Pour Man's Brewing Co. is closing the doors on its downtown Ephrata taproom at the end of December, folding its operations into a single combined location with St. Boniface under a new name: Ephrata Beer Company. The move brings two local breweries that have shared an owner since 2024 under one roof for the first time, at 1701 W. Main St.
According to LancasterOnline, the combined taproom at 1701 W. Main St. will sell both Pour Man's and St. Boniface brands under the Ephrata Beer Company name. The St. Boniface taproom sits on the western edge of town, giving the merged operation a different footprint than the downtown spot Pour Man's has occupied since 2023.
A Landmark Building Loses Its Taproom
Pour Man's downtown taproom opened in 2023 in leased space at 24 E. Main St., per the same LancasterOnline report. The building is a circa-1912 structure once home to Sprecher's Hardware, and its old advertising mural remains a recognizable downtown landmark. Once the taproom closes at the end of December, that space will no longer pour Pour Man's beer, though the building itself isn't going anywhere.
The consolidation traces back to April 2024, when Pour Man's announced it had acquired St. Boniface Craft Brewing Company, as BreweriesInPA reported. The deal included St. Boniface's production area and taproom, and Pour Man's owners have continued producing St. Boniface beer and running that taproom ever since, according to St. Boniface's own account of its history.
What Stays the Same for Regulars
Existing Pour Man's Mug Club memberships are expected to transfer to the new combined taproom, and Pour Man's employees are expected to continue working at the location, per the BreweriesInPA report. The owners also plan to gradually bring food options from the downtown Pour Man's location into the new space. The stated goal of the merger, per that same outlet, is to let customers enjoy beers from both breweries in one place while reducing operating costs.
Pour Man's Brewing Co. said in a Facebook post that consolidating both locations makes sense given their close proximity, and that the move will help the brewery remain Ephrata's local beer destination for many more years to come.
Part of a Wider Industry Shift
The Ephrata move lands amid a tougher stretch for craft beer nationally. U.S. craft production fell 4% in 2025 to 22,034,000 barrels, according to the Brewers Association, even as craft beer outperformed the broader beer category. The number of operating U.S. craft breweries dropped to 9,578, a 2.9% net decline from 2024, though hospitality-driven models like taprooms and brewpubs have remained comparatively resilient, the trade group found.
That resilience hasn't stopped some Pennsylvania breweries from rethinking their footprints. Bald Birds Brewing announced plans to close a taproom while focusing on other brewing locations and production work, PennLive reported this past July. For Pour Man's, the earlier 2024 acquisition was framed in similar terms, with the brewery saying that combining brewing and wholesale production would reduce overhead and create a more efficient business, according to a separate LancasterOnline report on that deal.
