Punch Buggy Brewing opens second taproom in Spring City

Punch Buggy Brewing is putting its next growth push on Main Street in Spring City, where a former hardware store has been turned into a second taproom at 77 N. Main St. The move gives the Philadelphia brewery a deeper Chester County foothold and shows how small brewers are still scaling now: one borough, one neighborhood and one regular crowd at a time.

The Spring City location is set to open Saturday, June 13, and it marks a meaningful step for Punch Buggy, which was founded in 2019 by Rob Clark, Patrick Coyne, John Riley, Matthew Rowland and Ryan Russo. The company’s flagship remains at 1445 N. American St. in Olde Kensington, Philadelphia, but this new outpost extends the brand beyond the city core and back into multi-location territory after a second spot in South Philadelphia later closed.

Coyne, who said he moved to Spring City with his family five years ago, has a personal stake in the address. He said the taproom sits next to his wife’s flower shop, a detail that makes the opening feel less like a chain-style expansion and more like a Main Street investment. That matters in a place like Spring City, where a brewery can become part of the daily rhythm for people walking past storefronts, grabbing a drink after work or linking a beer stop with nearby errands.

Punch Buggy is also using the opening to build local identity around the taproom itself. The brewery promoted a limited-production Spring City Lager tied to the launch, with proceeds going to the community pool, and Spring City Mayor Adam Alberico said the beer reflected the borough’s history. The taproom is also expected to pour cans, host live music and serve local food, giving it more of a community-house feel than a simple tasting room.

For Punch Buggy, the logic is clear. A second taproom can spread risk, generate steadier foot traffic and keep the brewery closer to the customers who will actually sit down for a pint. In a market where wholesale can be a grind, Spring City gives the brand a more local, more controllable way to grow, and it does so from a building that spent a year being reshaped for exactly that purpose.