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Sign of the Horse is Expanding – Taking over the old Miscreation Brewery

BKline — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:21:57 +0000

Sign of the Horse Brewery

Yesterday on Facebook – Sign of the Horse Brewery announced that they would be expanding – into the old Miscreation Brewing Company’s building.

It wasn’t long ago (just on January 10th, 2021) that Miscreation Brewing announced their closure. You can see our article on that here: Miscreation Brewing Company is Closing its Doors. Many comments from the local people online were wondering what would come of the brewery building, as its a fantastic location, already has a kitchen / restaurant, and has the equipment and space for a brewery. And just a week later, we already have our answer! Sign of the Horse Brewery will be moving on in.

Miscreation Brewing Company had used the building and brewed out of there for nearly six years. The Hanover location sits on 6 Center Square, Hanover PA 17331. The main street of the town. With ample street parking, it is a wonderful location.

A New Beginning For the Old Building

Its great to see the building get a new beginning and a new chapter to its life. And its also great to see the restaurant / building stay in the ‘craft beer family’.

Untappd lists Sign of the Horse Brewery as a micro brewery from Hanover PA. It has 58 unique beers with 4K+ check ins and has a global average rating of 3.74 (as of 1.18.21). Their current brewery is located on 979 York Street, Hanover PA 17331. It is a brewery, American restaurant, and bar. They have a 13 tap bar with 12 of their own taps and one guest cider tap.

The current goal and game plan for the Hanover Downtown location – the old Miscreation Brewery – is to have it opened on March 31st, 2021. From their press release, they will be honoring all of the old and outstanding gift cards for Miscreation Brewery as well as hosting a “guest tap celebration” for Miscreation Brewing from January 21st through January 23rd (Thursday – Saturday).

Sign of the Horse Brewery Expansion

The Sign of the Horse Brewery Facebook post announcing their expansion.

Sign of the Horse Brewery is expanding!
We are excited to announce Sign of the Horse Brewery is expanding our operations. We have purchased Miscreation Brewing Co and will be adding a second location. Before talking about what is going to happen going forward, We would like to spend a moment looking back.
This is a bittersweet time for us. Although we are excited about what the future may hold for us, we are saddened by the loss of Miscreation Brewing Co. Miscreation has been a part of the downtown community for several years. They deserve a lot of credit for the revitalization of downtown. They are a well-respected business and will be missed. We are humbled that they chose to sell their business to us. We do not take the trust they have put in us, to ensure we maintain what they have worked so hard to establish in the community, lightly. We pledge to work everyday to represent them and the community in a way that Hanover can be proud of and build on what they have started.
We have an internal goal of opening the downtown location March 31st. Details will be coming soon as to what that will look like. In the meantime, we are going to have a “Miscreation” tap takeover at our Sign of the Horse Brewery location January 21st-23rd. We will have several of Miscreation’s customer favorites on tap. During those days we will honor all Miscreation’s outstanding gift cards. This will be the final opportunity to utilize their gift cards. Continue to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for exciting updates as we go through this process.
Sign of the Horse Brewery Facebook Page

Be sure to follow their social media pages (and website) to stay up to date on the Sign of the Horse Brewery and their expansion. This is an exciting time as their brewery is growing and expanding. They have been getting rave reviews from many in the lower Central PA area online; saying that they are pumping out some phenomenal beers.

Its a tough time for breweries to be growing and expanding, but there are several that have announced expansion and growth plans – places like Levity, Little Fish, etc. (You can see links to articles about them down below.) Its also been a tough time with several breweries announcing their closures (the obvious Micreation Brewing, Spigot Brewing, River Bend Hop Farm and Brewery, and several others – you can see links to articles about them below as well.)

We wish the best in the future endeavors of the Miscreation Brewing family, as well as wish all the best for the growth and continuation and expansion of the Sign of the Horse Brewery and look forward to seeing what they have in store for the Hanover area and for the craft beer community as a whole!

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Stay safe and healthy, and as always, Cheers and Prost!

-B. Kline

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Miscreation Brewing is Closing It’s Doors in Hanover

BKline — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 03:49:00 +0000

Miscreation Brewing Company LLC

Sadly, another brewery is shuttering its doors for the last time. 2020 (and now 2021) has not been kind to a lot of breweries. From normal strain of business, to the economics of a pandemic, to shut downs and lock downs, to the craft brewery market blowing up and there being a new brewery nearly every other block, there has sadly been a lot of brewery closings in the past 365 days.

A few other breweries have shuttered their doors this year citing “coronavirus / COVID-19” and lock-down and shut down issues as the impetus for their closings. Spigot Brewing and River Bend Hop Farm and Brewing both closed in 2020 stating COVID-19 reasons. And this is just Pennsylvania. There has been many others across the country )and the world) that have closed citing similar reasons. (Mikkeller in NYC closed this year – permanently as well.)

Miscreation Brewing’s Facebook post on December 28, 2020

On December 28, 2020, just before New Years, during the second shut down in Pennsylvania for breweries and entertainment establishments (casinos, restaurants, gyms, etc.) they posted the above message. Saying that effective Thursday December 31st they would be closing until further notice.

Miscreation Brewing’s Facebook post on January 10th, 2021

Earlier today (January 10th, 2021) Miscreation Brewing Company LLC posted the above message on their Facebook page.

It reads:

It is with great sadness that after almost 6 years, Miscreation Brewing Company will be closing its doors. Due to the financial burdens that COVID-19 has inflicted into our business, we must make this very difficult decision. We understand although this will impact many of our faithful followers/patrons, we take solace in knowing we have fostered many friendships over the past 5-1/2 years that will last a lifetime. We played a part in other introductions and in some cases even a place for first meetings that have ended in marriage!We can’t express enough gratitude to our many employees/team members over the years for their dedication, contributions to the vision and ultimately the customer experience.Additionally, we are pleased that we were able to contribute to the revitalization of downtown Hanover and partner with Main Street to bring a vibrant experience to so many.We would like to wish continued success to our fellow breweries in the area: Something Wicked Brewing (Great collaborators and friends of ours from inception), Aldus Brewing Co., Center Square Brewing, Sign of the Horse, Warehouse Gourmet and of course The Circle!We would like to offer all Mug Club members an opportunity to come by and pick up their mugs and enjoy a beer on us until we kick the final keg that is tapped. This will be available during the following hours:
Friday January 15th from 5:00-8:00 pm
Saturday January 16th from 12:00-3:00 pm
Thanks for all your support over the years and we wish each of you the best in 2021 and beyond! Miscreation Ownership and Team!– Cheers.
Miscreation Brewing Company Facebook

Miscreation Brewing on Untappd

Miscreation Brewing Company has an Untappd page (as does every brewery), which listed them as a brew pub in Hanover Pennsylvania, with 118 unique beers. Founded in 2016. As of January 10th, 2021, they had 20,700+ ratings and a global average rating of 3.69.

A loss to Hanover Pennsylvania

This is certainly a loss to Hanover Pennsylvania and the craft brewing industry and local area. They have had a great following in the town of Hanover and a strong presence in the community since 2015.

Last year on a trip with a friend into York and Hanover we got to stop there, and enjoy some beer at their location, before taking a four pack to Codorus State Park.

Beers from Miscreation Brewing (left to right: MBC IPA, Mediocre Security Blanket, Smashing Pumpkins)

We here at The Beer Thrillers wish them good luck in their future endeavors. We also hope something good comes to the business front, perhaps another brewery, or fine restaurant, as the location is a wonderful spot and could serve a new brewery or restaurant perfectly.

This is indeed tough times for many small businesses, breweries, restaurants, and people in general. We all need to support each other and these businesses and breweries we want to survive the upcoming year. We are seeing the end of the tunnel and the light is on; vaccines are being sent across the country, relief looks to becoming for some small businesses and restaurants, and hopefully more in the future.

So I urge everyone who can, go out and support your local businesses and breweries. Buy to go food or a four pack at your favorite small craft brewery, take it home, talk them up with your friends, give them good reviews on social media, share their posts, help get their names out there.

Likewise, if you are a struggling brewery or restaurant or business and we here at The Beer Thrillers can help you, reach out to us, and see what we can do to help. We would love to help out!

Stay safe everyone. Mask up, wash your hands, and support and love each other. This has certainly been a tough time, but we are nearing the end, lets stay strong!

Cheers!

-B. Kline

For more information and links:

Miscreation Brewing Company’s Facebook Page
Miscreation Brewing Company’s Untappd Page
Brewery Tour of York and Hanover PA

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Miscreation Brewing Company LLC – Brewed in Hanover Pennsylvania