It has been quite the year for Pennsylvania craft beer. With brewery openings/closings, events for charity, many discussions of taxes (when will it stop?!) and more, there has been plenty to discuss in 2019.
As the leading voice in PA craft beer, we have stayed on top of it all. Below is a list of the top 10 news items we shared on BreweriesInPA.com. The list is based on page views for the year, starting with the most viewed news article.
1. Top 10 Breweries In Pennsylvania According To Untappd
Are you an Untappd fanatic? Frantically checking in the latest beer purchase as soon as it touches your lips? If so, you probably want to see how breweries in Pennsylvania stack up against each other through the app.
2. Broken Goblet Is Opening A New Location Unlike Any Other
Broken Goblet, the Bristol, PA brewery you have come to love, and the makers of “No One Likes Us We Don’t Care” and other favorites is opening a new location! This new location will be in Bensalem at 2500 State Road.
3. Weyerbacher Files Chapter 11 And Announces New Ownership
Weyerbacher Brewing Company, Inc. has finalized a restructuring partnership with a private investment group, 1518 Holdings LLC. As part of the restructuring, the investment group will take the majority stock of Weyerbacher.
The good news is the brewery has since announced climbing out of bankruptcy.
4. Tired Hands Is Being Sued By Their Investors
When you cover Pennsylvania beer you have to cover the good, bad and ugly, right? Unfortunately, it can’t be all brewery openings and new releases. Which brings us to today’s news. As first reported by Good Beer Hunting, Tired Hands Brewing Company currently finds themselves involved in a lawsuit with a trio of their investors.
5. Levante Brewing and Highland Orchards to Launch Seasonal Pop-up Beer Garden
Levante Brewing Company, one of Chester County, Pennsylvania’s popular craft breweries and Highland Orchards Farm Market and Bakery announced they are partnering to bring a pop-up beer garden at Highland Orchards this Memorial Day weekend. The beer garden will be located at 1000 Marshallton Thorndale Rd in West Chester and will open Friday, May 24th and operate throughout this Summer, closing Sunday, September 1st.
6. Why I Stopped Chasing Limited Beer Releases [Opinion]
We’ve all seen it; the limited release that you just have to get your hands on. The beer that if you don’t get on your Untappd list than you might as well give up craft beer forever. But why?
7. Pennsylvania Produces The Most Craft Beer In The Country… Again!
In 2016 and 2017 Pennsylvania was the number one producer of craft beer in the entire country. And we did it again in 2018!
8. Top 5 Ranked IPA’s in Pennsylvania
Ah the IPA, it is quickly becoming the most common form of beer new craft beer drinkers are pursuing. Even within the style, there is the hop-forward West Coast-style with its strong hoppy bitterness, then there are more balanced offerings where a malt-forward sweetness is a dominating flavor. Below are the top 5 ranked IPAs within the state of Pennsylvania according to Beer Advocate.
9. The Best Breweries In Pennsylvania For A Beer Vacation
With so many breweries calling Pennsylvania home, consumers have never been better positioned to pick their destination of choice. At the same time, breweries are also offering more than just a few handcrafted pints; many are becoming the perfect destination for a beer getaway.
10. Night Shift Brewing Plans To Open 130,000 Square Foot Brewery In Philadelphia
The founders of Night Shift Brewing faced a dilemma when they plotted their business plan nearly a decade ago: Boston or Philadelphia? Boston won out. But Philly never lost its allure.
What was your favorite PA craft beer story of 2019? What do you think is in store for 2020?
