Weyerbacher is located in Easton, PA right over the river from Phillisburg, NJ. I hadn't been to a brewery since I visited Harpoon in Boston so I wasn't ready for what I saw.
They basically took a warehouse and threw brewing equipment in wherever it landed it remained. Pretty disorganized compared to bigger breweries. You looked at that place and it just seamed impossible to pump as much beer out of there as they do.
But they do! and Great Beer to boot!
The mash tun, lauter tun and boiler were new, they just received delivery this year. I can't remember how many fermenters there where but it wasn't many. I had to try real hard not to stick my head in one of the buckets used for blow offs, they were fermenting some blithering idiot so you know it was violent.
The bottling line was just brought in as an upgrade, an older model used by Victory.
Staff was great, they guy giving the tour was knowledgeable enough to keep the crowd at bay. They let us sample any beer even if they don't have it on tap. They have no problem opening a bottle for you.
No cost and if you buy beer you must buy a case as per Pennsylvania state law. The good thing is that you can mix it up. You can also have a growler filled or buy a growler from them.
Brewery is only open Saturdays they make great beer at this place and it's definitely worth visiting.
Once we were done visiting the brewery we made our way to downtown Easton. Place called Pearly Bakers. Absolutely a beer drinker's haven.
First time I had Anchor's Steam beer on tap. Food was top notch as well. I would go back and do the tour with Peary's all over again. Maybe even stay the night next time.
Check out their website for more info
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