Pennsylvania is leading the way in America’s craft brewing revolution and one man has been an eyewitness to the industry’s growth since the 1980s.

Beer Historian and brewer Rich Wagner took a one-week vacation in 1980 to visit a half dozen surviving Pennsylvania breweries as a first step in a lifelong study of brewing in the Keystone State.

Many revolutionary changes have occurred since then and the story continues to evolve as craft brewing has redefined Pennsylvania’s brewing industry in so many ways.

Join Rich Wagner at a special charity event at Perkasie’s Free Will Brewing, see some of the old relics, and learn about how regional microbreweries are making their own history.

Tickets are $15 only in advance of the event and available online at bit.ly/pabeerhistory. The event is on Tuesday, March 21, from 7 pm to 9 pm at Free Will Brewing, 410 East Walnut Street, Perkasie, Pa.

Admission includes a brief brewery tour before Wagner’s presentation, two adult beverages (beer or wine) or soda per ticket holder, and finger snacks. Tickets may be limited for this event based on room capacity.

All proceeds from “The Craft Brewing Revolution” go to the Pennridge Community Relief Fund, a 501c3 that aids local non-profits on the front line of emergency or disaster situations.

About The Speaker

Rich Wagner has been speaking about Pennsylvania’s brewing history since 1980, and he has talked about its brewing heritage in all four corners of the Commonwealth. Rich has brewed at Pennsbury Manor using reproductions of Seventeenth Century equipment and demonstrated the brewing process of antiquity at historical sites and festivals. Since his retirement as a high school science teacher, Rich has devoted his time to writing and speaking. Rich is the author of Philadelphia Beer, the Heady History of Brewing in the Cradle of Liberty (The History Press, 2012). Visit his website for more: http://pabreweryhistorians.tripod.com

About The Sponsors

Free Will Brewing Co. is a 35,000 square foot facility in Perkasie that houses a taproom, brewing operations, barrel house, and event hall. We produce a wide range of products, including contemporary IPA's, fruited sours, lagers, and classic ales. In 2016, we opened a second taproom at Peddler's Village in Lahaska, Pa. For more on Free Will Brewing, go to: https://www.freewillbrewing.com/.

The Pennridge Community Relief Fund is a 501c3 that seek to aid non-profits and faith-based organizations (that offer secular services) on the front line of emergency or disaster situations. More information about the fund is available at pennridgefund.org.

For more information:

Contact, Scott Bomboy, President, Pennridge Community Relief Fund, sbomboy@yahoo.com or at 215-527-1016.