Catamount Brewing Co. incorporated with the State of Vermont on Halloween of 1984, making it the very first craft brewery in the state of Vermont as well as a pioneer of small-batch brewing on the east coast.
They released many beloved beers including Catamount Gold, a hoppy golden ale, which won gold at the 1989 Great American Beer Festival, as well as Catamount Porter and Catamount Christmas Ale.
Catamount closed its doors in the spring of 2000. Later that summer, employee owned Mass. Bay Brewing Company purchased the Catamount Brewery and converted it to the Harpoon Brewery, where it fulfilled the long held dream of Catamount by opening a full service pub and beer garden – and where it released limited edition batches of Catamount beers from time to time.
But Mass. Bay Brewing didn’t only get a brewery out of the deal – they also got Brett Simmons, a Catamount Brewer who still brews at that very brewery to this day.
In collaboration with Mass. Bay brewers (and avid Catamount beer drinkers back in the day) Ryan Thompson and Tom Graham, Brett brewed Catamount IPA to bring the pioneering brand back for a new generation of Vermont beer drinkers.
Beer Finder
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BROWNSVILLE BUTCHER & PANTRY
871 VT RTE 44
BROWNSVILLE, VT 05037p: (802) 546-2900
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B G S MARKET INC
0 PO BOX 108
HARTLAND, VT 05048p: (802) 436-2360
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JIFFY MART
301 VT 131
SPRINGFIELD, VT 05156p: (802) 674-4559
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JIFFY MART
4276 RTE 106
PERKINSVILLE, VT 05151p: (802) 263-9327
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SOUTH WOODSTOCK COUNTRY STORE
4800 SOUTH RD
SOUTH WOODSTOCK, VT 05071p: (802) 457-3050
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RAMUNTOS BRICK OVEN PIZZA
71 BROAD ST
CLAREMONT, NH 03743p: (603) 542-9100
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T BIRD MINI MART
170 CHARLESTOWN RD
CLAREMONT, NH 03743p: (603) 542-5676
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ROUTE 106N MARKET & DELI
112 ROUTE 106
NORTH SPRINGFIELD, VT 05150p: (802) 886-3354
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PRICE CHOPPER
285 PLAINFIELD RD
WEST LEBANON, NH 03784p: (603) 298-9670
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MAPLEFIELDS
66 PLEASANT ST
WOODSTOCK, VT 05091p: (802) 457-1549
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WOODSTOCK INN
14 THE GREEN
WOODSTOCK, VT 05091p: (802) 457-1100
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MACS MARKET
37 PLEASANT ST
WOODSTOCK, VT 05091p: (802) 457-9320
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COBURNS
3 ELM ST
WOODSTOCK, VT 05091p: (802) 296-1494
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WOODSTOCK FARMERS MKT
979 W WOODSTOCK RD
WOODSTOCK, VT 05091p: (802) 457-3658
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CABOT FOODS
5573 WOODSTOCK RD
QUECHEE, VT 05059p: (802) 295-1180
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JIFFY MART
6800 WOODSTOCK RD
QUECHEE, VT 05059p: (802) 296-6735
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QUECHEE MOBIL MART
3479 WOODSTOCK RD
QUECHEE, VT 05059p: (802) 296-6617
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JOES DISCOUNT BEVERAGE
335 RIVER ST
SPRINGFIELD, VT 05156p: (802) 885-3555
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SUMMIT STORE
18 SYKES MOUNTAIN AVE
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT 05001p: (802) 698-8486
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SHAWS
2 CHESTER RD
SPRINGFIELD, VT 05156p: (802) 885-3120
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CO OP FOOD STORE
209 MAPLE ST
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT 05001p: (802) 295-3400
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BREWFEST BEVERAGE CO LLC
199 MAIN ST
LUDLOW, VT 05149p: (802) 228-4261
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SHAWS
213 MAIN ST
LUDLOW, VT 05149p: (802) 228-8468
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MURPHYS ON THE GREEN
11 S MAIN ST
HANOVER, NH 03755p: (603) 643-4075
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SMITTYS CHESTER MARKET
526 DEPOT ST
CHESTER, VT 05143p: (802) 875-4715
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JIFFY MART
89 VT 103 S
CHESTER, VT 05143p: (802) 374-0040
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BARNARD GENERAL STORE
6231 VT ROUTE 12
BARNARD, VT 05031p: (802) 234-9688