The Flying Dog Brewpub in Aspen, Colorado was founded in 1990 by George Stranahan, an astrophysicist with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and the founder of the Aspen Center for Physics, along with his longtime friend and partner Richard ...
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Find Your Way to Lost Rhino Brewing
Lost Rhino Brewing Company was first mentioned on Beer Busters Podcast when Bone Dusters Paleo Ale was released in late June. This “prehistoric ale” is a Belgian Amber beer fermented with yeast scrapped from a whale fossil dating back 35 million years.
Columbia Kettle Works Serves Up Great Beer and a Host of Homegrown Pennsylvania Goodies
Columbia Kettle Works recently opened at 40 North 3rd Street in downtown Columbia, PA by friends and co-workers Bill Collister and Rod Smith. Bill works as the business manager, while Rod does the brewing. The brewpub has become a family affair ...
C’mon Get Happy Valley Brewing Company
Ed, Happy Valley’s bravest pig, is the official mascot of State College and Happy Valley Brewing Company. Ed refused to tolerate Ordinance 9, dated February 28, 1897, which prohibited the running-at-large of horses, cattle, mules, hogs, sheep and ...
Motor Over to Otto’s Pub and Brewery
Otto’s Pub and Brewery has been a favorite spot for fresh craft-brewed beer and local food in State College, PA since October 2002. Otto's was opened by Charlie Schnable and Derek Duffee. The two were roommates while studying as undergraduates at ...
HomeDPizzeria Sprouts Robin Hood Brewing
Home Delivery Pizza Pub, an Italian staple for decades in State College, Pennsylvania, has gone through a transformation, starting with a name change. Now called HomeDPizzeria, the local favorite has a newly renovated and larger kitchen, an ...
The Historic Gamble Mill Continues to Grow
The Gamble Mill is a historic grist mill in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Built in 1894, the 3 ½-story brick building has had many names over the years including Lamb Mill, Thomas Mill, Wagner Mill, and Bellefonte Flouring Mill. The building includes ...
Sipping Suds at Selin’s Grove Brewing
Selin’s Grove Brewing Company is located in a historic Federal style stone governor’s mansion in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The building, which is on the National Historic Register, was completed in 1816 by Pennsylvania’s third and only three ...
Brooklyn Brewery Brought Beer Back to the Borough
A century ago, there were at least 48 breweries in Brooklyn, New York. Taverns were the center of everyday life, and brewers were civic and social leaders. The last of the great brewing families, however, closed their Brooklyn breweries in 1976. ...
Grab a Beer, a Bite and a Bag of Novelties at Franklin’s Restaurant, Brewery & General Store
Franklin’s Restaurant, Brewery and General Store opened in 1992 in historic Hyattsville, Maryland in a landmark building built in the 1880’s as a blacksmith and carriage shop. The building housed the Hyattsville Hardware Company from 1910 to ...
