The Norwich Inn is home to Jasper Murdock Ales, one of the older Vermont breweries. Whether you’re a craft beer aficionado or just curious about the Brewery’s operations, you’ll find an ale that perfectly suits your palate. You’ll also discover a wide variety of rotating taps. Each beer has its own story, many of which were first brewed for special events.
Our Brew Master, Patrick Dakin, is proud to welcome you to the Brewery at the Norwich Inn, one of the top breweries in Vermont and the home of Jasper Murdock Ales, brewed right on-site.
President James Monroe dined at the Norwich Inn in 1817 while on a horseback tour of the New England frontier. Alas, history does not record whether he had a beer. But if he did, it was most likely brewed at the Inn. Vermont had no commercial breweries at the time, and the local beers were brewed in very small batches. Even the biggest copper kettle provided just enough ale for the brewer and his guests.
In 1993, this Vermont brewery tradition was revived at the Norwich Inn when Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse began producing traditional English-style ales in five-gallon glass jugs. By 1995, a historic livery building was renovated and outfitted with a new four-barrel brew house, which now produces 125-gallon batches. As one of the proud breweries in Vermont, we remain one of the smallest and coziest breweries in America.
Jasper Murdock’s repertoire has grown to more than 50 different craft beers. Our ales and lagers are crafted from the finest malts and hops, occasionally including hops grown in our own hop garden here at the Inn. Because filtration can strip flavor and body from a beer, the yeast is allowed to settle out naturally in an extended cold-aging period to ensure that all the goodness reaches your palate. The Vermont craft beer is then pumped underground and across the 100-foot distance from the Brewery cellar to the Inn’s Pub, where we rotate six different beers. We also offer guest taps, which will usually feature beers from other popular Vermont breweries.
Keeping with tradition and adding to the treat, our Vermont craft beers are sold only at the Inn. Bottled brew in many of our varieties is available by the 22-oz. bottle, by the case, or by 64-oz. growlers. Call ahead or just drop by the front desk to pick up your beer at the Inn. Our Vermont microbrewery also sells a signature ale cheese in collaboration with Woodstock’s Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company: Jasper Murdock Whistling Pig Ale Cheddar. It’s also available for sale at the Inn.
Session IPA. This IPA is made with just relaxing and thirst quenching in mind. Bitter enough to be refreshing without making a statement, it features Cascade, Comet and Amarillo hops. Plenty of bright grapefruit and citrus character with a bit of earthy balance.
A cream ale with a little hop kick. A crisp, ever so slightly sweet ale lightly dry hopped with Loral. The name of this hop is a mash up of Lemon and Floral, so you should be able to figure out what the hop character is like, You’re smart. I have faith in you.
This latest iteration of Dark Humour is a less heavy dark beer for the Summer Months. This dark lager sports a crisper finish, but still pushes mouthfeel and chocolate notes past the lips and over the tongue.
A classic Bavarian-style Märzen lager. German malts and hops along with a long lagering give this beer impeccable drinkability. The superb malt flavor is balanced by just a hint of hop bitterness.
This medium-bodied American-style IPA has an alluring golden glow and beautifully blends three strains of hops. While strong citrus notes ambush your taste buds halfway through the palate, the beer finishes very crisp and dry.
This lupulin-laden India Pale Ale is packed with juicy tropical fruit character, bright floral aromas, and delectable layers of hop flavor.
Inspired by an Irish Classic. Garnet red in color and full-bodied with a rounded malty flavor and lingering hop aftertaste. First brewed for the Whistling Pig Game Dinner held on Groundhog Day.
Frank Zappa: a unique, wild American icon. Zappa hops: a unique wild American hop first discovered growing all on its own in New Mexico. This IPA features Zappa and Strata hops, delivering a mix of tropical fruit and earthy dank yumminess.
INSPIRED BY YOU, @thenorwichinn
❤️🍷 Tonight is a great night to join us at Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse!
It’s our Monthly Non-Profit Night, and tonight we’re supporting the Hartford-Norwich Holiday Basket Helpers. 10% of all food and beverage sales will be donated to help support their work providing holiday baskets to local families.
And since it’s Wednesday, you can support a great local organization while taking advantage of Half-Price Wine Night! 🍷
Every Wednesday, all bottles of wine priced up to $129 are HALF PRICE.
Come out for dinner, enjoy a bottle of wine, and help us support our neighbors at the same time. ❤️
📅 Tonight, September 16
❤️ 10% of food & beverage sales donated
🍷 Half-price bottles of wine up to $129
See you tonight!
#NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #SupportLocal #GiveBack #VermontEats
🍂💐 Tell us this week’s bouquet from Brook & Blossom Farm doesn’t say fall!
The colors are changing outside, and apparently our dining room tables got the memo too. We love seeing what arrives each week and getting to showcase these beautiful locally grown flowers throughout the dining room.
Come see this week’s bouquets on the tables, stay for dinner, and enjoy a little taste of fall in Norwich. 🍁
#NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #VermontFall #LocalFlowers #vermonteats
🐷🍺 Apparently even Barley can be tempted to switch things up once in a while…
Zero Gravity Oktoberfest is so good that Barley, our resident Whistling Pig, has traded his usual first pint of Whistling Pig Red Ale for an Oktoberfest.
Don’t worry, he hasn’t forgotten his roots. He’ll be switching back to Whistling Pig for round two. 😂
The good news is you don’t have to choose either. Stop by Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse and try them both!
Prost! 🍻🐷
#NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #VermontBeer #Oktoberfest #DrinkLocal @zerogravitybeer
🍗 It’s Wing Night at Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse!
Chameron is serving up tonight’s specialty wings, and like every Thursday, they’re HALF OFF!
Come see what Chameron and the kitchen team cooked up for this week’s flavor, grab a cold Jasper Murdock Ale, and enjoy one of our favorite nights of the week.
🍗 Half Price Wings
🔥 Specialty flavor every week
🍺 Cold local beer to go with them
See you tonight!
#WingNight #NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #VermontEats #EatLocalVT
Lisa went to the beer garden outside of the Inn and picked some apples for our guests to enjoy. Stop by while they last. McIntosh is our favorite, what’s yours?
❤️ Our next Monthly Non-Profit Night is coming up next Wednesday!
Join us on September 16 as we support the Hartford-Norwich Holiday Basket Helpers, an organization that helps make the holidays a little brighter for local families in need.
Come have dinner, grab a drink, and know that 10% of all food and beverage sales that evening will be donated directly to Holiday Basket Helpers.
It’s one of our favorite things we do each month. A night to bring the community together while supporting organizations doing great work right here in the Upper Valley.
📅 Wednesday, September 16
🍽️ 10% of food & beverage sales donated
Come hungry and help us give back! ❤️
#NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #SupportLocal #GiveBack #VermontCommunity
🍂 And so it begins…
Looked out the parlor window of Room 32 this morning and spotted the first little tinge of fall starting to show on the tree outside.
It’s always amazing how quickly things start to change once September arrives. Today it’s just a hint of color, but before we know it, Norwich will be putting on its full fall show.
One of our favorite times of year at the Inn is almost here. 🍁
#NorwichVT #VermontFall #UpperValleyVT #FallInVermont #VisitVermont
🍔 Sundays are always Smash Burger Sundays at Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse!
Every Sunday, our kitchen team comes up with a new specialty smash burger for just $15, served with our housemade kettle chips.
This week they created a Goat Cheese Chipotle Smash Burger, and if you haven’t tried it yet, there’s still time to come grab one this evening!
New burger every week. Same $15 deal every Sunday. 🍔
Come see what the kitchen comes up with next!
#SmashBurger #NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #VermontEats #EatLocalVT
Eric may not know if it’s a video or not but we’ve still got Oktoberfest on tap. Come visit!!!
💚 Welcome to the Upper Valley, Dartmouth Class of 2030!
Freshman Move-In Day is here, and that means a whole new group of students and families are getting their first taste of Dartmouth and the Upper Valley.
To all the new students, welcome! You have an incredible four years ahead of you.
And to all the parents and families visiting for the first time, welcome to you too! We hope Norwich becomes one of those familiar places you look forward to returning to over the next four years. Stop in for dinner, explore town, grab a local beer, and get to know the area your student will now call home.
Good luck with the move-in today, and congratulations on the start of an exciting new chapter! 💚🎓
#Dartmouth2030 #DartmouthCollege #NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #VisitVermont
September 1st vibes in Norwich this morning. ☀️🌿🍂
We’re in that perfect little stretch where it still feels like summer, but you can tell fall is right around the corner.
Cool mornings, warm afternoons, green hills with the first hints of color starting to show. Honestly, it’s one of my favorite times of year around here.
It’s not too late to sneak away for a late-summer, early-fall Vermont stay. Come spend a few days with us, explore the Upper Valley, eat well, enjoy a local beer, and get a little soul feeding in before the busy fall season arrives.
Sometimes a few days in Vermont is exactly what you need.
#NorwichVT #UpperValleyVT #VisitVermont #VermontFall #NewEnglandTravel
❤️ What an afternoon!
A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our first End of Summer Block Party today.
What started as a small idea from Caroline at Dan & Whit’s turned into such an amazing and fun community event. One of the best parts for us was seeing so many familiar faces that we hadn’t seen much during the busy summer months and getting a chance to slow down, catch up, and reconnect.
A big thank you to the great teams at Dan & Whit’s and the Norwich Inn for making it all happen, to the Norwich Recreation Department for their help, and to The Funky Flats for providing such great live music all afternoon.
And most of all, thank you to this great town for showing up. Seeing everyone spread out on the lawns, enjoying the music, food, drinks, and each other’s company was exactly what we hoped this event would be.
Thanks, Norwich! ❤️
#NorwichVT #UpperValley #Community #EndOfSummer #blockparty
