Winooski's newest beverage destination is set to open this Saturday, November 16, in the former Archives spot at 45 Main Street. Howl Bier, a 50-seat public house and taproom, "highlights the best Vermont has to offer in a relaxed environment," co-owner Wilson Ballantyne said, along with beer from out-of-state breweries that don't typically distribute to Vermont, such as Connecticut's Fox Farm Brewery. Ballantyne and co-owner Matt Wiley met working at Magic Hat Brewing in 2015. Inspired by their travels through Europe, Howl will serve a mixture of house-produced offerings and other fare, Ballantyne said. The bar's custom draft system includes specialized German slow-pour faucets, Lukr faucets and NukaTap faucets for housemade nonalcoholic offerings such as Lawn Lemonade, an IPA-style drink made with a blend of juices and hop oils. "We're trying to give [breweries] a pedestal to showcase their product where they know the quality will be upheld, down to the proper pour and glassware," Ballantyne said. The two men will also work with local breweries to produce their own beers following Wiley's recipes. For the opening, they'll pour a kellerbier made at Burlington's Queen City Brewery. Eventually, they hope to open a brewery of their own. Ballantyne, a New England Culinary Institute grad and co-owner of Barre's Pearl Street Pizza, is driving the food program. With limited kitchen space, he'll focus on bar snacks such as obatzda, a traditional German beer cheese; sausages from Waitsfield's 5th Quarter Butchery + Charcuterie; vegan cabbage rolls; and lacto-fermented pickles made with vegetables from local farms. Joining Winooski's bustling beverage scene "just feels right," Ballantyne said. "It's really great to be surrounded by places that continue to raise the bar."…