Tuesday Tunes: Cooie's Trio
2025-11-18 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
As a trio, Cooie, Adlai & Patti combine their considerable talents and convey a spirit of musical adventure across multiple genres.
Instrumentally, Cooie’s steady rhythm guitar, Adlai’s masterly keyboard accompaniment, and Patti’s bassline create the perfect foundation for their vocal stylings, incorporating tight three-part harmonies.

Sunshine Brat Wednesdays
2025-11-19 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-26 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-10 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-17 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-24 12:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
This ain’t your grandpa’s beer and a bratwurst.
Every Wednesday come to Lawson’s Finest Liquids for some big time flavor: A massive jalapeño cheddar beer bratwurst made with Sip of Sunshine by our friends at 5th Quarter Butcher, served on a pretzel bun made by none other than Patrick from Green Mountain Twisters Pretzels, comes with a side of crispy greens and a side of German potato salad, and your choice of draft beer! All of this for just $20! Are we kidding?! Never. We’re all business, baby.

Sunday Sessions: Phineas Gage
2025-11-23 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
You know ’em, you love ’em, and they’re back at the Lawson’s Finest taproom! Come and down, say hi to your friends, and enjoy some tunes for your soul.

MadLove Mondays
2025-11-24 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-01 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-08 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-15 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-22 12:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Every Monday at Lawson’s Finest Liquids!

$5 pours of all our draft beers all day
Mac and cheese specials
Double your Toast loyalty points
20% off cases of beer in our retail shop
Our favorite recorded live shows over the speakers. Have a favorite? Let us know!
Also! Monthly artist spotlights and community features

Tuesday Tunes: The Dale & Darcy Band
2025-11-25 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The Dale and Darcy band is composed of veteran acoustic musicians who play together at farmer’s markets, fairs, festivals, weddings, in bars and taverns and anywhere people appreciate a lively tune.
Their music is clean, crisp and clear. They have entertained guests every Saturday at The Von Trapp Family Brewery and Bakery for the past five summers and it is during that time that they developed the sweet harmonies and uncomplicated tunes you will find on their album. The tenor banjo, fiddles, mandolin, guitar and vocals create a sound that is pleasing to listen to, to dance to or to have playing quietly in the background. While some of the tunes are familiar favorites, others are simply their favorites, the tunes that have made a lasting impression on us all.

Maker's Market November 29th
2025-11-29 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s back! November 29th (and then again on December 13th) we’ll feature over 20 local vendors at the Lawson’s Finest Taproom in Waitsfield, VT. Come get all your holiday shopping done in one fell swoop, while supporting the best artists and producers in the Valley. Do it all while sipping on one of our fresh maple beers or IPAs, or transport yourself to the winter markets of Germany with a glass of delicious mulled wine. End your loop in our retail store, where we’ll be offering free gift wrapping on any of our merchandise or apparel, with new items joining us just in time for the holidays.

Sunday Sessions: Ryan Sweezey
2025-11-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Fresh off his new album, Maybe Magic, and a nomination for Songwriter of the Year by the New England Music Awards, we are thrilled to welcome Vermont’s Ryan Sweezey back to the Lawson’s Finest taproom.

Artist Spotlight with Hannah Brookman
2025-12-01 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The artwork that adorns our Taproom walls rotates monthly with a different Vermont artist. The month of November we’re spotlighting Marlboro, Vermont’s Hannah Brookman. Come join Hannah and the rest of the team on Monday, December 1st to take in the art and chat with the artist, before it comes off the walls!

Tuesday Tunes: Chicken Fat Injection
2025-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Chicken Fat Injection is a Vermont band made up of some of the finest players in the region. With over 300 shows behind them, the group communication and groove is transcendent, bordering on ‘one mind’.

CFI’s choice of – and approach to – material is unique. Believing that playing sets that cross genres is not only refreshing and unexpected for an audience, the band remains fresh on each gig; CFI is dedicated to exploring the common languages of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues, Country, Reggae and Rock – in real time. It’s all CFI – and it’s all Groovy.
As a quartet, CFI is: George Petit on guitars and vocals, John Rivers on electric bass, Geza Carr on drumset and Mike Hartigan on keyboards…upon occasion, when the party permits, we expand to an nonet, adding up to a full five-piece horn section that includes Jake Whitesell (tenor), Rob DeBruyn (tenor), Avery Cooper (alto/bari), Conor Young (tpt/flug) and Nate Reit (t’bone).

Special Cask Tapping with Sean: Harvest Hero Altbier
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
This fall we held a contest called Sip Down Memory Lane, to celebrate 10 Years of Sip of Sunshine, where we invited people to share their fondest memories of Sip of Sunshine this past decade for a chance to win a brew day with Sean Lawson. The winner, Paul, brewed an Altbier on the original 7-barrel brewhouse with Sean in Warren, VT, which we’ll be releasing on Saturday, December 6th! We diverted some of this delicious brew into a cask with special seasonal spices, which Sean will tap at the bar at 1:00pm. This limited edition cask will be poured by Sean himself, and won’t last long! After the cask runs out we’ll have several kegs of Harvest Hero Alter to keep on pouring!

Empowerment on Tap
2025-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Empowerment on Tap! will build on the momentum from our International Women’s Day event, taking a deeper dive into the beer world – hearing experiences from women in in the beer industry and cultivating community among women and non-binary beer lovers (and those who are beer-curious!). This event will combine an engaging panel discussion with a guided sensory and beer tasting experience, with the goal of empowering attendees to feel more confident and comfortable understanding and describing what they smell, taste, and enjoy about different styles of beer.
Each ticket includes: a one-of-a-kind guided learning experience with our female and non-binary beer experts, a pint of beer of your choice, several beer samples, as well as light appetizers.
We invite you to join us for this special event and please feel encouraged to spread the word to others you know who may be interested in attending!
This is a limited ticketed event, and tickets may be purchased here.

Tuesday Tunes: Bruce Sklar and The Sklarkestra
2025-12-09 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Bruce Sklar and The Sklarkestra return to the Lawson’s Finest taproom to throw down some serious tunes!

Fresh Catch Thursday
2025-12-11 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-18 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Every Thursday starting at 4pm we host Nor’Easter Catering for a raw bar pop-up. Come on down and enjoy the freshest oysters you can get your hands on, and a variety of weekly specials that often include lobster rolls, shrimp cocktails, tuna poke bowls, blue crab quesadillas, and more!

Maker's Market December 13th
2025-12-13 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s back! On December 13th we’ll feature over 20 local vendors at the Lawson’s Finest Taproom in Waitsfield, VT. Come get all your holiday shopping done in one fell swoop, while supporting the best artists and producers in the Valley. Do it all while sipping on one of our fresh maple beers or IPAs, or transport yourself to the winter markets of Germany with a glass of delicious mulled wine. End your loop in our retail store, where we’ll be offering free gift wrapping on any of our merchandise or apparel, with new items joining us just in time for the holidays.

Sunday Sessions: Bloodroot Gap
2025-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Formed after a serendipitous jam session at a Vermont bluegrass festival, Bloodroot Gap is a musical collaboration between brothers Rob and Jim McCuen (Swing Noire), Freeman Corey (Catamount Crossing, Big Spike Bluegrass) and Jake Munson.
Corey, a fiddle player who grew up on a dairy farm in Benson, is the son of a fine, old-time fiddler. He started playing at age 10, learning hundreds of Irish, Scottish and French-Canadian fiddle tunes from his father. Corey has become one of Vermont’s most sought-after traditional fiddlers, gracing the stage with Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing, Big Spike Bluegrass, The Haymakers and Spare Parts among countless other notable groups and musicians.
The McCuen Brothers have been performing side-by-side for nearly 30 years, founding the bands Wiley Dobbs, Acoustic Undermind, and Swing Noire, and sharing the stage with the likes of Frank Vignola, Jamie Masefield, Charlie Hunter and Doug Perkins. The brothers provide tight vocal harmonies and rhythmic accompaniment, as only twins can. Rob dazzles audiences with his fluid solos on mandolin and guitar, while Jim holds down the low end on upright bass.

Tuesday Tunes: John Lackard Blues Duo
2025-12-16 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Regular Taproom favorite John Lackard brings his blues and rock n’ roll back to the stage.

Beer Pairing Dinner: Noche Buena!
2025-12-17 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
We have a very special Beer Pairing Dinner brewing for December 17th. Our very own Kitchen Lead, Jenny Rodriguez, will be channeling her roots and preparing a multi-course dinner featuring the flavors of Cuban Christmas Eve, or, Noche Buena. Dinner will feature lechon asado (roast pork), ceviche, oxtail, yuca, plantains and more, all expertly paired with our finest seasonal beer offerings by Jenny and our Events and Education Lead, Mark Leopold.
Come learn, sip and eat! 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
Very limited tickets available here.

Songs to Fill the Air feat. Satan's Dogs
2025-12-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Our new hit series for music fans in the Valley and beyond. One Friday a month. Lights down low. Dancing. Fresh beer. Great damn music.
December’s show is Friday the 19th, and feature’s Satan’s Dogs! Satan’s Dogs are oft-considered Vermont’s best Phish cover band and host some of the most recognizable names in this state’s rich music scene.
Glasses glowing with the gold of Sunshine

Sunday Sessions: Madigan Linnane
2025-12-21 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Valley native, Berklee grad, and one of our shining Taproom beertenders Madigan Linnane will be rocking the Taproom fresh off the release of her new full-length album. We are so proud of Madigan and want you to come pack the Taproom for this special performance!

Tuesday Tunes: Sammy B
2025-12-23 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Sammy Blanchette, aka Sammy B, is a New England based singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist who’s career spans nearly two decades. His performance career began primarily out of Southern Connecticut and has since found a primary home in Southern Vermont in the Okemo Valley as of 2018. Like most start up musicians, Sammy began playing out in bars and nightclubs at age 13 as well as sitting in with multiple Southern CT bands, including Hubinger St. which he became the full time bass player from 2010 to 2018. His style of work on electric and acoustic guitar ranges from a broad mix of rock, jazz, reggae, blues and jam band styles.

Sunday Sessions: Kirk Flanagan and Lars Murdock Acoustic Duo
2025-12-28 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Kirk Flanagan (Barbacoa, Happy Spangler) and Lars Murdock (When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth) go way back- having both grown up in the Mad River Valley and then cementing themselves in the Vermont music scene. On Sunday 12/28 they’ll be playing an acoustic show together, a blend of original tunes as well as classics from Lou Reed, Taj Mahal, The Kinks and more. You won’t want to miss this one.
