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DISTINCT HOP-FORWARD BEERS.

TRADITIONALLY-MINDED EUROPEAN STYLES.

OAK-AGED & CASK ALES.

SUSTAINABLY BREWED.

HOURS OF OPERATION

TUESDAY: 5-9pm

WEDNESDAY: 4-9pm

THURSDAY: 4-9pm

FRIDAY: 12-9pm

SATURDAY: 12-9pm

SUNDAY: 12-7pm

closed mondays

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BIERGARTEN CLOSED TODAY DUE TO RAIN
Saturday, April 26
back open tomorrow

BREW WITH WONDER

CREATE WITH CURIOSITY

HONOR TRADITION WITHOUT BEING BOUND BY IT

LEAVE ROOM FOR MYSTERY

DRINK WITH JOY

CELEBRATE LIFE'S PLEASURES

SHARE IN GOOD COMPANY

CULTIVATE MINDFUL ENJOYMENT

FOUNDED IN 2017 BY DAVID & ROBERT KAYE, KYLE ACENOWR, & SARAH ZITNAY, WE HAVE STRIVED SINCE OPENING TO CRAFT EXPRESSIVE, BALANCED & DISTINCT BEERS INSPIRED BY THE LEGACY OF TRADITIONAL BREWING TECHNIQUES, PROCESSES & INGREDIENTS.

WE BREW HOP-FORWARD AMERICAN ALES, OLD WORLD ENGLISH, GERMAN & BELGIAN STYLES, AND SPONTANEOUS & MIXED FERMENTATION OAK-AGED BEERS ON OUR 100% SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRIC BREWHOUSE. OUR VISION IS TO GROW MINDFULLY & SUSTAINABLY IN REGARDS TO OUR USAGE OF ENERGY, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AND OUR LAND.

WE SERVE OUR BEERS ON A CAMPUS THAT INCLUDES A COMFORTABLE TAPROOM, SEASONAL BIERGARTEN & ONE-OF-A-KIND EVENT SPACE.

EVERY WEEK WE FEATURE FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC, CASK ALE & PUB TRIVIA. WE HAVE A TEAM OF FRIENDLY & KNOWLEDGABLE SERVERS WHO ARE HERE TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE THAT IS WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE, EDUCATIONAL & FUN.

WE DISTRIBUTE OUR BEER THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT IN CANS & ON DRAFT.

THE FATHER/SON TEAM OF DAVE & ROB FORMULATED A VISION OF OPENING A BREWERY IN 2008 ON A TRIP TO AUSTRIA - THE FIRST OF MANY INSPIRATIONS & EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD LEAD TO NOD HILL. FROM DAVE'S POST-COLLEGE DAYS KEEPING & SERVING CASK ALE IN LONDON, TO COUNTLESS VERMONT ROAD TRIPS IN THE NASCENT YEARS OF NEW ENGLAND IPA, TO BATCH AFTER BATCH OF EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBREWS...

DAVE & ROB WERE INSPIRED TO CREATE A VENUE OUT OF THEIR LOVE OF BEER & THE MAGICAL EXPERIENCES THEY'D HAD AT SO MANY SPECIAL PLACES. WITH THE HELP OF THEIR FRIEND & SKILLED BREWER KYLE ACENOWR, THEY SET OUT TO MAKE A PLACE FOR WORLD-CLASS BEER IN RIDGEFIELD, CT. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT NOD HILL IS TRULY A FAMILY VENTURE, WITH TAPROOM VISION & DESIGN BY DAVE'S WIFE SARAH.

JUST SOUTHWEST OF OUR BREWERY IS NOD HILL & THE SCENIC, WINDING ROAD STRADDLING RIDGEFIELD & WILTON WHICH TAKES ITS NAMESAKE. IT SEEMS THE ENTIRE AREA WHERE WE ARE LOCATED WAS REFERRED TO AS THE NOD HILLS IN THE 1700s BEFORE IT WAS FORMALLY PART OF ANY TOWN. NOD IS ONE OF THOSE WONDERFULLY OLD SOUNDING NAMES THAT IS PRESERVED IN MANY NEW ENGLAND TOWNS. IT EVOKES FAIRY TALES, BIBLICAL IMAGERY, LOCAL LEGENDS, AND PERHAPS SOME LONG LOST NATIVE PLACE NAME. TO US IT IS A REMINDER OF OUR COMMUNITY & OUR RICH LOCAL HISTORY, AS WELL AS AN EVOCATIVE YET ROOTED NAME THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE FUN & GET CREATIVE WITH THE NAMES OF OUR BEERS.

Get out of the gloomy weather & hang in the Taproom and Backspace with us today…21 draft beers, cask ale, two food trucks and live music at 4pm!

Taproom open 12pm // Backspace open 3pm
Hitch & the Giddyup Live in the Backspace 4-7pm @hitchandthegiddyup
@walrusoutpost + @mestezogrill both serve 12:30-8:30pm

Biergarten is closed due to the rain - it’ll be back open tomorrow!
📸 @memorymelt

Perfect weather today…we’ve got live music & two food trucks serving in the Biergarten this evening!

Liz Ashkins & her band ~ Live on the Biergarten Stage 6:30pm
@walrusoutpost serves 12:30-8:30pm
@mestezogrill serves 5-8:30pm

Tomorrow’s weather is looking a little dicey…it’s likely that @hitchandthegiddyup will be performing indoors in the Backspace (4-7pm) and that the Biergarten may be closed…stay tuned!

#ridgefieldct#nodhillbrewery#nodhillbiergarten#biergarten#reddingct#wiltonct#georgetownct#newcanaanct#mestezogrill#walrusoutpost#livemusicct#hitchandthegiddyup

Freshly packaged beers this week…

Magic Mailbox // Hibiscus Witbier 4%
A perennial favorite in the Biergarten, Magic Mailbox pours a vibrant pink hue. Refreshing tartness, low ABV, and gently spicy Belgian yeast character make this beer an easy, delightful choice to enjoy as the weather warms.

Giddyup // Hop-forward Pilsner 5%
A crisp Pilsner with a delicious touch of extra dry hop character from a variety of Noble hops. Herbal, citrus & spicy aromas, clean dry malt character. Come raise a glass at the @hitchandthegiddyup show this Saturday!

Join us and @daws_ct for a tail-wagging good time at Pints for Pups this Thursday from 5:30-7:30pm in the 21+ area of our Biergarten!

Tickets can be purchased by visiting https://e.givesmart.com/events/H7L/

This dog-friendly happy hour features live acoustic music by @dan_carlucci to keep things mellow for our furry friends, @walrusoutpost food truck, and plenty of great brews. Tickets are $15 and include your first Geobunny IPA.
Spoil your pup with treats by Woof Gang Bakery and Paul’s Custom Pet Food!

All ticket proceeds benefit DAWS, helping them continue to make a difference for animals in need.

Bring your dog, grab some friends, and enjoy an evening of good vibes, good food, and good company-all for a great cause!

Tickets can be purchased at https://e.givesmart.com/events/H7L/
Please note, this event is 21+ only.

Biergarten & Taproom open today 12-9pm
@thechamotruck + @walrusoutpost serving 12:30-8:30pm
Ian Tait & Friends live on the Biergarten stage 4-7pm

Closed tomorrow for Easter!

📸 @amshelll99

With the Biergarten opening for the season tomorrow, we’re sharing a friendly reminder of our policies - thanks for reading & for your help making the experience here safe, enjoyable & welcoming for all who visit!

• Dogs are more than welcome but must be kept on leash at all times. Only service animals are permitted indoors.

• The Biergarten is family-friendly. Anyone under 21 who visits must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian (not someone else’s parent, it must be their own).
Children must remain under your supervision at all times during your visit. Please keep them within arms reach from you. Just like at a restaurant, the expectation is that your children will stay with you at your table. No ball-throwing etc anywhere in the Biergarten, in the entrance area outside the fence, or in the parking lot.

• Outside alcohol is not permitted. We serve a thoughtfully curated variety of alcoholic drinks besides beer. You may not bring your own alcohol to the Biergarten.

• Outside food is ok though. That said we do suggest patronizing our awesome food trucks!

• Tables in the Biergarten are always first-come, first served. We do not offer reservations. The entire Biergarten is available for private rental Monday-Friday between 11am-4pm. Please e-mail events@nodhillbrewery.com to inquire.

#ctbeer#nodhillbrewery#nodhillbiergarten#biergarten#ridgefieldct#wiltonct#westonct#reddingct#georgetownct#bethelct#danburyct#branchvillect

Introducing Kyle’s final beer at Nod Hill: Saturn Return, a 6% West Coast-style IPA.

“For my last new beer at Nod Hill, I wanted to brew something nostalgic that also encompassed some of the larger concepts that I’ve honed in on at my time here. Nelson Sauvin has long been my favorite standalone hop and I love how clear it’s expression can be in the West Coast style. I decided to go single malt, single hop to let the Nelson really shine. Our mentality has always been to use technique that preserves the raw characteristics of the ingredients. Absence of oxygen, gentle processing, and healthy fermentation are always front of mind.

The resulting beer has some of the quintessential New Zealand hop flavors, gooseberry, white wine. The bitterness is firm but smooth. The malt lends just enough of a backbone to not be one dimensional.

I decided on the name Saturn Return as it represents a period of significant personal growth. From the beginning, Rob, Dave, and Sarah have given me all of the space and tools to grow as a brewer and the leader of the production team. Really, this beer is a thank you to them for years of thoughtful teamwork, respect, and dedication. Nod Hill will always take a unique space in my heart and I know they will continue to serve the community with wonderful, simple beer.”
-Kyle Acenowr

Available in the Taproom now.

May we suggest tacos & beers this afternoon? Pulled pork & brisket smoked on-site by @walrusoutpost paired with one of our house-brewed beers [listed below]…can’t beat it!

Taproom open 12-7pm, Walrus Outpost serves 12:30-6:30pm.
Stay tuned this week for Biergarten opening details…looking like next weekend!

Draft List 4-13-25
Eynsham - Dark Mild [cask]
Ronin 51 - Rice Lager w/Yuzu
Beam - German-style Pils
Ace of Wands - Trappist-inspired Single Ale
Pride of Ridgefield - English Golden Ale
Proper Chap - English Brown Ale
Featherbed - Oak-aged Peach Beer
Geobunny - IPA
Moonwalkin’ Cowboy - DIPA
Super Mantis - DIPA

📸 @reganphotography

By popular demand, we are hosting our Irish Sessions year-round, once per month!
Join fiddler & accordionist Damien Connolly tonight in the Snug from 6-9pm for an evening of communal music-making, joyful melodies, and the one-of-a-kind atmosphere that only happens at a session.
Traditional players are welcome to bring their instruments and join the fray, all others are welcome to simply come enjoy the music over a few pints and dinner from @walrusoutpost.
See you tonight!
#irishmusic#irishmusicct#irishsession#ridgefieldct#nodhillbrewery#reddingct#georgetownct

Bonsai Tree & Oyster Shucking events in the Backspace! Tix available for all these classes at the link in our bio.

Each monthly @thebonsaibar class we’ve hosted over the last couple years has sold out - get tickets now for the next one April 23! Learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of bonsai while enjoying a night out with friends…Bonsai Bar teachers will introduce core concepts and guide your experience as you pot, prune, and design your very own bonsai tree while enjoying a beverage or two.
Upcoming Classes: April 23, May 21, June 8 & 25, July 13, & 30, August 10 & 17, September 14, October 1, November 5, December 3

Oyster & Clam Shucking classes are back with the mother shucker herself Ali Bitteker from @mainelyseafood.fresh and @communityshellfish! This hands-on experience will teach you the techniques and skills needed to shuck safely and efficiently. From selecting the perfect oyster or clam to using the right tools and techniques, you’ll learn how to shuck like a pro! Whether you are a seafood enthusiast or just looking for something new and fun to do, this class is perfect for you.
Upcoming Classes: May 14, June 4, July 16, August 13, September 10, October 22

Tickets are available for all classes at the link in our bio!
📸 @amshelll99

#bonsai#bonsaibar#bonsaiclasses#oysters#oystershucking#clamshucking#communityshellfish#ridgefieldct#funthingstodo#nodhillbrewery#georgetownct#reddingct#wiltonct#westonct#bethelct#danburyct#northsalemny#southsalemny#branchvillect#connecticut

This year’s blends of our peach & cherry beers have arrived!
Featherbed is our series of oak-aged sour beers that feature whole, local fruit. This year’s blends, Numbers 9 & 10, are conditioned on sour cherries and peaches, both grown @woodlandfarmct in Glastonbury.
These beers are very special to us. The base is a blend of spontaneous coolship-fermented beer and other mixed fermentation beer from our barrel collection. Our goal with these offerings is vivid fruit expression without much in the way of sweetness - rich flavor with dry drinkability & bracing acidity. These are beers that, more than any other we make, express a truly local terroir.
Both are available now in 500mL bottles, and we’ll be pouring these on draft in the Taproom and (very shortly) in the Biergarten!

#fruitbeer#realfruitbeer#sourbeer#spontaneousbeer#mixedfermentation#peachbeer#cherrybeer#featherbed#nodhillbrewery#ridgefieldct#georgetownct#reddingct

Honored to have a cask of English-style ale pouring @neraxcaskfestivals for the 3rd year in a row! Amazing event as always. If you’re attending make sure to taste our brown ale Proper Chap!

No better combo than a Geobunny and a @walrusoutpost fried chicken sandwich…especially paired with some great live tunes! @truenorthjazz hits tonight at 6:30pm in the Taproom.

📸 @reganphotography
#ctbeer#nodhillbrewery#walrusoutpost#friedchicken#friedchickensandwich#geobunny#livemusicct

Weather-permitting, we’re planning to open the Biergarten April 18!
While we’d love to open on a dime the first warm day of Spring, we need time to de-winterize the beer trailer, finish up a number of maintenance & improvement projects, and get our team scheduled & ready. Thanks for your patience!
In the meantime, we hope you’ll join us in the Taproom & Backspace over the next several weeks.

Thanks to all who joined us at yesterday’s Afternoon of Casks Festival! In its fourth year and now becoming a really special tradition. Still feeling the positive vibes from yesterday. We’re filled with gratitude!
📸 @reganphotography

Featuring musicians who’ve played with the Black Crowes, Gov’t Mule, Aaron Neville, the Dap Kings, and John Scofield, the Junco Partners bring a night of uptown roots, groove, New Orleans soul music to Nod Hill this weekend!

This Sunday March 30 come see this supergroup of heavy hitters in an intimate, acoustically dialed-in setting.
Featuring Jamie McLean on guitar (Aaron Neville, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band), Andy Hess on bass (Black Crowes, Govt. Mule), Eric Kalb on drums (Sharon Jones Dap Kings, John Scofield), and Eric Finland on keyboards (Krasno/Moore Project, Daptone).

Grab tickets at the link in our bio —> “Special Event Tickets”

We will be closed all day today for our Afternoon of Casks Festival!
This event is sold out and no tickets will be available at the door.
If you’d like to stop by for beer to go, we can accommodate you between 1:30-5pm.
If you have a ticket for the fest today, you are in for a treat - see you this afternoon!

Giddyup! Come hoist a few steins of our popular hop-forward pilsner while you enjoy two sets of bluegrass by Hitch & the Giddyup tonight in the Backspace

@walrusoutpost serves 12:30-8:30pm
@hitchandthegiddyup perform 6:30pm
Seating is first-come, first-served. $5 suggested cover.

A reminder that we are *closed* to the public tomorrow [Sunday] for our sold out Afternoon of Casks festival.

#ctbeer#solarpoweredbeer#nodhillbrewery#ridgefieldct#bluegrass#hitchandthegiddyup#giddyup#pilsner#walrusoutpost

The Murphy Beds perform tonight in the Backspace! Reserve seats in advance at the link in our bio for this very special performance. (Tickets will be available at the door as well) @murphybedsmusic

Stalwarts of the NYC folk scene, Eamon O’Leary & Jefferson Hamer (aka The Murphy Beds) present traditional and original songs with close harmonies and deft instrumental arrangements on bouzouki, guitar, and mandolin. They share an interest in collecting, arranging, and performing songs from Irish, American, Scottish, and English traditions. As they began to collaborate — first in larger ensembles, but most enduringly as a duo — they also recognized an affinity for other more contemporary idioms. Whatever the source — songs of the Irish travelers, Arkansas spirituals, or their own compositions — their arrangements feature the same carefully wrought interplay of voices and strings.

#ctbeer#nodhillbrewery#irishmusic#folkmusic#americana#themurphybeds#jeffersonhamer#eamonoleary#ctlivemusic#livemusict#ridgefieldct#georgetownct#reddingct#wiltonct#branchvillect#liveatnodhill

The Paddy’s Day festivities continue this afternoon! Taproom opens at noon and Backspace at 1pm.
Pop-up raw bar by @mainelyseafood.fresh 1-5pm
Traditional Irish music on accordion, fiddle, whistle and keyboard 2-5pm by @anhistoricmusic and @admwrk
@walrusoutpost serves 12:30-6:30pm!

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BIERGARTEN CLOSED TODAY DUE TO RAIN Saturday, April 26 back open tomorrow

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BIERGARTEN CLOSED TODAY DUE TO RAIN
Saturday, April 26
back open tomorrow