Levante Brewing

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"Meaning "to rise up" in Italian—referring to the sun rise—Levante comes from brewers with a Mediterranean heritage themselves. Founders Eric Santostefano and Tim Floros currently brew on a fifteen-barrel system—small, even by craft brewery standards. Inspired by the old world of brewing, Levante has a Belgian Trappist-inspired series, a German kölsch called Kolibri, and Bohemian-style pilsners like Birra Di Levante. They also make more modern, Americanized beers like Cloudy and Cumbersome, an IPA, and Going Guava!, a milkshake-style hop bomb. Their taproom is open Thursday through Sunday, with a different food truck on site each night." [foodandwine.com]

Brewery

Website: Levante Brewing

Address: 208 Carter Dr Suite 2, West Chester, PA 19382

 

Hidden River Brewing Company

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"Located in the historic Brinton Lodge—an offbeat, 18th century farmhouse structure set on land once owned by William Penn, that many say is haunted—Hidden River Brewing is a small-batch brewery produces beers using most local ingredients. Opened in the summer of 2015, Kevin Margitich and Doug Reeser brew in a teeny tiny space in a corner of the lodge. They never repeat a recipe, and, of the 200 or so beers they’ve produced so far, the focus mainly been IPAs and saisons. The pub room also features a food selection, meats, cheese, and the like, all sourced from farms within 15 miles, as well as an outdoor patio bar." [foodandwine.com]

Brewery

Website: Hidden River Brewing Company

Address: 1808 Schuylkill Rd, Douglassville, PA 19518

 

Brew Gentlemen

"One of the hottest breweries in the state formed its foundation while its owners were just in college. Envisioned as early as 2010 by two Carnegie Mellon students who were homebrewing on campus, Brew Gentlemen finally became official in 2014, just a couple of years after Asa Foster and Matt Katase graduated. Located in a former electrical supply store, Brew Gentlemen mostly makes hop-forward, juicy beers like General Braddock’s India Pale Ale and Mammoth, a DIPA. While their Mise en Rose Collection is devoted to oak barrel-aged farmhouse ales (despite being quite removed from the farm) in offerings like Table Beer and the Exploration & Discovery series." [foodandwine.com]

Brewery

Website: Brew Gentlemen

Address: 512 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104

 

Bonn Place Brewing Company

"A relatively new entry on the Pennsylvania scene, Bonn Place Brewing, a less-than-one-year-old brewery, is the brainchild of Sam Masotto and his wife Gina. Longtime actors (Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding) and bartenders (The Pony Bar) in the New York City area, the Masottos opted for Pennsylvania real estate when opening their nano-brewery in the tri-state area proved too pricy. Their small, Lehigh Valley tasting room offers a wide variety of beers such as Tarte Priya Chai, a sour ale, and The Delusionist, a Cascadian dark ale." [foodandwine.com]

Bar / Brewery

Website: Bonn Place Brewing Company

Address: 310-14 Taylor St, Bethlehem, PA 18015

 

2SP Brewing Company

"The 2SP Brewing Company, a Delaware County brewery, was founded by Bob Barrar, a 19-time Great American Beer Festival (GABF) winner, during his days brewing at Iron Hill Brewery. Combining forces with the team behind the popular Two Stones Pub gastropub chain (thus, “2SP”), the troika opened in their brewery in 2015. Barrar’s beers mostly focus on the sessionable, whether that’s Cold Cock, an English IPA, or Weiss Wit, a tart witbier. Head cellarman Andrew “Ruby” Rubenstein manages 2SP’s wild and barrel-aged program." [foodandwine.com]

Brewery

Webiste: 2SP Brewing Company

Address: 120 Concord Rd #101-103, Aston, PA 19014