Independent Arts News Reporting Sunset Brewery Event at Wm. Penn’s Riverfront Bucks Estate Returns — With Special Beer Tasting from Penn Family Recipe
Reported on Monday, June 15, 2026.
Pictured Above: Pennsbury Manor Bites Brews. Photo Credit: Contributed.
NEWRSOOM POST: BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsbury Manor’s Annual Fundraiser Features Food Trucks, Live Music, and Beer, Wine, Cider, Mead, and Spirits Tastings on June 27th
Bucks County, PA — On Saturday, June 27, Brews & Bites, a beer, wine, and spirits tasting event at Pennsbury Manor, will kick off the Independence Day holiday week.
Held al fresco at the idyllic riverfront home of Pennsylvania’s founder William Penn, this sunset fundraiser from 4-8 p.m. features local beer tasting, food trucks, and live music by classic rock/motown band AUGUST. Since William Penn established a brew house on the site in the 1680s, Pennsbury will offer samples of beer brewed on site for tasting at the event.
New this year, Aristaeus Craft Brewing Company will be pouring a recreation of a 17th century Penn family recipe by William Penn’s first wife Guliama (pronounced: Goo-lee-ah-ma). Aristaeus brewed Apple Beer in collaboration with Pennsbury Manor.
This event supports high-quality educational visits and programming at Pennsbury Manor for more than 10,000 school children annually.
“William Penn understood the importance of brewing long before Pennsylvania had a craft beer scene,” said Pennsbury Manor Site Director Doug Miller. “At Brews & Bites, we celebrate that 300-year-old tradition in a way that feels lively and current – with local tastings, live music, and support for Pennsbury Manor’s education programs.”
Pictured Above: Pennsbury Manor Bites Brews. Photo Credit: Contributed.
Historic Highlights:
Tastings of historic recipe beers made by Pennsbury’s brewing club Quakers Behaving Badley:
-Pumpkin Beer
-Peppercorn Coriander Beer
-Philadelphia Brown Ale
Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries:
-Aristaeus Craft Brewing Company: Offering samples of 1681, a 17th century Penn family recipe for Apple Beer, brewed in collaboration with Pennsbury Manor
-Boo’s Brew
-Broad Street Brewing
-Broken Goblet Brewing
-Chaddsford Winery
-Evil Genius Beer Company
-Manic Minds Brewing Company
-Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
-Philadelphia Mead Company
-Revolution Bees Mead
-Rivertide Brewing
-Triple Sun Spirits
-Vault Brewing Company
-And more!
Food Trucks
-Local Harvest Pizza
-Heavenly Shakes
-Philly Cinco de Mayo
-Spuddy Buddy Fry Factory
This is a 21+ event. $45 tickets include unlimited drink sampling; $20 tickets for designated drivers; $65 VIP tickets include a commemorative 16-ounce glass pint.
Pennsbury Manor thanks Parx Casino, Peddler’s Village, The National Bank and Trust Co., Citrin Cooperman, Hammer & Nails, and Continental Tavern for their generous support of Brews & Bites.
About Pennsbury Manor
Pennsbury Manor is the 43 acre reconstructed estate of William Penn in Pennsylvania. Penn purchased the land for his home from Pennsylvania first people, the Lenape. Today the site is operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with the assistance of the 501(c)(3) Pennsbury Society.
Pennsbury Manor thanks Parx Casino, Peddler’s Village, The National Bank and Trust Co., Citrin Cooperman, Hammer & Nails, and Continental Tavern for their generous support of Brews & Bites.
