Schilling Beer Co.

Probably the best view from any brewery I've been too. Overlooks a beautiful river.

 

 

This is one of my favorite breweries in the US for location and lager beers. Overlooking the Ammonoosuc River with a restaurant/tap room having outdoor seating and a tasting room next door (but separated) that has a another outdoor seating area overlooking the River, how could you go wrong? Great selection of mostly lagers (pilsners, dark lagers, koelsch, helles, schwarzbier, Baltic Porter, etc.) and a few ales (pale ale, IPA, DIPA) on tap. Also a few bottles (wild saison and wild ale collab with Almanac). Rustic feel throughout building, beer quality is top-notch, service is decent. I've only had pizza when I've eaten but they were decent; although a bit pricey for what you got.

One of the best brewery destinations in North America. The location is spectacular sitting on the ledge of a river with covered bridge. Great service, great food, and well crafted German and Czech lagers. Highly recommend.

Renovated building on the riverfront in Littleton. Focus on the traditional styles, all done well. Pizza menu. Patio on the river. Inside seating is a mixed bag over several rooms. Great service.

cool spot - an old mill building on the river - converted into we had dinner up on the upper floor. there was a bar on both the first floor and the second floor, but more for serving beer for the dinning tables, I don't think there was really bar seating. More than a dozen beers on tap, a wide variety of traditional style lagers and then a couple IPAs. quality of beer was excellent. table service was actually a little slow, my glass was empty for awhile until getting a fresh beer. food menu is mostly the wood fired pizza, which was pretty good.

Oh, you know. Just chillin’ at Schillin’ Friday not working today to play waaaay up north. If this is what a day off from work is, I would like to sign up, please. Definitely not as ‘right off of 91’ as it looks like it is on the map, true; we were actually on 93 for a good bit. But no matter, we had nowhere else to be as we timed our arrival for shortly after opening. Littleton; off Main Street on that lower adjacent strip hugging the swelling rainy river…

The old grist mill building, enter in through the vestibule. Seemingly nooks and hidden spaced but only somewhat so. Black walls with framed panel windows, rafter ceiling with phat beams, uprights, & acrossrights, and worn plank floorings. Hightop off the entrance, a booth & a few tables riddled about, a 4 backed stool counter off the bar, and more counter seating there (me, pointing). Kitchen corner concealed but it’s there. Schilling logo piece, calendar boards, an old map, a growler display, and a White Mountain National Forest sign. Drop suction cup & wide pan lamps above.

To the left, a straight light wood single board topped bar, two toned horizontal plank base, and seating for 6 on wood backed chairs. That’s where we’ll be. Subway tile wall barback with 16 taps; 8 over 8 alternating with non-descript handles on a stainless panel. The end 2 are side pour as well they should be. Tag over each and tap selections printed on small slates in 2 rows above the taps (beer, style, ABV, pricing). Shelving racks to both sides of center holding glassware of all sizes, and single shelf shorty glasses below. Bottle/can board for the to-go on the end of the tap board, and a flatscreen cornered. Single caged drop bulbs over the bar.

16 beers up, 14 Schilling beers proper (Alexandr, Czech Pilsner, 5%; Landbier, Rustic Lager, 4.2%; Nordertor, Northern German Pilsner, 5%; Augustin 13, Polotmavy - Amber Czech Lager, 5.6%; Glimmen, Smoked Helles, 5.1%; Schalen, Unfiltered Hoppy Lager, 5.2%; Aostsa, Italian Pilsner, 5%; San Jacinto, Mexican Vienna Lager, 4.8%; Kaiserpfalz, Altbiier, 5.1%; Ziegenmensch, Maibock, 6.5%; Fabulant, Weizenbock, 6.5%; Adem, Witbier, 4.8%; Erastus, Abbey Tripel, 9%; Kamarade, Baltic Porter, 9%) + 2 Schilling Ale project Resilience offerings (Pompadour, APA, 5.6%; Combover, IPA, 7%).

The paper list giving beer, style, notes, ABV, & pricing for full pour pint or 12oz & shorty 6oz. I may have sampled a few. Started with Alexandr, Czech Pilsner & Nordertor, Northern German Pilsner side by side. The Alexandr is crisp and beautiful and the Nordertor is floral, citrusy, & hoppy. And then Aostsa, Italian Pilsner, very nice, biscuit, floral, cracker; Kaiserpfalz, Altbier, a maltface sweety; Ziegenmensch, Maibock, also malt sweet, with some alcohol warming there; Fabulant, Weizenbock, banananana, clove, deep plumminess love; Kamarade, Baltic Porter, rich & chocolatey; and we were just offered up shortys of Augustin 13, Polotmavy - Amber Czech Lager. Fuck! Toffee! Fuck!

Went on walkabout as I do… Side deck just past the bar holds 4 tables over the bloated Ammonoosuc River below, with views of the covered bridge and the water wheel of danger. And then upstairs, the sameish footprint there. Bar on the far wall, 9 tables and bar counter seating, and better looking around points, as you’re, you know, higher up. That’s how ‘upstairs’ works. Seating outside for those who are not amongst the fortunate sons who got here earlier and procured inside seating, and food truck action, too. The building next door to one side is the store & tasting room, and there’s something expansionwise coming to the building on the other side, too. Saw the store. No weizen bock bottles to be had today, phooey. Left the store.

Rainy April day well spent. The beers are good here. I mean really goddamn good (although I’m feeling like they’re served just a touch too cold). Great tunes. Christender today, knows his game. Polite, attentive, all that. Tell me more about these foodings, please. We did a North Country pizza; pepperoni, sausage, bacon, mozzarella, & red sauce due to the necessity of food. Did I mention the really goddamn beer happening here? Best goddamn brewery in Vermont (yes, jackass, I know they’re in New Hampshire. I’m saying that the best part of any Vermont trip should be dropping over the line to come here).

 

 

 

Overlooking the river, fresh beers on tap with good food in a restored grist mil

Chili was good

Pretzel was great , had the mustard and cheese sauce. I wanted to lick the cheese bowl afterwards

 

 

Visited on 9/15/2020 after leaving Flume Gorge and before our tour of the Great North Woods.

Vibe was rustic on the inside, cool and damp on a 60 degree day. It was a little too cool for us low desert dwellars to enjoy the outdoor seating including a back deck that had a lovely view of the local river.

Quality of the beer was very good as i had the dark lager and tripel and Da Boss enjoyed an authentic check Pils. Definitely legit decoction brewing method employed to make the lagers world class.

Service was very good as there were frequent fly-bys from the team there.

Selection was good with a nice cross selection of lagers, gose, and a tripel. THere were even some IPAs that were available as guest taps.

The wood fire pizza often produced a very good light, crispy, and flavorful pie. We had all 6 pieces and probably i could have had another piece.

Glad we stopped in as the boys in the New England thread talked this up as a good regional stop!

 

Place is great- right off of 93- customer service was awesome, nice brews, and killer view.

Beautiful property in a gorgeous northern NH town, right on a river with incredible views. Delicious beer, as expected, but the food at the taproom/patio across from the restaurant was amazing. Their chicken gravy poutine, fried chicken sandwich as well as the burger were all fantastic. Great bartenders who provided plenty of samples before making a decision. And lots of cans/bottles to-go. Some of the best lagers (and great hoppy beers) in the Northeast if not the entire country.

 

 

 

 

 

I love these guys!! Everything is great every time! I would recommend the. To anyone.

2nd visit here for us. What a great location and they are brewing some great beer. European styles, pilsners , German style lagers, but also imperial stouts and a triple, all good. Food was delicious - pizza, salads, everything seemed so fresh and delicious. I wish littleton was closer to our place near North Conway - but it is really worth the trip. They also have a taproom next door - selling cans and swag.

 

 

 

 

Wow! What a perfect setting, with great beers and food. A nice brewery/taphouse/restaurant perched above the river in an old building on the edge of a river at a former mill site. They brew some excellent European-style lagers and ales and have a very nice selection of food (the pizza was excellent and everything I saw come out looked just as good if not better). In addition, there is a tasting room and package store next door featuring small pours and growlers/cans/merch to go (this spot also has river overlook seating and is like a sister brewery or something along those lines. All-in-all this place is hard to beat and I will definitely be back.

 

 

 

Great spot on the river in historic area of town. The NE double IPA was world class. Food was above average pub food. Brats and Mac and cheese were excellent. Pizza was pretty good. Higjly recommend seeking this place out ! I’ll be back.

Schilling is best visited during warm months, where the outdoor seating has a lovely view of Ammonoosuc River. Otherwise, it is definitely a bit cramped, but not uncomfortable at all. The bar is great for catching any games as well as watching the crowler process.

The pizza here is just fantastic, highly recommend Ranch on Fire if you're a fan of spicy foods and the warm pretzel as a starter is a must. They have gluten free options as well. While I don't typically go for European style beers, I do love that Schilling goes against the grain with their selections, it helps it stand out and makes it a fun experience. Though the menu does not change a ton over time, the emergence of their Resilience Brewing project offers some welcomed variation to the European draft list.

Highly recommend, everyone I've taken to has loved their experience there.

 

 

 

Such a cool place. The setting is really nice, in a old converted mill. Beers and pizza were top notch. Service was good, but food was kinda slow out of the kitchen on a Saturday afternoon. The owner came by and said hello. Nice touch. A real gem in the area.