Written By Breweries In PA Contributor Shane Fisher (@Sfish521 & @GoofyFootedBrewingCO)
The Market at the Fareway in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia is a truly unique food market that features fresh, socially-responsible local foods from high quality artisans. The market boasts many options such as locally-roasted coffee, baked goods, fresh produce, seafood, hand-squeezed juice and so much more! You’d think all the bases were covered, but it’s still missing something.
In April 2017, Market at the Fareway got their missing piece, Chestnut Hill Brewing Company. The brainchild of Lindsey Pete and Nick Gunderson was inspired by their favorite pizza place in Minneapolis; Punch Pizza which offered Neapolitan pizzas and craft beers.
While this concept was their inspiration, Nick decided to put his homebrewing experience to work, offering eight hand-crafted beers that are brewed less than 10 feet from their tap lines. Nick took to his experience in construction to design his 2.5bbl brew house to maximize output in the given space, placing fermenters on industrial shelving with his desk and keg washer underneath.
With their small footprint and market setting, Chestnut Hill Brewing Company is a unique brewery experience. Head Brewer Nick Gunderson believes the philosophy: “There is a Beer for Everyone!” and bases his tap list around that mission.
On the snowy evening, their Shake It Out Stout and Mountain Mover Barleywine were perfect for those looking to warm their bones and enjoy a hearty winter beer. For those denying the weather and seeking to enjoy some bright flavors and hops, their Hazed and Confused Pale Ale and Double Double Birthday Double IPA were perfect pairings for those dreaming of better weather. The tap list also included Bronze Blonde Ale and Pastorious Park Pilsner, which were excellent pairings with the pizza and perfect introduction to craft beer for the novice.
If eight delicious and fresh craft beer taps aren’t enough to sway you, How about a wood-fire pizza oven? That’s right, you can get fresh made pizza on their very own wood-fire oven! They offer eleven different styles of wood-fired Neapolitan pizza. Hand-crafted using local ingredients, the pizzas are the perfect accompaniment to the beers on tap and will leave you wanting to bring one home with you afterward.
You can’t leave without having a fresh wood-fired pizza! With 11 different varieties we are sure you will not walk away disappointed.
Chestnut Hill Brewing Company joins Earth Bread + Brewery of Mount Airy and Iron Hill Brewing of Chestnut Hill on the historic Germantown Avenue, making a wonderful brewery pub-crawl in the two Northwestern Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Stop out, grab a pie and pint and say hello to their brewery mascot Ralph and his mascot-in-training brother, Barley at their location on Germantown Ave. for yourself.
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