In May of last year, we wrote about Blondes & Brewnettes Brewery which would be opening in West Grove, PA at 122 Rose Hill Ave. The time has come for the brewery to open for business on Wednesday, January 18th.
Blondes & Brewnettes will be the first alcohol establishment in West Grove, PA since the town went dry 8 decades ago, in 1940.
Read our conversation with co-owner/brewer Charles “Knute” Mellon about the brewery.
BIPA: What styles of beers will you focus on?
Charles: We will make a wide variety of styles like we currently do! We make brown ales and blonde ales, Belgian styles, IPAs – both NE style and west coast styles, and darker beers like porters and dunkels.
BIPA: Can you describe the space you are opening?
Charles: We are opening up in a 4,000 sq/ft building that most recently was a community center in West Grove, In the past, it was many things including a tractor shop.
We will have a 20 ft bar with seating for around 18-20 seats, and 10 taps of our beer. The total seating indoors will be around 100, with some seating out back through our garage door. Outside we will have some tables and a beer garden for events when the weather is nice.
For the brewhouse, we are installing a 3.5 BBL brewhouse, and want to stay small for the time being.
BIPA: Will you release crowlers/cans there as well?
Charles: Right now we will just have been on tap to start. But we will be going to cans shortly after opening.
BIPA: Will there be food offered?
Charles: Yes, there is currently a full kitchen there from the community center, and we will expand on that space. We will have a full menu serving bbq such as smoked brisket, pulled pork, smoked wings, and other items like salads, paninis, and some flatbreads too.
There will be an executive chef running both the restaurant and brewery kitchens.
BIPA: Anything else our readers should know about the Blondes & Brewnettes
Charles: We started back in 2010 when my brother-in-law and I started homebrewing together for fun. Little by little we evolved, and we were trying to figure out a name. My wife is blonde and her sister is a brunette, so it stuck! Now, my wife and I own the brewery and it worked out because I have two daughters, one blonde and one brunette.
We will also be kid-friendly and dog-friendly outside.
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