Beer, Wine & Spirits
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Fall Means Apple Cider Donuts, and No One Makes Them Better Than This Iconic Orchard
The season for apple cider donuts is upon us, and Philadelphia Magazine has compiled its list of where you can find the best of these tasty treats. A Chester County staple for more than 50 years, Highland Orchards in West Bradford Township is synonymous with all things fall, particularly apple cider donuts, which Highland bakes…
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Audubon’s Bald Birds Brewing Spreads its Wings All the Way to Jersey Shore
Audubon-based Bald Birds Brewing Company is spreading its wings and expanding its operations to Jersey Shore with a new taproom, event hall, and brewery, writes Linda Roller for the Mountain Home. The brewery co-owned by Joe and Abby Feerrar opened its new location in an old manufacturing site last month. “My husband, Joe, grew up…
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Local Breweries Show They *Do* Know Jack about Crafting Pumpkin Beer
Now that Montgomery County is fully steeped in fall, several local craft breweries are now offering their takes on pumpkin beer. Grace Dickinson, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, covered two local providers who have gotten “on gourd” with the seasonal beverage. Wissahickon Brewing Company’s Ember was named to evoke images of a fall campfire. The spice-forward ale…
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Penn Vet Adds a Dog’s Nose to Arsenal of Weapons Against the Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly
Man’s Best Friend is joining the front lines in the spotted lanternfly battle, reports the 6abc staff and Christie Ileto for 6acbc.com. The dogs come from a pilot training program at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Three dogs participated in the five-month study. Unhatched lanternfly eggs are difficult to find and odorless…
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Cardinal Hollow Winery Now Bottling Product After PLCB Changes Rule on Fermented Fruit Beverages
Cardinal Hollow Winery in Lansdale is ready to take full advantage of the recent change made by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to the rules on fermented fruit beverages, writes Paul Vigna for the Penn Live Patriot-News. The revisions to Advisory Notice 25, which establishes requirements for products to be sold as alcoholic cider, mead,…
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Philadelphia Magazine: Three Montco Craft Breweries to Visit by Cycling
With cycling popularity on the rise due to COVID-19, a plethora of bike trails across the Philadelphia Area, and plenty of breweries to visit, local cyclists are participating in brewery rides, write Laura Brzyski and Amanda Paule in Philadelphia Magazine. Some breweries are easier to access by bike than others. A few local cyclists, who…
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Lansdale-Based Boardroom Spirits Kickstarting New Canned Cocktail Line
Lansdale-based Boardroom Spirits has launched its new line of Vodka and Soda cocktails, further diversifying its product range during the pandemic, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. When the pandemic closed area restaurants for on-premises dining, the four-year-old distillery pivoted to selling pre-made bottled cocktails made using freshly-squeezed juices and housemade syrups. When…
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The Cold Ones: Montgomery County’s Best Brewpubs
By Christine Tarlecki Summer, isn’t over yet, kids, and we are looking forward to soaking up all August has to offer, like brewpubs! Sure, we had a hurricane, but let’s celebrate our power coming back on, starting with our favorite Montco places. Ales, IPAs, wheat beers, summer brews and more- we’ve got them all here…
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Breweries Find Creative Ways to Get Their Products Into the Hands of Customers
Local brewers are showing some imagination as they figure out ways around closed restaurants, shelter-at-home and distancing rules to get their product to consumers, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Times. Places like 2SP Brewing Company in Aston have lost about 70 percent of their business from closed restaurants. Now brewers are taking their product…
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Sly Fox Brewing to Honor Carol Stoudt with Special Tribute Beer
Pottstown-based Sly Fox Brewing will celebrate Carol Stoudt, the first female brewmaster since prohibition who recently announced her retirement, with a special, Punk-inspired tribute beer. Stoud was one of the craft beer revolution’s pioneers, the punks of the industry who advanced and innovated. She started Stoudts Brewing Company in 1987 near Lancaster. In the years…
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Tired Hands in Ardmore Among James Beard Award Semifinalists
Tired Hands Brewing in Ardmore has been named as one of the semifinalists for the 2020 James Beard Awards, the national competition often called the Oscars of the food and beverage world, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This year is the 30th anniversary of these prestigious awards. Earlier this week, the James…
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How King of Prussia’s Workhorse Brewing Became a Major Regional Player Less Than 18 Months After Opening
Workhorse Brewing in King of Prussia has become a major regional player less than a year and a half after opening, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When he began, Dan Hershberg, Workhorse Brewing’s CEO, had no experience in beer. Despite this, he helped grow Workhorse into a place that sells its products in…
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Adaptive Distortion by Ardmore-Based Tired Hands Among Best New Beers Released in 2019
Adaptive Distortion, a Belgian-style ale from Ardmore-based Tired Hands, is among the best new beers released in 2019, writes Justin Kennedy for The Economic Times. While the consumption of beer was down this year, this did not affect small breweries. Instead the big players such as Anheuser-Busch Cos. and MillerCoors, bore the brunt of the…
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King of Prussia’s Workhorse Brewing and Saxbys Release Coffee Vanilla Porter
King of Prussia-based Workhorse Brewing has joined forces with Saxbys to release a coffee vanilla porter made with real vanilla beans and the coffee company’s medium roast Pep Talk, writes Sinead Cummings for the Philly Voice. The Start It Up brews were released last week and are on sale in 16-ounce cans at numerous locations…
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From a Humble Beginning in Philly, Havertown, Dock Street Brewery Has Led the Way With Innovation
Founded in 1985, the Dock Street Brewery has come a long way from its early days in Havertown, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. The new Dock Street Brewery in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood boasts an Anthropologie-esque interior complete with velvet chairs, reclaimed wood tables, lots of plants, exposed brick walls and an abundance…
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Pottstown’s Sly Fox Partnering with Reading Art Center to Open a Restaurant at Its Campus
Pottstown-based Sly Fox Brewing is partnering with GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading to open a new restaurant at the center’s campus, writes Jon Fassnacht for the Reading Eagle. Called ‘The Den’, it will replace the outgoing Belly Kitchen & Drinkery, which announced earlier this month it is relocating to West Reading. As part…
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Hatfield’s Imprint Beer To Host Pig Roast To Benefit Local Food Bank
Imprint Beer, the small craft brewery in Hatfield, will hold Porktoberfest – a free pork roast – on Oct. 20 to benefit Manna on Main Street. The pig, affectionately named Jerry, has an interesting history. It was fed on a diet that includes spent grains from the brewery. The brewing process mashes barley, oats, and…
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Trouble’s End Brewing to open in former Appalachian Brewing location
The beer scene on the rapidly expanding Route 422 corridor will get a lift this fall, according to Breweries in Pennsylvania. Three veterans of the Pistola’s bar-restaurants, including co-owner Casey Parker, are behind Troubles End Brewing, a brewpub/live-music venue targeting an early November opening at the shuttered Appalachian Brewing Co. location in Collegeville. Troubles End’s partners are brothers…
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