Written by Matt Webster for www.nhmagazine.com
Holderness is a very small town just north of Squam Lake, mid-New Hampshire, where they shot On Golden Pond. A few years ago they had a small brewery owned by a gentleman who also owned a homebrew store. Nice to see Holderness is back in brew world. -The Professor
Squam Brewing is one of the smallest breweries in the country. It’s owned and operated by John Glidden, who has spent his entire life in Holderness, N.H. Glidden explains that the name was chosen “partly for my close association with the lake and partly for the name recognition for both locals and tourists who enjoy the Lakes Region.” He currently brews and bottles six different styles of beer ($6-$8 for 22 oz. at retail), all with a unique connection to local history.
For instance, Asquam Amber Ale, the first beer released by the brewery, is made in homage of one of the early names of Squam Lake – Asquam is an Abenaki word for water. Steamer Stout – an oatmeal stout – is brewed in honor of the hard-working Halcyon, “which transported mail, people and goods up and down Squam Lake in the early 1900s.”
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A week away from my thirtieth birthday, I received an early birthday present from my dad – a package that included a card, some beer money, and three books. One of the books? The Simon and Schuster Pocket Guide To Beer, by Michael Jackson. Published in 1991, it’s an interesting read – it’s a guide to the different types of beer – which is invaluable in and of itself – as well as a tour of the beer world as it was 16 years ago. It’s interesting how things have changed.
The midstate’s first “craft beer bottle shop and flatbread pizza café” will open at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Lancaster.
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