New brewery on tap for old bank building in Manayunk
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A rendering of the lounge area at Source Brewing's new location planned for Manayunk. Courtesy of Source Brewing/Studio C. Architecture
Source Brewing is transforming a former bank on Manayunk's main drag into a new drinking spot.
Why it matters: The New Jersey-based brewery promises a massive beer selection and rooftop terrace in the popular Northwest Philly neighborhood.
State of play: Co-owner Philip Petracca tells Axios the more than $5 million project at 4334 Main Street is underway, and they plan to open in the fall of 2025.
- Petracca — who owns the brewery with his wife Keri and business partner Greg Taylor — opened their first location in Colts Neck, New Jersey, in 2019, adding a Fishtown outpost in 2021.
Inside the room: The trio signed a 10-year lease for the three-story building with an option to buy the property outright, Petracca says.
- The Manayunk brewery will serve as the production and manufacturing hub for the company's Pennsylvania locations.
- The company aims to expand to three more locations in the Keystone State.
What they're saying: Petracca says the brewery is "looking to make this our home for a very long time."
What to expect: Each floor will offer a different dining experience.
- Ground floor: A gourmet kitchen and chef's tables.
- Street level: A lounge area serving cafe-style breakfast and coffee, followed by lunch focused on small plates. The brewing operation will be here.
- Second level: An "elevated-dining experience" offering menu items like burgers, lamb ribs and buffalo cauliflower, Petracca says.
- Rooftop: A family-friendly area with games, brick-oven pizza and sliding glass windows opening toward the canal.
By the numbers: The brewery will have about 200 seats throughout the 10,000-square-foot building.
- More than 35 of Source Brewing's beers will be on tap.
Zoom out: Source will join Manayunk Brewing Co. and Fat Lady Brewing on Main Street — an area prone to flooding.
- The brewery will have flood doors on the ground floor to mitigate future high water, Petracca says.
Fun fact: Petracca also founded the home beer dispensing company Fizzics, where he scored an investment from Lori Greiner and Mark Cuban while appearing on ABC's "Shark Tank" in 2016.
- Fizzics filed for bankruptcy in 2019, two years after he left the company.