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Allusion Brewing is Opening a Second Spot in McCandless Township, Duncan Manor in Allison Park

B. Kline — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:45:00 +0000

Allusion Brewing is Opening a Second Spot in McCandless Township, Duncan Manor in Allison Park in Early 2024

Allusion Brewing Company is expanding and opening a second location in Allison Park – Duncan Manor – McCandless Township; in the Greater Pittsburgh Area in early 2024.

As we reported back in July of 2023 – Allusion Brewing Expanding into Allison Park – North Hills – Allusion Brewing Company is growing and expanding, adding a second location in the North Hills. We were told about this while we were there for their Great Appreciation Party.

Their announcement on Facebook reads:

As we near the end of 2023, we are thankful for all of the support from our local community of Vandergrift. We look forward to another great year in this amazing historic town!

We have big plans for 2024!

Construction has been going strong for a couple months now, and early in 2024, we are going to open our second location in the North Hills. McCandless Township, Duncan Manor in Allison Park to be exact!

With the addition of a second location, we are making a few adjustments to our hours of operation, which will apply to both locations:

Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 pm -10 pm
Thursday, 12 pm – 10 pm
Friday and Saturday, 12 pm – 11 pm
Sunday, 12pm – 6pm

*Kitchen closes 1 hour before taproom*

These hours will go into effect in Vandergrift starting January 2nd
Allusion Brewing Company – Facebook Post

For a relative idea of where at – check out this map: Allison Park, North Hills.

Be sure to check out our travelogue of going out to celebrate their winning our Battle of the Breweries (2023): An Alluring Trip to Vandergrift.

This will mark their second location. Their first location is in Vandergrift, PA. You can find them at: Allusion Brewing Company – Brewery (Vandergrift) [Google Maps].

This map will give you a general idea of distance to their new spot: Allusion Brewing Company to Possible Future Home of Allusion Brewing Company.

For More Information on Allusion Brewing Company

For more information about Allusion Brewing Company you can visit their very well designed website here: Allusion Brewing Company – Official Website.

The following comes from Untappd: Allusion Brewing Company is a micro brewery from Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. They have 63 unique beers and over 5,900 ratings, with a global average rating of 3.83 (as of 12.29.23). Their Untappd description reads: Vandergrift’s hometown brewery, offering a consistent library of approachable beers taking the tradition of each style seriously. Craft beer is about bringing people together – come join our story.

For more information, you can find them at their social media pages here:

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Today Is the Grand Opening of Forest and Main Brewing’s New Pub Location

BKline — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:15:00 +0000

The new Forest and Main Brewing Company Pub location opens today in Ambler, PA.

Forest and Main Brewing Company Expanding

Forest and Main Brewing Company is expanding, adding a second location, this time a Pub location at 33 Butler Avenue in Ambler, Pennsylvania. They will be opening their doors to their brand new location today at 4PM. This is their first expansion, they are planning a second expansion as well (a third location) soon.

Forest and Main Pub

Their new pub location will be located at 33 Butler Avenue in Ambler, Pennsylvania. This was the sight of the former Ambler Skate Shop and Ambler Apparel. Its a smaller restaurant / bar type location (thus the name – “pub”). It looks down to earth and homie and cozy. Like small bed and breakfast or houses turned to restaurants in smaller towns (think of The Warwick Hotel in Hummelstown). It is about 1000 square feet in total restaurant space and can host 50 guests / customers.

Exterior of their new Pub location today – Forest and Main Brewing Company’s Pub location opens today at 4PM.

There is no kitchen, so it is a pub in the strictest sense. There is seating at a bar for up to 12 people. The bar area does have an impressive array of various taps (side pulls, cask, etc.), so it looks like you will get the full taproom experience at the pub location.

Forest and Main Brewing Company Expansion

Forest and Main aren’t done expanding yet. They have plans and are going to be expanding with a 15BBL brewing system in another location, making their second brewery location. This one, will be located just a short bit north of the Pub location; at 241 North Main Street, Ambler, Pennsylvania.

Forest and Main Brewing Company is known for their saisons, IPAs, and lagers. So these additional locations should better let them grow, showing off their unique style of beers and tasty creations. Stay up to date by checking out their social media pages.

Forest and Main Social Media

Facebook: Forest and Main Brewing Company
Twitter: Forest & Main
Instagram: Forest and Main

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Aslin Beer Co. Coming to Pittsburgh

BKline — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 02:43:43 +0000

Aslin Beer Company’s Instagram Post Today – 9.13.21

Looks Like Aslin is Moving into Pittsburgh, PA

Well, for all intents and purposes, it looks like Aslin Beer Company is moving into Pittsburgh. They posted the above image to their Instagram page (Aslin Beer Co. Instagram) earlier today, with the caption that shows a pin and says “1800 Smallman St” with the “looking” eyes emoji.

After this was posted, and then re-posted, and then re-posted, and again re-posted, in several Facebook groups, and online message boards, several “people in the know”, stated how “finally the cat is out of the bag”. So it looks like, without saying it, their saying it. And it seems to be happening.

1800 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA

1800 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh – Google Maps

Sorry for the quality of the pics, but Google Maps was giving some trouble in screenshotting. But these give you an idea of the map and area of Pittsburgh where Aslin hinted at in their Instagram post.

According to the Google Maps street view, its down the street from The Church Brew Works, and it looks to be close to Insurrection Ale Works Tap Room. (In the first pic, screen shotted from the mobile Google Maps app, the beer mug is the Insurection Ale Works Tap Room, and the red pin is 1800 Smallman Street.)

Pittsburgh is home to numerous breweries, including mentioned Church Brew Works, Insurrection Ale Works, as well as Brewery Gentleman, ShuBrew, Penn Brewery, Cinderlands, Dancing Gnome, Couch Brewery, Hitchhiker, Grist House, and many more.

So this will certainly be a wonderful addition to the brewery scene in Pittsburgh. Ryan Galiotto commented about the “cat being out of the bag” now today about Aslin expanding into Pittsburgh, and pointed out that they are a part of the ‘Drink the Table’ brewfest in Pittsburgh on November 6th. Ryan is the founder and head of Fueled by Hops LLC and community.

News About the Brewery

There has been no word yet on the construction or anything more substantial than this Instagram post and the comments made by several people. So timescale on construction, opening dates, or anything more than that. But when news becomes available, we’ll be posting it here, so be on the look out.

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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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Yuengling Looks to Go West – Into Texas

BKline — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:12:42 +0000

Yuengling’s Hershey Chocolate Porter – poured at Boneshire Brew Works in 2019

“Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.”
Horace Greeley (Hints Toward Reforms) [1850]

Go west ‘young Yuengling’ and grow up the brewery. In news today, America’s oldest active brewery, Pennsylvania native from Pottsville Pennsylvania, D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. is expanding westward – into Texas. The aim is for the expansion to be completed by year’s end of 2021.

Currently Yuengling has a 22 state shipment and footprint, mostly along the East Coast of the United States. They have production facilities in Pennsylvania (Pottsville) and Florida (Tampa Bay area). This move would ensure they expand their reach, with the millions that live in Texas and neighboring areas.

“We have heard from consumers all over the country who are excited to enjoy our beer, which is why we’re proud to announce that Texas will be the first western state we’ll be expanding to,” said Wendy Yuengling, Chief Administrative Officer and 6^th generation family member, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. “We are working hard to ensure our recipes and brewing traditions will be followed to our high-quality standards. We have passionate Yuengling fans in Texas, so we are excited to finally bring them the goods.”
ABC27 News

Yuengling Is Growing

Yuengling Traditional Lager (photo courtesy of Yuengling’s Website)

In 2020 D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. and Molson Coors launched a joint long-term brewing relationship – The Yuengling Company. (September, 2020). This is their first expansion since this relationship was announced. In 2019, Yuengling first released their collaboration with Hershey’s Chocolate Company – the Hershey’s Chocolate Porter (Yuengling). It was first released draft only to select bars, restaurants, and breweries in 2019, and then released in bottles and draft in 2020; it has come to some acclaim among many beer drinkers, Hershey’s fans, and Yuengling fans, although those in the craft beer industry have stated that the beer comes up a bit short of most craft brewery offerings, but have said they still enjoyed the beer ‘for what it is’.

(SEE OUR BEER REVIEW OF THE YUENGLING HERSHEY’S CHOCOLATE PORTER)

The beer will be brewed locally, in Fort Worth, at the Molson Coors brewery located there. The brewery opened on September 26th, 1969. Its located at 7001 South Fwy, Fort Worth Texas, 76134. And this will be the third production facility or Yuengling Brewing.

Gavin Hattersley, the President and CEO of Molson Coors said: ““We are excited to take the first step in our long-brewing partnership, a step that will provide tremendous growth opportunity for Yuengling and Molson Coors. By brewing Yuengling’s iconic beer at our world-class Ft. Worth facility, we are going to make a lot of Texans happy.”

No word on what all brands and beers and styles will be brewed at the location. Most likely the Traditional Lager will be brewed there. Amongst more than likely others of their celebrated list (such as their Black and Tan, Oktoberfest, and numerous other offerings).

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Thank you for reading everyone, and I hope you stick around, make sure you check out our numerous articles on brewery openings, closings, as well as brewery news in general. You can find the brewery news section on the right hand sidebar. Also make sure to check out our beer reviews (like the Yuengling Hershey’s Beer) as well as many others.

As always, stay safe during these tough times with COVID-19 and everything. There is good news as we are nearing the end, so let’s stay safe, mask up and wash our hands, and help our local breweries by not contaminating and making their jobs even harder.

Cheers Everyone!

-B. Kline

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Allusion Brewing is Opening a Second Spot in McCandless Township, Duncan Manor in Allison Park

Allusion Brewing is Opening a Second Spot in McCandless Township, Duncan Manor in Allison Park in Early 2024

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Today Is the Grand Opening of Forest and Main Brewing’s New Pub Location

Forest and Main Brewing Company Expanding

Forest and Main Pub

Forest and Main Brewing Company Expansion

Forest and Main Social Media

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Aslin Beer Co. Coming to Pittsburgh

Looks Like Aslin is Moving into Pittsburgh, PA

1800 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA

News About the Brewery

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

A New Beginning For the Old Building

Sign of the Horse Brewery Expansion

Openings, Closures, and Shipping News

Yuengling Looks to Go West – Into Texas

Yuengling Is Growing

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