Find that Perfect, Festive Pint on the DiscoverNEPA Brewer’s Loop
A few things are synonymous with a classic St. Patrick’s Day celebration in NEPA. Of course, we’ve got parades, parties and bagpipes. Everybody’s wearing green and flying the tricolour. Families and friends, old and new, get together over pints and stories at a favorite irish pub, or around the kitchen table. And, of course, the largest inspirational force at such a hooley is beer.
We’ve rounded up a handful of local craft breweries slingin’ cold, brewery-fresh beer. Get out there! Be safe! And show your local brewery a little love.
Dallas, PA
McHaggis Irish Red
Irish Red Ale – 6% ABV
“Our take on the Irish Red style. Expect a strong malt backbone backed up by a hefty dose of Fuggle Hops and a nice subtle roast finish.”
Milford, PA
Paddy’s Pale Ale
American Pale Ale – 5.5% ABV
“Medium-bodied, moderately carbonated, and a malty flavor with a hop-forward profile. It is dry, crisp, and slightly creamy.”
Tannersville, PA
Traveler’s Irish Stout
Irish Dry Stout – 4.9% ABV
“This dry stout is rich with roasted coffee and chocolate flavor. It looks bold and intimidating, but it is deceptively light-bodied and very drinkable. Try this with a hearty stew or shepherd’s pie.”
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Nitro Oatmeal Stout
Stout – 5% ABV
“A full-flavored, rich-bodied dark ale.”
Berwick, PA
Irish Red
Red Lager – 4.8% ABV
“Red lager with sweet caramel and slight roasted notes. Mild hops spice with a crisp and clean finish.”
Pittston, PA
Skills in Magic Smoked Porter
Smoked Porter – 4.9% ABV
“Notes of freshly roasted coffee and very dark chocolate with prominent smokiness. Brewed with PA grain.”
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Lunch Pail Ale
American Pale Ale – 5.5% ABV
“Lunch Pail Ale is session beer brewed with cara & crystal malts that provide it’s light copper color and dry hopped for a wonderful floral aroma.”
Jim Thorpe, PA
McGowan’s Cream Ale
American Ale – 4.5% ABV
“A classic American ale brewed with cascade hops and fermented cooler to create a crisp refreshing beer.”
Scranton, PA
Red-Haired Maria
Irish Red Ale – 5.4% ABV
“Red-Haired Mara is an Irish red ale brewed with rich Marris Otter Malt and refreshingly balanced red crystal malts. Earthy Golding hops and flavorful yeast make for a beer both for contemplation and a night full of dancing on your hobnails. No one is good enough for our red-haired Mara but she good enough for all.”
Scranton, PA
Paradorade
Kölsch Ale – 4.5% ABV
“Easy drinking, light, crisp, and refreshing. Thirst quenching for your all day parade festivities.”
Hawley, PA
Uncle Phil’s DIPA
Double IPA – 9.6% ABV
“This Double IPA pours a deep orange in the glass. An assertive blend of our favorite hops with an incredibly soft mouthfeel. Notes of candied oranges, pineapples, clear gummy bears, and dank pine.”
Bloomsburg, PA
Flake Out Oatmeal Stout
Oatmeal Stout – 5.4% ABV
“Crafted with flaked oats, this classic oatmeal stout delivers a luxuriously smooth and creamy body.”
Scranton, PA
Boring Banana Bread
Pale Ale – 6.5% ABV
“A nutty and mellow ale with a hint of banana flavor, this beer is anything BUT boring.”
Pottsville, PA
PIBE
Pub Ale – 4% ABV
“Our take on a classic mild pub ale. We taste a little caramel, toffee, grainy, toasted, nutty, chocolate, or lightly roastiness. Sometimes you just have to PIBE it.”
Honesdale, PA
Irish Conductor
Irish Red Ale – 4.1% ABV
“This pale ale is brewed using kilned malts and roasted barley that give the beer its unique red color. Its flavor is characterized by a malt profile, which includes a caramel or toffee-like sweetness, dry finish and a low to moderate bitterness. Sláinte!”
Pittston, PA
Toboggan
Chocolate Doppelbock – 8.5% ABV
“Toboggan Chocolate Doppelbock is a rich amber lager brewed with Munich, Crystal, and Chocolate Malts, cocoa, and finished with Hallertau hops for a malty yet balanced beer.”
Bloomsburg, PA
Irish Dry Stout (Nitro)
Irish Stout – 4.5% ABV
“Lighter style stout, creamy, chocolately, rich, dark malts, hints of vanilla, fruit flavored with a dry finish.”
Scranton, PA
Lacto-Kooler
Berliner-Weisse Ale (Flavored) – 5.5% ABV
“Lacto-Kooler is our flavored berliner weisse. We made this sour ale with lots of “green” giving the beer its unique color and flavor.”
Hawley, PA
Ruffian Ale
Mild Pub Ale – 4.3% ABV
“Inspired by the classic Pennsylvania “Champion Ale,” this pub ale pours a beautiful amber color and drinks remarkably smooth.”
