Write for Breweries in PA

On-the-ground stories from Pennsylvania breweries, taprooms, trails, festivals, and the people who make the state’s beer scene worth following.

Breweries in PA is looking for original stories rooted in Pennsylvania. We are interested in the overlooked taproom, the brewer with a sharp point of view, the road trip worth taking, the festival with real local character, and the practical information that helps readers discover and enjoy the state’s beer culture.

The best ideas are local, specific, accurate, and useful. They give readers a reason to visit a brewery, understand a process, support an event, or see a familiar part of Pennsylvania in a new way.

The Pennsylvania Test

Before sending a pitch, ask one simple question: Why does this story belong on Breweries in PA rather than any other beer site? A strong answer should connect the piece to a Pennsylvania brewery, town, county, region, event, history, or community.

Story Routes We Want to Follow

Use these as starting points, not rigid categories. A strong angle that serves Pennsylvania beer readers will always get a fair look.

The brewery behind the pint

Profiles, behind-the-scenes reporting, ownership transitions, anniversary stories, brewing teams, and the choices that give a brewery its character.

The road-trip file

County-by-county brewery trails, destination weekends, small-town beer stops, taproom neighborhoods, scenic drives, and practical itinerary pieces.

The Pennsylvania pour

New releases, local ingredients, regional styles, collaboration beers, seasonal drinking, and what a bottle, draft list, or tap takeover says about the moment.

The useful beer desk

Homebrewing notes, draft-system basics, beer-and-food pairings, festival planning, glassware, cellar management, and equipment tested in real situations.

The community calendar

Festivals, charity events, local beer weeks, tasting nights, pop-ups, brewery openings, and the people who make the scene move.

The history and culture file

Pennsylvania brewing history, old beer brands, neighborhood traditions, local institutions, music, sports, food, and other cultural connections that genuinely belong in a beer story.

Bring Receipts, Not Hype

Breweries in PA values firsthand reporting and honest local knowledge. We welcome enthusiasm, but an effective pitch is more than a promotional announcement or a broad list of claims.

• Tell us what you saw, tasted, learned, or documented – and where the story took place.
• Name the specific brewery, town, county, event, or Pennsylvania region involved.
• Explain who you plan to interview or what records, firsthand experience, or reporting support the piece.
• Separate your opinion from factual claims, and attribute sources when appropriate.
• Disclose meaningful personal, professional, financial, or product relationships connected to the topic.
• Use only photos, video, menus, maps, or other media that you own, are permitted to use, or have properly licensed.

Ideas We Will Usually Pass On

• Generic beer articles that could run anywhere and have no Pennsylvania reporting or perspective.
• Content created primarily to promote a company, product, service, event, personality, or campaign.
• Unverified product claims, copied press materials, or articles built around a link-placement request.
• Topics unrelated to Pennsylvania beer culture, breweries, hospitality, food, travel, or legitimate community interest.

How to Send a Pitch

Email breweriesinpa@gmail.com with the subject line:

Pennsylvania Beer Story Pitch – [Your Topic]

Your note should fit on one screen and answer these questions:

1. What is the story? Give us a working headline and a two- or three-sentence summary.
2. Why Pennsylvania? Identify the place, people, or local relevance that makes it a fit.
3. Why now? Tell us what is new, timely, useful, overlooked, or otherwise worth covering.
4. How will you report it? Share the people, records, tasting experience, photography, or on-the-ground access that will inform the piece.
5. Who are you? Include a short bio and one or two relevant samples, a portfolio, or a previous byline when available.

What Happens After You Send It

1. We review the local angle. Editors look for a clear Pennsylvania connection, reader value, and a reason the story should exist now.
2. We shape the scope. For a promising idea, an editor may ask for a sharper angle, local sources, clearer disclosures, a different format, or a revised approach.
3. You report and write. Assignments or accepted drafts should be original, accurate, readable, and generally between 700 and 1,500 words unless agreed otherwise.
4. We edit for the reader. Published work may be edited for clarity, accuracy, structure, headlines, captions, style, sourcing, and fit with Breweries in PA.

A Few Important Notes

Publication is never guaranteed. A pitch, email exchange, or preliminary interest does not guarantee an assignment or publication.

Compensation is not presumed. Compensation, when offered, is agreed in advance for a specific assignment. Unsolicited pitches and drafts should not be assumed to be paid.

Links are editorial decisions. Relevant sources, author websites, and supporting references may be considered, but all links are reviewed and may be edited, removed, or declined.

Businesses may share legitimate news. Breweries, event organizers, publicists, and product representatives may send news tips, interview opportunities, event details, or factual updates for editorial consideration. Commercial inquiries should be sent separately to the appropriate business contact.

Tell Us Where the Good Beer Is

The next great Pennsylvania beer story may be a small-town taproom, a new brewer in an old building, a trail through an overlooked county, a beer festival with real community character, or a practical lesson from someone who has spent time behind the bar or brewhouse.

Pitch it to: breweriesinpa@gmail.com