Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse at the Norwich Inn

June 11, 2008
The Norwich Inn is a nice Inn located in a pretty little town. The pub section looks nice too and is decorated with various beer paraphernalia. The food was good and the service was ok. The beer menu is relatively modest, usually three to four beers on tap, the beer is not particulary exciting, but you can expect clean, well-made english ales. It’s always worth a visit if you’re in the area.

May 20, 2008
Établissement visité le samedi 17 mais vers 12h00. Ambiance: La section bar de cette magnifique auberge est agréable à visiter. Aucune musique en sourdine. Quelques décorations reliées au golf. Service: Il était sympathique sans plus. Sélection: Lors de mon passage 4 fûts maisons étaient disponible. Nourriture: Empenadas au boeuf avec guacamole et salsa maison. (91e rating d’établissement)

February 27, 2008
What a great tavern. We stopped for a bite one afternoon and what a pleasant suprise. Creative and tasty menu, the beer was very tasty, although selection was quite limited. Bartender was great. I will make future trips just to go here.

February 9, 2008
THE best English beer in New England, if not the US, period the end. I lived in both Yorkshire and Lancashire when I was younger and these beers are as good as you can get this side of the pond. The food is the best in the area, by far I have found.

January 8, 2008
What nice quaint little place in samll town Vermont. The little bar room was nice although it could use a little more room...then again if it was any bigger it would take away from the old inn feel. The selection was ok and it was great to be able to take some bottles home. Definitely a place I will revisit if I ever find myself in Norwich again.

November 4, 2007 [ Updated May 20, 2008 ]
This brewpub is located in a beautiful 18th century inn. The dining room is definitely uppity, but the alehouse married vintage class to rural simplicity a fine place for a meal and few pints. The Natchitchoes meat pie with apple chayote and squash salad we had was homemade goodness, just as much as the black bean burger with avocado, sweet potato fries and chipotle aïoli. These sweet potato fries were as good as The Alchemist’s in Waterbury, so those who’ve been know what that means. All beers I’ve had here were decent quenchers, with nicely extracted maltiness and balancing hoppiness. Half pints are rather expensive at 3.50$, and so are the bombers sold at the inn’s front desk at 5.50$. I am always quite satisfied by this countryside brewpub experience.

July 11, 2006
Nice place in an old Inn. Cool looking, at least on the Inn side. Dropped in on the day of the town fair and our waitress was totally swamped, yet managed to be friendly and efficient. Four beers on tap when I was there, all with very similar profiles (except the stout) but all were distinctly different. I would have liked a bigger selection. Our food was pretty tasty, well portioned and well made. Everything was reasonably priced. What else can you ask for? Definitely worth checking out.

April 18, 2006
I arrived at the Inn on the busiest day, Easter Sunday, and bedded at the motel out back for US$79/night. Not worth it, the room was a reminder of a 1950’s war era house with an industrial carpet floor and thin, three-tone walls. The bathroom was disgusting - mold and mildew in the shower and the floor tiles were coming up. The Inn was stunning yet the Alehouse is small and uninviting. I hope they change this as its a gorgeous location and Inn. It serves the Ivy-league class people in a polite yet high-brow manner. I was likely the only jean-clad patron so perhaps that was the reason for all the snobbery. It wasn’t terribly welcoming, I was told that they “really aren’t serving the beer today” but was offered the 3 beers on tap. Sunday’s brunch looked delightful but was served until 4pm (we arrived at 2pm) - Monday breakfast was camping boxes of cereal or "cookie-like" waffles that didn’t taste terribly homemade. Not worth the trip nor the $79 for the lodge motel. There would be better B&B expereinces in the area...

February 17, 2006
I do love the atmosphere and decor at this place, very Civil War era Vermont, with original tapestry, woodworks, classy hotel, and late 1800’s urinoir (huge). Unfortunately, their beer was sub par this time. I would stop again though. Only 3 on tap...

October 10, 2005 [ Updated November 9, 2005 ]
This is where I stayed for three nights this past weekend. One of those nights I get to meet the brewer, Tim. Nice guy. I’m not sure how to rate this place as it really is a series of places in one, but the inn is nice albeit a bit pricey. The pub offers 4-6 taps going at any given time. This time up, I happened to catch Last picked which was a nice surprise. Their food both from the restaurant and the pub menu are much better than you’d expect to find in a pub. The pub itself is a bit small, but you can sit out on the porch or outside and drink. Great place.