Branch and Blade Brewing

Microbrewery in Keene, New Hampshire, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2018

Contact
17 Bradco St, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Description
At Branch and Blade we believe in constantly innovating the world of craft beer. Our goal is to deliver a variety of well-crafted beers of the highest quality. Additionally, we enjoy trying new styles and pushing the limits of our own creativity.

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
16 oz. can. Aroma is brown sugar, maple, coffee. The flavor is nice upfront with chocolate, coffee, nuts. Then in the finish the maple is sugary and cloying. Nothing here to balance the stout. Meh.
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2020 at 17:21

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
16 oz. can. Hazy golden color. Aroma is grapefruit, mild grass. Flavor shows a hit of tropical fruit, grapefruit and mild grass. Texture has a hint of juice. Displays little bitterness. Respectable
Tried from Can on 18 Mar 2020 at 00:11

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16 oz. can. A black appearance, fast dying head. Aroma is chocolate and slight earthy malts. Flavor shows the earthy malt followed by chocolate with maybe notes of raisins. Body is a little thin but the malt depth is OK. Drinkable for sure.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2020 at 23:35

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Aroma shows mild tropical fruit and very slight grapefruit. Soft malt backbone is just enough to balance the grapefruit in tropical hop notes. Soft mouthfeel with A juicy texture. Today I had my best two samples from this brewery. Still going to stay away from the “sour IPA” monstrosities.
Tried on 26 Jan 2020 at 20:59

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Aroma shows bold graham cracker, mild marshmallow. The graham cracker in the flavor is like piecrust. Chocolate and roast are mild. 9% ABV is totally hidden. I had another New Hampshire Smore inspired stout right before this. This wins hands down.
Tried on 26 Jan 2020 at 20:16

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Taster pour at the NH Brewers Festival. Appearance is inky/oily opaque black with no sparkle, no head. Aroma is nice roasted malt, hints of dark chocolate and coffee. Taste is as aroma with roasted malt, hints of coffee more than dark chocolate, hints of dark fruit. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and crisp finish as taste. Overall, pretty strong.
Tried on 01 Aug 2019 at 02:40

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Taster pour at NH Brewers Festival. Appearance is hazy, strong yellow with no discernible sparkle, thin ring of white head. Aroma is fruit, citrus, grapefruit. Taste is a mix of citrus, grapefruit and fruit but nothing is too identifiable. Decent strength of each but not enough of a particular one to stand out and give the beer a particular character. A bit muddled. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft-to-average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, good flavor but lacking in identity. 3.7 or 3.8
Tried on 31 Jul 2019 at 11:04

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
No can date. Pours a cloudy orange with small head. The aroma is dank and tropical fruit. Slick body, mango, papaya, peach, light pine bitterness. Good amount of juice. This is certainly one of the better beers from this brewery at this point.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2019 at 16:01

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
No can date which bugs me. Aroma is sour grain and a hint of vanilla. Flavor is lightly herbal and then sour throughout the center of the sip. The vanilla rounds out in the finish but doesn’t really work with the sour grain bill. Or is it a bacteria yeast strain? Beer brewing has gotten really damn weird in the last 2 years. This is an odd duck.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2019 at 15:18

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can date is on the sticker on the 4 pack holder. Aroma shows light citrus, mild herbs, slight yeast. The yeast shows in the flavor. Mild citrus, notes of unriped fruit. Thinner body, it does show a subtle juicy character. More unripe fruits. Shows a touch of alcohol. Nice attempt at the style.
Tried from Can on 14 Mar 2019 at 21:04