Background Two Roads Brewing Company was founded in 2012 by four friends who dreamed for years of starting a craft brewery. Master Brewer Phil Markowski comes from an engineering background. Brad Hittle background is former Chief Marketing Officer at the Pabst Brewing …

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Background The Iron Hill Brewery idea began in 1990 with Kevin Finn, one of those Delaware locals, receiving a homebrewing kit from his wife for his birthday. What starts as a hobby soon becomes a passion. His friend, Mark Edelson, …

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We understand Barren Hill Tavern and Brewery has closed their doors. Barren Hill Tavern and Brewery is in a large historic building in Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania.  Interesting old building known to have had General Lafayette’s soldiers housed while chasing the British …

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Background The Cask Republic is owned by the SKAL Restaurant Group. Christian Burns is the principal and founder of SKAL Restaurant Group. Burns, a French Culinary Institute alum, launched his culinary career working under Chef Bobby Flay at Bolo Restaurant …

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The brewpub is on the West end of Newport.  Good sized facility with a bar side and a restaurant side.  The place was pretty busy for a weekday evening.  They had six or seven beer offerings.  We tried the Blueberry …

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Background Standing Stone Brewing had its beginnings in 1996 when the Amarotico brothers took ownership of the building.  The brew pub in The Whittle Garage Building, which was built in 1925 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places …

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Background Dogfish Head Brewery founder Sam Calagione started brewing in his kitchen in New York City. Dogfish Head has brew houses in Rehoboth, Lewes, and Milton, Delaware. In 2019, Dogfish Head merged with Boston Beer Co. becoming the parent organization. The …

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Background Rogue Ales was founded in Ashland, Oregon in 1988 by three Nike, Inc. executives: Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell (who were past University of Oregon fraternity brothers) and friend Rob Strasser. Construction began in June 1988 in Ashland along the …

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We understand Nodding Head Brewery closed its original location and reopened in another location which we identified in this blog. Nodding Head Brewery is a unique brewpub at 1516 Sansom Street, in city center Philadelphia.  It was on the 2nd …

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