BEER ARCHIVE

Isabella McCoy’s Choice (5.3 abv) is a robust porter named for a robust woman. Isabella and her husband Charles settled near here in the 1700s. In 1747, Isabella was captured by native Americans, brought to Canada, and sold as a slave to a French family. At the end of the French and Indian war, she was given the choice to return home. It wasn’t an easy choice. Charles McCoy was a vile brute, and Isabella made it clear (and history would record) that she only chose to return for the sake of her children. That was Isabella McCoy’s Choice. We raise a glass to her fortitude.

The Undauntable double IPA (7.8 abv). Launching a new brewery on a farm was an endeavor that came with one or two (hundred) unexpected and daunting challenges. Somewhere in there Dave got a nickname that still makes him blush: The Undauntable. His optimism simply would not be vanquished. And here we are. The Undauntable is a big, hoppy double IPA concocted with a boatload of Amarillo hops. Never, Never, Never Give Up!

1933 (4.9 abv) is a German-style kolsch, light in color with a hint of spiciness. 1933 was the year that the Volstead Act was repealed, putting an end to Prohibition in the United States. Beer makers, reduced to brewing soda pop and “cereal beverages” for 13 years, went back to doing what they did best. It was an excellent year. (That would be Senator Volstead himself in the photo. We are just not even sure what that is on his face.)

Forager’s (3.2 abv) is a tart, refreshing sour. This distinctive brew is the result of a couple days that Dave spent foraging for wild autumn-berries (or autumn-olive) that grow wild all over New England. These bright, delicious berries have been called “one of the biggest wild food secrets in North America.” Consider yourself in on the secret.

PYO (3.2 abv) is a blueberry kettle sour, perfect for late summer blueberry-picking days. Made with berries from our very own bushes!

Blasty Bough Amber (4.7 abv) is an easy-drinking American amber, lightly hopped. A “blasty bough” is a branch of pine, turned amber by the sun, and used to start a fire. A Blasty Bough kindles something new: new fires, new traditions, new friendships. (Plus, we just think it’s wicked fun to say out loud.) We hope you love it. #HaveABlasty

Rhute Fo-ah (7.1 abv): Say it out loud for the full New Hampshire effect. This is a rhubarb IPA named in honor of Route 4, which follows the First New Hampshire Turnpike, originally built in 1801 and connecting Durham with East Concord. Made with mandarina bavaria hops, plenty of fresh rhubarb from our farm and lemon and orange zest, Rhute Fo-Ah is juicy and refreshing!

Ichabod Twilight (7.1 abv) is an American strong ale, named for an American patriot. Ichabod Twilight was a free Black man from Warner, NH who volunteered to serve in the Second New Hampshire Regiment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. After the war, he moved with his wife to Vermont. Their son, Alexander, would become the first African-American graduate of Middlebury College. We named this beer in honor of Ichabod. (We figured Samuel Adams should not be the only patriot with a beer named after him.) Profits from this beer go to the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.

My Spicy Valentine (9.1 abv) is a rich imperial red concocted with cacao nibs, a special variety of chili pepper…and looooove. Bring some home for your sweetie!

Farmer’s Alchemy Saison (6.0 abv). Brewed with ginger, bitter orange and spicy rye malt this Belgian-inspired farmhouse ale is a little sweet, a little tart and totally refreshing. Here on the farm we believe that, yes, “terroir” IS a beer thing!

Harvest Moon Saison (6.0 a.b.v) is crafted with New England sugar pumpkin and roasted pumpkin seeds. A saison that’s just right for the season!

Jigs ‘n Reels (4.7 abv) is a rich Irish Red, brewed with pure New Hampshire maple syrup and spruce tips....from the two trees used to build many a stringed instrument on which to play jigs and reels.

Heart of NH Craft: Epsom (5.0 abv) is a special edition of our Tiny Trailer Pale Ale, brewed in celebration of our region at the Heart of New Hampshire Craft beer! Crafted with grain grown right here in Merrimack County, this golden ale has a noble hop nose with aromas of honey and grass.

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Summer Jam (5.5 abv) is a wheat beer packed with a whole summer orchard’s worth of flavor: Ripe peach, raspberry and a touch of tart cherry.

5 Freedoms (5.5 a.b.v). This American Strong ale is brewed with five kinds of hops and five kinds of malt, and celebrates the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Can you name them?

“Red Bob” soda is made with foraged staghorn sumac, well water and a little bit of invert sugar. Tart and spectacularly refreshing all on its own over ice…and as a mixer with some Tequila and Cointreau, it’s the base for a New England margarita extraordinaire!

Equinox (7.1 abv) is a dark maple sour, brewed with pure New Hampshire maple syrup boiled down right around the time of the vernal equinox. We aged it in bourbon barrels for a truly distinct flavor profile.

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Essential (7.2 abv) is an American Strong ale, brewed in honor of the essential workers who have kept our communities running and have taken care of all of us through this public-health emergency: The nurses and doctors and pharmacists, the health care workers and hospital staff; the teachers and child care workers and school staff; the police and firefighters and EMTs; grocery store workers and food-supply workers and farmers; public-health officials and medical researchers; warehouse workers and delivery people and mail people; air-traffic controllers and public-transport workers; the people working in factories making PPE; the people who deliver meals-on-wheels; the news people who keep us informed; public officials who keep our institutions running. We raise a glass to all of you, in deep gratitude for your essential service.

The Welcome Table (8.7 abv) is a Belgian-style golden strong ale, crafted with holiday gatherings in mind. Great with r whatever you are serving on your welcome table. The name comes from the old spiritual that celebrates everybody having a place at the table.

Two Holly Kings in the house! Editions from 2023 and 2021 (10.1 abv) These are big gingerbread imperial stouts. 2023 is malty and full while 2021 has been barrel aged and lightly soured for 2 years. Brewed in honor of the winter solstice and all the merriment of the season! (In ancient traditions, the Holly King represented the waning sun and the Oak King represented the return of the sun at the winter solstice. This illustration is the Holly King as embodied by the “Ghost of Christmas Present” in our family’s very favorite holiday tale.) Happy Yule!

Charley Mopps Brewdog (4.9 abv) is a rich, smooth coffee-oatmeal stout, brewed with organic french roast coffee beans. Charley Mopps himself is the Blasty Bough Brewing Company’s official brewdog. There is even a song about Charley Mopps and beer (you could look it up), and we definitely encourage singing...

Blasty Pride (4.0 a.b.v.) We made this special brew to celebrate Pride Month — and beyond! Blasty Pride is a Witbier brewed with coriander, raspberry and Bavarian wheat yeast. A refreshing brew for summer celebrations.

Extra Special Blasty (5.8 abv) is a special edition of our flagship amber. We first brewed this one to celebrate our first birthday. Now we brew it when we want to! This one is stronger, maltier and and bit hoppier than our regular Blasty Bough Amber.

Sugarmakers’ Maple-Bourbon Porter (7.0 abv) is a rich porter made with pure New Hampshire maple syrup from our friends at Mapletree Farm and barrel-aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels. Just the thing to refresh a person after an afternoon of collecting sap in the sugar-orchard, or to sustain a person while tending the fire under the evaporator....

Fort Mountain Double IPA (7.8 abv) has a citrus and floral hop nose, balanced with malty sweetness. We named it after the tallest peak in our little town (a whopping 1,413 feet). If you’re enjoying your beverage on our porch, Fort Mountain is the second peak to the left of the red barn. We think Fort Mountain DIPA is the height of taste!

Cannot Tell A Lie (3.2 abv) Is a kettle sour brewed with tart cherries and mandarina bavaria hops. We named it in honor of George Washington – a U.S. President who could not tell even a single lie (not one!) and his infamous cherry tree. Tastes like integrity.

John Dwyer’s Dry Irish Stout (3.7 abv) is a special brew in the traditional Irish style in honor of the Feast of Saint Patrick. We’ve named it for Lois’ great-great-grandfather John Dwyer, a common laborer who fled famine in Ireland and joined an ocean-bound caravan of immigrants desperate to build better lives in America. He settled in a New England mill town and opened a small grocery — where the next generation would go on to sell bootleg liquor during prohibition. He is buried in St. Patrick’s cemetery. We raise a glass to his immigrant story.

Tiny Trailer Pale (5.0 abv) is a refreshing pale ale with a citrusy sweetness. Brewed with those wanderers in mind who come to the woods to live deliberately...Perfect for enjoying life unplugged.

Farthest Field Sour (3.2 ABV) Pucker up! This is a straight sour, no fruit, brewed with malted triticale and Morrill Farm Pilsner. Lots of citrusy flavors. If you miss the fruit, dress yours up with a shot of fruit syrup (pomegranite, black berry, cherry, grape and mint mojito). Create your own taste sensation!

Boonie-Cruiser IPA (6.2 abv). If you made it here, you’ve been boonie-cruising! (Exploring on the dirt roads just to see what you might find). Dry-hopped with Centennial, Boonie-Cruiser is a juicy New England IPA with an adventurous spirit!

Jug City (5.4 abv) Brown, named for the local village of the same name, is a British-style brown with notes of caramel, coffee and chocolate balanced with a solid base of East Kent Goldings hops.

Del Fuego (5.5 abv) is a smoked, slightly tart Mexican amber, brewed with a hint of chocolate and chili pepper. Smoky, spicy and…wow, is this gonna go great with ribs! (And yes, for those of you who remember the 80s, the name of this beer is a nod to one our favorite Boston bands of that era. Don’t run wild, people.)

Mason Jar (3.2 a.b.v). Made with fresh peaches from Meadow Ledge Farm, this kettle sour will help us remember the taste of summer. Reminds us of the summer days helping mom bottle peaches that we would eat all winter long.

Down the Cape (4.8 abv) is a gose (a tart German ale) brewed with a touch of cranberry and himalayan pink salt. The perfect, refreshing choice for summer! (And we picked the cranberries in this picture ourselves…)

The Poet Laureate (4.9 a.b.v.) A wild-fermented ale, delicately flavored with spruce tips and named in honor of New Hampshire and U.S. Poet Laureate Donald Hall. “There are days in a long life that are etched without pain in the heart’s chambers, or with a pain as sweet as cider’s.”

Extra-Special Blasty (5.8 abv) is a special edition of our flagship amber, crafted to celebrate the milestone of our 100th batch of farm-brewed beer! Brewed with our farm-raised Fuggles hops (plus some Centennial thrown in for symbolic measure.) Thanks to all of you for supporting this community brewery that we launched 100 batches ago!

Cezanne Saison (6.0 a.b.v) was crafted in honor of the Deerfield Arts Tour. We raise a glass to our neighbors and friends who make art, and who open their doors to invite the world in. An autumn blend with spicy rye malt, a touch of apple cider and a few apples from the ancient trees in our dooryard.

Mandofest (4.7 abv) is a special offering brewed to celebrate the March Mandolin Festival. Mandofest is an Irish red ale that we brew with maple syrup from Journey’s End Maple Farm in Loudon and spruce tips from our neighbor’s Christmas tree farm. We like to say that Mandofest Ale has a maple back and a spruce top...like a lot of mandolins... 

New Rye (5.8 abv) is a spicy pale ale brewed with rye malt and named in honor of our neighbors past and present in the nearby Epsom village of New Rye.

Miss Elsa’s (4.2 abv) is named for Miss Elsa Atwood Griffin, who keeps watch over our taproom. We found her photo in the attic of this old Griffin Road farmhouse. She was born and raised right here, and became a head nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. We think Miss Elsa had about seen it all, and we think she would have approved of a tart beer containing the good-for-what-ails-ya properties of native elderberries. (Fun fact: We also discovered that Miss Elsa and Lois had ancestors who came to this country on the same boat…a rickety wooden thing called The Mayflower.)

Ruby’s Wild (4.7 abv) is a wild-fermented rhubarb ale with mandarina bavaria hops and rhubarb from our very own rhubarb patch on the south side of the brewhouse. Tastes a little like a slice of rhubarb pie in a glass…

The Old Immigrant (3.1 abv). We took ingredients that would have been available to a colonial-era beer maker and added our own Blasty twist. Named for Andrew McClary, who came to this hill from Scotland in the 1700s and was known in these parts as “The Old Immigrant.” (His son would go on to command a regiment at the Battle of Bunker Hill.) With molasses, raisin, oak...

Currant Craze Pale Ale (5.0 a.b.v.). Black currants are in season, so we put together a pale ale with just enough of this local fruit to add a subtle background flavor. Heck, why not get your antioxidants in your beer…?

Echo Valley Alt (5.5 abv) is a moderately-hopped altbier in the northern German style. Crisp and clean. (Echo Valley Farm Road runs down the hill along the northern boundary of the farm.)

Mandofest (5.3 abv) Irish Red is a special brew to celebrate the annual March Mandolin Festival! Mandofest is an Irish red, brewed with maple and spruce tips (so, like many mandolins, it has a maple back and a spruce top!)