#50 - Philly Beer Historian (Rich Wagner)
Host Richie Tevlin talks with Rich Wagner, Pennsylvania’s leading beer historian and author of Philadelphia Beer and Breweries of Pennsylvania. For over 30 years, Rich has researched the state’s brewing heritage, bringing history to life through walking tours, lectures, and colonial brewing demonstrations; including building and operating a replica of an 18th-century brewhouse.
Rich Wagner:
Book: Philadelphia Beer History
Rich's Website
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EPISODE NOTES:
Mentioned Breweries
Sly Fox Brewing Company – Pottstown, PA
Iron Hill Brewery – Multiple locations, PA/DE/NJ (Founded in Newark, DE)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Chico, CA / Mills River, NC
Yuengling – Pottsville, PA
Boulder Beer Company – Boulder, CO
Dock Street Brewery – Philadelphia, PA
Stoudts Brewing Company – Adamstown, PA (Closed 2020)
Schmidt’s – Philadelphia, PA (Closed 1987)
Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Company) – Boston, MA
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery – Milton, DE
New Albanian Brewing Company – New Albany, IN
Anchor Brewing Company – San Francisco, CA (Closed 2023, with some efforts to revive it)
Ortlieb’s Brewery – Philadelphia, PA (Original brewery closed; name used for Ortlieb's Lounge)
Jones Brewing Company – Smithton, PA
Tröegs Independent Brewing – Hershey, PA
The Lion Brewery – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Straub Brewery – St. Marys, PA
Yards Brewing Company – Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Brewing Company – Philadelphia, PA
Allegheny Brewery – Pittsburgh, PA
Independence Brewing Company – Philadelphia, PA (Closed 2001)
Sixpoint Brewery – Brooklyn, NY
Adam Scheidt Brewing Company – Norristown, PA (Closed mid-20th century)
Redhook Brewery – Seattle, WA
Gretz Brewery – Philadelphia, PA (Historic brewery, closed mid-1900s)
Esslinger Brewery – Philadelphia, PA (Closed in 1960s)
Mainstay Independent Brewing Company – Philadelphia, PA
Carbon Copy Brewing – Philadelphia, PA
Separatist Beer Project – Easton, PA (Closed)
Stegmaier Brewing Company – Wilkes-Barre, PA (Historic, now brand brewed by Lion Brewery)
Von C Brewing Company – Norristown, PA
Mentioned People
Charlie Papazian - Founder of the Association of Brewers and the Great American Beer Festival
Fred Acher
Bert Grant - Founder of the First Modern Brewpub
Jimmy Carter - 39th U.S. President and homebrewing legalization advocate
Buffalo Bill Owens - First brewpub in America after Prohibition
David Mink
Jim Cook
Michael J. Jackson - Legendary Beer Writer
Charlie Brem
Bill Muller
Max Hassell
Rich Doctor
Max Gaida
Joe Ottileib
John Wagner - Founder of Lager Yeast
Tom Pastorious
Franklin Winslow
Louis Pastor
Jeffery Ware
Chris Kunda - Epi 16 - Owner of Kunda Beverage
Laura Patrizio - American Whiskey Historian
Mary Webster
Otto Seawolf
Charles Wolf
Andrew Rubenstein - Epi 40 - Head Brewer & Co-Owner of Sacred Vice Brewing
Sam Calagione - Founder of Dogfish Head
Lew Bryson - Legendary Alcohol Writer
Meredith Rebar - Epi 7 - Owner of Home Brewed Events
Mentioned Businesses
Samson Street Oyster House - Philadelphia
Mid-Atlantic Brewing News - News Outlet
Chaddsford Winery - Winery
U Brew Inc - Homebrew Supply
The Western Brewer - Digital Online Archives
Blue Anchor Tavern - Philadelphia - Closed
Kunda Beverage - Epi 16 - Wholesale Beer Store
Siebel Institute - Professional Brewing Education
Stateside - Philadelphia RTD Company
Stone's Beverage Market - Epi 3 - Beer Distributor
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What We Drank?
Crisp Lime
Lager | 4.8%
New Trail
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24/7 Session
IPA | 4.7%
New Trail
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Pabst Blue Ribbon
Lager | 4.7%
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