Victory Brewing Company

This episode features Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, PA.  I talk with co-founder and brewer Ron Barchet about there newly renovated pub and brewery.  Ron shares some of the history of the growing Victory Brewing Company and introduces their attempt at using Bret in their new variation of the Hop Devil.

Being from the Philadelphia area we have been fans of Victory Brewing Company for many years now.  I was impressed from the first moment we walked through the doors.  Our last visit to Victory was about 3 years ago. Back then the pub had an industrial charm and was plopped in the center of the brewery, separated by big glass walls.  While Tim really liked the industrial “realness” of the old pub, the new place is far more cozy and efficient.

Because of all the great footage we got with Ron, we have split this episode into 2 parts. This is a general interview and look around the pub and restaurant. The next episode will be the full brewery tour – with a great look at some of the things that separate Victory from the crowd.  If you haven’t already seen it, we also have a cool segment on their 20 flavor growler filler.

A final note – these episodes were taped in April of 2009, but the death of our editing computer held off their release until now.