On a warm and humid Thursday afternoon in late July ’25, my wife and I enjoyed an all day brewfest going south from the Catskill’s Subversive Malting & Brewpub, then Phoenicia’s Woodstock Brewing and finally, Accord’s sustainably-minded farmhouse brewery and distillery, ARROWOOD FARMS. Crafting “unique beverages inspired by nature, tradition, and regional agriculture,” Arrowood sits atop the hilly rural farmland village.
Becoming a tap house during 2016, the brown aluminum cement-floored barnhouse also includes outdoor tents, a metal-furnished slate porch and small-staged pavilion. Inside, the expansive wood top bar services a casual lanterned table area and couched section. Like an elegantly designed humble abode, Arrowood’s homey warmth and highly approachable, stylishly conservative brews prove to be relaxing.
Cider, cocktails and wine were also available alongside light pub fare. I consumed all eight in-house draughts.
Dry German pils, Accordion, sprung spritzy lemon fizz upon light herbal spicing and salted pretzel-like pilsner malting.
Flaked corn adjunct gave sessionable light lager, Cicada, its cereal grain crisping, leaving salty lemon fizz and dotted herbal licks.
Coriander-spiced white ale, Rabbits Foot, put lemony orange and banana fruiting subtly atop delicate oated wheat base, picking up white peppered lemongrass and ginger snips.
Dry-hopped hazy pale ale, Sky Top, brought lemon candied tartness to lively spicing and subtle herbage.
Honey India Pale Ale, Petal Pusher, let mild wildflower honey astringency spread across lemony grapefruit peel zesting, floral orange blossom grassiness and oaken vanilla snip.
Hazy IPA, Polly, placed dry lemony grapefruit tanginess across resinous pine tones, leaving mild pineapple-mango tropicalia on its lightly spiced citric finish.
Fruited kettle sour, Porch Beer – Cherry, sank salty cherry musk into oaken vanilla, green grape tannins and lightly embittered cranberry-raspberry flourish.
On the dark side, Black Sheep Brown Ale serenaded its dewy cocoa base with mild dark-roast hop bittering contrasting honey-roasted macadamia, walnut and hazelnut illusions.
