Sly Fox Brewing Company

The company was founded in December 1995 by the Giannopoulos family and as the years have passed, the brewery and family have grown. After cutting his teeth in sales for 15 years, Pete Giannopoulos opened the Sly Fox Brewhouse & Eatery in his hometown of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Over the years, the brewpub exposed many people to craft beer for the first time and started to grow its loyal, local following. After former brewmaster Brian OReilly arrived in the Spring of 2002, he developed an off-premise sales program to gain Sly Fox beers a place on the taps at some of Philadelphias best bars and taverns, greatly expanding the customer base. When off-premise sales increased beyond the Phoenixville locations ability to keep up, Sly Fox opened a 20-barrel production brewery and accompanying restaurant in nearby Royersford, in November 2004. Pete Giannopoulos brother, John, joined the company at that point to manage the brewery side of the business. After seven years, increasing dema...