Casey and Laura Ruud purchased the floundering Winthrop brewery in 2008, changed the name to Old Schoolhouse Brewery, cleaned it up, and quickly turned it into an award-winning gem of a brewpub. Life happens, and the Ruuds sold the brewery to three gentlemen who grew up in New Hampshire together, brothers Nathan and Jacob Young, and Troy Anderson. Jacob and Nathan knew restaurants and bars inside and out. Troy coached high school track with Jacob and worked at Microsoft with Nathan. All three enjoy the outdoors, which is almost mandatory since the original riverfront brewery and gastropub is in Winthrop, which sits east of Mazama and north of Twisp in Okanogan County. Old Schoolhouse Brewmaster Kyle Koger, who worked his way up at the brewery, mainly brews in their larger production facility and taproom in Twisp. Koger is responsible for taking the brewery to the next level — integrating the art and science of brewing beers with the medals to prove it. Today, Peaks & Pints presents a flight of Old Schoolhouse beer called Peaks & Pints Beer Flight: Old Schoolhouse.

Peaks & Pints Beer Flight: Old Schoolhouse

Old Schoolhouse Mazama High Life

4.8% ABV

This is Old Schoolhouse’s take on a classic American-style lager. Thirst-quenching and highly sessionable, Mazama High Life offers light bready notes with just enough hop character to balance. Some might call this beer the Champagne of the Methow.

Old Schoolhouse Betty Mopper

6.9% ABV, 35 IBU

This crisp and delicious IPA is the second in Old Schoolhouse’s series inspired by the classic Heady Topper, Alchemist’s OG of New England IPAs. Brewed with Mosaic, Azacca Cryo, Loral Cryo, and Idaho 7 hops, Betty Mopper is a light-bodied hazy IPA with notes of mango, orange, and other tropical fruit.

Old Schoolhouse Crystal Visions

7% ABV, 55 IBU

Old Schoolhouse Head Brewer Kyle Koger brewed this IPA in honor of his running the Crystal rapids on the Colorado River. This hazy IPA features Citra cryo, Loral cryo, HBC630, Mosaic cryo, and Simcoe hops for pineapple, tangerine, and mango notes. Drink this IPA if you hear your child burping the alphabet on Zoom.

Old Schoolhouse Three Birds

7.5% ABV

This hazy IPA is loaded with significant late and dry hop additions of Ekuanot, Mosaic, Citra, and Loral for juicy, citrusy, grapefruit flavors and dankness.

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