Fegley's Brew Works ranks #10 in Northeast U.S., Top 40 Nationally

Fegley’s Brew Works surges in rankings

It’s official! Fegley’s Brew Works now ranks in the top 125 in beer sales…twice! According to the 2010 Brewpub report complied by the Brewers Association, Allentown Brew Works peaks at number 55 with 1,831 total barrels of beer produced in the year 2010. Bethlehem Brew Works notches in at number 110 with 1,330 barrels produced this past year. If the sister breweries were combined (as several other breweries had their figures listed), this would place Fegley’s Brew Works in the top 40 brewpub companies in the nation.

Production up 66%

Allentown Brew Works saw a significant increase in annual production from 2009, up 66%. This was due to the expanding reach of its sales and marketing teams behind the award-winning beers, which boosted the brewery to its peak production capacity. With the addition of two new 30bbl fermenters (which were recently installed) production can increase by another 50%. Brewmaster Beau Baden expects to ramp up to peak capacity again very soon. “We should fall somewhere around the 2,600 mark for the next year” he stated, “and may even hit 3,000.” If Allentown were to reach another significant increase (of 40+%), they would move into the top five Brewpubs for production in the Northeast region of the country.

Bethlehem continues at peak capacity

Bethlehem Brew Works has also seen slight increases in production recently, but it has remained steady (at capacity) for the past few years and Beau only expects a few percent increase in production at this location for the coming year. “Bethlehem’s running like a racehorse now, so if we can get a touch more that would be a bonus.”

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