USA, PA: Forest & Main Brewing Co. to expand beer production in Amber

Changes coming to Forest & Main Brewing Co. will mean more space, more beers and a new menu for customers, Montgomery Newspapers reported on June 17.

“It will give us basically everything we don’t have in our current location,” co-owner Daniel Endicott said.

Though no definite plans for the tasting room have been drawn up, Endicott said, of the 3,000-square-foot space, about half will be open to customers and include 20 to 30 barstools plus a few tables.

The expansion will also mean more beers for Forest & Main Brewing’s customers to enjoy. Endicott said about half the space will be devoted to brewing, with additional fermenters and barrels for aging beer.

Forest & Main Brewing had always planned to expand, according to Endicott. Almost immediately after opening there was no spare room at the brewpub.

He said the space next door had been available that whole time and he and fellow owner Gerard Olson kept abreast of any movement there.

They signed a lease for the space in September and have been using it as storage space, Endicott said, but now they are ready to renovate and make it functional.

Endicott said Johnny Della Polla has stepped in as director of operations. Della Polla has had a relationship with Forest & Main Brewing since before it opened as a restaurant.

The tasting room is scheduled to open in the fall, and Endicott said the goal is to have it ready for Ambler Oktoberfest, currently slated for October 3.

19 June, 2015