History
In 2010, after attending the Siebel Institute, Eric began looking for a location for his new brewery. He ultimately settled on a former hay field in Easthampton at the base of Mount Tom, on Fort Hill Road. Why Easthampton? The water. Per the German purity law, water is one of only four ingredients that go into our beers. In 2015, Easthampton won the gold medal for best tasting water in the 16th annual Great American Water Taste Test. We like to think better water means better beer, and we think you'll agree. Finding the right location was just the beginning. In November 2012, Fort Hill Brewery rose under the watchful eye of Mount Tom. Construction went on for two years, wringing Eric and Striker of their sweat and blood until they laid the first young beer to rest. That beer was an Oktoberfest, first poured in August 2014. The same month, Fort Hill Breweryfirst opened its doors to the public, offerings tastings, tours, and growlers, as we continue to do a year later today.
Specialties
Fort Hill Brewery was established in 2014 in Easthampton, MA. Our goal is to provide the Pioneer Valley with the best traditional German-style lager for a clean, refreshing taste you'll always come back to. All of our lagers follow the German purity law of Reinheitsgebot, meaning that our beers contain only four ingredients: water, malt, hops, and yeast.