Dear Beloved SIP Family,

Another epic SIPtemberfest is in the books!I HUGE thanks to all of you who came out Saturday, Sept 19. Whether this was your first visit, or you’ve been coming so long you have an established team dress code, we appreciate your support so, so much!

SIP 2027 is officially in the works so save the date: Saturday, Sept 18! Cue the airhorn!

Big big shout outs to our incredible line up of Brewers, our Featured Artist Kate Ives and our awesome sponsors: VT Construction, New Duds, Mehuron’s, Fancy Plants, Balanced Life Chiropractic & Mountain Rose Yoga.

Props also to Paprika Catering, American Flatbread, Ragged Company, Lowell Thompson, Mad River Glen, Rain or Shine Tents, Chocolate Thunder Security and Maya, the best EMT ever!

Major high fives up top to our wicked amazing non-profit “Paw-tners”, For the Love of Dogs, and their team of foster parents and volunteers. (PS: You can still adopt a dog from them!)

And lastly, cue the airhorn for my SIP Team, Mike, Ron, Carson & Shari and all the rockin’ SIP Volunteers who absolutely C-R-U-S-H-E-D – I-T-!!!!!!!

Thanks again for all your continued support! I hope you all had as much fun as we did! See you all again next year.

In the meantime… make good choices!
Cheers,
Meg

It was kind of a bummer day the other day at SIP headquarters when it was confirmed that a mischievous, friend-shaped, young bear ripped down our bird feeders overnight.

The next night, we set up a game cam and caught him coming back for more snacks. He looked so disappointed that there weren’t anymore sunflower-seed filled pinatas for him to play with.

Then, the next night, I had a crazy work-anxiety dream in which a bear was on the ski slope above SIP and he eventually tried to get a beer and we had to evacuate and we were all on bikes. It was probably the best work-anxiety dream I’ve ever had.

And then, the next morning, I got an email from Matt, the GM at Mad River Glen, confirming that there’s this great local musician playing there on August 19th and if we wanted to set up our annual SIP POP UP TICKET SALE then, that would work great!

So it turns our the bear was a catalyst somehow for me announcing that yes, finally:

Our SIP POP UP TICKET SALE will be August 19, from 5-7pm at Mad River Glen.

• Tickets are $55 each
• They include the usual entry, 10 tastings & a souvenir glass.
• As a bonus, these tickets come with a free SIP Glass from the Past! We will have some other SIP freebies too…
• We will have up to 300 tickets available and/or we will be open until 7.
• These tickets are CASH OR VENMO only.
• Here’s the menu for the Stark’s Pub. They open at 4:30pm. We recommend the fried green beans and any of the tasty beers they have on tap.
• This is the talented local musician who will be playing, Madigan Linnae!
• This is our new spirit animal, disappointed.
• Tickets are still available online if you can’t join us.
• We are still looking for some volunteers – join our wicked fun team!

Thanks team! Take in your bird feeders and see you soon!

It’s generally accepted that the worst day of the week for holidays to fall on is Saturday. It’s the vacation/work schedule equivalent of dropping your ice cream cone on the ground. It’s a wet towel. A sad trombone.

Thankfully you are wicked good at attending SIP! And sure, SIP is not a Federal Holiday, but it’s a celebration in it’s own right and it’s always on a Saturday! So this coming weekend should be right in your wheelhouse: a bunch of friends and a bunch of tasty Vermont brews.

Speaking of which, if you haven’t checked out our Brewer Line Up recently, we’ve been busy! Our list is packed with incredible Vermont Beer, but we are super excited to offer non-beer options like cider, mead and back this year, cocktails!

• Cold Hollow Hard Cider – Vermont to the Core since 1974. One of the most visited places in Vermont doesn’t just make cider & cider donuts anymore. Their hard cider has quickly become one of the best cider options in the state and you’ll be able to make the call for yourself at SIP.
• Old Merl’s Craft Mead – Small-batch meads blended with fruit and local honey, Old Merls will curl your toes with their tart raspberry and warm your heart with their rich barrel-aged maple. If you want to try something different at SIP, save a token for this booth!
• Black Flannel Canned Cocktails – We all know and love Black Flannel’s beers, but did you know they are also ace distillers!? New this year they will be bringing their distinctively distilled spirits to SIP in the form of canned cocktails. OMG!

Learn more our these and the other great brewers signed up so far and get your SIP tickets today! Or maybe you’d like to get a peek behind the curtain and join the SIP volunteer team?? It will be the most fun you’ve ever had working!

Have an amazing and safe Independence Weekend – see you in September!