VinePair, the popular beer, wine, and spirits website, recently released a list of “The 30 Best Breweries In The Country Right Now”. And Brewery ARS, with two locations in Philadelphia, was selected for the list.
As the article states, they surveyed beer bar professionals about the beer producers hitting right now. They consulted owners, beverage directors, and buyers from some of the country’s top beer pubs.
From VinePair: “Good beer is pretty ubiquitous these days. To differentiate between the quality of the liquid can at times require more consideration for nuance than a pint should warrant. Deciding if you like a beer shouldn’t require any thought really. You like it or you don’t. Get a second or switch it up. When thinking about our ‘favorite’ current brewery, Cassie Cameron (our beer buyer) and myself immediately zoomed in close to home here in Philly. Provincial pride may have helped narrow our focus but the old cliched story about relationships and knowing who is behind your beer is more impactful today than it’s ever been.
Brewery ARS is a brewery here in South Philly whose beer, especially their Wayne’s Pale Ale, could land on the top of any list of favorites, even if liquid was the only determining factor. Add in the fact that ego isn’t an adjunct in their process and that pretension is nowhere to be found in the brewery and you have a special recipe. The brewery is in a real-deal neighborhood and it fits right in. Only good people can make truly good beer. The people at ARS make truly good beer.” —Evan Clancy, co-owner, Fountain Porter, Philadelphia
Brewery ARS first opened in December of 2016, in Philadelphia, PA. The brewery opened in an old auto body shop with 49 seats. Met with success at this location, they have gone on to expand with the opening of a second location in March 2022, at 2223 Frankford Ave, located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
You can find the complete list of all 30 breweries here., and read our Meet The Brewer interview with Sean Arsenault from a few years ago!
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