The Winter Homebrew Festival was always meant to be a sign of spring and shaking off the cabin fever.  Many hundreds did just that as they piled into 10,000 square feet of homebrewers and wing purveyors.  You could see friendships, that perhaps had been packed away in hibernation, again rekindled as they joined together to taste, sample and laugh their way through the festival.

Here are some tips to get your taste buds truly appreciating the eclectic brews that are emerging this spring!

Snow squall, frost heaves, sub-zero temperatures - they can be the bane of winter in Vermont! Leave it to the hamlet community of North Bennington, Vermont to create something fun for the month of January! Enter: Winterfest! Beat the Winter Blues with the always fun North Bennington Winterfest!

The 21st Annual Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Festival roars into town September 3 and 4 of Labor Day weekend this year.