooms — Long Live Beerworks, Moniker Brewing, and Origin Beer Project.

Boston Green Line Brewery Crawl

Four year-round stops along the Green Line — from Lamplighter's production taproom at Lechmere to Trillium's beer garden and Cheeky Monkey's Fenway brewpub at Kenmore, with Notch's European beer garden in Brighton.

6 stops

Boston Orange Line Brewery Crawl

Ride the Orange Line from Malden toward Forest Hills and stay close to great beer — Idle Hands and Faces in Malden, Night Shift at North Station, Democracy Brewing downtown, and Drawdown and Samuel Adams in Jamaica Plain.

Boston Red Line Brewery Crawl

Five breweries, one subway line: ride the Red Line from Cambridge through Downtown to Dorchester — Lamplighter, Democracy Brewing, Samuel Adams, Castle Island, and Dorchester Brewing all within a T stop of a great pint.

Somerville Brewery Crawl

Four excellent taprooms across Somerville — from Aeronaut's arts-and-community hub to Remnant's dog-friendly Bow Market courtyard, with Winter Hill and Portico in between.

3 stops

Boston: Fenway & North Station Brewery Crawl

Three breweries bookending the best sports venues in Boston — start with Night Shift by TD Garden, then hit Trillium and Cheeky Monkey in the shadow of Fenway Park.

Boston: JP, Roxbury & Roslindale Brewery Crawl

Neighborhood breweries across Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Roslindale — from Sam Adams history to community-rooted newcomers doing excellent work far from the tourist trail. Note that Long Live sits about 1.5 miles from the nearest Orange Line stop.

Boston Neighborhoods Brewery Crawl

Beyond the Seaport: Samuel Adams in Jamaica Plain, Castle Island in Southie, Dorchester Brewing for rooftop views, and local gems in Roxbury, Roslindale, and Somerville.

Boston Seaport Brewery Crawl

Boston's densest brewery block: Harpoon, Trillium Fort Point, and Cisco Brewers all within walking distance of the waterfront, plus Lord Hobo for year-round indoor coverage.

Connecticut

Connecticut Shoreline Brewery Road Trip: Stratford to Stonington

Seven breweries along Route 1 and I-95: Two Roads' sprawling Stratford campus, boat-in waterfront drinking at Dockside in Milford, German-style lagers at East Rock in New Haven, a river garden and an inland taproom both in Branford, and two hazy-IPA pioneers near Mystic.

Maine

3 stops

Portland, ME: Old Port Brewery Crawl

Three stops you can walk between in Portland's historic Old Port district — Maine brewing history, flagship classics, and waterfront lagers in under a mile.

Maine

Portland, ME: East Bayside & Industrial Way Crawl

Portland's most breweries-per-square-mile day: start at Allagash on Industrial Way, then walk East Bayside from Rising Tide to Oxbow, with world-class IPAs, Belgian classics, and farmhouse ales at every stop.