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Happenings: Moon Hill Blog

Rick Walton, owner Moon Hill Brewing Co.

Turning 70

I was recently reminded that when I opened the Ale House, I would sometimes explain to people that “I will be dead soon.” – I was 50 at the time. So, at 50, I felt I needed to get the restaurant/brewery thing out of my system before that happened. Here

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Facelift English IPA from Moon Hill Brewing Co.

Find Our Beer – Or Not!

You can’t come here all the time. Third place (not home, not work) notwithstanding, you’ve got a life. But maybe you’d like to have access to our beer when you’re not here? If you would like to find us ‘out there,’ we have a snazzy (what my mom would say)

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20th Oktoberfest? We’re Only 19!

There seems to be some confusion. I thought I’d give my hand at clearing it up, or making it worse. You let me know. Here’s the deal. Moon Hill (and the Ale House) opened in 2006. We are 19 years old and anybody with a calculator or better, your noggin,

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2025 Late Summer Friday Nights In Maki Park

Maki Park Gets Baptized Thank you Empire Management Company! We remember fondly the 4-story behemoth (including the basement) that was our neighbor for so long; across the street from the Ale House. We would watch the windows from our function room and swear we saw something, someone, moving about. Several

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MTV Cribs Move Over

Some of you cooler types out there have probably heard of MTV Cribs. It’s where these famous type people show you around their ‘crib’ in a short’ish video. I had never heard of this and discovered that it’s been around for quite a while. And now, our savvy staff suggested

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A Beer Dinner For Father’s Day

A Beer Dinner for Father’s DayNext Level Eating at the Ale House Be he father, brother, partner or other, Father’s Day (Actually the Thursday after) is not only a chance to give the man in your life better eating at the ‘Local’ for Father’s Day, but it is also a

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Moon Hill Beer Dinner

We haven’t had a beer dinner in almost exactly 6 years. It was 2019. I was the emcee (can’t change that) and if I remember correctly, I couldn’t finish all the beer & food, and the fun and camaraderie stole the show; the evening was won and done. However, times

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Welcome Brew Barn

Welcome Brew Barn! With this newsletter & blog post we welcome our second location, the Brew Barn, to join the Ale House in our Moon Hill publications. Having started in 2018 on Red Apple Farm and in partnership with Red Apple Farm, the Brew Barn is well on its way

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Rick Walton, owner Moon Hill Brewing Co.

Turning 70

I was recently reminded that when I opened the Ale House, I would sometimes explain to people that “I will be dead soon.” – I was 50 at the time. So, at 50, I felt I needed to get the restaurant/brewery thing out of my system before that happened. Here

Read More »
Facelift English IPA from Moon Hill Brewing Co.

Find Our Beer – Or Not!

You can’t come here all the time. Third place (not home, not work) notwithstanding, you’ve got a life. But maybe you’d like to have access to our beer when you’re not here? If you would like to find us ‘out there,’ we have a snazzy (what my mom would say)

Read More »

20th Oktoberfest? We’re Only 19!

There seems to be some confusion. I thought I’d give my hand at clearing it up, or making it worse. You let me know. Here’s the deal. Moon Hill (and the Ale House) opened in 2006. We are 19 years old and anybody with a calculator or better, your noggin,

Read More »

2025 Late Summer Friday Nights In Maki Park

Maki Park Gets Baptized Thank you Empire Management Company! We remember fondly the 4-story behemoth (including the basement) that was our neighbor for so long; across the street from the Ale House. We would watch the windows from our function room and swear we saw something, someone, moving about. Several

Read More »

MTV Cribs Move Over

Some of you cooler types out there have probably heard of MTV Cribs. It’s where these famous type people show you around their ‘crib’ in a short’ish video. I had never heard of this and discovered that it’s been around for quite a while. And now, our savvy staff suggested

Read More »

A Beer Dinner For Father’s Day

A Beer Dinner for Father’s DayNext Level Eating at the Ale House Be he father, brother, partner or other, Father’s Day (Actually the Thursday after) is not only a chance to give the man in your life better eating at the ‘Local’ for Father’s Day, but it is also a

Read More »

Moon Hill Beer Dinner

We haven’t had a beer dinner in almost exactly 6 years. It was 2019. I was the emcee (can’t change that) and if I remember correctly, I couldn’t finish all the beer & food, and the fun and camaraderie stole the show; the evening was won and done. However, times

Read More »

Welcome Brew Barn

Welcome Brew Barn! With this newsletter & blog post we welcome our second location, the Brew Barn, to join the Ale House in our Moon Hill publications. Having started in 2018 on Red Apple Farm and in partnership with Red Apple Farm, the Brew Barn is well on its way

Read More »