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We produce beer year round, everything from our staple six brews: American Lager, 413 Farmhouse Ale, Black Sheep IPA, Gerry Dog Stout, Lion’s Ale & Fat Boy, to our smaller seasonal batches and limited release/taproom only brews.
All of our beers are crafted to reduce gluten! This is done by using an enzyme added during fermentation that breaks up the gluten proteins reducing the gluten to below 20 ppm making the beer a better option for those sensitive to gluten.
We also produce Hard Seltzer year round, including our three signature flavors: Lavender Lemonade, Grapefruit Hibiscus, and Strawberry Watermelon as well as occasional limited release/taproom only bubbles.
All of our hard seltzers are gluten free!
Brewed with American corn, barley, hops, water and a super clean American Lager yeast, this beer is the definition of easy drinking. The use of corn is a classic American technique that helps give this beer a light sweetness and harkens back to simple days.
This Belgian ale is brewed with barley, wheat, chamomile, orange zest, hops, water and a Saison yeast. Our unique recipe is meant to highlight some familiar farmhouse flavors while also breaking from the mold of the traditional.
This west coast style IPA packs a well balanced one-two punch. Brewed with barley, water, American ale yeast and a whole lot of west coast hops. This IPA has hint maltiness to back up the bitter style letting the piney & citrusy flavors of some of the best American hops shine through. This beer is Double Dry-Hopped!
Our oatmeal stout is an ode to our loyal companion Gerry. This smooth dark beer is brewed with barley, wheat, oats, water, American ale yeast, and hops. The reserved use of dark malts and the addition of oats help to make this beer amazingly easy to drink, even for those who usually stay away from the dark side.
We brew this smooth English-style amber ale with our good friends at The Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA. This beer has been crafted to pair greatly with most every meal and works well during any season, it is most often enjoyed at the historic inn with food and friends.
Our super hopped Double IPA is bursting at the seams with heaps of piney, citrusy and tropical fruit flavors and aromas. During the brewing process we add a massive amount of hops to give you big bitterness as well as all the flavor of joy. Once fermentation is complete we dry hop this big boy a ton, giving you the awesome hop explosion. We use Citra, Simcoe and other hop varieties to create this monster. We hope you enjoy our FAT BOY!
Christine
Co-Owner & Master Brewer
Henry
Head Brewer & Senior Taproom Attendant
Steve
Senior Taproom Attendant
At the very root of Big Elm Brewing you will find the founders and owners Christine Bump & Bill Heaton. Christine and Bill started Big Elm over a decade ago and have continued to work hard to nurture and grow the brewery into what it is today.
Christine & Bill met while working for Victory Brewing Company in 2003. Christine has a BS in Chemistry and a certificate in Brewing Technology from the Siebel Institute and the Doemens Academy. Bill has a degree in graphic design and years of experience in the brewing industry. With this background they opened Pittsfield Brew Works in 2005.
After five years in the brewpub business, they decided to get back to their roots and start a production brewery. It took some time, but with a ton of help and support from their friends and families they found their new home just as they were about to give up. 65 Silver St. needed a bit of elbow grease but in the fall of 2012, Bill and Christine brewed their first batch of beer, 413 Farmhouse Ale.
Since then Big Elm has been focused on fresh quality beer, a welcoming environment, and community involvement. We want to thank everyone who has helped us get to this point and continues to support us.
Bill
Co-Owner & Manager
Megan
Events Coordinator and Taproom staff
Taproom Staff
Victoria 🌳 Charlie 🌳 Carol 🌳 Puz 🌳 Steph 🌳 Carrere
At the end of our street on the side of Route 7 there is a plaque that commemorates the "big elm" of Sheffield. This is where the massive tree that gives us our name stood for almost 400 years. Before there was a town hall the people of Sheffield would meet under the tree which could give shade to hundreds. While the tree no longer stands, we hope to embody the spirit of what it meant by giving people something with which to gather around and enjoy each others' company.
At Big Elm we have alway treated our pets like family and involve them in any way that we can! Some live on fur-ever, immortalized on our stout cans, while other still enjoy their time at the brewery, especially the treats.
In 2018 we made the decision to go solar. We were able to install 3 fully rotating solar panels right out in front of our brewery! These panels track the sun throughout the day to maximize their efficiency. We also had a passive solar water heater installed on the roof to aid in heating our water for brewing purposes. This is something that we had wanted to do since the beginning and we are very excited that we are able to utilize the power of the sun now!!
