Sugarsnap Bar Service

We are based in South Burlington and licensed to provide bar service throughout Vermont. We offer our bar service with our food catering or as a standalone service. We offer beer, wine, cider, and liquor.

No. Vermont liquor laws are strict and clear-cut. When we provide bar service, we are required to obtain the appropriate permit through the city or town. During the permitted service period, all alcohol served must be purchased and supplied by the bar caterer.  No outside alcohol is permitted under any circumstances.

Our three most popular service styles are:

Cash Bar, where guests pay for their own drinks
Consumption Bar, where our bartenders track the drinks served and you are charged based on consumption 
Open Bar, where we set a per-person price based on the event duration, with one flat rate regardless of how much guests drink.

We can also create a hybrid of any of these options to best fit your budget. Some examples included the host paying for beer and wine only and guests paying cash for cocktails; the host provides a set amount of tickets for the event and once those are used, the bar is cash; or the host covers the bar up to a certain dollar figure and then it switches to cash bar.

We are able to provide any selections that are available through our licensed wholesale suppliers. In some cases, we may require pre-purchase of specific selections in advance.

We prefer not to serve beer from kegs. Off-premise catering involves many variables, and transporting and tapping kegs adds additional complexities that can lead to service issues, such as excessive foam.

Yes, we have a set list of house signature cocktails and mocktails that you can choose from or we’ll work with you to provide featured cocktails and mocktails for your guests.