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This is a partial list of breweries in Pennsylvania. In 2017 there are 300 licensed craft breweries in
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. One of these breweries is America's longest established, D.G. Yuengling & Son. Yuengling is also the largest craft brewery in the country based on volume of sales. Other nationally known brands that are made in Pennsylvania include Dock Street Brewing Co.'s Bohemian Pilsner, first brewed in 1986,
Victory Brewing Company Victory Brewing Company (Victory) is a brewery founded in 1996 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States. The main brands are HopDevil, Prima Pils, Headwaters Pale Ale, Golden Monkey, DirtWolf, and Storm King, which are distributed in 34 sta ...
's Hop Devil and Weyerbacher's Merry Monks. Some of these breweries also feature a restaurant or snack bar at their breweries.
Brewpub Craft beer is a beer that has been made by craft breweries. They produce smaller amounts of beer, typically less than large breweries, and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as having an emphasis ...
s in Pennsylvania do not distribute their products beyond the premises.


Breweries

The breweries listed here distribute their products beyond their own premises, unless they are designated as brewpubs:


Southeastern Pennsylvania

* Animated Brewing Company, Coatesville * Attic Brewing Company,
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* Be Here Brewing Company, Avondale, founded in 2019 * Brewery ARS,
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* Cartesian Brewing Company,
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Dock Street Brewing Company Dock Street Brewing Company is an independent craft brewing company with a 10,500 square foot brewpub and production brewery in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia, USA. Established in 1985, it claims to be the first craft brewing com ...
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, founded in 1985 * East Branch Brewing Company, Downingtown, Pennsylvania * Evil Genius Beer Company,
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* Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, multiple locations, brewpub, founded in 1996 *
Lancaster Brewing Company The Lancaster Brewing Company is a brewery and pub located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, that produces beer and serves food. The brewery produces over 20 different beers throughout the year. Lancaster Brewing Company beer can be found throughout ...
, Lancaster, founded in 1995 * Love City Brewing Company,
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Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is a brewery founded in 2010 in the town of Croydon, Pennsylvania, Croydon in lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is considered to be the first production brewery in the county, and borders the city of Philad ...
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Philadelphia Brewing Company Philadelphia Brewing Company is a brewery founded in July 2007 in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, USA. History Philadelphia Brewing was founded in July 2007 by William Barton, Nancy Barton and James McBride. It is located in the ...
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, founded in 2007 * Reading Brewing Company,
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(revived the former trademark of, but is otherwise unrelated to, the original Reading Brewing Company, which closed in 1976) *Separatist Brewing Company,
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Sly Fox Brewing Company Sly Fox Brewery is a Pennsylvania brewery. The original Sly Fox Brewhouse & Eatery was founded by the Giannopoulos family at its original Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, location on December 20, 1995. The name of the establishment came out of a famil ...
, Pottstown, brewpub * Stoudt's Brewing Company, Adamstown, founded in 1987 * Tired Hands Brewing Company, Ardmore, brewpub * Triple Bottom Brewing,
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, brewery, founded in 2019 * Triumph Brewing, New Hope, brewpub, founded in 2003 *
Victory Brewing Company Victory Brewing Company (Victory) is a brewery founded in 1996 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States. The main brands are HopDevil, Prima Pils, Headwaters Pale Ale, Golden Monkey, DirtWolf, and Storm King, which are distributed in 34 sta ...
, Downingtown, brewpub, founded in 1996 * Weyerbacher Brewing Company, Easton, founded in 1995 *
Yards Brewing Company Yards Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, specializing in ales, particularly those in the English tradition. In 1994 friends Tom Kehoe and Jon Bovit established Yards after producing their own homebr ...
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, founded in 1994


Central Pennsylvania

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Appalachian Brewing Company The Appalachian Brewing Company, commonly known as ABC, is an American brewery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was founded in January 1997. Appalachian also operates pubs in Gettysburg, Lititz, Mechanicsburg and Shippensburg. The logo featur ...
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, Gettysburg, Mechanicsburg, Collegeville, Lititz, formed in 1994
Axemann Brewery
Bellefonte, founded in 2020
Englewood Brewing
Hummelstown Hummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,535 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally named Fredrickstown, the town was establi ...
, founded in 2020 * Otto's Pub and Brewery, State College, founded in 2002 * Tröegs Brewing Company, Hershey, founded in 1996 *
Yuengling D. G. Yuengling & Son, established in 1829, is the oldest operating brewing company in the United States. In 2018, by volume of sales, it was the largest craft brewery, sixth largest overall brewery and largest wholly American-owned brewery in t ...
(D. G. Yuengling & Son), Pottsville, established in 1829


Southwestern Pennsylvania

* The Church Brew Works,
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City Brewing Company City Brewing Company is a large brewery located in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. It also goes by the trade name of City Brewery. History In 1999 the old G. Heileman Brewing Company's former brewery buildings in La Crosse were bought by a group o ...
, Latrobe; formerly Latrobe Brewing (the producers of Rolling Rock), now a contract brewer for national brands *
Duquesne Brewing Company The Duquesne Brewing Company was a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from its founding in 1899 until its dissolution in 1972. The brand was revived under the name Duquesne Brewing Company in 2008, in order to re-establish the beer in West ...
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, founded in 2011 (revived the former trademark of, but is otherwise unrelated to, the original Duquesne Brewing Company, which closed in 1972) * East End Brewing Company,
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, founded in 2003 * Fort Pitt Brewing Company,
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, 1906-1957 * Hitchhiker Brewing Company,
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Iron City Brewing Company Pittsburgh Brewing Company (formerly known as Iron City Brewing Company) is a beer company headquartered in the Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh), Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States best known for producing brands ...
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, founded in 1899 (formerly Pittsburgh Brewing Company) * Lolev Beer,
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, founded in 2021 * Pennsylvania Brewing Company,
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, formed in 1986


Northwestern Pennsylvania

* The Brewerie at Union Station,
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, founded in 2006 * Straub Beer, St. Marys, founded in 1872 *
Erie Brewing Company The Erie Brewery Company is an American brewery in Erie, Pennsylvania. Founded as a brewpub in 1993, Erie Brewing transitioned to a full-time brewery in 1999. The brewery has won three medals from the Great American Beer Festival. History The ...
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Erie Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
, founded in 1994


Northeastern Pennsylvania

* Lion Brewery, Inc.,
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, founded in 1909 (a.k.a. Gibbons Brewery 1943-1974)


Defunct breweries and brewpubs

* Joseph Potts Ale Brewery, founded 1774 in Philadelphia by Joseph Potts. Purchased 1786 by Henry Pepper, then George Pepper beginning in 1807, then David Pepper in 1836. Robert Smith purchased it in 1845 and the Robert Smith Ale Brewing Co remained open until closed by Prohibition in 1920. * John F. Betz & Sons, Philadelphia, founded in 1775 as the Robert Hare & J. Warren Peter Brewery, closed in 1939 * Point Brewery, Fort Pitt, founded by James O'Hara in 1803 on the site of a smaller, pre-existing brewery that had been in existence since at least 1795; closed in 1860 * Mount Carbon Brewery, Pottsville, founded in 1845 as George Lauer, closed in 1976 * Fuhrmann & Schmidt Brewing Company, Shamokin, began operations in 1854 as the Eagle Run Brewery, bought by H. Ortlieb Brewing Company in 1966, ceased operations in spring 1976 *
Christian Schmidt Brewing Company The Christian Schmidt Brewing Company was an American brewing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1860, it was the largest brewing company in the history of Philadelphia, producing nearly 4,000,000 barrels of beer a ...
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, founded as Robert Coutrennay Brewery in 1859, the Christian Schmidt & Sons Brewing Company was sold in 1987 to G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin *
Duquesne Brewing Company The Duquesne Brewing Company was a major brewery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from its founding in 1899 until its dissolution in 1972. The brand was revived under the name Duquesne Brewing Company in 2008, in order to re-establish the beer in West ...
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Latrobe Brewing Company Latrobe Brewing Company was founded in 1893 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania as part of the Pittsburgh Brewing Company. Forced to close in 1920 due to prohibition, it was purchased by the Tito brothers and reopened in 1933 selling “Latrobe Old German” ...
, Latrobe, founded in 1893, closed in 2006;
Rolling Rock Rolling Rock is a 4.4% abv American lager launched in 1939 by the Latrobe Brewing Company. Although founded as a local beer in Western Pennsylvania, it was marketed aggressively and eventually became a national product. The brand was sold to Anh ...
is now brewed by
Anheuser-Busch Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ( AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple ...
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Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.Independent Brewing Company of Pittsburgh The Independent Brewing Company of Pittsburgh (IBC) was a conglomerate of brewery, breweries, formed by the merger of fifteen Pittsburgh breweries in 1905. History Around the turn of the century, there were a total of fifty-eight breweries involv ...
, Pittsburgh, founded in 1905 as a conglomerate of fifteen breweries; dissolved in 1933


See also

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Beer in the United States Beer in the United States is manufactured by more than 7,000 breweries, which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. The United States produced 196 million barrels () of beer in 2012, and consumes roughly of bee ...
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List of breweries in the United States At the end of 2017, there were total 7,450 breweries in the United States, including 7,346 craft breweries subdivided into 2,594 brewpubs, 4,522 microbreweries, 230 regional craft breweries and 104 large/non-craft breweries. From 2017 data, acc ...
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List of microbreweries This is a list of notable microbreweries. A microbrewery is a brewery which produces a limited amount of beer. The qualifications to be classified as a microbrewery vary by country. The term "microbrewery" originated in the United Kingdom in the l ...


References


External links


Pennsylvania breweries directory at RateBeer.comInformation on Pennsylvania Craft Breweries, Micro Breweries, Nano Breweries, and Regional BreweriesList of breweries in PennsylvaniaPizza Boy Opening their Secondary Location

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