Monday, March 19, 2007

Hanging out on the East Side







History of 302 North Plum Street - Home Of Lancaster Brewing Co.

Built in the 1880s, the building that is now home to the Lancaster Brewing Co. has been utilized in a great variety of ways. After an addition was added in 1900, the building served as a tobacco warehouse well into the 1930s. During World War II, it housed enemy prisoners and after the war was again used as a warehouse where scrap metal and other materials were stored.

The Lancaster Malt Brewing Co. opened its doors in April of 1995 and since that time it has been continuously operating as a restaurant and brewery, although ownership changed hands in July of 2002. The current owners, Irene Keares and Jim Weber, changed the name to the Lancaster Brewing Co. The restaurant is called the Walnut Street Grille.

Master Brewer Christian Heim has been with the brewery since it opened in 1995 and is largely responsible for the reputation its beers have built throughout the mid-Atlantic region. The beers are served at Camden Yards in Baltimore and are currently available at more than 60 restaurants and bars in Lancaster County, Harrisburg, Gettysburg and York.

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