Funk Brewing Company in Elizabethtown Fire Update
A Quick Update on the Fire at Funk Brewing Company
Funk Brewing Company posted a quick update on their Facebook page just a bit ago, stating:
Hey, Funk Etown family,
You may have heard, but there was a fire in the back stairwell of the building. Fortunately, no one was injured.
We absolutely love serving this community, and we are doing everything we can to reopen the taproom.
Stay tuned to this channel for updates.
Norm, Ryan, Benny, Tyler, Mark
Funk Brewing Etown
This is in response to the fire that was reported earlier this morning. For those who don’t know or didn’t see that article, you can find it here:
(Be sure to go and read that article then come back to this one.)
Thankfully No Injuries
Thankfully there was no injuries for anyone involved with the fire that happened at 3AM this morning (10.27.22). However some damage has been caused to the building. This will result in a few change of plans for Funk Brewing Company in Elizabethtown going forward. They were originally scheduled to have their Halloween party this Saturday.
Still Slinging Suds
Funk Brewing Company has just posted that they have altered their plans but that they will be still slinging suds this weekend. Both Friday and Saturday (tomorrow – Friday the 28th and then on Saturday the 29th) they will be hosting parties in their parking lot back behind the brewery, as well as selling beers.
The original Halloween party plans were:
Join us this Saturday from 8-11PM for the Funk Etown Halloween party!
– DJ Dennis Mitchell 8-11PM
– 90s Themed
– Prizes for Best Costume & Best Group Costume
– Halloween drink specials
Funk Brewing Etown
That was posted yesterday earlier in the day.
But, of course, unfortunately, the fire has changed their plans, but they just posted what their planning for the weekend:
Hey, friends! We are going to make the best of our current situation and have some fun this weekend!
Friday, 10/28 – Norm, Benny, and Tyler will be in the back parking lot from 3-6pm selling beer to go! And that includes our latest beer, Project Haze 6!
Saturday, 10/29 – Join us from 12-6pm out back for a Funk Etown tailgate party!
• PSU game (starts at Noon)
• $5 cans and cocktails
• Fuego Latino Food Truck
• 4 packs to go
We’ll see you at Funk!
#supportlocal#craftbeer#pacraftbeer#nothingwillstopus
Funk Brewing Etown
A Funky Weekend
Hopefully everyone will have time to be able to stop out and help out Funk Brewing Company this weekend, have a good time, drink some beers, and grab some four packs to go. It looks like fun events, especially for PSU (Penn State University) Football fans.
Funk Brewing Company
Funk Brewing Company is located on South Market Street in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. You can find them here on Google Maps: Funk Brewing Company Brewery and Taproom – South Market Street. They are located next to the Elizabethtown (E-Town) Public Library. They host several events often and regularly at their brewery and one of the top spots of the E-Town community. They do a lot of fundraising events, charity events, and other things to help out the community.
Funk Brewing Company according to Untappd:
They are listed as a microbrewery out of Elizabethtown and Emaus Pennsylvania. They have 515 unique beers with 249,432 ratings (as of 10.27.22) and a global average rating of 3.85 (as of 10.27.22). They have no Untappd description.
For more on Funk Brewing Company, you can check out their social media pages:
- Funk Brewing Company Official Website
- Funk Brewing Company Facebook
- Funk Brewing Company Twitter
- Funk Brewing Company Instagram
- Funk Brewing Company Untappd
Recap of the Fire
Things are still new at this point, so not lots of news, but whats coming in we’ll try and keep updated (will try and make phone edits while at work, so bear with me on that). But currently we have the following:
WGAL8 News:
Crews battled a fire early Thursday morning at a brewery in Lancaster County.
The fire happened at Funk Brewing along the first block of South Market Street in Elizabethtown. The call went out around 3 a.m.
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Crews from Lancaster and Dauphin counties responded to the fire.
WGAL 8 News – Kate Merriman Reporting
Around 6 a.m., police officers surrounded much of the scene in crime tape. WGAL’s Kate Merriman was at the scene as it happened. You can watch that video in the player above.
There were no injuries in the initial call.
The investigation is continuing.
WGAL 8 News – Kate Merriman Reporting
Sources
- Kate Merriman Facebook
- Funk Brewing – Google Updates
- Crews Battle Fire at Funk Brewing in Elizabethtown (Yahoo News)
- Crews Respond to Early Morning Fire at Funk Brewing Company (Fox43 News)
- Crews Battle Fire at Elizabethtown Brewery – Funk Brewing Company (WGAL 8 News)
- WGAL 8 News: Youtube News Clip
- Matt Barcaro WGAL 8 News Facebook
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Funk Brewing Company Articles
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- Beer Review: Griddle (Funk Brewing Company)
- Funk Brewing in Elizabethtown on Fire
Thanks For Reading
Doing this update as I leave work on my phone and heading out to run some errands and such. Hopefully the editing and writing will look as normal as a regular post. Visiting my parents at a Trunk or Treat they are volunteering at, and then our errands. I might be stopping over at D. Scott’s and doing a stream, or he might be doing one by himself tonight if I’m not able to. You can find him at Knights of Nostalgia.
Was a long day at work, busy day and so hopefully this all works out. (Fingers crossed, haven’t done phone writing updates / articles on here before.)
Have a long weekend ahead for us. There is the Boneshire Brew Works 6th Anniversary Celebration Friday and Saturday (we’ll probably be going Friday night). There is the World Series. There is an Alzheimer’s Association Walk in York on Saturday morning that Amy and I will be volunteering at. And then in the evening, we’ll be over at Ming and Don’s for a Halloween party. This is on top of the regular Friday baby check – up appointments (counting the days down now). So certainly a busy weekend. Hopefully we’ll see you out at some of the stuff. We might also be popping in at Funk’s on Saturday to wish them the best and hope things get better for them.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Cheers!
-B. Kline
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