Jack’s Abby Brewing was founded by brothers Jack, Eric, and Sam Hendler in January 2011 in Framingham, Massachusetts. They learned from watching their father, grandfather, and uncle run the successful Saxony Ice Company, leaving the brothers with ...
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Mystic Brewery Blends Old World Tradition with Modern Beersmithing
Mystic Brewery is located in historic Chelsea, Massachusetts. A place that isn’t “afraid of no stinking microbes,” they brew new beers in the old tradition. With a Ph.D in agriculture and years of homebrewing under his belt (did I mention he once ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Weeping Willow Wit
Mother Earth Brewing was founded in the summer of 2008 by Stephen Hill and Trent Mooring, both from Kinston, North Carolina, a city of under 25,000 residents. Their love of beer began with homebrewing and working for a local grocery store that ...
Midnight Mad Scientists Conjure Complex Concoctions at Night Shift Brewing
Night Shift Brewing was founded in 2012 by three friends and homebrewers, Michael Oxton, Mike O’Mara, and Rob Burns. Their goal is to create memorable craft beers that offer a wide array of rich, complex flavors.
Philly Beer Week in the Burbs
Instead of fighting the traffic into center city Philly on Thursday evening, we decided to hit up some of the beer spots in the Philly ‘Burbs. Philly Beer Week events take place all over eastern PA, so you don’t have to be in Philly to enjoy PBW. ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Heather Ale
Cambridge Brewing Company, founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, brews traditional, new American, and experimental beers styles. They were the first commercial brewery in America to produce a Belgian beer, and their barrel cellar was one of the ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Devil’s Tramping Ground Tripel
Aviator Brewing Company opened in an airplane hangar at Triple W Airport in Fuquay Varina, NC in November of 2008. They initially brewed in two used dairy tanks that each held 300 gallons of beer.
Let There Be Beer at Church Brew Works
The Church Brew Works is a brewpub located in a restored Roman Catholic church, formerly St. John the Baptist Church, in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Originally built in 1902, the building was used as a church until 1993. ...
Sampling Brews at East End Brewing
East End Brewing Company, located in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s East End, was founded by owner Scott Smith in December 2004. The brewery moved to their current location in November 2012, increasing their production from 2,500 ...
Penn Brewery Serves Up Tastes of Germany
There is one place we always go to when we visit Pittsburgh. Always. Penn Brewery offers authentic German beers and cuisine, something I often crave. The brewery and restaurant bring the feeling of a true Bavarian beer hall.
