Coal Tipple Brewery, Smith Township, PA |
One of the finer greenhouse-winery-breweries I've ever visited, Kramer's Greenhouse, Raccoon Creek Winery, and the Coal Tipple Brewery is a family operation that traces its origins go George and Martha Kramer's greenhouse in 1945.
Son and daughter in law Wayne and Helen Kramer took over in 1963, and then their youngest son Chris in 1996. It was Chris who purchased an unused farm at the tip of Smith Township in 2001, constructing and opening the current building in 2004. In 2009 Chris and his wife Dawn added a winery, and in then in 2016 the brewery that is now the oldest in Washington County.
A reference to the beer I had: The Dead Canary IPA |
The 3rd generation owners now employ 5th generation family members in the business. The Coal Tipple is an homage to the coal mining history of the region and the Kramer's many relatives who worked the mines, with all beers named with old mining terms, including the Nippy Tipple Ale.
1905 Steubenville Pike, Burgettstown, PA 15021 - (724) 899-3344
Est. 2016 - Building constructed: 2004
Previous bars in this location: None
Web site: kramersgreenhouse.com - facebook - twitter
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Est. 2016 - Building constructed: 2004
Previous bars in this location: None
Web site: kramersgreenhouse.com - facebook - twitter
Articles: observer-reporter - post-gazette - untappd - visitpa - yelp - tripadvisor - visitwashingtoncountypa