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.

Erie Brewing Company
LocationErie, Pennsylvania, United States
Opened1993
Owned byRob Lowther
Websiteeriebrewingco.com
Active beers
Name Type
Bayfront Blonde Blonde-style ale
Derailed Black Cherry Ale Cream ale
Final Destination India pale ale
Mad Anthony's APA American pale ale
Misery Bay IPA India pale ale
Railbender Ale Scottish-style ale
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Erie Oktoberfest Oktoberfest lager
Johnny Rails Pumpkin ale
Ol' Red Cease & Desist Wee heavy ale
Soleil Shandy Shandy
Skipper's Stout Stout

History

The Erie Brewing Company was established in January 1994 as brewpub—a combination brewery and restaurant—called Hoppers that was operated out of Union Station in downtown Erie.[1] In 1999, Hoppers became a full microbrewery, took the name Erie Brewing, and moved into the former Pennsylvania Department of Transportation emissions testing building on West 12th Street.[2] It was the first microbrewery to open in northwestern Pennsylvania.[1] Erie Brewing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2005; the company was restructured and emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2006.[3] A group of 21 investors from the private equity firm Cardinal Equity Associates owned the brewery from 2003 until 2012 when it was sold to its current owner Rob Lowther.[4]

In June 2016, Erie Brewing announced it was to build and relocate to a new 19,900 square feet (1,800 m2) facility in Harborcreek Township at Station Road (Pennsylvania Route 290) and Knowledge Parkway near Interstate 90;[5] the company cited excessive, city fees and taxes for the inability to expand their current brewery and having to leave downtown.[6]

Beer

The Erie Brewing Company currently produces 6 beers year-round, 5 seasonally, and distributes to 13 states.[7] Railbender Ale is Erie Brewing's best seller and most well-known beer;[2] the beer has won two medals—in 2008 and 2009—from the Great American Beer Festival.

Name Style ABV % IBU Availability Notes
Bayfront Blonde Blonde-style ale 4.2 17 Year round [8]
Derailed Black Cherry Ale Cream ale 5.0 17 Year round [9]
Erie Oktoberfest Oktoberfest lager 7.8 16 Seasonal (October) [10]
Final Destination IPA India pale ale 7.0 60 Year round [11]
Johnny Rails Pumpkin ale 6.5 12 Seasonal (late summer–fall) [12]
Mad Anthony's APA American pale ale 5.5 40 Year round [13]
Misery Bay IPA India pale ale 6.5 75 Year round [14]
Ol' Red Cease & Desist Wee heavy ale 10.1 35 Seasonal (November–December) [15]
Railbender Ale Scottish-style ale 6.8 26 Year round [16]
Soleil Shandy Shandy 3.5 15 Seasonal (April) [17]
Skipper's Stout Stout 7.2 14 Seasonal (November) [18]

Awards
Name Award
Railbender Ale 2008 Great American Beer Festival Bronze (Scottish-style ale)[19]
2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold (Scottish-style ale)[20]
Derailed Black Cherry Ale 2011 Great American Beer Festival Bronze (Fruit beer)[21]

See also

References
  1. Bryson 2010, p. 276.
  2. Bryson 2010, p. 277.
  3. Martin, Jim (December 11, 2006). "Beer biz hops". Erie Times-News. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. Martin, Jim (July 24, 2010). "Erie Brewing grows, faces lingering money issues". Erie Times-News. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  5. "Harborcreek supervisors approve Erie Brewing Co. land development plan". Erie Times-News. June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  6. "Erie Brewing Company is moving to Harborcreek". YourErie.com. June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  7. Bryson 2010, p. 278.
  8. "Bayfront Blonde". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. "Derailed Ale". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  10. "Erie Oktoberfest". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  11. "Final Destination". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  12. "Johnny Rails". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  13. "Mad Anthony's APA". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  14. "Misery Bay IPA". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  15. "Ol' Red Cease and Desist". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  16. "Railbender". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  17. "Soleil Shandy". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  18. "Skipper's Stout". Our Brews. Erie Brewing Company. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  19. "Great American Beer Festival Winners List" (PDF). Great American Beer Festival, Brewers Association. 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  20. "Great American Beer Festival Winners List" (PDF). Great American Beer Festival, Brewers Association. 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  21. "Great American Beer Festival Winners List" (PDF). Great American Beer Festival, Brewers Association. 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

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