The Full Vermonty

Anna and Bruce met while mountain biking in Circumburke. A grueling 26 mile MTBike race around Burke Mountain in the NEK of VT. Bruce struck up a conversation with a rather determined Anna somewhere in the back country of Victory and became instant friends. About a year later they met again, not in a race but on a date with friends to ride around Kingdom Trails and get to know each other on 2 wheels. They immediately fell in love and began a long distance relationship. A few months later on March 13th, 2020, the world changed as we know it due to the pandemic and they found each other with the time to become closer, quarantine together and ride a shit tun of bikes.  Life discussion led to life style changes which led to ideas of “what do you want to do in this life?” conversations. A brief drive by of the East Haven Chapel by Bruce a year earlier led to an idea about exciting spots for a business. Within moments, Anna constructed a plan to rehabilitate the chapel, preserve the property, build a cabin/taproom and call it Dirt Church.  Immediately plans began, trips were made and further random exploration of East Haven Vermont and the East Haven Chapel began! The dream was beginning and ideas were flowing like a mtbike ride in September on single track. Anna and Bruce began the hard work of cleaning, painting, digging in and starting Dirt Church Brewery for the community.