The Beer Dinner Menu is ready! Hill Farmstead Brewery at the Round Barn Farm, Waitsfield, VT

The Beer Dinner Menu is ready! Hill Farmstead Brewery at the Round Barn Farm, Waitsfield, VT on Friday July 9th. Chefs Charlie Menard and Jacob Marchant spent a few days going back and forth with Brewer Shaun Hill to get together what is sure to be an amazing evening of food and beer pairings under the night sky, here in the Mad River Valley!

Here is a quick recap of the Vermont beer dinner:

What: A 5 course beer pairing dinner with Hill Farmstead Brewery from Greensboro, VT. The dinner will feature the foods of  the gardens and farms of the Mad River Valley and beyond. The Music of “They Might Be Gypsies“. The dinner is also the official kick off event for the Mad River Valley’s Vermont Festival of the Great Outdoors, so we’ll be donating partial proceeds from the event to the Mad River Path.

When: Friday July 9th at 7pm till 10pm

Where: The Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield Vermont. The event will begin down at our wood fired clay oven, then move up to the back terrace for dinner, music and beer al fresco.

Contact: Call the Inn for reservations 802-496-Barn or shoot an email to : Lodging@theroundbarn.com

PDF Vermont beer dinner menu with Hill Farmstead Brewer at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield VT

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Vermont Beer Dinner Menu with Hill Farmstead Brewery at the Round Barn Waitsfield VT

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Vermont Beer Dinner to Benefit the Mad River Path

Our July 9th Vermont beer dinner will benefit the Mad River Path Association. The VT beer dinner is the official kick off for the Vermont Festival of the Great Outdoors, the event will take place outside, overlooking the Round Barn and the Mad River Valley’s pastoral countryside. Choosing to donate a portion from each sale of the dinner to the Mad River Path Association seemed “hand in hand”.

The Mad River Path is a series of walkways in the Valley. This trail system has something for everyone, including the family dog.

The main path is the Mad River Greenway which is located in the nationally recognized Mad River Valley Rural Historic District. The path is 7 feet wide and is a natural path along the Mad River. It offers scenic views of the Valley and surrounding Green Mountains. The path has a mowed grass surface with a slightly worn single track. It is suitable for mountain bikes and attracts trail walkers, runners, and dog walkers. A long loop can be made by linking the Mad River Path, Meadow Road, and North Road passing through the Pine Brook Covered Bridge.

Mad River Path Trail Map Waitsfield Moretown Fayston Warren VT

From Madriverpath.com

The mission of the Mad River Path Association is to build, maintain, support and conserve a system of continuous public pathways from Warren to Moretown to foster a healthy community by connecting the people, schools, businesses and special places of the Mad River Valley.

The Mad River Path is a work in progress that
began in 1987. It is managed and maintained by the Mad River Path
Association, a small, member-supported non- profit organization. The goal
of connecting people, communities, schools, businesses, special places
and the four towns – Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston and Moretown – with a
continuous system of recreational trails requires a great deal of support,
both financially and physically, to ensure that the Path remains a permanent
community asset. We are continually working on securing permanent trail
easements, soliciting and administrating grants, sponsoring fundraising
events, connecting with local schools and civic groups, and organizing
trail work parties.The Association is proud to be part of a community that values
recreation, conservation and our beautiful natural resources. As a non-profit
organization, donations are tax deductible, and as a public and free local
resource, time spent volunteering and money spent protetcting the Path
brings back untold returns by making our small piece of the world
a better place. With your help, we can build one more bridge, create
one more trail, and get one step closer to completing the Mad River Path.

For more information or to book call the Round Barn Farm 802-496-BARN and continue reading the blog…

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Vermont Beer Dinner featuring Hill Farmstead Brewery Named Mad River Valley Festival Kickoff Event!

The Vermont Festival of the Great Outdoors in the Mad River Valley

Vermont Beer Dinner featuring Hill Farmstead Brewery Named Mad River Valley’s Vermont Festival of the Great Outdoors – Festival Kickoff Event! On July 9th The Round barn Farm in Waitsfield, will host Hill Farmstead Brewery for a 5 course beer pairing dinner featuring food from the Round Barns Gardens and the surrounding farms. The dinner will mark the beginning of the Mad River Valley’s Festival of the Great Outdoors. The Festival runs from July 9th to July 18th and will include over 45 events all over the Mad River Valley. The Beer dinner will be held on the grounds behind the Inn and the Round Barn (if the weather does not cooperate, we will go into the barn). The Round Barn will donate a portion of the ticket sale to the Mad River Path Association.

To learn more about the Festival of the Great Outdoors: http://www.vtoutdoorsfest.com

To book the Dinner or learn more Call the Round Barn Farm: 802-496-Barn (2276)

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The Farms of the Mad River Valley ( Waitsfield, Warren, Moretown VT )

Round Barn Farm's Organic Garden in Waitsfield Vermont

The Mad River Valley is comprised of the towns of Moretown, Fayston, Waitsfield and Warren. The Vermont beer dinner on Friday july 9th at the Inn at the Round Barn Farm will feature those farms from those towns, the “valley” and throughout Vermont. If you choose to book the Vermont Farm and Beer Experience at the Round Barn you’ll enjoy even more of those farms; every morning for breakfast and every afternoon for our afternoon snacks. The Farms of the Mad River Valley are easy to find and many are open to visitors stopping in, in fact many of them are honored and welcome people who share in their interest. If you are staying with us at the inn you can ask your innkeeper about the local farms perhaps even calling ahead to arrange for a little tour from the farmer themselves. You can also head out early on Saturday morning and hit the Farmer’s Market right in downtown Waitsfield always fun and exciting.

Below is a map of the Mad River Valley and our “food shed”, produced by our Localvore chapter. The map, only about a year old, is already due for revision, the number of Valley farms has grown!

here’s a few Valley-Ag-links:

Check out one of my favorite valley farm’s blog: http://davesfarm.wordpress.com/

A brand new little farm:

http://smallstepfarm.blogspot.com/

A unique Farm:

http://www.vermontyak.com

Another unique farm and a real “funghi”:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Waitsfield-VT/Dana-Forest-Farm/73217300126

From Pork to Potatoes they’ll have it:

http://www.gaylordfarm.com/

be sure to visit: http://www.vermontlocalvore.org/

PDF Version:   Mad River Valley food shed map Waitsfield,Warren, Moretown VT

Mad River Valley Farms Map Waitsfield, Warren, Moretown Vermont

Questions or to book the Great Farm and Beer Experience or just the Vermont beer dinner give the Round Barn a call at:

(802) 496-2276

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Vermont Beer, Vermont Farms, and… Vermont Music!

Yes, it the ultimate trifecta.

On July 9th at our Vermont Beer pairing Dinner at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield, we will be featuring Hill Farmstead Brewery, Vermont Butter and Cheese Co., and local Vermont music: They Might be Gypsies.

Greg and Aiden of They Might be Gypsies

They Might be Gypsies is mainly the father and son duo of Greg and Aiden Ryan. Greg began passing down his amazing skills to Aiden at the age of 4 years old. Now Aiden is in his teens and the two have even released an album. The duo’s guitar work is like none other, I highly recommend you visit their website to hear a bit of a sample. The Vermont Beer dinner will be on July 9th at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield Vermont, in the heart of the Mad River Valley.

Here is a recent, nice little article about the VT band from the Times Argus News Paper.

For more information about the Vermont Beer Dinner or about the Vermont Farm and Beer experience at the Round Barn, give us a call at 802.496.2276 and be sure to visit our website at: http://www.theroundbarn.com

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Day Two – The Vermont Beer Pairing Dinner at the Round Barn Farm Waitsfield

On Day two (Friday, July 9) of the Great Vermont Farm and Beer Experience at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield, I suggest enjoying the great farms of the Mad River Valley. After you’ve enjoyed the 3 course breakfast prepared of course, with local foods, we can give you a map of some farms to visit on your own schedule, from David Hartshorn’s certified organic vegetable farm to The Vermont Yak Company, to a cheese maker, and on… and on.
After your day in the Mad River Valley, come back to the Inn decompress with some freshly baked cookies (or some other sweet treat) and some afternoon hors d’oeuvre in the library or the back patio of the Inn overlooking the ponds and pastures of the farm.

Relaxed?
Ok, good.
Walk next door to the Round Barn for dinner.
The Vermont beer pairing dinner will be featuring Hill Farmstead Brewery. Shaun Hill, the brewer and owner will be at the dinner to present the special beers, some prepared just for this event. The Beer dinner will feature five courses and five beers. In addition Allison (the owner) and Adeline (the head cheesemaker) from Vermont Creamery (aka Vermont Butter and Cheese ) will also be attending the dinner and their cheeses will be featured throughout the meal. The menu will be available shortly for the event, but you can expect lot’s of great farm fresh foods from the farms of Vermont.
The Vermont Beer pairing dinner is part of the Great Vermont Farm and Beer experience at the Inn at the Round Barn Farm, though can be booked separately by calling the Round Barn at 802-496-26-2276

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The Vermont Farm and Beer Experience Poster

Here’s the poster for the GVFBE (that’s the Great Vermont Farm and Beer experience).

Down load the PDF here:  Vermont beer dinner poster 1.1

Your Homebase in Waitsfield, VT – The Round Barn Farm

Here’s a little video for you. Just to give you a little idea of where you’ll be making your home for the Great Vermont Farm and Beer experience at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield, VT

be sure and check out all of our videos at our channel  http://www.youtube.com/TheRoundBarn

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Day one: From Waitsfield to Burlington, Northern Vermont Brewery Tour Experience

On the first day (July 8th) of our Vermont Farm and Beer Experience, we are offering a tour of northern Vermont Breweries. Leave your car at the inn, and hop in the van. The Van will pick you up at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield at about 11:15 am. The van and guide will take you on tours of 4 Burlington, Vermont Breweries. You’ll see beer being brewed as well as be able to try and sample a wide variety of beer as well. Lunch will be provided during the tour as well.

Your stops on the Burlington tour will include:

A look inside the wondrous world of Magichat brewery…
You’ll feel like you stepped into a Tim Burton movie, except with beer and perhaps a bit more fun.

You’ll visit Switchback Brewery. Switchback’s rise in popularity comes from making just a few varieties of nearly perfect beer. They also much sought after, as they do not bottle their beers!

The Vermont Pub and Brewery was started by the late “godfather” of brewing. Greg Noonan literally wrote the book on brewing. It seems, Greg’s books became the inspiration for the rise for many of the country’s new micro-breweries.

American Flatbread was started just down the road from the Round Barn by our old friend George Schenk. On the “day one brewery tour” you’ll be able to visit a newer outpost of the original restaurant with all the same vibes as the original, but with one big addition; the Burlington restaurant is also home to Zero Gravity Brewing.

At the end of the tour you’ll be enjoying the van ride back to the Round Barn Farm with a smile on your face!

To book the Vermont Farm and Beer Experience at the Round Barn Farm give us a call at 802-496-2276

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A little more about our newest Vermont beer brewer: Hill Farmstead Brewery

Our July 9th Beer pairing dinner at the Round Barn Farm in Waitsfield is featuring new Vermont beer producer Shaun Hill of Hill Farmstead Brewery. Shaun and his brewery have been receiving some well deserved press lately. Here are a couple of links to read up on the newest brewery in Vermont. We hope to see you on July 9th for some of Hill’s award winning beers at the Round Barn Farm!

An Article By Steve Koenemann on Hop Press, for Rate Beer.com

An article by Sky Barsch Gleiner for the Times Argus News Paper
An Article from Cheese and Cheers

Check back here often for more press updates

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