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GABF Gold & Unknown Brewery # 3 – 7th Settlement

The last golden stop is at 7th Settlement of Dover, New Hampshire who won gold in the American Brown ale category for their 1623 Almighty Brown.

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7th Settlement Brewery is named for Dover, New Hampshire which according to the brewery is “the oldest permanent settlement in New Hampshire, and 7th in the New World.”

Their tag line of “Don’t Buy Beer from Strangers” is a succinct buy local plea that I think should be a nationwide mantra.

Now if I was tasting their beer, I would be sampling the following….(by year)

1623 Brown Ale then the 1896 wheat before moving to the Rear View Roggenbier then going on to the Amarillo Evening and their Milk Stout to round it out.

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September Brewery # 2 – Throwback Brewing


New Hampshire doesn’t have the same hops and malts growing area that the Pacific NW does but that isn’t stopping the optimistic folks at Throwback who are trying to push for their own “beer-oir”

The beers that struck my fancy are the Maple Kissed Wheat Porter which “is a medium-bodied porter that tastes amazingly smooth and velvety. The rich and creamy mouthfeel is a result of the wheat used in the brewing process. Local maple syrup gives this beer just a hint of palate-pleasing sweetness as well as a nice depth of flavor.

We call this beer “maple-kissed” because we use just the right balance of maple syrup to impart a delicious flavor without the beer becoming sweet.”

There is also the Spicy Bohemian a “pilsener and “dry-hopped” it with roasted jalapenos. The result is a well-balanced beer with a very intoxicating peppery-type aroma, great jalapeno flavor, and just a bit of lingering heat. This beer pairs extremely well with any type of Mexican food, as well as many types of hard cheese.”