“We wanted to make sure people we knew from the Magnolia location would also come to Haddon Heights because they are extended family to us,” he said. It was also important to the four founders that they all be present at Lunacy to put a face to the beer. With Lunacy 2.0 in Haddon Heights, they’ve upgraded to a 15-barrel system, which will allow them to pump out more IPAs. They realized after running out of beer every weekend that they would need something larger. He wanted that look and feel for Lunacy.įor Lunacy’s original location in Magnolia, which opened in December 2014, the team found a small place that could house their one-barrel system. Macrina travelled to San Diego often for work and admired how most of the breweries were located in warehouse areas along what is called the Hops Highway. “We all thought, ‘Well, we have a name now.’ “ “It was Mike Lees’ wife who yelled at us in the garage and called us lunatics for thinking of a brewery,” said Macrina. They knew that they could brew at that level, and decided to give it a real shot. In the fall, look for some fun Oktoberfest styles and the return of the Papal Pumpkin, which came about when the Pope visited Philadelphia in 2015.Īll of these beers were born of a confidence that the Lunacy team gained from visiting other craft beer festivals. Claus Draus, might put you on the naughty list with a 10% ABV. If you can’t wait for football weather and autumn leaves, Lunacy’s dark and rich coffee porter or chocolate and cherry-infused stout will get you ready for dark beer season.įor those who think about Christmas year-round, their Belgian strong dark beer, entitled Mrs. They’ve got a fruity and refreshing pineapple-infused Gose and a more traditional variety, which uses German ingredients with sea salt and coriander for a more tart profile. It wasn’t until the idea of starting a brewery formed that the group branched out into other styles like Belgian blondes, stouts, porters and sours.Įven though the warmer weather is winding down, you can enjoy the last few weeks of summer sun with a few light Goses. It’s made with Mosaic, Cascade and Citra hops for a dense bite and slightly weighty 8% ABV. The Star Wars fans thought it would be a good way to honor the ever-present character from the franchise with a trio of hops (Citra, Cascade and Columbus).Įvery hop head knows that you need to have a New England-style IPA on the tap lists, so Brewtus Juice is theirs. This process spawned their signature award-winning beer, C3PA. “It’s a great style of beer to play with.” They can be fruity, malty, tropical, dry, sweet, very bitter, not so bitter,” he explained. With IPAs, there’s so many different taste profiles. “With stouts and porters, you know how it’s going to taste. The self-described “hop heads” loved using different variations and techniques to extract that unique hop bite and aroma. The four of them geeked out over which hops to use in making IPAs. Then, we just got really good at it so we could make our own recipes,” Macrina said. “At first, we just liked the end result that you can drink together while watching an Eagles game. This partnership eventually led to the founding of Lunacy Brewing Co. “It turned out pretty good, but probably not up to the high standards that we brew now,” Macrina said.Ībout fifteen years ago, Macrina and Gledhill went in on a homebrewing Groupon deal with brothers Mike and Rick Lees. Macrina and his high school friend Ed Gledhill got into home-brewing in the mid-90s with a simple IPA kit. “Even though it was warm, it tasted so different.” It was the first time I ever had Guinness,” he recalled. “Our senior trip in high school (Camden Catholic) was to Italy, Austria and Switzerland. The Camden native first discovered different types of beer before he was even legally able to drink in the US by traveling to Europe, where the legal drinking age is 18 in most countries.

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