Exploring the Emerging, Community-Oriented Craft Beer Scene in New Hampshire

I've visited there, cool spot. Right around the corner from Garrison so you can hit up both fairly easily. And of course the new Smutty brew pub in Dover as well.

Then there's Bad Labs the next town over, about a 10 minute drive away which is also a good spot.

This is why you can't believe everything you read on the internet.

Which is kind of hypocritical, because I'm believing what you're saying...which is on the internet.

 

Northwoods was a fun stop. Good pizza, decent beer, lots of options. I see cans of theirs locally now too (Upper Valley area).

 

Schilling/Resilient cans make it to Boston distro quite often. The Grafton Metro was one of my top beers of 2019 and I haven't seen it since. But I have really liked or loved just about everything I've had from them.

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I will jump on the Spyglass wagon. New to me this week but went on Wednesday and grabbed some cans and then back on Saturday for the newer can release and some pours. Steady crowd grabbing growlers and cans and taproom was full of people enjoying pours. If you like IPA's, this may be the best place in NH. Pretty extensive tap list for such a small place and every beer my group had was great. If you have been debating going, don't wait.

 

I know the owner posted in this thread already, but looking for some info on Polyculture Brewing Company. Worth a stop if they're open? How are their mixed fermentation beers?

 

Worth a stop yes but I think they might be closed for the season.

 

They are worth a stop, but Dukies is right, closed for winter season. It does say on their website that they will open to sell beer to go if you set up a time with them. they are usually available on tap at Latham House in Lyme or Lucky's in Lebanon if you wanted to try. In the summer they also sell crowlers and samples at the Lebanon Farmers Market.

 

Haven't spent much time in NH drinking beer but happened to visit Liars Bench over the weekend. Perfect room, great beer, excellent branding. I dunno, it felt great in a non shiny/this is what a taproom should feel like kinda way. Reminded me a bit of Lost Nation in VT which I also enjoy.

 

while on the topic of NH - check out Branch & Blade Brewing, ModestMan, & West LA if you find yourself in the Keene/Monadnock region. They seem to be doing good things over there!

 

I just saw a list of the most popular brewery in every state. They were using some, obviously broken, metric that followed social media and counted Yelp reviews. The most popular brewery in New Hampshire according to the article?
University of New Hampshire
Hilarious.

 

Suppose canning didn't go over so well last year...IMPY back in bottles

 

Jesus, I don't remember them canning last year. At all.

Looks good, though.

 

Just thought I would throw this in here as well. I stopped yesterday at Bert's Better Beers in Hooksett. The new location is 5x better than the old shady spot. They have a better set up inside and a good selection. Plus they will now let you single/mix pack anything in the store.

 

Visited the new Sawbelly brewpub yesterday in Exeter. Had a few of their hazy pale/IPA’s which were tasty. But even more memorable was the food coming out of their scratch kitchen. Will definitely return.

 

Grabbed a bottle of Branch and Blades "The Illusion Of Peace" BA Saison this past week. Really impressive beer overall. Funky, light acidity, balanced barrel character. It reminds me of the better barrel aged saisons I've had from Allagash. Also I think it was only $7 for a 375ml bottle at Bert's, which is a steal for a 14 month wild.

 

Yep. The beer is good. The food is great. Pickled eggs are epic.

 

It is worth the trip. Very scenic location, on the river,on the other side of the white mountains. Great beer, especially the lagers, pleasant and friendly place. Worth the long drive.

 

"This is going to be a fun beer. Stay tuned for release details!"

 

I wish these guys were closer to me. I'd be there a lot (hypothetically).

 

Fuck, an OG of 8 degrees Plato. Super sessionable, I wonder how it compares to a 10 and 12.