{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c9dbb31afea209b4da01868/5ccfa034230d8a9b725db846?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Laura Lacy: Attic Brewing ","description":"<p>Laura Lacy and her husband Todd are owners of <a href=\"http://www.atticbrewing.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Attic Brewing Co</strong></a>, the first brewery to open in Germantown in 100 years.</p><p><br></p><p>Laura grew up in a suburb of Chicago and moved to Philadelphia in 2005 to work at Valley Forge National Park. There she met her husband Todd and got her first taste of craft beer.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this interview, Laura explains why she and her husband chose Germantown to launch their craft brewery.</p><p><br></p><p>What exactly is a craft brewery? Here's a description from the Brewers Association:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Craft brewers are small brewers.</li><li>The hallmark of craft beer and craft brewers is innovation. <strong>Craft brewers interpret historic styles with unique twists and develop new styles that have no precedent.</strong></li><li>Craft beer is generally made with traditional ingredients like malted barley; i<strong>nteresting and sometimes non-traditional ingredients are often added for distinctiveness.</strong></li><li>Craft brewers tend to be very involved in their communities through philanthropy, product donations, volunteerism and sponsorship of events.</li><li><strong>Craft brewers have distinctive, individualistic approaches to connecting with their customers.</strong></li><li>Craft brewers maintain integrity by what they brew and their general independence, free from a substantial interest by a non-craft brewer.</li><li>The majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a craft brewer.</li></ul>","author_name":"Jumpstart Germantown"}