Pottstown's Sly Fox Named Among PA's 30 Best Craft Breweries

POTTSTOWN, PA — The craft beer scene continues to grow in the region, and Montgomery County is at the heart of it all.

A recent take on the 30 best craft breweries in the region included four with roots in Montgomery County, and several more in Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks counties.

Those four include Ambler's Forest and Main Brewing, Sly Fox (Pottstown and Phoenixville), Tired Hands (Ardmore), and Iron Hill (numerous locations across the region).

The list was put together by Food and Wine.

They had the following to say about Sly Fox:

"A brewpub founded in late 1995 by Pete Giannopoulos, today Sly Fox has grown into one of the state’s most potent beer brands. Initially offering updated takes on classic European styles, beers like Pikeland Pils and Royal Weisse were early hits. By 2002 popularity was big enough that Sly Fox offerings could be sold outside of the brewpub—they were even one of the first craft breweries to can beer, starting in 2006. By 2012 they needed a whole new production brewery in Pottstown. Today, the focus on classic European styles has shifted, somewhat, to keeping up with the American state-of-the-art, like with their new Hop Project beers offered in hip 16-ounce cans."

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