In research for my upcoming book about beer, I was fortunate enough to talk to Bill Moore. In 1994, he was a cofounder of the Independence Brewing Company that was located at 1000 East Comly Street in Philadelphia, PA.
When Dave & Buster’s first came to Philadelphia, Independence Brewing developed a recipe for Pier 19 Classic Reserve Ale which was served at their Philadelphia restaurant and sports bar.
In addition to their own brand, Independence Brewing contract brewed products for the Pretzel City Brewery of Reading, PA, the Old Peconic Brewing Company of Shelter Island, NY, and others. The laws and regulations of the day were more restrictive to small breweries than they are today. The distributors, retail outlets, bars, and restaurants were reluctant to carry microbrews. Of all of the beers that they brewed, the only beer of theirs that I was able to find in the stores in the Atlantic City area was Independence Gold Ale. The Independence Brewing Company went out of business in 2000. Bill Moore gave me a lot of beer bottle labels and memorabilia to include in my book.
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