Stoudt Brewing Company Timeline
Document Date: November 25, 2015
First published: June 14, 2019
Pittsburghbrewers.com
Pennsylvania Department of State, Corporation Search
Stoudt Brewing Co.
Incorporated at Stoudt Brewing Co., Route 272, Box 880
Adamstown, Lancaster County
Founded by Carol A. Stoudt (first Brewster in America)
She was listed as President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
Carol Stoudt did an internship at a brewery in Louisiana
Personnel
Carrol A. Stoudt, President
Timeline
1987, January 5
Incorporation date.
Pa LCB shows Stoudt having a brewery license issued on 5/20/1987.
1987
Stoudt Brewery, Adamstown. Pa’s first microbrewery (their claim)
(This could reflect the license date)
1988, October 12
Incorporated at Stoudt Brewing Co., 700 N Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre
This is the Lion Brewery, Luzerne County
1988
Rich Wagner has June 1988 (from the Observer newspaper) for the opening of Stoudt.
He mentioned the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia each had a microbrewery Stoudt would have been the third in the state.
1988, June 11
Received a Gold Metal at the GABF
Reference
Maykuth, Andrew: Iquirer Staff Writer, Phill(dot)Com, June 19, 1988
This story chronicles the beginning of the brewery.
Same story: http://www.maykuth.com/Archives/brew88.htm
List of GABF Winners 1988: