Lancaster County Brewers Guild

They’re finally here! The first batch of 2024 Ale Trail hats are now available at starting today at 4pm. Bring in your completed passports to claim yours! Thank you all for supporting Lancaster Breweries! 🍻🍻🍻

🚨 SPRING THAW 2024 IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT! 🚨

Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket! We greatly appreciate your support! Can’t wait to see everyone there on April 13th! 🍻

STARTING FRIDAY 2/2 AT NOON!
We will have all 280 tee shirts available for those who turned in their 2023 Ale Trail Passports last year. They will be available for pick up at Cartel Brewing & Blending at 920 Landis Ave Lancaster PA 17603. Shout out to our local friends at BigPlanetApparel, be sure to check them out for all your custom apparel needs and support local!

Cartel is also offering A discounted appetizer for everyone claiming their shirts regardless of when you pick them up. Thank you all for supporting all of our Lancaster Breweries last year.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL!
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2023 ALE TRAIL TEE SHIRT UPDATE

Move over Stanley cup, the hottest most talked about item of the year is now the Vintage 2023 Ale Trail tee shirt! 😎

We had over 280 Ale Trail completions last year, ending on December 31! That’s an incredible completion rate for year 2 and we’re all so grateful for your support and participation. 🙏

Our intention was always to ensure we ordered the correct amount of shirts needed in the exact sizes that everyone prefers. We placed the order earlier in January and have an estimated ETA of Friday Feb 2. Please wait for a final confirmation that we have them available at Cartel Brewing & Blending as we have all your names and contact info on file for those who turned in their completed passports.
Thanks again for your participation and patience with this process.

From all of us to all of you….

CHEERS🍻

A big congratulations to Truth Beer Co. and their new digs in downtown Lancaster!

Formerly, Cartel Brewing & Blending, the taproom is super convenient for a brew before a Lancaster Barnstormer’s game or just a low key hang spot.

Make sure to stop by and say hi 👋🏼

The wait is over! The Lancaster County Brewers Guild, 2024 Ale Trail Passport will be available this Friday🍻

Stop in at any of the 27 participating breweries and pick up your guide to delicious beers throughout the county. Make it the whole way through the trail and win some pretty sweet prizes.

We’ll catch ya Friday 👋🏼

Last night we had our first quarterly meeting of the year at Cartel’s new spot over on Landis Avenue, and what a turnout!

There’s some exciting things happening this year with Guild-wide events, and keep a lookout for the 2024 Ale Trail Passport release date 👀

Here’s to a new year of good people and great beer🍻

This year marks the third year, of the annual Lancaster Beer Week, celebrating brewers and breweries of Lancaster County.

From September 23rd thru October 1st, we’ll be marking the occasion with special events, limited releases, live music and more!

For a list of events and participating breweries, check out the event calendar at lancasterbreweries.org 👀

We can’t wait to see you all out🍻

Take a trip on over to our friends at Artifice Ales & Mead for a night of karaoke this Thursday!

Eclazz Dj will be helping them host their first ever karaoke night, full of delicious food, great beer and some good tunes.

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Stop on out to Iron Hill, Lancaster for a six course beer dinner paired with six different brews, tomorrow night at 6:30PM! A decadent meal with some delicious beer, what more could you ask for?

We’ll see you there!

Join Ronnie Ramone at Wacker Brewing Co.’s, Wacker’s Roadhouse on Saturday, August 5th from 2PM to 4PM for Wrestling Trivia!

It’s your chance to win tickets to Three Legacies Wrestling’s ‘Red Rose Rumble’ at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster on August 19th, which will feature appearances by Rhyno, Heath Miller, Dirty Dango, Ricardo Rodriguez, Shannon Moore, Gene Snitsky, Delirious and more!

We’ll see you there 👊🏼

Mad Chef is celebrating their 8th birthday this weekend 🥳 Come join them for activities throughout the day, two new beer releases and FREE, yeah we said FREE, chicken thigh and leg quarters! Make sure to stop in early because when they’re gone, they’re gone!

Check out what they’ll have going on throughout the day 👀

11AM: ‘Anniversaberry’ & ‘Crazy Hazy 8’ beer release
11AM to ???: Free chicken leg & thigh quarters�11AM to 2PM: Live Music by Adriano Sica�11AM to 2PM: Cotton Candy Cart�11AM to 3PM: Photobooth provided by Orrstown Bank�2PM to 5PM: Face Painting Artist�5PM to 8PM: Caricature Artist�5PM to 8PM: Live Music by Dan McCaughey

They’ll also have a raffle for the ultimate Mad Chef gift basket starting right at open! Winner will be announced on Monday, July 31st.

Not to mention, they will have a heck of a lineup of fan favorite food specials from over the years.

There are no tickets needed! Don’t miss out on their biggest celebration of the year.

We can’t wait to see you there🍻

Thanks WPMT FOX43 for featuring our Lancaster Ale Trail! Looks like we may be hosting more friends from across the river in the near future! 🍻

Discover craft breweries on the 2023 Lancaster Ale Trail | Travel Smart In its second year, the Lancaster Ale Trail features 24 breweries across the county highlighting a deep-rooted craft beer culture.

Dog Days of Summer will be happening on July 29th and August 26th at Artifice Ales & Mead 🐶

Patrons are welcome to bring their dogs to cool off in dog pools they will have set up in the front yard, as guests enjoy a cold drink and delicious food!

The event will take place from 12PM to 3PM and they will also be selling customized Artifice pet merch!

We can’t wait to see you there 🍻

Y'all asked and Wacker listened!! Brunch with the Beatles is now monthly at Wacker Brewing Co.!

Join them this Sunday from 11AM to 1PM as Kevin Gannon brings brunch with the Beatles to Willow Street!

We'll be serving brunch and he'll be serving the Beatles!

You don't want to miss it🍻

Stop on out to 𝗪𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼. for Triple Tree Motorcycle Ministries at 10AM followed by brunch at 11AM every Sunday! Then, make your way back to the brewery on Thursdays for Karaoke & Bike Night from 7PM to 9PM 🎤

We can’t wait to see you there!

DID YOU GET YOUR PASSPORT YET?
If not, you’re in luck! We have collected around 60 leftover passports and made them easily accessible at one central location. You can get your passports at Cartel Brewing & Blending at 928 N Prince St starting today until they’re sold out. All proceeds from this last batch will go to support the Lancaster County Brewers Guild and your participation supports all of our member breweries! Cheers 🍻🍻🍻

Our ‘𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝟰.𝟬’ is set to be released this Friday and we are absolutely stoked!

This time around, we went for a refreshing Belgian Wit. This beer is a combination of barley, wheat, and oats with coriander and orange peel, both fresh off the fruit and dried. All this with hallertau hops, for slightly fruity and flowery notes.

This bright and inviting beer will come in around 4.5%, making it an easy drinker and the perfect brew to check off a few breweries on your Ale Trail Passport 😉

Stop by any of our 24 participating guild breweries for this refreshing brew this FRIDAY!

This Sunday we celebrate Mom ❤️

What better way to say thank you for everything you do, than brunch at Mad Chef?!

• 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘅 🐟
• 𝗠𝗮𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵 🍳
• 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼 🥪
• 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝘄𝗹 🍲

They’ll be whipping up brunch from 10AM to 2PM, with regular menu items running all day.

Not to mention will be stopping by from 10AM to 1PM with permanent bracelets.

We can’t wait to see you there 👋🏼

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗱 is celebrating two years!

Take a trip out to their location off of Route 72 in Manheim Central on Friday, April 28th for some fun activities and awesome beer!

Here’s a few things going on that day:

• Tasting of their Imperial Stout, ‘Metal’
• 25% off when bundling ‘Total Nouveau,’ ‘Triple Belgian’ & ‘Barrel Aged Revivified’ Stout
• The start of the 2023 Mug Club Membership

We can’t wait to see you there!

This past Wednesday we kicked off our fourth installment of ‘County Wide’ with 24 of the member breweries from the Lancaster County area.

Cox Brewing Company was kind enough to host the brew session for this refreshing and vibrant Witbier we hope to release in the next few weeks.

And what Lancaster County Brewers Guild collab is complete without a little fun? Mike from Moo Duck Brewing brought his chicken smoker, Cox Brewing brought out the corn hole boards and each brewery arrived with their own side dish. You could say we had a heck of a time!

We can’t wait to get this beautiful beer on tap🍻

Did you get your tickets to the 1st Annual Baron Brew Fest?

Coming to Manheim Central Market Square on Saturday, May 20th from 3:00 to 6:00PM. This event will highlight a variety of beers, wines and spirits around the region. They’ll also have live music and some tasty food vendors!

We can’t wait to see you there 👀

This past Tuesday we had our quarterly Guild Meeting at Columbia Kettle Works where we discussed new ventures, the next County Wide brew and had a very tasty beer share.

But this meeting was quite special as we had Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Co., Bill Covaleski, stop by for some brewing insight.

We also had some successions as far as board members and new members filling their place. Ryan from Pour Man’s Brewing Company stepped down as President, after serving three years and Francisco Ramirez of Mad Chef Craft Brewing will take his place.

With some transitions on the board, a new County Wide on the way and new events to come, we are very excited to see what 2023 will bring for the Guild this year🍻

Only four more days until Mad Chef Craft Brewing’s 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁!

This Sunday, March 26th, they’ll have 14 vendors on their outdoor patio, selling everything from amazing smelling candles to dog treats for your furry friend.

Peruse some awesome local makers all with a beer in hand🍻

We’ll see ya there 👋🏼

Stop on over to Meduseld Meadery on March 25th, from 7-9PM for a lady’s night of FREE axe throwing with purchase of a flight!

The perfect Saturday date night or going out on the town with the girls, it’s the perfect time to try out some of their fantastic meads!

Join us as we celebrate Wacker’s Roadhouse 2nd Anniversary, this Saturday, March 18th 🍻

They’ll be running food and drink specials all day with lawn games and even live music!

We’ll catch ya there👋🏼

This past weekend, brewers and owners of Mad Chef Craft Brewing, Columbia Kettle Works & Big Dog Brewing were accompanied by BJCP judges to find out who would be the next Lancaster Iron Brewer.

This competition puts home brewers head to head to see who ultimately has the best overall home brew. This year, the competition was arguably the most diverse.

Come on out this weekend, March 11th to Columbia Kettle Works and catch who gets to hold the title of 2023 Lancaster Iron Brewer!

We’ll see you there🍻