NH has one of the country’s best brewpubs, per USA TODAY. How to go

Looking for a place to enjoy a beer and a bite? New Hampshire has one of the best places in the country to do so, according to the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards.

The annual 10BEST awards highlight the best in travel, food and lifestyle, and winners are chosen by a public voting poll after being nominated by industry experts. In the 2026 best of beer awards, ranking bars, breweries, beer festivals and across the United States, Brewery Pub & Kitchen at Schilling Beer Co. in Littleton ranked ninth in the best brewpub category.

Here’s what to know before visiting Schilling’s top-rated brewpub.

About Brewery Pub & Kitchen at Schilling Beer Co.

Schilling Beer Co. is a European-inspired brewery up in the White Mountains with gorgeous views of the Ammonoosuc River. The Brewery Pub & Kitchen focuses on specialty handcrafted pizzas that change with the season, including options like a chicken maple bacon pizza, a butternut bianco pizza and a funghi pizza with truffled mushroom cream.

Outside of pizza, the menu also offers house-made pretzel twists, bratwurst, house-made hummus and a range of salads. According to USA TODAY, the brewpub’s drink list provides “a pairing for every item on the menu,” with options including wine, cocktails and 17 draft beers, all brewed on site.

How to go to Brewery Pub & Kitchen at Schilling Beer Co.

Schilling Beer Co.’s Brwery Pub & Kitchen is open from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday or noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The pub is located at 18 Mill St. in Littleton.

What other brewpubs made the list?

Here is USA TODAY’s full ranking of the top 10 brewpubs in the country:

1. Lua Brewing – Des Moines, IA
2. Dewey Beer Co. – Dewey Beach, DE
3. Strangebird Brewery – Rochester, NY
4. Free State Brewing Company – Lawrence, KS
5. Devil’s Club Brewing Company – Juneau, AL
6. Otherlands Beer – Bellingham, WA
7. Perennial on Lockwood – Webster Groves, MO
8. Lakefront Brewery – Milwaukee, WI
9. Brewery Pub & Kitchen at Schilling Beer Co. – Littleton, NH
10. Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery – Chicago, IL

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald. Reporting by Catherine Messier.