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what’s on tap CHRIS WILSON, BREWMASTER AT WEYERBACHER
AGE: A “young” 44
HOMETOWN: Bethlehem
WIFE: Jennifer Doyle
CHILDREN: 1 boy, Charlie, 6
HOBBIES: Gardening, traveling

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME A BREWER? A real passion
for great beer and unemployment
WHAT’S YOUR GO-TO STYLE OF BEER? Right now it’s Pilsner,
because Pils rocks!
WHAT’S THE BEST THING ABOUT YOUR JOB? Working with a great group of people to
make beer that I love to drink.
EVER HAVE ANY BREW IDEAS THAT DIDN’T WORK? Ha — for sure! We wouldn’t be good
brewers if we weren’t prepared to make a few mistakes. We tried to
make a stout inspired by these chocolate and orange candies … good
idea (I think), but it was really terrible.
WHAT ARE A FEW OF YOUR FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY? It’s a good community
with lots of parks; has a great brewing community, is close to Philly
and New York City, close to the mountains …
WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND YOUR BRÜNICORN SERIES? We wanted a way of
selling small-batch beers from our pilot system or our barrel program. It
gives us the opportunity to expand those programs without the delay of
label design for each release. The “Brünicorn” logo looks like something
you would have seen painted on the side of a ’70s van, just awesome!
WHAT’S ONE THING YOU WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT BEER? Style is a rough
guideline, not a law!
WHAT’S ONE THING PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU? Though I do not
have a heavy accent, I was born and raised in Inman, S.C. South
Carolina proud!

WEYERBACHER BREWERY The Lehigh Valley region has a fantastic selection of local breweries
and distilleries — even a meadery. What’s On Tap keeps you up-to-
905 Line St., Easton date on some of their latest releases. If you’re out and about and looking
for a drink, check out our What’s on Tap channel on the Go Guide app.
610-559-5561

weyerbacher.com

The Brünicorns are real — and real limited. LOST TAVERN BREWERY
This special series of brews is available only

at Weyerbacher’s Tap Room. The Brünicorn releases were 782 Main St., Hellertown

stabled in freshly emptied Pinot noir barrels with lactobacillus Have you heard about the first tavern in Hellertown?

and brettanomyces yeast, as well as raspberries, blackberries Probably not — its location has been lost to history. The spirit

or boysenberries. They were then aged in Weyerbacher’s lives on, however, in its namesake: Lost River Tavern, which

barrel cellar for more than 13 months. Each Brünicorn opened a scant three months ago. Flagships include Silent

falls in the 7.5 percent ABV range. Double IPA No. 3 has Partner, a 6 percent ABV oatmeal stout made with roasted

14 | INDULGE • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 arrived. This 9 percent ABV is a Black IPA made with the barley, hints of cocoa, coffee, caramel, and toffee; The Seeker,

classic “C” hops (Cascade, Centennial and Columbus) with a golden American IPA at 6.5 percent; and Edgewick Ale, a

lots of Amarillo in the dry hop. Easton Brown & Down is a 5 percent ABV English pale ale inspired by co-founder Robert

5.6 percent ABV brewed with deep-roasted chocolate malt. Grim’s grandfather, James Edge.

Previously known as Winter Ale, the name has been ditched, BONN PLACE BREWERY
packaging refreshed and the recipes tweaked. AutumnFest,

at 5.4 percent ABV, is made with Vienna and Munich malts 310 Taylor St, Bethlehem

and is a twist on the German Oktoberfest style. It’s also 610-419-6660

time to get Imperial Pumpkin. At 8 percent ABV, Imperial bonnbrewing.com

packs lots of pumpkin punch, as well as cinnamon, nutmeg, Talk about a play with a happy ending: The lead actors

cardamom and clove. from “Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding” liked each other so much, they