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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; [ 7 ] [ 8 ] closed in 1860 [ 9 ]
In 1975, the brewery was producing 200,000 barrels a year, but had become unprofitable because of rising costs. It was unable to recoup its losses due to competition from national breweries. The brewery closed in April 1976 and its brands were sold to Schmidt's, which moved production of Reading and Bergheim Beers to its Philadelphia brewery. [132]
Yards Brewing Company is a craft brewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, specializing in ales, particularly those in the English tradition. In 1994 friends Tom Kehoe and Jon Bovit established Yards after producing their own homebrews since 1988.
In 2011, Philadelphia was ranked as one of the 14 best beer cities in the world by Frommer's, [35] and the city's annual beer week is among its most popular food-centric civic events. Other notable Delaware Valley microbreweries and brewpubs include Iron Hill Breweries and the award-winning Sly Fox Brewery .
The company brews five year-round beers, several seasonal beers and the occasional one-off recipe. It sources ingredients locally, does not use preservatives and operates as its own distributor. [5] Approximately 85 percent of Philadelphia Brewing Co.'s sales are in the Philadelphia region with an additional 10 percent in the Pittsburgh area. [6]
D. G. Yuengling & Son (/ ˈ j ɪ ŋ. l ɪ ŋ / [1]) 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 the United States.
Dock Street Brewery West was named one Philly's Best Pizza Places in 2011 by Philadelphia (magazine) as voted for 'The Best Toppings.' [12] In 2015, Dock Street was prominently featured as part of the exhibit "Hucksters: The Tumult of Dock Street" [13] at Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum in the museum's Community Gallery exhibit space ...
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