Breweries in Philadelphia
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Breweries in Philadelphia brew beer
in the Delaware Valley
, which includes the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, and its suburbs. There are currently four major brewers in the area.
Flying Fish Brewing Company
, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
(about seventeen miles (27 km) east of Philadelphia), is the largest craft brewer in New Jersey
. Flying Fish produces Belgian Abbey Dubbel, Porter, English Special Bitter Ale, Extra Pale Ale, and many seasonal brews.
Philadelphia Brewing Co. is located at 2439 Amber St. in the Kensington neighborhood of the city. Philadelphia Brewing Co. brews Kenzinger, Walt Wit, Newbold IPA,Rowhouse Red, Joe Coffee Porter and seasonal beers. The 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) building is the original home of the Weisbrod and Hess brewery and was built in 1885.
Victory Brewing
is located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania
. Victory is arguably the area's most successful brewery. Victory's most popular beers include Hop Devil IPA, Golden Monkey Triple, and Prima Pils. Popular seasonals include Whirlwind Wit, Old Horizontal Barely Wine, Storm King Stout, Moonglow Weizenbock, Sunrise Weiss, Mad King Weiss, Sunset Dunkelweise, Workhorse Porter, Uncle Teddy's Bitter, and ESB.
Yards Brewing Company
was established in 1994 and is located at 901 Delaware Ave. Its lineup currently includes Philadelphia Pale Ale, IPA, ESA and Brawler. The brewery also produces seasonal beers such as Love Stout, Saison, Trubbel De Yards and Old Ale. Yards also produces a line of Revolutionary Ales in conjunction with the City Tavern. These include Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale, General Washington Tavern Porter and Poor Richards Tavern Spruce.
Brewpubs, combination brewery-restaurants, and smaller-scale brewpubs include Dock Street Brewing Company, General Lafayette Inn Restaurant and Brewery, Iron Hill Brewery, Manayunk Brewing Company, Nodding Head Brewery & Restaruant, Rock Bottom, Sly Fox Brewery & Restaurant
, McKenzie Brew House and Triumph Brewing Company.
Local beer writers include Don Russell a.k.a Joe Sixpack, Lew Bryson, Jack Curtin, and George Hummel.
Beer
Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
in the Delaware Valley
Delaware Valley
The Delaware Valley is a term used to refer to the valley where the Delaware River flows, along with the surrounding communities. This includes the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia. Such educational institutions as Delaware Valley Regional High School in Alexandria Township...
, which includes the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, and its suburbs. There are currently four major brewers in the area.
Flying Fish Brewing Company
Flying Fish Brewing Company
Flying Fish Brewing Company is a small craft beer brewer founded in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in 1995 and opened for business in late 1996...
, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...
(about seventeen miles (27 km) east of Philadelphia), is the largest craft brewer in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Flying Fish produces Belgian Abbey Dubbel, Porter, English Special Bitter Ale, Extra Pale Ale, and many seasonal brews.
Philadelphia Brewing Co. is located at 2439 Amber St. in the Kensington neighborhood of the city. Philadelphia Brewing Co. brews Kenzinger, Walt Wit, Newbold IPA,Rowhouse Red, Joe Coffee Porter and seasonal beers. The 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) building is the original home of the Weisbrod and Hess brewery and was built in 1885.
Victory Brewing
Victory Brewing Company
Victory Brewing Company is a brewery founded in 1996 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA. The main brands are HopDevil, Prima Pils, Headwaters Pale Ale, Golden Monkey and Storm King, which are distributed in 30 states. Victory Brewing is located at 420 Acorn Lane Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335...
is located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 7,891. Downingtown was settled by English and European colonists in the early 18th century and has a number of historic buildings and structures.-History:The town was...
. Victory is arguably the area's most successful brewery. Victory's most popular beers include Hop Devil IPA, Golden Monkey Triple, and Prima Pils. Popular seasonals include Whirlwind Wit, Old Horizontal Barely Wine, Storm King Stout, Moonglow Weizenbock, Sunrise Weiss, Mad King Weiss, Sunset Dunkelweise, Workhorse Porter, Uncle Teddy's Bitter, and ESB.
Yards Brewing Company
Yards Brewing Company
- History :Yards Brewing Company was founded in 1994 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by friends Tom Kehoe and Jon Bovit who began producing their own homebrews in 1988. It is a production brewery within the city limits and the first wind-powered brewery in Pennsylvania. Currently the brewery is at...
was established in 1994 and is located at 901 Delaware Ave. Its lineup currently includes Philadelphia Pale Ale, IPA, ESA and Brawler. The brewery also produces seasonal beers such as Love Stout, Saison, Trubbel De Yards and Old Ale. Yards also produces a line of Revolutionary Ales in conjunction with the City Tavern. These include Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale, General Washington Tavern Porter and Poor Richards Tavern Spruce.
Brewpubs, combination brewery-restaurants, and smaller-scale brewpubs include Dock Street Brewing Company, General Lafayette Inn Restaurant and Brewery, Iron Hill Brewery, Manayunk Brewing Company, Nodding Head Brewery & Restaruant, Rock Bottom, Sly Fox Brewery & Restaurant
Sly Fox Brewery
Sly Fox Brewery is an award winning Pennsylvania brewery. It was founded by the Giannopoulos family at its original Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, location on December 20, 1995...
, McKenzie Brew House and Triumph Brewing Company.
Local beer writers include Don Russell a.k.a Joe Sixpack, Lew Bryson, Jack Curtin, and George Hummel.