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At Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery, we push past traditional brewing by embracing creativity and experimentation. While we love to brew traditional cask-conditioned real ales and draught beers; we also love to brew just “to see what may happen.” Our 29 taps, including, 5 beer engines, are filled with the results of this philosophy. On any given day you may find our very traditional ESB, English Nut Brown, German-style Lager, or West Coast Style IPA on tap next to a Honey-Basil Hefeweizen or a Mango-Habanero NEIPA. Or maybe even a Cinnamon-Vanilla White Stout. We like to challenge ourselves to keep things fresh and interesting – which is why we eschew “flagship” beers in favor of small batches of ever-changing brews.
Our approach to recipe development knows no bounds. Sometimes we like to brew very traditional styles and stay as true as possible to those traditions. Other times, we start with nothing more than an idea or flavor profile and a desire to brew something interesting.
To enable this philosophy and to enhance our creativity; we built a small, custom brewery that allows us to make our ever-changing variety of small-batch beers. Our tiny brewery is a labor of love – we brew constantly to make sure we always have something new and interesting for you to drink.
[Chess-uh-pee-auck]
Class: noun
Etymology: from the Algonquian language,
perhaps meaning or referring to “village at a big river” or "great shellfish bay."
The word “Chesepiooc” is the seventh oldest surviving English place-name in the U.S., first applied as “Chesepiook” by
explorers heading north from the
Roanoke Colony into a Chesapeake tributary in 1585 or 1586.
Here at Chesepiooc Real Ale Brewery we love to celebrate the Chesapeake Bay... its beautiful waters and shoreline... its colorful people and diverse culture… its vibrant history of craftsmen and artisans.