Brewers Outlet Mt Airy

Yesterday I walked over to Brewers Outlet from Katie's house to pick up some beer. It's a nice walk about four blocks away at Germantown Avenue and Gowan Avenue. I got a six pack of Oaktoberfest, an oak aged lager, from Firestone Walker Brewery. We've been over there several times over the past four years that Kate and Todd have lived in Mt Airy. 

I saw there was a sign stating the business was founded in 1976. This was our regular place to buy beer from that time until we moved out of town in 1979. There were several beer distributors closer to us in Germantown but the Brewers Outlet in Mt Airy had the best selection of foreign beers in the area. They still have a great selection of European beer but also not with craft beers.

We didn't have the craft beer selection in the 1970's that are available now. This beer store did have a fabulous collection of European beers that were generally not readily available. We would drive up there from Seymour Street and buy a case for a special occasion or party. One of our favorite beers that we would get there was John Courage Export Lager from Courage Brewery in England. It was founded in 1787. Beer production ended in 1982 which is why I've never been able to find it anywhere since we got it regularly at Brewers Outlet. Apparently the Courage Brewery name has been sold several times to other conglomerates and most recently the Courage name belongs to Marston's Brewery but not available in the US.

Anyway, it's nice to have a good beer store nearby along with a couple of local breweries when we go to visit Katie and the kids.