New Brewery Alert: Fourscore Beer Co.

Four Score and a little over a year ago…

Wade Leedy, co-owner of Tommy’s Pizza in Gettysburg PA, saw a vacant building nearby and began to rehab it to create Fourscore Beer Co.

While the brewery planning process started several years ago for Wade, he held onto the vision to keep everything as local as possible. Even his head brewer is local to the area. Wade recruited friend and brewer, Ben Little, from Manor Hill Brewing in Ellicott City, MD. Together they collaborated to bring to life this great addition to Gettysburg’s craft beer scene.

The building was transformed into a fantastic space that mixes rustic and industrial chic inside and out.

The Food

On their food menu, everything is made from scratch. We thoroughly enjoyed the fresh cut fries along with catfish tacos and pulled pork. Yum!

Be sure to follow Fourscore Beer Co. on their Facebook page. They regularly post about their food and beer pics that will make you want to stop what you’re doing and drive right over there.

The Beers

I had a really hard time choosing my beer flight from the expansive taplist. But I wanted to mix it up and try some new things since I normally veer towards the stouts and porters.

First up was ‘Time Keeper’ DIPA (Double India Pale Ale) that was very smooth for an 8.3% ABV brew. I enjoyed the pine notes I got out of this one.

For my second choice, I went with ‘Miner’s Lament.’ I had honestly never had a Grisette before so I had to try it. I liked how clean this beer was as well as that it was a lighter choice.

FUN FACT: Fourscore Beer Co has a 10 barrel brewing system and 3 Foeders.

The third beer I had was ‘Jahmba’ Fruited Sour which not only had a beautiful color but also a tasty tropical punch flavor. It was a good balance between fruity and tart.

And the last beer in my flight was ‘Fruits of our Foeders.’ I really liked the tart cherries added during the brewing process. Fourscore’s fruited beers use freshly picked, local Adams County fruit.

I also sampled the 10.7% ABV Imperial Stout, ‘Among the Ghosts,’ which had a delicious roasted chocolate flavor.

“I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE PEOPLE. IF GIVEN THE TRUTH, THEY CAN BE DEPENDED UPON TO MEET ANY NATIONAL CRISIS. THE GREAT POINT IS TO BRING THEM THE REAL FACTS, AND BEER.”

— ABRAHAM LINCOLN

The Verdict

Across the board for a new brewery, Fourscore Beer Co. has really solid beers. You can tell they put a lot of thought behind their recipe and brewing process. And, they aren’t rushing it just to make different types of brews available.

You can take home Fourscore Beer Co.’s brews in either a crowler or their limited run of 16 oz cans. Yes! You heard it right. They opened with a sweet canning line to keep up with demand on how their customers like to consume their beer. Nice!

Parking Tip

Per Fourscore Beer Co.:

“We have a few spots directly in front of our building. Gettys St is free parking, there are no permits or meters, and Wellspan has been gracious enough to allow our patrons to park in Lot 1 located directly across the street from Fourscore AFTER 4:30 Monday to Friday and anytime on Saturday and Sunday. Please don’t park there prior to 4:30 or in any of the physician spots in that lot.”

Cheers to Fourscore Beer Co!

I want to thank Wade and the rest of the Fourscore Beer Co. crew for a great brewery experience. We can’t wait to go back soon to explore more beers!!!

Also, did I mention how cool Fourscore’s logo is? #GoodDesignMatters