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Add these new Main Line breweries to your must-visit list for everything from small-batch brews to IPAs and ciders.
The Main Line region has always been known for its wide range of food and beverage options. If you consider yourself a beer aficionado, there are a few new spots on the local brewery scene that you need to check out. Be sure to snap a photo, share it to your social media and tag us!
2SP Brewing Company
2SP Brewing Company has opened an impressive taphouse in the former 3,500-square-foot La Piña Mexican restaurant space in Chadds Ford. The fully redesigned interior accommodates 135 seats, with a 20-seat bar offering 12 taps. There’s no brewing on-site, but they are aging beer.
95 Wilmington West Chester Pike, Chadds Ford, (484) 840-8736
Artillery Brewing Company
Artillery Brewing Company’s Barracks Taproom takes a bit of scouting to locate, but it’s well worth the effort. Artillery is the second small-batch brewery to land on the western edge of West Chester Borough. Its beers sport Revolutionary names like the Paoli Massacre, the Fog of War, the Patriot and the Traitor. And it’s just a short stroll to the excellent Wrong Crowd Beer Co.
333 Granite Alley, West Chester, (484) 999-5976
Rebel Hill Brewing
Phoenixville’s Rebel Hill Brewing has added a second taproom. Partnering with Lock 29 Mont Clare, the brewery is now in a prime spot overlooking the Schuylkill River, with a full menu and a rotating beer selection.
127 Bridge St, Mont Clare, (610) 927-4312
Ship Bottom Brewery
Swarthmore finally has a spot on the beer bandwagon thanks to Beach Haven, N.J.’s Ship Bottom Brewery. Its Blendery and Barrel House opened this past winter in the once alcohol-shy hamlet. The brewhouse-type tasting experience is enhanced with some interesting new wines, hard ciders and seltzers.
5 Park Ave, Swarthmore, (610) 467-5804
Von C Brewing Company
Von C Brewing Company’s Rick, Eric and Jay von Czoernig are sixth-generation brewers dating back to 1860, when their third great-grandfather, Christian Schmidt, founded Schmidt’s Brewing Company in Philadelphia. These days, the focus is on IPAs at von C’s 20-barrel, 16,000-square-foot microbrewery and massive tasting room. Food trucks can be found in the outdoor beer garden.
1210 Stanbridge St, Norristown, (484) 231-1501
Will’s + Bill’s Brewery
Father-and-son entrepreneurs Will and Bill Mangan have transformed what was their third McKenzie Brew House location into a more upscale and personable experience. Will’s + Bill’s Brewery ferments its beer on-site—and you can take a peek at the 10 barrels through windows in the revamped dining area. Taps pour Berwyn 1877 Lager, WB’s Signature Light, Tartan IPA and others.
324 Swedesford Road, Berwyn, (484) 318-8538
Related: 12 Reasons to Love the Main Line’s Burgeoning Brewery Scene
