I took a drive down to Harpoon on a warm Saturday with some friends and was pleased that it lived up to its Yelp hype. The beer was fantastic. The Munich Dark was probably my favorite. I'm generally a fan of lighter beers, but the Munich was so smooth in flavor. All the beers were truly excellent though (I had a flight for $5.25) The food was pretty good and for the price is a great bargain. Most of the sandwiches/burgers are around $6-8 which includes a side of fries. I enjoyed the atmosphere. Lots of outdoor seating and its a great place to kick back in the summer. The service was average. I'd probably give that a 3. The waitress at times bordered on being rude. Its all good though, I think the beer, atmosphere and prices make up for it. I can't wait to go back again. I'd like to add that we also took a drive up to Long Trail Brewery the same day and of the two, I think Harpoon is far superior. read more

I try Harpoon once every year with the hope it improves. Please go only for the beer. Most of the food is fried and overcooked. Food service often takes over 45 minutes. The place is also acoustically LOUD. Sit outside if you wish to talk to your party, or if anyone is hard of hearing. The flights of beer are fun and of good quality. read more

The Harpoon Brewery is the focal point of my fall. Oompa band and sausage and stein in hand - Michelle is a happy girl. Red cheeked smiles on Columbus Day weekend under the softly orange sunlight of dappled maple-tree fall I forget everything I know about Midtown and Downtown and everything in between and re-learn how to slow down and taste that sweet cold cider. I sing along "Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit" and lift my hefty mug (it's a two-hander!) again and again. And at $4.25 a beer we can afford to stay here. The party doesn't end until the sun is red in the West and we're shivering our way back to campfires and tents, satiated and smelling of the woods. Ready to cook some meat on a fire and live the primitive. And all summer long I've been thinking - is it time yet to do it again? read more

The bartender brad was knowledgeable and attentive. Loved the UFO series and the poutine was great! read more

Harpoon Brewery - Breweries Near Me - Windsor, Vermont

i don't drink too much anymore, and when i do harpoon isn't the beer i usually go for .. the food here was very good, the hard cider was decent. really one of the best grilled-cheese (cabots cheddar - yum) sandwiches and beer battered onion rings i have ever had. also partook in the beer sampler platter and they are all ok - all were pretty unique, good new englandy beers. unfortunately there were no brewery tours the day we were here, but i will be coming back to harpoon next time i am headed north. (note- they dont take AMEX) read more

Harpoon Brewery - grilled cabots cheddar and beer battered onion rings, so nice - Breweries Near Me - Windsor, Vermont

I really enjoyed the tour here! We've come before but this was our first time doing the tour, and I think they do it the right way. Interesting information, a look at the process, and lots of samples :) What I like about this place: -Great place to hang out outside. There are cornhole games, life-sized chess, picnic tables, live music, and more. You can grab a beer, some quick food, wine and cheese- really anything, and hang out here with friends or family. -You can try up to 4 2oz samples of whatever is on tap for free before buying a beer or cider. This is in addition to any tastings on your tour :) -Tour guides are funny -You get to try an IPA at two different points in the process during the tour, and it's cool to compare the taste -At the end of the tour you get to choose what to try (of what's on tap) -There is a restaurant with decent food if you want a sit-down meal. The pulled pork nachos are good! -pumpkin cider. Yum! Overall, a fun brewery experience, even if Harpoon isn't your favorite beer (although I have definitely found some Harpoon favorites thanks to this place!) read more

I must say that this brewery was, hands-down, the highlight of my vacation. It was sad that this was my first brewery stop on the whole trip, but I will gladly be returning. When you first arrive and get your first view of the brewery itself, it's a real tell-tale sign of what's to come. The grounds were clean and nicely kept, the inside of the building was the same, and the outside eating area was absolutely perfect. They had PLENTY of beers on tap to try, and the lunch menu couldn't have been any better. All of their foods showcase ingredients from Vermont and show you a distinct sense pride that they have for their products. The meals were incredible, the beers were great, and this place CERTAINLY is on the top of my list for must-visit establishments in Vermont! read more

I came here with a group of friends for a late dinner the other night, and it was as good as it gets! To drink I ordered a huckleberry UFO, which was deliciously refreshing. And to eat we shared orders of the vegetable and hummus platter, two soft pretzels, and the poutine. Everything was tasty, and the soft pretzel was out of this world! Furthermore, the service was both friendly and efficient. I'd love to go back! read more

A beer drinkers destination with a beautiful setting but nothing but French fries if you try to make it a family outing. I had the meatloaf sandwich but it was so overpowering of sage...seriously who puts sage in meatloaf anyways...and the sauce on the side never showed up. My husbands chicken sandwich was ok but he loved the dark beer. Put in a soda fountain...only having water as a choice gets old fast. read more

Came here with some friends to sample some beers over a new years trip - Harpoon has some tasty brews, but this is a popular spot so be prepared to wait. Beers: My friends and I had a great time ordering the various flights of brews and Harpoon does a good job of having a variety. My favorite on this past visit was the Winter Warmer. It had all the great spices of this time of year, hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, etc, but it wasn't as heavy as stouts that often get that spice treatment. I also thought their standard cider was good, but avoid the maple cider. Sure, it *sounds* good, but the maple was too over powering. I was underwhelmed by the Ginger UFO, I think maybe because ginger/winter flavors don't go well with a Heff The cocoa porter is a really great porter, dark, smooth and flavorful Snacks: Pretzel ~ huge and doughy, the pretzel was perfect. The side of mustard was spicy and good, but the other sauce was gravy?! Gross. Literally. Where is my cheese dip people?! Poutine: Full disclosure: this was my first poutine, so I'm no expert, but I thought it was tasty. I'm not a huge gravy fan but the mix of flavor with the cheese and fries works somehow. My friends who *are big poutine fans, liked it, but weren't completely impressed Service: Once we got a seat the service was very good. Our waitress was very friendly and swung by at the perfect frequency read more

As much as I'd like my tourist destinations to be relatively neat, clean, tidy, and well organized I liked the unpretentious quality of Windsor's Harpoon Brewery. For years I'd been planning to come up and take the full tour and on a rare free Friday I got to visit. Located off of Route 5 just north of the main town of Windsor we found an unpretentious place that looked as Vermont as a modern industrial plant could...which is to say, it blended in well with the rest of the landscape. Inside the atmosphere was relatively unpretentious, almost to the point of chaos - staffing was apparently short and there was no one around to explain where the tour assembled, or how one could get seated for lunch. After around half an hour of waiting our guide came around, corralled us and we were off. While the beginning of our visit was rather inauspicious things improved when the tour began. We had a great guide - although she hadn't worked for them for a long time she was well versed in the business and in the brewing process. From her we learned a lot about beer on this particular afternoon - the way Harpoon selects its various recipes, how it picks the ingredients, the way it's bottled, some of the improvements made in recent years and the way it's marketed. Kudos to her. Best part of the tour came at the end when they brought out samples. In all we tried six different brews, one tasting better than the one before. Despite the earlier confusion about seating and ordering that hadn't yet resolved itself we decided to enjoy a late lunch at the place. The food - a couple of burgers for each of us - was better than average and the fries really stood out. However, as with the rest of our visit, the real star was the beer. Samplers were in order and were a great way to end our visit. I'd go back. The tour was informative, the beer was fresh and tasty, and the food was pretty appetizing. There need to be some improvements in service at the place, though. There simply weren't enough people there to take care of the visitors and there was no clear way to know how or where to order nor how to get on a tour. Aside from that...not bad. read more

Unlike the Harpoon Brewery in MA, this one actually gives a full tour and has a restaurant! The tour walks you through the entire place, gives you the history of Harpoon and its beers. You get to sample 4 beers in the take-home 6-oz glasses. Plus, as you go on the tour you get to sample some of the 'green' beer - the stuff before it is all filtered and finalized. It's the first time I've ever seen that as part of the tour. Mega props for adding that little step to differentiate the tour from others. The restaurant serves all the beers they make there as well as basic bar food. We had to wait 75 minutes for our tour since the one we were hoping to go on was already sold-out. Waiting at the bar, drinking beer and eating fries wasn't a bad way to kill the time. read more

4 stars: the brewery tour 2 stars: the restaurant at the brewery So...3 stars overall. We were a group of six coming back from a weekend in Vermont and stopped at the Harpoon Brewery. The tour: fun! The food afterward: not so fun. Let me start with the tour itself. Great tour guides who are interesting and very knowledgeable. You can tell they enjoy giving the tours! Plus, you really get to see the entire brewery from the beginning of the process to the end--even the outside area where the hops are grown to the big machinery (for lack of better words) throughout the brewery. Plenty of time to ask questions, and of course, try the beer! They're generous and excited to share with you the new ones--and their own personal favorites. What's not to like about the brewery? The disappointing restaurant experience. The food is reasonably priced and fairly good, but out of six of us, only ONE order was correct, so that's 5/6 orders not correct. Not a big deal, I suppose, except that on busy days, like weekends, it will be hard to get the waitress's attention and get your order fixed. So, more waiting.... Bottom line: fun brewery tour, decent food, and very good prices in the brewery store (about $9) for a six pack. I recommend the UFO White--excellent summer beer! read more

Wow, this is a super-cool place. The decor is beautiful and relaxing. They have so many beers on tap, including many experimental ones to try. My only frustration was not all of the beers were listed on the chalkboard. I had used all of my free samples with our server when we sat down for a few beers. When I stepped up to the bar to have my growlers filled I noticed several more beers that I would have tried if I could. No worries, the bartender was happy to help and I was able to try the couple extra. Good thing, too. I bought a growler of one of them. Too bad we had just eaten at Longtrail (a mediocre lunch according to my friends) because their menu looked to be full of delicious food. I would love to come back for another visit, maybe this time for a tour. read more

The Boston location should take note! LOVE LOVED this Harpoon location. I've been to the Boston location numerous times so I wanted to check out the VT one when I was in the area. I think my favorite part is that here there's an actual restaurant on site, so you can grab a bite before or after. A lot of the dishes incorporate some harpoon beer in them. The pulled pork nachos were possibly the best I've ever had, and they had this amazing beer cheese sauce. I die. There were 18 beers on tap to try, which beats the usual 12-14 in Boston. I got my first imperial pumpkin of the season here :) They also have an nice outdoor seating area for when the weather is nice. But possibly the BEST PART (well aside from the beer of course) is the cheese shop on site. We stopped on our way out and got some cheese and other local goodies. The shop was really cute and had other things like homemade ice cream, chocolate and maple syrup too. All around I had a great time and am looking forward to my next visit read more

When a friend came to visit from out of town this past September, the mister and I took him to Harpoon Brewery to sample the wares and have lunch. After sampling, his favorite was still the Summer Beer, very low bitterness; my favorite was Rage Against the Hops, which AFAIK is only available there at the brewery, so a real treat. It was great being able to taste the different brews (and cider!) and get a couple growlers for home. The lunch options are pretty standard bar-food type things, burgers, fried stuff, etc. It was fine for what it was. My three kids were with us and after lunch/beers we walked over to a small playground and got maple soft serve from the building next door--my oldest daughter keeps begging to "go to Harpoon" since she had such a great time. I want to go back too! read more

I love this place. The food is great and the tour is absolutely worth the $5. The staff is very friendly. The IPA is balanced. At the brewery you can try their original ale that they started out brewing but discontinued. The burgers were very delicious. The location is great too with outdoor seating and an outdoor badminton court! read more

Harpoon Brewery - Poutine with Vermont cheese curds...simply delicious!, - Breweries Near Me - Windsor, Vermont

Our tour was amazing! We had such a good time and learned so much about the beer making process. I highly recommend this tour to anyone in the area. read more

Harpoon Brewery - Beers on the tour - Breweries Near Me - Windsor, Vermont

Great tour, family friendly and very informative!!! We got there right in time to attend the tour.

Harpoon Brewery did not disappoint. I went with my husband for lunch . This was our second time visiting. We were fortunate to have Hanna R as our server. We ordered a couple of flights. After explaining what type of beers we like she put them together for us. She did a great job. It was a busy afternoon and she didn't make us feel rushed and was very personable. read more

Fun and amazing! What a great little spot with a ton of things to do on the property if the weather is good and you have time. We just stopped in for dinner and drinks though. They have a huge wrap around bar with a stellar selection for the beer lovers out there. My husband was thrilled. We got seated and had a very friendly server. My husband got an IPA and I just got some of the hard seltzer's they offered. We also ordered the huge pretzel with beer cheese, loaded nachos and entrees. My daughter had chicken fingers, I had a strawberry and goat cheese salad and my husband got a grilled chicken sandwich if memory serves me right. Everything was delightful but when we got to dessert I was absolutely floored! We got the maple syrup soft serve and it was literally the best ice cream I've ever had.. and I mean EVER! It was so rich and creamy and thick like custard. It was like having spoonfuls of maple syrup in every bite! I told our server that I was losing my mind over it and he admitted he had it every single day he come into work because of the heavenly glory that is maple syrup soft serve. I will be back just because of this fact alone! Loved it!! read more

BBQ, bands, beer, and lots of happy friendly people. On July 25, 2010 we attended the 10 Annual Championships of NE BBQ. Entry is $10 for friends of Harpoon, with that you get two vouchers for a Harpoon beer, which have a value of $4.50, so the entry fee is effectively $1. Non-friends of Harpoon pay $15 for entry, and they get two vouchers as well. There are dozens of BBQ teams vending and competing. The food was very good and relatively affordable. Pulled pork sliders were around $2.00, brisket sandwiches with chips $6, and I didn't get any ribs so I don't know how much those were selling for. The usual $5 tour is free. It lasts about 30 minutes and ends with a taste of fresh beer. Music was low key, and local - blue grass, rock, folk. Hippies and families were in attendance. Parking was free and easy. read more

Hefeweissen, cider, Octoberfest were good. The 100 Barrel Nordic Saison was great! We also enjoyed the Reuben with homemade kraut, chicken Caesar salad, and the vinegary pulled pork sandwich. Nice place to stop if you're in the area or were just at the Simon Pearce outlet. read more

Beers and service where spot on! However, I have to give this place 3 stars because the food was awful. We got a fried chicken sandwich which was cold chicken not freak fried chicken. We also go the Ruben and the meat was something you would turn down at the deli. I will definitely go back for the beers and service alone but will make sure I'm not hungry. read more

Came to this Harpoon location for the 2nd time last weekend. Unfortunately, the tours that day weren't starting until 5pm. Instead we went to the bar, got some Harpoon, and relaxed. The place was packed (it was lunch time on July 5), but the bartender was very nice, gave us some samples, and we left with a growler. Next time I'll make sure to check the tour schedule- it was a great tour. At the end you can try any beer you want as a sample. read more

Obviously a fantastic beer selection. The pleasantly surprising part was the good food. I had a great burger with local Vermont cheese. The fries had a soft mashed potato texture under a crispy perfectly salted crust. An outstanding lunch on an open patio on a perfect Vermont summer day. read more

Used to be one of my favorites but the last two trips have been disappointing. Food quality, while still okay, is no longer great. The wait staff is wonderful but the long waits while tables remain open, poor bar service if you are not at a table make this a frustrating experience. Be better harpoon! Love your beers and I want the old experience back! read more

Ann is absolutely wonderful! Great costumer service, all drinks came out super fast and her suggestions were wonderful. It was a fun experience and I'm totally coming back. Great service, great beers!! read more

Very good beer and OK food. The food is not as original as at the LongTrail Brewery a few miles north, and the atmosphere is more urban bar than brewery. The central fire looks good but really is ineffective, and the outside seating is set in a rather ordinary grassy area. Overall the experience is not as authentic as the LongTrail, but their selection of beer is greater and very tasty and at least there is no bloody TV with sport on! read more

I stopped in at 5:45 on my way back home, and they close at 6. Last tour was at 4. They let me into the tour area and then one of the tour guides came back and gave me an impromptu 15 minute tour. The bartender stayed around long enough to offer me samples. The beer itself is 5 stars, and so is the quality of the place and its staff. Next time you're heading up I-91, get on US 5 and stop here. (And stay on US 5, it's beautiful.) read more

Stopped in for the barbecue fest. A lot of stuff going on people are happy a lot of events corn hole games all good. Got a sampler pack of beers to take with me after I indulged in a few beverages there brought some T-shirts great event! read more

Harpoon- Windsor, VT. just under 2.5 hours from Boston, it was the first leg of our VT brew tour. We stopped here for lunch as the tour didnt fit into our schedule but I think if you seen one brew tour, you've seen them all. Nothing changes at how one makes beer. Wow, vats! This place is much bigger than the Boston establishment and houses a resturant. You have to eat it. They serve pub fare but its not the greasy kind and prices are pretty dope. Very cheap! The Vermonter panini is amazing! with green apples and a spciy honey mustard. the panini is pressed to perfection-not to crunchy but not too soggy and complements the fries just perfect. their burgers are really good too. altho my bf asked for it medium and it came out well done. i guess something forgot about it! it was still tasty tho! The beer battered fries are some of the best I have ever had. the people here are super nice and will let you sample brews. I was most impressed with the 100 barrel series- Catamount Maple Wheat. You can def taste the maple in this and its a very nice finsih from beginning to end. then there was the Rauchfetzen. this was smooth as well as it was german style brew not a bitter but has some spice to it. The Levoathan series- we tried the Imperial IPA. wow this is bitter. if you drink this before sampling the others- yuo wont be able to taste your beers. I didnt like this as much it was kind of hard to even justify drinking a pint of this. it was very bitter and the taste lingers in your mouth. The celtic ale was really good. your usual irish red ale= a very nice beer to drink any day and with your favorite pub fare. overall, this is a pretty cool place. we noticed alot of ppl come here to eat and try beer. it was busy by 1230-1ish. read more

Went to their New England BBQ Championships over the weekend - outstanding! I'm a huge fan of Harpoon brewery beers, and the BBQ festival at the brewery was great. Tons of ribs, brisket, and pulled pork along with barrels of fresh delicious beer! Music was excellent too, the planning was superb as they had everything figured out from parking to port-a-potties. The brewery does tours, but I passed on this as there was simply too much porky goodness to miss. They have a beautiful store filled with shirts and beer accessories. Also, a brand new Vermont cheese store is right next to the brewery and is stocked with cheeses, honey, syrup, and other Vermont made treats. The festival is a must if you love BBQ and beer, and the brewery is a must if you just love good beer. Either way you will love it. read more

I hadn't been down to Harpoon since before the pandemic, so after a doctor's appointment at Mt. Ascutney hospital I stopped for an early dinner, around 3:30 pm. It wasn't super busy, so I was seated immediately. I sat there 10 - 15 min. and no one came to take my order. Then 3 waitresses stood 2 feet from my table chatting and looking at pics on one of their cell phones, completely ignoring me. So, I figured they weren't interested in my business and I got up and left. Went to Price Chopper and picked up a roasted chicken for half the price of one of Harpoon's sandwiches that will provide dinner for me for 4 days. I won't be venturing back down there. read more

Went here on a Saturday night for dinner. We were able to be seated right away and ordered some beers that were just AMAZING. Totally fresh and wonderful. Try the Raspberry UFO if you can - wonderful summertime beer I went with the Vermonter sandwich, which was just the correct size for a nice dinner meal. My aunt ordered the Rachel and aside from the fact that it was made on the wrong bread, she was very pleased with it. Everything here is super affordable and it is a nice place to go for a casual meal. read more

Stopped by while on vacation, but were not able to come on a day to actually tour the facility. That was fine, as we were able to sit down to a quiet lunch with a nice glass of cider. My husband got the chocolate stout which was wonderful! Great beers, decent food. If we were able to take the tour, I am sure the $5 we could have spent would have been worth it. Check it out if you are in town. read more

This place is spacious and has a high ceiling and modern decor. I prefer a consistent-themed design while Harpoon has a mixture of a countryside brewery and a city pub. I like the way they hand write their beer selection on the blackboard behind the bar. We, a party of 6, ordered all the beer in sample glasses - that was fun to have 2 or 3 kinds of beer at the same time. I'm not a big fan of the food here, just regular american food. The brewery is really cool. Although we missed the tour, we could look all the machines through the glass windows. read more

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This place is a great way to spend an afternoon with friends! The tour and the tastings that you get also make it a pretty affordable way to enjoy lots of beer...mmm. I couldn't give this place 5 stars though--I really had much higher hopes for the food. The brewery has a taproom with a full restaurant menu, and my friends and I deliberately went on an empty stomach (the better to fill it with beer...or I mean...vegetables?) The food was SO disappointing. It wasn't bad, exactly, but it was definitely the type of slapdash sandwich fare that I could have made in my kitchen. I got fish and chips, and basically only ate French Fries for my meal. My man got chili and it came out with VELVEETA on top--day-glow orange obviously scooped out of a bucket and glopped right on there. It kinda ruined what might have been decent chili, since all we could think is that it probably came out of a can. So moral of the story is don't come to the brewery expecting a meal that will tantalize your taste buds the way their delicious beer will. Maybe eat before you get here...and then drink away once you arrive! Ps--fun fact. Harpoon is the proud holder of Massachusetts liquor license number 1! read more

Very nice staff and an awesome selection of beers. Try a pretzel! Worth the trip off the beaten path. read more

Harpoon Brewery - Breweries Near Me - Windsor, Vermont

Had dinner in a Wednesday night in August and service was great, food was excellence and we enjoyed the environment. Tried to go back last weekend and it was a mad house, couldn't even get a growler from the bar to go without waiting 15-20 minutes. Was disappointing but will not stop me from going back on a quite evening vs a weekend. read more