Dock Street Brewing Company

Dock Street Brewing Company
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 1985
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Key people
 Rosemarie Certo, Marilyn Candeloro, Justin Low, Sasha Certo-Ware
Products Beer
Production output
 Unknown

Dock Street Brewing Company is a brewery in the Cedar Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, USA. It claims to be the first brewery in the city since Prohibition.[1]

History

Dock Street was created in 1985 as a bottled beer operation based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. It was founded by photographer Rosemarie Certo and her husband Jeffrey Ware, a Philadelphia restauranteur.[2]

In 1989, the pair opened a brewpub in the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City, Philadelphia's central business district.[3] By 1996, the company was producing more than 25,000 barrels of beer and distributing to 24 states, making it the 26th largest microbrewery in the U.S. Its brews were also featured on the U.S. television series Thirtysomething.[4]

Certo and Ware sold the company in 1998 to Poor Henry's Brewery & Restaurant, operated by a descendant of the family behind the Henry F. Ortlieb Brewing Company, also of Philadelphia.[4] In 2000, Poor Henry's ceased operations.[5]

Certo repurchased the brand and bottling operation in 2002.[6] In 2007, the brewery reopened as a pizza-centric brewpub in the former Firehouse Farmers Market in the Cedar Park neighborhood in West Philadelphia. The facility features a 10-barrel brewing system, four fermenters and six lagering tanks,[7] and produces about 1,200 barrels per year, with capacity for 1,200.[8]

Awards

The company was awarded with the Great American Beer Fest Silver Medal for La Biere des Amis (Saison), a Great American Beer Fest Bronze Medal for ABT 12 (Belgian-style Abbey Ale), a World Beer Cup Bronze Medal for Prisoner of Hell (Belgian Strong Pale Ale), Great American Beer Fest Silver Medal for Cream Ale, Great American Beer Fest Bronze Medal for the Amber Beer and International Gold Medals for its Amber Beer and Royal Bohemian Pilsner.[1][9]

Dock Street Brewery and Restaurant was named one Philly's Best Pizza Places in 2011 by Philadelphia (magazine) as voted for 'The Best Toppings.' [10]

Partnerships

In June 2010, the company partnered with Philadelphia's Metropolitan Bakery to make rye bread and popcorn using Dock Street's Man Full of Trouble Porter.[11]

In January 2012, the company partnered with the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, its former neighbor, to jointly brew four limited-quantity, seasonal beers for sale in the hotel's Swann Lounge: The Truffled Old Ale, Caliente Golden Ale, Cherry Verbena Saison and Spanish Fly.[12][13][14][15] In April 2013, the companies renewed their partnership for a second year; O.P. Yum and Crackle and Squeeze are the first two varieties.[16]

Products

Dock Street offers a single year-round beer, several recurring seasonal beers and many one-off varieties.

Year-round beers
Seasonal and occasional beers
Partner beers

Benjamin Franklin Bridge Lighting

In 1987, Dock Street Brewery was a sponsor for the installation of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge Lighting system [17] which was designed by the firm Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown (Robert Venturi).[18] One of the 592 bulbs remains lit in the name of Dock Street Brewery.

Events

Dock Street Philly Beer Week Music Fest is held annually on the last Sunday of Philly Beer Week. The concert is usually outdoors, free to the public and highlights local Philadelphia musicians and artists.

Dock Street Philly Beer Week Run is held annual on the last Sunday of Philly Beer Week and coincides with the Dock Street Philly Beer Week Music Fest.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About the Brewery". Dock Street Brewing Company. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  2. ↑ Klein, Michael (September 19, 1994). "He's Gotten Ahead By Joining Food With Microbrewed Beer Jeffrey Ware Hates The Term "Brew Pub," But He's A Pioneer Of The Concept.". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  3. ↑ Greger, Mike (May 17, 2012). "Rosemarie Certo: Meet Philly’s brew queen". Metro Philadelphia. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russell, Don (January 30, 1998). "Poor Henry's To Pour Dock Street Into Brewery". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  5. ↑ Wagner, Rich (Winter 2005). "Ortlieb's, Brewers by Birth, Since 1869". The Keg. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Dock Street Brewery". PhilaFoodie. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  7. ↑ Noone, Kyle (December 5, 2012). "Thinking Local: Dock Street Brewery". The Temple News. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  8. ↑ Falco, Mat (June–July 2009). "A Project Of Passion". Philly Beer Scene. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  9. ↑ http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/past-winners/
  10. ↑ http://www.phillymag.com/restaurants/best_pizza_in_philadelphia/index.html
  11. ↑ "Dock Street and Metropolitan Bakery Collaboration". Dock Street Brewing Company. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  12. ↑ "Dock Street Brewing Co and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia Announce '€œA Beer Four All Seasons'". Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  13. ↑ "Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia and Dock Street Brewing Co. Unveil the Spring "A Beer Four All Seasons". Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  14. ↑ "Dock Street Brewing Co. and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia: A Beer Four All Seasons Summer Release". Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  15. ↑ "Dock Street Brewing Co. and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia: A Beer Four All Seasons Fall Release". Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia and Dock Street Brewing Co. Announce Year Two of a Beer Four All Seasons Collaboration". Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  17. ↑ https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1/1891093_426850884113193_21778925_n.jpg
  18. ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/benjamin-franklin-in-philadelphia/

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