Switchback Brewing Co.
Beer garden
4.7 (420 on Google)
About Switchback Brewing Co.
Switchback Brewing Co. is a brewery with a beer garden and smokehouse on Flynn Avenue in Burlington. Its website says it was founded in 2002 and is 100% employee-owned. It says Switchback became the first brewery in the Northeast to do that through an employee stock ownership plan, in 2017.
Switchback Ale is the flagship. The website says the same house yeast, named Brave Little Strain, has been used in every batch since 2002. It describes its beers as unfiltered and naturally carbonated.
The beer garden opened in 2024, and the smokehouse added house-smoked BBQ. Google describes a menu of burgers, salads and sharing platters alongside the beer. Switchback also makes spirits and a non-alcoholic version of its ale.
The website calls the patio dog-friendly, and says no dogs are allowed inside. Its beer garden page lists live music. Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
From Switchback Brewing Co.'s own website and its Google listing, read October 7, 2026.
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- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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Questions people ask
Does Switchback Brewing Co. serve food?
Yes. Its website describes a beer garden and smokehouse with house-smoked BBQ, and says to order food at the bar. Google describes burgers, salads and sharing platters.
Are dogs allowed at Switchback Brewing Co.?
Its website calls the patio dog-friendly. It also says no dogs are allowed inside.
Does Switchback have live music?
Its beer garden page lists live music acts. The events page on switchbackvt.com has the current schedule.
Is Switchback Brewing Co. wheelchair accessible?
Google lists a wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom and seating.
Which breweries are close by?
Burlington Beer Co. and Citizen Cider are each 0.1 miles away. Zero Gravity Brewery and Queen City Brewery are each 0.4 miles away.
Answers come from Switchback Brewing Co.'s website and its Google listing, read October 7, 2026.
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Before you visit Switchback
Order food at the bar. The smokehouse makes house-smoked BBQ, and the website offers a to-go option for it. Check switchbackvt.com for the current menu and events before you go.
Bring the dog if you plan to sit outside. The patio is dog-friendly, but the website says no dogs are allowed inside.
Burlington Beer Co. and Citizen Cider are each 0.1 miles away. Zero Gravity Brewery and Queen City Brewery are each 0.4 miles away, so a longer round of stops is easy.