The Grand Opening

Its finally here! Tomorrow is the full, true, grand opening for LoveDraft’s Brewing Company! We’ve talked before on the blog of their soft opening, and their continued soft opening, and their “no kids allowed” policy, and all the media and attention, and controversy that has ensued because of that. But, now its time to talk about their full grand opening.

We first broke the news that the Harrisburg downtown bar – JB LoveDraft’s Micropub – was going to be getting their own brewery back in October 20220. “Is JB LoveDraft’s Opening a Brewery?” And now its time for that realization to happen.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Its time to get ready Mechanicsburg, because LoveDraft’s is going to be a lot different than a normal bar and a normal brewery on your block. Just take a look at their social media presence and you’ll understand.

Recently, LoveDraft’s got some nation wide attention with their “no kids allowed” policy post, which you can read about here: “NO KIDS ALLOWED“. They followed this all up with a list of their in-house rules, some of which are: everyone must be 21+, no politics, no religion, no sports, no wearing certain colors, be accepting of all people, and finally and most importantly “HAIL CTHULU.”

They are going into the old Quakerstate Lube off the Carlisle Pike. The address for the LoveDraft’s Brewery is 165 Gateway Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA.

The head brewer for LoveDraft’s will be Terry Hawbaker. The award winning former brewer for Pizza Boy. If you are from the Central PA area, you are most likely familiar with his work and his beers, and I’m sure you will be loving the beers he gets to make at LoveDraft’s.

The Venue

The venue is designed to be very similar to their bar in Harrisburg. They will be a big music presence in the area, and are working with the former production and agents from the Chameleon Club to book talents for their stage. Along with their rules policy, they will have a very eclectic and loud brand of music playing, with a much more adult theme to it than most other breweries and bars, especially in the area.

Their kitchen is going to be “Smokehouse” themed, ran by ShakeDown BBQ. They will specialize in BBQ, vegan and meat, and similar cuisine. Their Facebook page (under the MENU tab) currently has a code reader to let you see their full menu.

Grand Opening

The grand opening party / event kicks off at 5PM – tomorrow – August 7th, 2021. You can find their Facebook event page here: LoveDraft’s Grand Opening. It is looking to be a banger of a party!

Social Media Links and other Links

You can follow LoveDraft’s on the following social media outlets:

• LoveDraft’s Brewing Co. Facebook
• LoveDraft’s Instagram
• LoveDraft’s Website

Relevant LoveDraft Links:

• Is JB LoveDraft’s Opening a Brewery? (October 2020)
• NO KIDS ALLOWED – LoveDraft’s Brewery (August 2021)

Nearby breweries:

• Visiting Mellow Mink (Mechanicsburg)
• Wolf Brewery Opening (Mechanicsburg)
• Highway Manor Brewery Opening (Camp Hill)
• Highway Manor Brewery Review (Camp Hill)
• Beer Review – EverGrain Brewery (Mechanicsburg)

Can’t wait to get to see you guys out there at LoveDraft’s, listening to some killer tunes, eating amazing grub, and washing it down with Terry’s fantastic beers. Cheers all and Hail Cthulu!

-B. Kline

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No Kids Allowed

So, as many have seen go around and around the internet lately, LoveDrafts Brewing has gotten some nationwide (or near close to it) notice due to their post on Facebook (and Instagram and other social medias) stating their policies as the brewery opens. (Grand Opening is set for August 7th.) (We’ll have more on that soon.)

You can read their Facebook post here:

“Here’s a little reminder as opening day quickly approaches. You must be 21 or older with a valid ID (state issue ID card, state issue Driver’s License, Active Duty Military ID, or Passport). No other identification will be accepted. A picture on your phone isn’t good enough. A hole punched in the corner of your card makes it invalid. A concealed carry is not identification. And so on.

No children will be allowed inside. Private events, where the entire facility has been rented for weddings and so on will be the only exception to this rule.

Otherwise, no one under 21 will be given access to our building. It’s not going to happen. There are plenty of other places to take your kids, have a few beers & cocktails, and then drive them home. We’re not the one and We’re not sorry about it.

#lovedraftsbrewingco
#21andover
#notafamilyrestaurant #nokidsallowed #brewery— at Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.“

LoveDrafts Brewing Co. (FaceBook)

Controversy

Who doesn’t love a good controversy? To say the above post didn’t ‘blow up’ and go viral is a bit of an understatement. People took to social media and especially to LoveDraft’s comment section to voice their opinions; either way on the issue. Pro or con. For it, or against it. The above post has certainly garnered a lot of attention. With people commenting from across the country (and even across the pond) stating their support (or lack of support) for the small – not even open yet – brewery. There has been a large uptick in their social media followers and likes as well due to the post.

Ironically, dogs are allowed (because, frankly, who doesn’t love dogs?), so just swap “KIDS” for “DOGS” in the above Snoopy / Peanuts clip.

What are your thoughts?

We here at The Beer Thrillers are curious about everyone else’s thoughts, especially since LoveDraft’s is smack dab right in our little community area. What does everyone think about their no kid policy? Especially given the verbiage of their post?

How about dogs?

How about kittens?

What about martians? Moon plants? Pet rocks?

Let us know in the comments section!

We will be posting another article – most likely on Friday – about their grand opening (set for Saturday – August 7th). So be on the lookout for that. As always, thanks for reading, and cheers everyone!

-B. Kline

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