# Big Tree (The Reservoir) — Waterbury, Vermont

> Big Tree (The Reservoir) in Waterbury, Vermont, United States scores 3.94 out of 5 — Fine, #27 in Vermont. 32 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Big Tree (The Reservoir) is a brewery in Waterbury, Vermont, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.94 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #27 in Vermont. Of the 32 beers we track, 87% are IPA and 6% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.94 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #27 in Vermont · #1,951 in United States · #2,711 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 32

## About

Big Tree (The Reservoir) produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #25 in Vermont. They are most well known for "Yacht Rock", which is a New England IPA and "Mr. Waterbury", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 87% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1 South Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont, United States
- Coordinates: 44.3376805, -72.7565776
- Website: http://waterburyreservoir.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Prohibition Pig](https://finding.beer/brewery/prohibition-pig-3619.md) — 4.17, Great — Waterbury, Vermont — 0 mi away
- [Freak Folk Bier](https://finding.beer/brewery/freak-folk-bier-19710.md) — 4.87, Exceptional — Waterbury, Vermont — 0.1 mi away
- [The Tropic Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-tropic-brewing-31113.md) — 4.18, Great — Waterbury, Vermont — 0.1 mi away
- [von Trapp Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/von-trapp-brewing-3405.md) — 3.96, Fine — Stowe, Vermont — 9.3 mi away
- [Idletyme Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/idletyme-brewing-4245.md) — 3.85, Fine — Stowe, Vermont — 9.6 mi away
- [The Alchemist](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-alchemist-2338.md) — 4.77, Exceptional — Stowe, Vermont — 9.8 mi away
- [Black Feather Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-feather-brewing-35394.md) — 3.46, Poor — Montpelier, Vermont — 10 mi away
- [Lawson’s Finest Liquids](https://finding.beer/brewery/lawsons-finest-liquids-3648.md) — 4.53, Exceptional — Waitsfield, Vermont — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Vermont](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/vermont.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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