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Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with a Few Local Pints
Posted: March 13, 2023
Find that Perfect, Festive Pint on the DiscoverNEPA Brewer’s Loop
A few things are synonymous with a classic St. Patrick’s Day celebration in NEPA. Of course, we’ve got parades and bagpipes. Everybody’s wearing green and flying the tricolour’. Families and friends, old and new, get together over pints and stories at a favorite local pub, or around the kitchen table. And, of course, the singularly inspirational force at many such a hooley, is beer.
No. We’re not talking about that unholy green goo you’ll occasionally find on St. Paddy’s. And no, they might not all be OG Irish stouts and red ales (though there are quite a few). But isn’t any holiday a good enough excuse for a little NEPA craft beer flex? We sure think so. Just in case you’re inclined to agree, we’ve rounded up a handful of local craft breweries slingin’ some such tasty pints. Check ‘em out. And, in no time, you’ll be arm in arm with strangers crooning “Come Out Ye Black and Tans.”
Get out there! Be safe! And show your local brewery a little love.
Look for These Fresh, Local Brews
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Anomaly Craft Brewing
Berwick, PA
Cold Brew Stout
Coffee Stout – 4.2% ABV
“Local cold brew coffee infused into a dark dry stout.” -
Back Mountain Brewing Company
Dallas, PA
Ol’ 76 Stout
American Stout – 6% ABV
“Assertive American Stout, roasty and aromatic. Warrior Hops shine through in this beer like the spirit of our American Warriors deployed throughout the world.” -
Barley Creek Brewing Company
Tannersville, PA
Intrepid Irish Red
Irish Red Ale – 5.7%
“This smooth drinking ale is full bodied with roasted caramel characteristics. Perfect with your favorite Irish stew, Intrepid Irish Red also works well with pork and poultry.” -
Benny Brewing Company
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Oatmeal Chocolate Stout
Stout Brewed with Cocoa – 5% ABV
“A full-flavored, rich-bodied dark ale brewed with Irish Ale yeast.” -
Berwick Brewing Company
Berwick, PA
Irish Red
Red Lager – 4.8%
“Red lager with sweet caramel and slight roasted notes. Mild hops spice with a crisp and clean finish.” -
Breaker Brewing Company
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Cinnamon Roll Stout
Milk Stout – 10% ABV
“Notes of a slightly chocolatey/slightly coffee-e infused vanilla icing dripping over gooey sticky cinnamon rolls.” -
Bright Path Brewing
Jim Thorpe, PA
McGowan’s Cream Ale
American Ale – 4.5%
“A classic American ale brewed with cascade hops and fermented cooler to create a crisp refreshing beer.” -
Conyngham Brewing Company
Conyngham, PA
Irish Stout
Irish Stout – 5%
A classic nitro stout made with ingredients imported from Ireland. -
Cooper’s Family Brewing
Scranton, PA
King Edward’s English IPA (Cask)
IPA – 6% ABV
“If Edward the Octopus sitting on top of the building doesn’t qualify as the king of this establishment, then we don’t know who does… This IPA isn’t like an American IPA but think of it like a stronger ESB with a little more hop presence. Malt forward like any English Pale ale with an earthy and spicy hop character. The original session IPA!” -
Endless Brewing
Montrose, PA
Just a Straight Up Stout
Stout Ale – 6.3% ABV
A classic, roasty-toasty, chocolatey Stout. That is all. -
Five Mountain Brewing Company
Shickshinny, PA
Larry’s Head
Wee Heavy/Scotch Ale – 9.1% ABV
“A wee heavy scotch ale. Roasty malts, notes of caramel sweetness and the slightest hint of fruitiness to round out the flavor profile.” -
Groove Brewing
Scranton, PA
Scranton Party
Irish Red Ale – 4.9% ABV
“Brewed in Collaboration with Last Minute Brewing, this Irish Red Ale contains 100% locally-sourced Newport hops from Avery Mountain Bines and Twines.” -
Hopping Eagle Brewing Company
Hawley, PA
Tawny Owl with Coffee
Brown Ale – 6.2% ABV
“Brewed with chocolate, black, and caramel malts, Tawny Owl pours a milk chocolate colored body. We conditioned cold side on coffee beans from Damiani Coffee Roasters. An assertive hop profile shakes hands with toasty malts to form a full-flavored brown ale.” -
Nimble Hill Vineyard, Winery and Brewery
Tunkhannock, PA
Shamrock Porter
Porter – 6% ABV
“A St Patty’s Day beer. This thick robust porter is flavored with mint, chocolate and vanilla.” -
Log Tavern Brewing Co.
Milford, PA
Irish Red Ale
Red Ale – 5.8% ABV
“A sweet, rich and malty Irish red Ale.” -
Pilger Ruh Brewing
Pottsville, PA
PIBE
Pub Ale – 4% ABV
“Our take on a classic mild pub ale. We taste a little caramel, toffee, grainy, toasted, nutty, chocolate, or lightly roastiness. Sometimes you just have to PIBE it.” -
Revere Brewery
Tamaqua, PA
Irish Red
Red Ale – 5.1% ABV
A classic Irish ale with sweet notes of caramel and a smooth, dry finish. -
Susquehanna Brewing Company
Pittston, PA
Toboggan
Chocolate Doppelbock – 8.5% ABV
“Toboggan Chocolate Doppelbock is a rich amber lager brewed with Munich, Crystal, and Chocolate Malts, cocoa, and finished with Hallertau hops for a malty yet balanced beer.” -
Turkey Hill Brewing Company
Bloomsburg, PA
Maize-In Corn Stout w/Chocolate & Black Cherry
Corn Stout – 5.4% ABV
“Traditional Corn Stout, sweet milk chocolate, hints of dark cherry, smooth, creamy, drinkability.” -
Wallenpaupack Brewing Company
Hawley, PA
O’Day’s Irish Stout
Irish Stout – 4.2% Abv
“A traditional Irish style dry stout brewed with flaked and roasted barley and infused with nitrogen. Pleasantly roasty with a touch of smoke and chocolate.”
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