Franconia Brewing Company

12/15/2023

The interview is now available. For the first time I have the chance to tell the story of Franconia.

📸 Look at this post on Facebook https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damnbrewery?

People of Earth, I would like to welcome you to the How NOT To Start a Damn Brewery: the podcast. In this podcast I consider it my duty to share the sometimes gory but always honest truth hidden in the craft beer industry. Mainly that it rarely operates like a business. Margins are trash, distributo...

12/14/2023

25 years after the brief heyday of Franconia Brewing Co, I finally have the chance to explain what happened behind the scenes. Check out my interview on the podcast “How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery” tomorrow morning.

10/09/2023

In 1997 Franconia Brewing raised millions to open what sounds to me like a pretty focused business in Pennsylvania.

Today I'm interviewing founder Guy Hagner to learn what went right, wrong and sideways.

So far it's a truly fascinating story.

08/11/2023

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07/14/2023

It’s amazing to realize that it’s been 25 years since Franconia’s brief heyday.

In the summer of 1998 we were brewing and packaging beer, hosting shareholders and beer enthusiasts at open house events and our taproom, and gearing up for some amazing Oktoberfest events in the fall.

I am personally grateful for everyone involved in this venture. Partners, co-workers, family and friends. And especially our 2,296 shareholders who invested in our vision. It would never have happened without your support.

I’ve recently been going through boxes of records and memorabilia and a lot of memories have come flooding back. The reason for revisiting our history is that I may have the chance to tell the Franconia saga for the first time in 25 years on a terrific podcast. It’s (humorously yet painfully) called “How NOT To Start A Damn Brewery”. I think Franconia Brewing is an interesting story and I’m happy to have the opportunity to tell it.

I’ll post further updates as they develop.

Thank you again for your support.

—-Guy

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11/20/2018

The official theme song of Franconia Brewing:

From "Where It All Begins" 05 No One To Run With

02/15/2013

Memories...

09/08/2012

I have over 100 of these "satin" Braunbier banners. They're not doing me any good sitting in a box in the basement, so if anyone wants one just message me your address and I'll send it out. The folds can be easily smoothed with a cool iron.

03/09/2012

Watch this tonight if you're in the Lehigh Valley, and support it even if you're not.

02/05/2012

Braunbier. A Franconia original. A style that is still virtually unknown in the US. Maybe it will return some day???