Mid-Atlantic breweries in planning (2020)

yeah we were thinking we’d go by Kings court after but could literally not fit another ounce of food or drink after that.

 

I hear that Torch & Crown is aiming to have their Manhattan taproom open by the end of March. Should be interesting to see how that goes.

 

OK, turns out Ministry of Brewing will actually be opening tomorrow (January 31).

Also, City-State Brewing is supposed to be opening in DC this summer.

 

This is likely not the best thread to pose my question but, I don't want to start an entirely new thread.
I'm heading to Hunter Mountain in a couple weeks. Are there any decent beer joints in the vicinity?

 

West Kill

 

It's mentioned in other threads, but I'll put it here too...Odd Bird in Stockton, NJ opens today. Cask Bitter is one of their first beers. Looks promising.

 

Do you have an update on Artillery Brewing Company? They had a booth at the Chadds Ford Pumpkin Carve in October 2019 and then a few days later it said on their website, they had to leave their farm location and find an all weather site. Their porter was fire, I hope they can make it again.

 

Rebecca, I know the owner of the farm where Artillery Brewing was located. I don't know the exact circumstances for termination of their business relationship between the farm owner and the brewers, but the brewing system was totally undersized for day-to-day pubically accessible brewpub. Not surprisingly, they couldn't keep up with the demand, plus special occassions when the farm hosted private weekend events for wedding receptions and family/group reunions. I don't know what happen to the brewers, but I believe the brewing equipment is still on the premises. The owner is still interested in having craft beer available at his facility. A better crafted business plan between the brewer and owner was needed to have any chance for success.

 

Don't have any inside info, but @rotsaruch is right about the situation at the farm. Lots of problems meeting demand. At last update, the brewer was looking for a standalone location for a brewpub. No word on whether it would be connected to Thornberry Farm or supply them at all. Worth noting that the Artillery brewery license is in safekeeping, registered to the farm's owner (not the brewer).

 

Bleh I was in Rockland over the weekend. I completely forgot Two Villains opened after I moved.

 

As others said, West Kill is pretty good. I had some on tap at dinner and found super fresh cans at a gas station (both places on Rte 23 in Windham). Had an IPA and APA.

 

Thanks for this information. I guess the brewers will have a new name if they open a brewpub. Will the recipe for the beer stay with the brewers or the farm owner?

 

That depends on any agreement between the owner and brewer. One certainly hopes that they'd have some written agreement addressing things such as that.

 

Do you have much insight into the business plans of the small, local breweries that have recently opened up? Based upon my observations and limited conversations it sure seems that these new small businesses are very loosey-goosey.

Cheers!

 

There's certainly a lot of informed speculating that could be done, but none of it would be based on any concrete knowledge of these businesses or their business plans/agreements. So wouldn't be appropriate (at least not in this forum).