North Country Brewing was founded in the belief of "a little earth" - where the breeze of a butterfly's wing in Asia can be felt on the cool waters of Slippery Rock Creek. We strive to be a steward of our environment and a help to our neighbors, believing that acts of kindness have a rippling effect like a stone tossed into a still pond. In support of this belief, we strive to foster that which is good in life.

The select grains and fruits obtained from local sources, as well as the hops imported in from Great Britain, are returned back to the local environment as a delicious feed for cattle. As the community enjoys our handcrafted brews free of preservatives and additives, local cows also benefit from the spent grains that they find readily digestible. At NCB, we eliminate the need for bottles and other wasteful containers by offering our product 10 feet away from it's source in a pint glass, or in reusable returnable jugs for take out.

All of our electric purchased from Green Mountain Energy where it is generated by renewable resources. The North Country Brewery was the first business to partner with Green Mountain to bring 100% renewable energy into commercial application.

Our volunteer efforts continue to grow, just as time itself continues forward. We are an active member of the Rock chapter of the North Country Trail and have adopted the State Game Land 95 section of the trail. We have also adopted the veterans' Memorial Garden in downtown Slippery Rock and assist Slippery Rock University in keeping the park clean and well maintained.

NCB proprietor Bobby McCafferty is active in the community where he hosts quarterly workshops on primitive technologies in which the public participates in a wide-range of activities including arrowhead knapping, prehistoric pottery making, and dugout canoe building. According to Bobby, "the canoe isn't finished until it floats!" Any volunteers?