Background To hear owner Neil Glass tell it, Hub City brewpub Harvest Moon Brewery and Cafe has stayed pretty much consistent since the bar and restaurant on opened on George Street in New Brunswick back in 1996. Glass took over…
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Two Roads Brewing, Stratford, CT
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brad Hittle, Brew Pub, Clement Pellani, Craft Beer, IPA, Phil Markowski, Stratford, travel, Two Roads Brewing
Iron Hill Brewery, Phoenixville, PA
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,…
Cask Republic, New Haven, CT
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Cask Republic, Christian Burns, Craft Beer, craft brew, New Haven, SKAL Restaurant Group, travel, Yale
Standing Stone Brewing, Ashland, OR
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…
Dogfish Head Brewery, Milton DE
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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Rogue Ales, Newport OR
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…
Nodding Head Brewery, Philadelphia, PA
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…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, Nodding Head, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, travel
Cascade Lakes Brewing, Bend OR
Background – Cascade Lakes Brewing In late 2018, Father-and-son Bruce and Andy Rhine have acquired a majority stake in Bend, Oregon-based Cascade Lakes Brewing. Bruce Rhine fell in love with homebrewing after graduating from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2017.…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Bend, Brew Pub, Cascade Lakes Brewing, Craft Beer, Oregon, travel
GoodLife Brewing, Bend, OR
Background Curt Plants along with his business partners Ty Barnett and Pratt Rather founded GoodLife Brewing in 2011. Curt Plants and Ty Barnett got their start in the garage like many home brewers. Setting around brewing small batch brews dreaming…
Tagged with: Beer Pilgrimage, Beer Trail, beercation, Bend, Brew Pub, Craft Beer, Goodlife Brewing, Pratt Rather, travel, Ty Barnett
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