E-Malt.com News article: USA, PA: Molly Pitcher Brewing Co. coming to Carlisle this summer

Molly Pitcher Brewing Co. will begin brewing this summer in Carlisle, Pennlive.com reported on May 21.

The microbrewery and taproom will open at 10 E. South St., and joins a growing list of new breweries including Alter Ego Brewing in Harrisburg and Moo-Duck Brewing in Elizabethtown popping up on the Central Pennsylvania beer scene.

Molly Pitcher operations manager Mike Moll said the facility will include an open floor plan with a 30-seat taproom serving light fare. Patrons will be able to watch the brewing operations from the taproom.

Molly Pitcher is the brainchild of four partners, all Carlisle residents and avid homebrewers, who along with Moll, include brewmaster Zachary Ziegler, brewer Tim Fourlas and CFO Brandon Bear.

Together, they have a combined 30 years experience in home brewing.

"It's always been something each of us has talked about and wanted to do for a long time, and we finally decided to make it happen instead of just talking about it," Moll said.

Molly Pitcher will brew on a seven barrel system with an estimated initial capacity of 700 to 1,000 barrels, he said.

The partners plan to brew a wide range of styles that include IPAs and pale ales but focus on "malt styles opposed to the fad of hop-centric beers that are popular right now," Moll said.

"We consider ourselves malt-heads, if there is such a thing," he added.

They plan to operate four days a week. In addition, Moll said the beers will be on tap at other midstate restaurants and bars.


23 May, 2014