Post & Beam Brewing

Post & Beam Brewing is an American craft brewery and taproom located at 40 Grove Street in downtown Peterborough, New Hampshire. It operates out of the historic G.A.R. Hall, a building erected in 1837 as the Peterborough Academy. The brewery opened to the public in July 2018 after the building's owners purchased it in 2016 and spent roughly 18 months renovating it. Post & Beam describes itself as offering "consistently full-flavored, high quality craft beer in a casual environment reflecting the character and community values of Peterborough." Its taproom serves a rotating selection of draught beers alongside light fare such as chips and dip, soft pretzels, and soups, and it welcomes outside food. The brewery also hosts a wood-fired pizza vendor, Blackfire Farm, on weekends and offers an annual mug club membership. As a New Hampshire brewery, it is subject to state law limiting growler fills to its own branded growlers or entirely blank 32/64-ounce growlers. The business emphasizes community and sustainability, including a PakTech 4-pack holder reuse program. It is a small, privately held local operation rather than a regional or national brand.

Post & Beam Brewing occupies the historic G.A.R. Hall at 40 Grove Street in downtown Peterborough, New Hampshire. According to The Monadnock Center for History & Culture at the Peterborough Historical Society, the building was erected in 1837 as The Peterborough Academy, a private secondary school. In 1870, the financial impact of the Civil War left the town's residents unable to sustain the school, and it closed. The following year the Academy Corporation began leasing the building to the town, and nine years later gifted it "to be maintained as a park and Memorial building." In 1889, the former Academy became the A. F. Stevens Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization of Union Army veterans. A statue standing before the G.A.R. Hall honors the 209 men from Peterborough who enlisted during the Civil War, 45 of whom died from injuries or disease, along with two officers' wives who perished aboard the West Point when it sank in the Potomac River. After the G.A.R. disbanded, the town leased the building to various organizations, most recently the Creating Positive Change Coalition, which used it as a teen center. CPCC lost funding in 2011, and the building remained vacant until the brewery's owners purchased it in 2016. After about 18 months of renovation, the building was restored to serve as a welcoming meeting place for locals and a landmark for Peterborough. Post & Beam Brewing opened its doors to the public in July 2018. Since opening, it has operated as a taproom and small-batch brewery, hosting a wood-fired pizza vendor on weekends and running community-oriented programs such as a PakTech holder reuse bin.

• 2018

  Post & Beam Brewing opens its doors to the public in July.

• 2016

  The brewery's owners purchase the vacant building.

• 2011

  The Creating Positive Change Coalition loses funding and the building becomes vacant.

• 1889

  The former Academy becomes the A. F. Stevens Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.

• 1880

  The building is gifted to the town to be maintained as a park and Memorial building.

• 1871

  The Academy Corporation begins leasing the building to the town.

• 1870

  The Academy closes due to financial impact of the Civil War.

• 1837

  The building is erected as The Peterborough Academy, a private secondary school.

A community-focused, small-batch craft brewery and taproom in a restored historic building, serving the Peterborough and Monadnock region.

• Draught craft beer

  Rotating selection of full-flavored, high-quality craft beers served in the taproom.

• Growler fills

  Per NH state law, only branded growlers or entirely blank 32/64oz growlers may be filled.

• Light taproom fare

  Chips and dip, soft pretzels, soups, etc.; outside food is welcome.

• Annual mug club membership

  Membership program offered by the brewery.

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