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40th Anniversary
Woodstock Inn
Celebrating 40th Year
eaching 40 years in business, own- BR
ated a very special, family-owned attraction, totally making New Hampshire proud to be a part of its achievements.
y Jim MacMillan
ers Scott and Peggy Rice have cre-
Chase if he was interested in learning how to make homebrew. One thing lead to an- other and Butch soon found himself in an internship and Portland, Maine’s Shipyard Brewery. Taking what he had learned, Butch and Scott built the beginnings of the Woodstock Inn Brewery in 1995. Soon, they developed a few local favor- ite recipes including Pig’s Ear Brown Ale rated at 4.3% ABV and the creamy Old Man Oatmeal Stout rated at 5.3% ABV.
Starting out in 1982, the Woodstock Inn Station, located at 135 Main Street in North Woodstock, catered to year-round visitors to quaint North Woodstock, NH which is conveniently near the lakes and the White Mountains. It was original- ly known back in the late1800’s as the Woodstock Station, the railway which brought visitors and outdoor enthusiasts to the White Mountain region. In the 1930’s and 40’s, the railroad brought visi- tors from the New York and Boston areas to discover skiing the nearby slopes.
the area but the inn’s restaurant and bar helped satisfy patrons. In the early 1990’s, craft beer was taking shape which delight- ed those enthusiasts who wanted more and varied tastes from their beer choices. Scott took notice of this fact through bar sales and asked bartender Errol “Butch”
The original 7 barrel brewery that started it all in 1995 is still in use but is aided by a 30 barrel production and can- ning facility, added in 2012, and is located below the original facility to help keep up with demand. The brick-lined brew kettle is one of the main iconic attractions dur- ing the tour as it uses the bricks to line the
There were no breweries back then in
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