Artifact Opening New Taproom And Brewery In Doylestown Borough

DOYLESTOWN BOROUGH, PA — Doylestown's newest taproom and brewery will celebrate its grand opening on Friday, April 26 beginning at 4 p.m. inside the former State Store building at 19 West Court Street.

After gutting the inside of the building and transforming the space into its second home, Hatboro-based Artifact Brewing Company will officially open its Doylestown taproom and brewing operations to the public.

"We can't wait to share this new space with you," said the owners in a Facebook posting. "We are very much looking forward to sharing our beer and vision with all the fine people of Doylestown."

Hours at the new taproom will be 4 to 11 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday.

The space and the location is ideal for a taproom, said Matt Brzowski, who co-owns the brewery with Doylestown native Ryan McKinney. "You can just pop in for a drink. You can hang a little bit. And then you can go about your day doing whatever else you need to do in town."

The front two-thirds of the space features a 1,000-square-foot state-of-the-art taproom with 16 taps, a bar that extends the full length of the taproom area, high-top tables, and a roll-up glass front door that will let the outside in on fairer weather days.

While the front half of the building is devoted to retail operations, the back half of the space will house Artifact's main brewing operations.

Part of the reason for opening a second location, explained Brzowski, is to increase Artifact's production capacity.

"We have an operation in Hatboro, but we're at capacity there. Now we'll have a second brewery - a larger brewery, in fact. It's about double what we have in Hatboro," said Brzowski, of the new seven-barrel system installed at Doylestown.

"We'll be brewing the more popular beers on the bigger system in Doylestown and supplying some beer to the Hatboro location as well to reinforce Hatboro's inventory," he added.

While the pub won't be serving food, they will offer higher end snacks and prepackaged items. They will also be encouraging patrons to pick up food on their way to Artifact from one of Doylestown's many restaurants and eateries.

"We're not going to have a kitchen so we won't be competing for food," said Brzowski. "There's already a lot of food available in Doylestown and our patrons will be encouraged to bring their food to the taproom to enjoy with their drinks."

Brzowski and McKinney opened Artifact at 2 South York Road, Hatboro, in October 2019. Under their leadership and direction, they built the Hatboro taproom and brewing operation into a
community gathering place and a successful operation.

"We're eager to open and be able to meet everyone in Doylestown and have everyone hang out with us," said Brzowski.

McKinney is no doubt excited to be home again in Doylestown where he spent his chilhood and youth.

"I grew up here in Doylestown and graduated from Central Bucks West. I have a lot of fond memories and would love to be part of the borough," he told the zoning board last year when he was seeking variance relief to open the new taproom.

"The space is ideal" for the second home of Artifact, he said, adding that it provides adequate room for a tasting room and a production facility. "It's also a fanastic location right downtown," he said.