Beer

SINGLE ORIGIN LAGER.

We work directly with farms and craft maltsters to source heritage and modern barley cultivars. We then get to work planning and brewing. We tend to lean towards the Helles or Pilsner Style in an effort to best represent the grain we are working with. Although an occasional dark lager is by no means out of the picture :) Hops are also always single origin. Although we lean towards the noble sort, we occasionally incorporate new cultivars in our 'Modern Pilsner' series.

To start, we would recommend the Belmont Lager. Brewed to the Helles Style and 4.8% ABV. Featuring New York grown winter barley. Step mashed and single decocted to coax out those delicious malty flavors.

New single origin lagers are released seasonally. Frequency depends a lot on sourcing and availability. Join our mailing list to be the first to find out. 

Ingredient sourcing is the most important thing we do.

Most folks got to know us first as Mount Holly Beer. A creative pursuit where we focus obsessively on making the most aromatic & delicate hop forward beers possible. Our close relationships at the farm level have enabled us to be the first to brew with new ground breaking cultivars and select beautiful lots of our favorite ‘tried & true’ varieties.

Third wave lager...

Under ‘Mount Holly Lager’ we still obsess over hop selection, most often working with small scale European hop farms that grow varieties suitable for lager beer. That said, malt is absolutely the star of the show :) With each release we showcase a particular barley variety similar to how the specialty coffee industry selects a single origin coffee. We don’t brew to represent a historical style but rather brew the beer we think will be the best representation of the ingredient we are working with. Consider the way we do things as the chefs recommendation :)

MODERN IPA.

We are suckers for a dank, resinous hazy IPA. So we make a bunch. We hand select the majority of our hops so we know exactly what we are are drinking. (Side note... It's a fun game hunting down the best hops every year. Takes a lot of traveling and what my business school professor called 'networking' with hop dealers. Our very first IPA ever was made with with spot market hops and lets say we learned quick that there are levels to it)

Once our hops are selected, we use them with a heavy hand. ABV most certainly should be in the service of hops. So you will never find an overly high alcohol beer from us unless the hop load absolutely demands it. 

To start, we would recommend The Green Stand. Vermont Style IPA and 5.5% ABV. Brewed to drink like a lager but packed with hoppy flavor.