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The Full Vermonty
BACKSTORY
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. A year later during the covid months their friendship grew stronger and they spitballed all sorts of ideas for a new path forward. A brief drive by of the East Haven Chapel by Bruce a year earlier led to an idea about exciting spots for a recreation focused 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 exploration of East Haven Vermont and the East Haven Chapel began! The dream was beginning and ideas were flowing To make this dream a reality.
With much fortitude the brewery opened to public on August 14, 2021. Cheers!
In the beginning…
THE DIRT CHURCH
On September 4th, 2020 Bruce and Anna closed on the (2) properties. The former East Haven Chapel and a very tired former Grange Hall👇🏼
EAST HAVEN GRANGE
This photo (shot in 1944) shows the Grange Hall during East Haven Field Day, an annual event for the community to celebrate the town’s history and people at the town center. Look carefully for the church in the background.
IT WASN’T THAT SIMPLE IN 2020 HOWEVER…
The grange hall was sold several times, modified and became a derelict 2 family with a questionable foundation and safety concerns. We considered rehab and remodeling but it was too far gone. So with a couple trusted local contractors and 5 dumpsters, we did the next best thing….
DEMOLITION!
FOUNDATION!
CREATION!
THE DCBC TAPROOM & BREWERY
POST & BEAM
POST & BEAM
POST & BEAM
November 19th, 2020 our post and beam cabin arrived from Country Carpenters and construction began for the taproom through winter.
DRYING IN
POST & BEAM
POST & BEAM
With a handful of able bodied contractors, we fought off cold and snow to get the place dry, heated and pseudo livable, while we added interior details.
COLD BEER!
POST & BEAM
COLD BEER!
After a long winter and many nails driven, we persevered and successfully built a bar, draught system, added seating and hung a shingle in East Haven!
BREWHOUSE
POST & BEAM
COLD BEER!
Our state of the art 7bbl Brewhouse was built & birthed shortly after in spring 2021. We opened our doors on August 14th, 2021 with “Holy Hops IPA”
