Deciduous Brewing Company - Newmarket

To preface this entire review, I know nothing about how beer is made, sanitation, etc I drink maybe a few glasses a year. My wife called this brewery weeks in advance about an allergy I have to peanuts. This brewery makes a peanut butter brew and I have a severe anaphylactic reaction to peanuts. I love sours, and my wife knows that I do, but I don't drink very often, and when I do that's what I enjoy drinking. My wife was told this brewery makes sours, and she called 3 weeks in advance, more than once to confirm that someone with a peanut allergy could drink the other beer they create. She was told twice that the beer was safe, and this was apparently confirmed by the owner or the head brewer by the woman who answered the phone. Fast forward a couple of weeks, we arrive for my birthday party with 12 guests, unpack outside, and start to order beer. I wanted to confirm that the beer was safe, so I asked a man behind the counter what sours he recommended, and brought up my allergy. He stated that he couldn't guarantee any safety, that they used peanut butter regularly, and that they might be cross-contaminated. The man recommended I not drink anything, to which I also agreed and decided against ordering. I return outside and tell my wife and at this point, she's already upset because she had planned this 3 weeks in advance and was told everything would be safe.A man outside our company hears what's going on, buys me one of the brewery's mugs, and tells me to grab something from across the street so I could still enjoy the evening with everyone. To state clearly, I've been to one brewery before this, I wasn't aware that alcohol from outside the brewery is a violation and can leave the brewery in trouble if an inspector were to be there. To this point, I apologize to the brewery, as looking back on the situation, I would never attempt to get anyone into trouble, I would have just waited until everyone finished and went to another brewery. I went across the street as the man recommended, grabbed a sour, and returned to enjoy one with all my friends. At this point, the man who was behind the counter came outside, took the beer and the mug that the man bought me, and brought it inside. As stated above, that's what would need to happen for legal protection, but at this point, and with no knowledge that I've done anything wrong, I have no idea what's going on, there's no communication, everyone in my group is confused, and at this point, the entire experience is trashed. I didn't notice my wife go in to talk to the man and explain the situation, but all I saw was my wife come out crying.The entire point of us going to this particular brewery was to enjoy a sour. Steps were taken to ensure I could drink something here, which was confirmed by the woman who answered the phone when my wife called a few times. To the statement from the man behind the counter, I actually wasn't able to drink anything, so that ruined the 40-minute drive coming to this brewery. I left with my group and talked about the whole experience when we all stopped at my friend's place to enjoy the remainder of the evening. Some of the guests liked the beer, but all 12 stated they'd never drink from this brewery again after the way the situation was handled. Communication is key, but true communication is even more important, what's the point in talking to someone if what they say isn't accurate? To people who want to try beer, my friends said it was alright, the chocolate tangerine beer they enjoyed particularly. To anyone who has to be more thoughtful when going to places due to allergies, or other concerns, and prefers to support a business with good customer service, avoid this place like the plague.

My favorite brewery in New Hampshire. Had amazing IPAs dark beers along with sours. Highly recommend to anyone!

I love stopping at Deciduous when I’m in the area. I went for the first time about five years ago and have been back several times since then. The beers are great, there’s always plenty of parking, and I love the ease of the QR code ordering.

It's weirdly never busy when I come here which is shocking because the beer is so good. Might be because of the location? It's not exactly next to a bunch of other places, but it is always worth the drive over.These guys kill it in the IPA, Sour and even Stout game. In my opinion they are a top brewery in the state, which again it shocks me that it is never busy when I come here. The IPAs have great hop profiles and most of the time are pretty dank, and the sours tend to be on the thicker side, along with the stouts which can almost be like motor oil.The only small downside is that they don't serve more than bar snacks for food. But they allow you to bring your own food so you can grab sushi or pizza from the couple places next door, or somewhere else close by and enjoy great beer at the same time.They also don't technically do flights but I always get 8oz half pours of beers so I can have more of a selection when visiting.If you are in the seacoast area do not skip this place!

Great beer. I highly recommend the Italian place next door to bring food back to the brewery.