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BLDG 8 Brewing

4.5 (12 reviews)

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Ronald S.

ok. you may have noticed that i go to a lot of breweries. i think this was around #150. I like beer. our magical GPS led us around a neighborhood and a small light industrial looking building was our destination, pulled around back and there were a few cars (i think there is a bar next door?) .. walked in to BLDG 8 and we were greeted with a sample beer and talked to the friendly person (owner) who told us what they do and we walked to the back and saw the brew setup. Nice setup. Only one beer! wait, what? that's crazy!! no! not an IPA! It's crazy to think I have been to that many breweries and dislike IPAs, right?? All that has been changing and places like this are making me rethink and try new fresh IPAs. They only do one beer and they do it so well, their IPA - aptly named "THE IPA" is up there with some of the other top fresh hop new england IPAs that people seek out. If you like IPAs or have friends that do you should definitely find BLDG 8 beers (buy it fresh from the brewery if you can) .. if you aren't sure about IPAs you should really try THE IPA, it's worth the trip .. $12 for a four pack that was canned a day or two before. Five stars for an IPA brewery, this year will be interesting!!

The IPA & The Double IPA.
Lauren G.

Took the hour and a half trip from CT to this microbrewery & it was worth every mile. It's a very, very small local brewery that has amazing beer. Dave is awesome & id suggest to check it out to chat with him or taste the beer. Either one.

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Building 8 continues to brew exceptional beers! The IPA and the Double are better than ever!

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Fort Hill Brewery - Beer Flight

Fort Hill Brewery

4.2(36 reviews)
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Fort Hill Brewery is a craft brewery that opened in Easthampton, Massachusetts in November 2014. It…read morewas founded by head brewer Eric Berzins. Originally from Vermont, Berzins began looking for a good location to open a brewery after attending the Siebel Institute for Brewing in 2010. He settled on a former hay field in Easthampton at the base of Mount Tom. He chose Easthampton for the city's delicious, environmentally protected water. He was also enamored with the community's friendliness and sense of welfare. Berzins adheres to the Reinheitsgebot German purity law for the majority of his beers. Per the age-old law, the beer can only be produced with four ingredients: water, hops, malt, and yeast. At first, Fort Hill only brewed lagers. More recently they have ventured into hoppier territory with the addition of IPAs. My son and I recently visited Fort Hill Brewery while we were cycling the large network of bike trails in and around Northampton. The brewery is conveniently located right alongside the spur trail section of the Manhan Rail Trail. The location had seating available outside as well as inside and was quite packed when we arrived. The draught menu that day featured about 20 different beers of varying styles. Being the hop head that I am, I decided to order a sampler flight of five IPAs. It consisted of "G-Fresh" (Grapefruit IPA), "Disco Kid" (IPA), "Fresh Pick" (NEIPA), "Checkmate Chuck" (DIPA) and "Jigsaw Jazz" (DIPA). They were all pretty good, but "G-Fresh" and "Fresh Pick" were my two favorites. My son and I grabbed a table by the brewery's small stage and we listened to the blues sensations of Wildcat O'Halloran's band while I enjoyed my beer samples. We had a nice time at Fort Hill Brewery and I would definitely stop by again!

Fort Hill Brewery is a nice little brewery in Easthampton. It has a cozy cabin feel, which I really…read morelike. There are little airplanes hanging everywhere, and some cool artwork. I had two beers, and both very tasty. The Pianist, is exactly what I'd usually gravitate towards a great sour, with a bit of a twist. I also had Corrupt Cranberry, this is not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. It's a seltzer beer, I've never heard of such a thing. It's very unique, a bit more watery then the average beer, but also very flavorful. The night I was here, there was live music. This is a great little brewery that I enjoyed checking out. I have to add, they charge $2.00 for beer sampling. I'm not sure how big the samples are, this might be a covid reason. This is also a dog friendly brewery.

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Outdoor patio area

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