Press Release:

(Philadelphia, PA) – Christmas has come early here at Bella Vista Beer! Today, Christmas Eve, Brandon and the Boys from DC Brau worked out an agreement with Bella Vista Beer to spread DC Brau Beers throughout Eastern Pennsylvania.

You will be able to find limited amounts of DC Brau Cans beginning shortly after the New Year in the following counties. Bucks, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton and Philadelphia.

Available launch beers: The Corruption, The Public, Penn Quarter Porter, and The Citizen. Cans will be available to start with draft still unannounced. Cans will be limited until finalized expansion at DC Brau happens later 2014.

We are fortunate to have such a wonderful brewery choose Bella Vista as their representative for our market among many great options.

We pride ourselves in maintaining great relationships with brewers and strive to bring only the absolute best beers to the Philadelphia scene. Clearly, DC Brau’s track record of success has shown,they have a huge following with full bodied and well balanced beers that dazzle us in one of our favorite packages, the can!

Look for DC Brau at any and all better beer destinations in the Eastern PA beginning Jan 2, 2014!

About Bella Vista Beer Distributors: Started as a fledgling mom and pop retailer in 1983 by immigrants Marinos and Olimpia Fetfatzes, Bella Vista quickly gained the trust of customers based on word of mouth and excellent customer service. The following years led major expansions, and property acquisitions preparing for the next big thing, craft beer. Bella Vista broke into the craft beer wholesale scene in 2006. Since then has been one of the most trusted, and fasted growing independent craft beer wholesaler and retailer in the country and has never looked back. Bella Vista now represents craft brewers small and large from all over the world and continues to be run by Marinos Fetfatzes and his family serving one of the thirstiest markets in the country. Bella Vista is presently Philadelphia’s only independent craft beer wholesaler.

About DC BRAU: Enter Brandon Skall and Jeff Hancock, two D.C. residents who, as music fans, avid bar goers, and enthusiastic men-about-town, are acutely aware of the empty tap handle or store shelf where a local beer ought to be found. These two men, sharing years of experience in both brewing and beverage distribution, are uniquely equipped to fill this void and thus have decided to combine their knowledge and passion to found the DC Brau Brewing Company. With extensive experience in restaurant management and the beverage industry, Brandon handles sales duties and the business of the brewery. Touting extensive experience in the commercial brewing industry, Jeff is our beloved Brewmaster. Since serving an apprenticeship at Franklin’s Restaurant and Brewery in Hyattsville, Maryland, Jeff has brewed at Grizzly Peak Brewing and Arbor Brewing companies, both in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and at Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland. With their individual talents and a shared love for the city, Brandon and Jeff form a perfect team to bring a delicious, locally brewed beer to the consumers of DC.