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Switchback Brewing goes all-in on barbecue for restaurant on Flynn Avenue in Burlington
Switchback Brewing has gone all-in on barbecue. The Burlington beer maker that began in 2002 and opened the Switchback Tap House & Beer Garden a year ago has rebranded the Flynn Avenue eatery as the Switchback Beer Garden & Smokehouse. The menu isn't a wholesale switch of the original pub-food lineup but does veer more specifically toward house-smoked meats. 'This side of town has been craving real Southern BBQ for years, it just needed a couple of Southerners to bring it to life,' managing partner Josh Weber is quoted as saying in a news release sent to the Burlington Free Press. '(Chef) Chris Cantrell and I were both born and raised in the South, growing up on the kind of cooking that defines true Southern flavor,' according to Weber. 'We saw an opportunity to evolve our restaurant into a proper Smokehouse, and we're proud to bring that bold, slow-smoked tradition to Burlington's South End.' The expanded menu includes a smash burger and Vermont maple hot chicken sandwich but leans into barbecue with dishes such as brisket and pulled-pork sandwiches; a McKenzie 'Switchbrat' sandwich; and smoked pulled-pork and smoked St. Louis rib platters. Side dishes feature Cabot mac and cheese, braised collard greens and maple cornbread. Lighter fare ranges from black eyed pea hummus to Caesar salad and a Low Country spring rice bowl. The kids menu offers hot dogs, cheeseburgers and grilled cheese sandwiches. Switchback Beer Garden & Smokehouse, 160 Flynn Ave., Burlington. 5-9 p.m. Tuesday (limited food menu), noon-9 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. (802) 540-6965, Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@ This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Burlington brewer Switchback goes all-in on barbecue for restaurant
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27-05-2025
- Entertainment
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The Vermont Reggae Festival was big in the 1980s and '90s. It's returning this summer.
The Vermont Reggae Festival was a big event in the 1980s and '90s before fading away. It's returning in 2025. The festival that had taken place in Burlington and Hardwick will come back to Burlington for a one-day event Saturday, Aug. 23 at Switchback Brewing on Flynn Avenue. The schedule, released May 6, includes Barrington Levy, John Brown's Body, Lambsbread, The Skatalites and the Channel 2 Dub Band. A separate, earlier family show on Aug. 23 has Rock and Roll Playhouse performing the songs of Bob Marley. Lambsbread was Vermont's top reggae act during the heyday of the Vermont Reggae Festival. The group's members included Bobby Hackney Sr., who in 2023 published a book titled 'Vermont Reggae Fest: The Power of Music,' detailing the event's first five years. Hackney founded the festival and later became known for his previous work with the proto-punk band Death, which led his sons to establish the Burlington rock band Rough Francis. Hackney is serving as 'ambassador' for the revived festival, which is being presented by the Burlington cannabis company True 802 and by Ed Maier of the concert-promotion company ElmThree in association with The Reggae Takeover. Maier, who recently served as managing partner at the Burlington music venue Nectar's, said 1,500 tickets are available for the festival. WHAT: Vermont Reggae Fest: A Tribute to Our Roots WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 23; noon, family show with Rock and Roll Playhouse performing the songs of Bob Marley; 2 p.m., performances by Barrington Levy, John Brown's Body, Lambsbread, The Skatalites and Channel 2 Dub Band WHERE: Switchback Brewing, Burlington INFORMATION: $20 for family show; $75 in advance, $85 day of show, $150 VIP tickets for full festival; admission for the family show is included for adults who buy a full-day ticket. Contact Brent Hallenbeck at bhallenbeck@ This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont Reggae Fest, long dormant, to return to Burlington this summer
