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The Barrel by Brothers Kershner Grand Opening Upcoming

B. Kline — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:24:23 +0000

The Barrel by Brothers Kershner Grand Opening Next Saturday – July 5th

This upcoming weekend, on Saturday – July 5th, 2025, The Barrel by Brothers Kershner will be having their Grand Opening in Avondale, PA. Located at 122 Pennsylvania Ave, Avondale, PA, United States, Pennsylvania, this will be the second location for the brewery The Brothers Kershner.

The Barrel by Brothers Kershner logo (courtesy of Brothers Kershner)

Grand Opening Next Saturday

You can visit their direct website for the new location – The Barrel by “BK”, which shows how they will be hosting their Grand Opening on Saturday, July 5th, 2025. This is a big weekend for a lot of breweries, especially this year with July 4th being a Friday, so it makes for a bigger weekend for a lot of consumers. You can see their most recent post on their Facebook page (posted yesterday, June 26th, 2025) that talks about their Grand Opening here:

Well folks, a few final touches here and there, but mark your calendars for our Grand Opening next Saturday July 5th! A lot of time and hard work went in to this new branch of our brand, but we couldn’t be happier with the results! Stay tuned for menu updates, event posts, a little housekeeping FAQ’s and as always lock in to brotherskershner.com for all pertinent info from our camp. Can’t wait to share a pint!

– The Barrel by Brothers Kershner (Facebook Post)

The Brothers Kershner created The Barrel by Brothers Kershner Facebook page on June 13th and have been posting just a few things since then (mostly all on June 13th). They’ve also been posting about it on their main Brothers Kershner page.

@thebarrelavondale Heyo folks! Word-of-mouth excitement has been spreading, and we couldn’t be happier to share in that excitement! We’ve been quietly working in the background in creating a new experience for our creations. Welcome to ‘The Barrel by Brothers Kershner’ COMING SOON our local pub serving craft beer & wine, cocktails, and upscale pub fare. Stay tuned for our opening date. We can’t wait! https://www.facebook.com/share/1C8J233U7e/?mibextid=wwXIfr

–Brothers Kershner Facebook Post on The Barrel by Brothers Kershner (June 13th 2025)

The main location for Brothers Kershner can be found at 4119 Skippack Pike, Skippack, PA, United States, Pennsylvania. You can see a map of travel from their main location to the new location here: Brothers Kershner to The Barrel by Brothers Kershner. The new location puts them just outside of Kennett Square which will make them a perfect spot to stop before or after the different Kennett Brewfests.

When we get more information on the Grand Opening we will keep you updated. Check back here.

For More Information on Brothers Kershner

The following comes via Untappd.

Brothers Kershner Brewing Co. is a micro brewery from Skippack, PA. They have 115 unique beers and over 20,000 ratings, with a global average rating of 3.72 (as of 6.27.25). Their Untappd description reads: “We are Brothers Kershner Brewing Co. – a unique craft brewery located in Skippack, Pennsylvania. Brewed with Brotherly Love.”

You can follow them on these social media platforms:

Brothers Kershner – Official Website
Brothers Kershner – Instagram
Brothers Kershner – Facebook
Brothers Kershner – Untappd

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4th of July – Lagers, Pilsners, and Kolsches

BKline — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:01:25 +0000

Happy 4th of July America

Happy 4th of July America, and everybody. Its time to blow some stuff up! ‘Merica! *Insert Screaming Eagle Sound* Its fourth of July 2021 and its time to celebrate better, its been an interesting year, and an even more interesting two years, here at The Beer Thrillers, in America, and across the globe. So if there’s a time to celebrate with dads in New Balances and jean shorts, with tall white socks, and grass stained shoes, barbecuing, with some nice ‘dad beers’, this is it.

So looking around the Hummelstown, Hershey, Harrisburg, and Middletown area, let’s see what are some of the best “dad beers” around. For that, I’m talking lagers, pilsners, kolsches. Think Bud Lite, Coors Lite, Miller Lite…. but a thousand times better. A helluva better. Craft beers, good craft beers, well, created craft beers, rather than that ‘water’ (to use the most generous term that I could).

So, let’s break it down by category, and see what all we got in the area!

Lagers

These are your ‘lite beers’, nice easy drinking beers, light, crisp, and tasty.

But interestingly enough, starting off our list we start at Rubber Soul Brewery in Hummelstown, with a Dark Lager.

Distorted Soul

Distorted Soul by Rubber Soul Brewing Company

Beer: Distorted Soul
Brewery: Rubber Soul Brewing Company
Style: Lager – Dark
ABV: 5.4%
IBU: None
Untappd Description: Brewed with roasted barley and chocolate malt. Roasty, crisp and refreshing.
Untappd Rating: 3.94 (as of 7.4.21)

Next up we travel into Harrisburg for the Hellsbender Defender by ZeroDay Brewing Company. They’ve recently reopened their new taproom, and they have a larger expanded taproom listing now.

Hellsbender Defender

ZeroDay Brewing Company Logo

Beer: Hellsbender Defender
Brewery: ZeroDay Brewing Company
Style: Lager – Helles
ABV: 4.7%
IBU: 15
Untappd Description: This golden lager is brewed to the traditional German style. It is pale in color while being a little fuller in body than other light lagers. The use of German noble hops gives a slight bitter flavor, which is rounded out by a touch of malty sweetness. This balanced lager is a favorite beer among our brewers who get really excited to share it with you each Spring.
Untappd Rating: 3.73

Moving on to Hershey, right next to the famous Hershey Park Amusement Park; which sadly is not doing their annual fireworks show this year (second year in a row) (either due to COVID-19 still, or due to cost cutting measures, or who knows what); is Troegs Independent Brewing Company. One of the largest breweries in the state, and one of their flagship beers happens to be one of the best lagers you can find.

When in Doubt Helles Lager

When in Doubt Helles Lager by Troegs

Beer: When in Doubt
Brewery: Troegs Independent Craft Brewery
Style: Lager – Helles
ABV: 4.3%
IBU: 21
Untappd Description: When in Doubt is all harmony. It begins with a single note, a clean and delicate pilsner malt reminiscent of freshly baked bread. Tradition hops add hints of wildflower and subtle bitterness, and our crisp lager yeast pulls it all together. In the end, this refreshing Munich-style Helles is greater than the sum of its parts and – when in doubt – always a good call.
Untappd Rating: 3.57

Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be as many lagers in the area, but there is definitely a lot of pilsners. So lets jump right into another dad favorite!

Pilsners

First up on our tour of pilsners, is starting again right in Hummelstown at Rubber Soul Brewery.

Soul Patch

Soul Patch by Rubber Soul Brewing Company

Beer: Soul Patch
Brewery: Rubber Soul Brewing Company
Style: Pilsner – Czech
ABV: 4.6%
IBU: 31
Untappd Description: Czech style Pilsner that is clean, crisp and refreshing. Earthy with a little spice with the Saaz hops. Imagine that perfect day and the bead of sweat across your brow. You need something to cool off with…something light but has that body! Get your razors out boys. It’s time for a Soul Patch.
Untappd Rating: 3.69

Staying in Hummelstown, we are moving over to Howling Henry’s on 2nd Street. Despite the name being LOLAGER, its a pilsner (German).

Lolager

Lolager by Howling Henry’s

Beer: Lolager
Brewery: Howling Henry’s Brewing
Style: Pilsner – German
ABV: 4.5%
IBU: 15
Untappd Description: This session pilsner is light in body, flavorful, very refreshing, and clean finishing. If you need an easy drinking beer H2B has it with this offering. Easy, and fun session beer that will not weigh you down.
Untappd Rating: 3.37

Swinging into nearby Middletown, we have Basic Dad Pilsner by Tattered Flag.

Basic Dad Pilsner

Basic Dad Pilsner by Tattered Flag

Beer: Basic Dad Pilsner
Brewery: Tattered Flag
Style: Pilsner – Other
ABV: 4.8%
IBU: No IBU
Untappd Description: PA Preferred, gluten reduced Pilsner made with local Double Eagle pennyback pils, hoppped with ahtahnum. Light and biscuity with a crisp finish.
Untappd Rating: 3.47%

Heading to the outskirts of Harrisburg – Rutherford to be exact – we come across Boneshire Brew Works which has Stickhead Pills.

Stick Head Pils

Stick Head Pils by Boneshire Brew Works

Beer: Stick Head Pils
Brewery: Boneshire Brew Works
Style: Pilsner – German
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: None
Untappd Description: A Crushable Pilsner. Drink it up!
Untappd Rating: 3.83

Beer Review: Inexplicably Juicy (Tattered Flag)

BKline — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 02:35:05 +0000

Pink starbursts bathed in hop juice.

Don’t worry, I promise I’m not a complete Tattered Flag shill. But still… this is a pretty good and tasty brew and you should make an attempt to try it out. Wouldn’t hurt you any anyway.

First off Happy 4th of July to all those American readers (or Happy Traitor’s Day if your British). As you can see, this was my drink of choice today on America’s 243rd birthday. And I think it was a fantastic choice.

The beer has a beautiful colorful straw typical of IPA and NEIPA. The head was small but there and retained. It had a crisp and fizziness to it that popped a bit as it poured.

The aroma is like opening a pack of just pink starbursts with hops inside the wrapping. Floral citrusy hoppy notes combined with the pink starburst aroma. The hops overpowered the starbursts smell as it sat though, but whiffing it you would still get a good smell of it even as it drained.

First sip is a pure punch of starburst juice with hop bitterness and the backbone of the citrus hops. As it warms and you continue to drink it, you get a lovely juicy NEIPA that is packed with fruit juice flavors. The citrus hops combine perfectly with the pink starburst flavor to really lend it a big punch.

It finishes as a wonderful drink. Like hop juice. No sediment and a nice clean aftertaste. This isn’t an all-day sipper or session crusher, but it is perfect for one or two at a go and it is deliciously fun brew.

My Untappd Rating: ****.25
Global Untappd Rating: 3.95 (as of 7.5.19)

-B. Kline