Hard Seltzer is the latest craze to hit the craft brewed industry. And rather than fight the trend many breweries in Pennsylvania are opening up tank space to the beverage. Below are a few craft breweries offering their very own hard seltzer.
Breaker Brewing – Wilkes Barre
Introduced in July of 2019, Strawberry Seltzcake was Break Brewing’s very first stroll down the Hard Seltzer Super Highway! This inaugural batch was created with strawberries. Crisp and clear liquid strawberry shortcake clocking in at 7%!
Conshohocken Brewing – Multiple Locations
“Conshy Lite” is their new gluten-free hard seltzer line, brewed at 5%. Strawberry is pictured here, but the flavors will change each time. Future batches of this seltzer will be on draft as well as canned.
Couch Brewery – Pittsburgh
Couch Brewery has released two hard seltzers so far on tap and in cans. This 5% seltzer comes in two flavors currently, Orion Black Raspberry and Pisces Black Cherry. This looks to be a great start to a series of seltzer flavors!
Evil Genius – Philadelphia
Evil Genius recently introduced a full line of canned seltzers. They even went as far as creating their own Instagram page for the brand. The current variety pack offers three flavors; Grapefruit, Black Cherry and Lemon & Lime.
Free Will Brewing – Perkasie
Released in early 2019 by Free Will Brewing was two versions of seltzer. “Juice Man Cometh” was offered in both Pineapple and Pink Guava. Both were Milkshake Hard Seltzers at 6.3%.
Iron Hill Brewery – All Locations
Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant recently announced their newest style release, Rivet Hard Seltzer, available on tap at all Iron Hill locations in a rotation of three flavors
The three unique seltzer flavors being introduced include Passion Fruit-Orange-Guava (POG), Blueberry Acai and Black Cherry. The crisp, low calorie beverage has a 5% ABV and 0 IBU.
Lancaster Brewing Company – Lancaster
This staple brewery in the heart of Lancaster County has started a seltzer series! They have released “Lancaster Hard Seltzer” in 4 flavors so far: Lemon Lime, Black Cherry, Peach, and Blackberry. These are currently available rotating on draft at the brewery.
Levante Brewing – West Chester
This should come to no surprise to anyone who knows this Chester County brewery. They are on the forefront of a lot of innovation within the brewing industry. And that is no different as they recently introduced their Revibe Seltzer Brand.
Revibe currently offers four flavor; Peach Passionfruit, Peach Bellini, Mango Lime and Berry Mojito. The brand is available at the West Chester taproom, for home delivery or at local distributors.
Liquid Hero Brewery – York
This 8 year old brewery from York has gotten into the seltzer game as well. The brewery has 4 rotating seltzer taps with flavors including: Mojito, Pina Colada, Blue Raspberry, and Orange Creamsicle.
Mindful Brewing Company – Pittsburgh
This Castle Shannon neighborhood brewery launched a hard seltzer series in early September. Zemu (the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalayan Mountains) is a 5% hard seltzer, with Blackberry being the first flavor released. We have heard Lemon-Lime and Cranberry are next in line, as well as having cans to go in the near future!
Pour Man’s Brewing Company – Ephrata
This Ephrata brewery has started a seltzer series called “White Clam”, and they plan to offer a rotating variety featuring different fruits. Their first version was Pear, and was on tap for their anniversary party.
Round Guys Brewing – Lansdale
A staple in the Montgomery County beer scene, Round Guys Brewing recently introduced their very own seltzer at both their Lansdale Brew Pub and Glenside Ale House.“Helter Seltzer”, was brewed in house with passion fruit. The seltzer came in at 5% ABV, gluten free and low carb.
St. Boniface Craft Brewing Co. – Ephrata
St. Boniface has entered the craft seltzer game with “WorksHOP” Hopped Hard Seltzer. WorksHOP is a 6% ABV/13 IBU seltzer hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Cascade hops. A different take on seltzers, and it sounds so delicious. This is available starting 11/21/19 as St. Boniface’s taproom in Ephrata, and we hope this turns in a series of seltzers for the brewery!
Shubrew – Zelienople
Made back at the end of August, Shubrew released “Steve-O-Jito” a lime mint seltzer. No word yet on if they plan to expand the series or make other offerings!
Stolen Sun Brewing – Exton
Released this Summer, Stolen Sun Brewing introduced their first seltzer named “Helter Seltzer”; which is a series of Hopped Hard Seltzers with bold flavors. Their first Helter Seltzer infuses Lemondrop Hops, Mango, Orange, and lemon to produce a sensory explosion.
Ten7 Brewing – North Wales
Unlike the others listed, Ten7 is going the single release route. But who knows…maybe it goes well and becomes a series! The brewery recently released “SELT7ER” a 5% Hard Seltzer offering two flavors; Cranberry and Sour Cherry. A light, crisp and refreshing seltzer with a touch of fruit.
Wallenpaupack Brewing Company – Hawley
Wallenpaupack Brewing has released Paupack Hard Seltzer, a non-malt based hard seltzer. You can enjoy this plain without flavoring, or with their rotating featured flavors!
Yards Brewing – Philadelphia
Launched last February by twin brothers in Center City, Two Robbers has recently partnered with Yards in Philly to offer their hard seltzer brand to the masses. Offering three flavors on shelves. Vikram and Vivek Nayar had been sourcing production to a facility in Dallastown, Pa., about 100 miles west of Philadelphia, they said, but the time had come to find a more robust and convenient option.
For now, the boozy effervescent is a draft-only product for Yards, according to brewery founder and president Tom Kehoe. But getting into canning it is tempting, he said. “It’s a part of the market we might want to investigate someday.”
Zeroday Brewing – Harrisburg
The central PA brewery recently released their own seltzer known as Automatic Refresher. This hard seltzer clocks in at 5%. The best part? The flavors are custom brewed! The drink starts off unflavored and unsweetened and the brewery offers a rotating selection of flavors to choose from (or mix and match!)
