Lion Brewery, Inc.

Lion Brewery, Inc.
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LocationWilkes-Barre, PA, USA
Coordinates41°15′20″N 75°51′28″W / 41.25556°N 75.85778°W / 41.25556; -75.85778
Opened1905 (1905) as Luzerne County Brewing Company
Annual production volume55,000 US beer barrels (65,000 hL) of Lionshead[1]
Owned byPrivately Owned
Websitelionbrewery.com
Active beers
Name Type
Lionshead American lager
Lionshead Light American lager
Lionshead IPA India pale ale
Lionshead Belgian White Ale Belgian-style wheat ale
Lionshead DIPA Double India pale ale
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Lionshead Pumpkin Ale

Lion Brewery, Inc, is the operator of the Lion Brewery, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1905. A "heritage brewery", it is one of only 10 United States pre-Prohibition breweries that has independently and continuously operated since the repeal of Prohibition.[2] It produces beers under its own Lionshead brand, and contract brews beer for other companies.

  1. ^ "Lion Brewery About Us". n.d. Retrieved 2015-10-29. Lionshead is the flagship brand of the Brewery, selling over 750,000 cases annually.
  2. ^ "The Remaining Heritage Breweries". brookstonbeerbulletin.com. 21 July 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2022.