McNeill's Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Brattleboro,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: McNeill's Brewery
- Out of business
Established in 1992
Closed in 2022
Contact
90 Elliot St, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Description
Since 1992, McNeill’s brewery has consistently offered some of the Northeast’s finest beers. Brewmaster Ray McNeill has won accolades far and wide, including thirteen national and international awards.
Critics and food writers alike have praised McNeill’s products, including the Albany Times Union, “McNeill may be the best brewer in America,” or All About Beer Magazine, “The jewel in the crown of Vermont’s many fine beers.”
In 2008 McNeill opened the long rumored packaging facility just north of the venerable brewpub.
Today, McNeill’s packages ten different beers plus seasonals.
The brewery, closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, burnt down and was demolished in 2022.
Critics and food writers alike have praised McNeill’s products, including the Albany Times Union, “McNeill may be the best brewer in America,” or All About Beer Magazine, “The jewel in the crown of Vermont’s many fine beers.”
In 2008 McNeill opened the long rumored packaging facility just north of the venerable brewpub.
Today, McNeill’s packages ten different beers plus seasonals.
The brewery, closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, burnt down and was demolished in 2022.
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from New Beer. Pours cloudy blonde with white head. Nose and taste of bready malt, lemon peel, barley and sugared grain. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2013
at 14:23
6/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 05:54
6/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 05:52
6/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 05:50
6/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 05:49
7/10
Tried
on 26 Apr 2013
at 10:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
22 oz. bottle from Gary’s Beverage for $3.99. Color is an interesting orange hue with soapy head. Light retention. Weak aroma of caramel malt and some fruit. Flavor has a good amount of fruit hops, pineapple, mango or tropical fruit. The bitterness of this brew hit me right away. I sip this with my dinner and it appeared that it got gradually bitterer as I drank. The caramel malt I smelled didn’t help balance it. A bitter, bitter hop bomb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2013
at 06:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours muddy caramel orange with off white head. Nose and taste of caramel toffee, malt, orange peel and citrus. Touch of sea salt. Finishes bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2013
at 18:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours reddish amber with off white head. Nose/taste of malt, citrus rind and caramel. Taste is a little on the sweet side. Lighter side of Medium body. Slight sour apple finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2012
at 15:15
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Nose/taste of roast chocolate malt, flaked oats, flaked barley and hints of vanilla. Lots of up front roast on the nose. Taste has some burnt barley and malt in the forefront. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2012
at 11:06