Greenery and Breweries

With last Friday being our Fifth wedding anniversary we knew we were going to celebrate it differently than all others.  Living in New England were so fortunate to have so many nearby places to visit.  Not only are there so many nearby places/states to visit, there is so much history that exists up and down New England.
Since both of us had never been to Vermont we figured let's give it a twirl.  We headed out Friday afternoon, and we were heading to Woodstock, Vermont.  A nice 3 1/2 hour drive provided us lots of time to talk, and reflect on the past five years.   We went out to dinner, and headed back to hotel.  ** your probably reading this thinking 'wow, that's pretty uneventful'---keep in mind I am not providing details after dinner.
After eating breakfast, we proceeded our way into downtown Woodstock.  Fortunately the town was having a annual fair.  All local shops had sidewalk sales, and all local places were providing tastings.  By 1pm we had sampled about 10 different wines, three different vodka's (which were made from maple syrup- yummy), and a local whiskey.  Needless to say, we were feeling good.

We did some walking to take in the scenery, and try to walk off all the tastings.  We couldn't help but to enjoy the tranquility and be relaxed.

After walking through Woodstock and taking in the town, the locals, and the scenery.  We decided to go visit the Harpoon Brewery.   There are tons of breweries in Vermont however, this brewery was close by and it had great reviews.  Another reason is because, who doesn't love IPA?!  I mean really!  

The tour was $5 and you received a sample glass, and a 45 minute walk through.  At first I was excited about the beer but the actual tour was completely educational!  We were able to sample some 'green' beer.  Not that the beer was actually green but it was unfiltered and very cloudy.  I would have taken a picture to share--my hands were full !!  At the end very end of the tour you were able to try as many beers they had on tap as you wanted.  Talk about chug, chug, chug!

After the brewery tour we decided to eat lunch there.  It was probably better that we get something in our stomach before getting behind the wheel to come home.

It was a quick trip to say the least.  More importantly was that we were able to remove ourselves from the area/house.  We were able to enjoy each other and nature.  The time we had in the car to discuss the past five years, and where we see each other in the next five was special.   We talked about things that we never have a chance to discuss in quiet.  Just being able to celebrate our five year anniversary really is a special marking!