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Jared Adkins

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    Restaurants & Lodging

    ‘We’re Evolving’: Bluebird Distillery in Phoenixville Begins Major Expansion

    June 23, 2025

    Bluebird Distilling is celebrating ten years in Phoenixville with a major expansion, writes Anne E. Hill for the Main Line Today.  The $2 million project,…

  • Bluebird Social interior bar as a rendering.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    $2 Million Makeover Coming to Bluebird Distilling in Phoenixville 

    May 29, 2025

    Bluebird Distilling makes plans for a $2 million renovation of its distillery in Phoenixville, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal.  The project includes…

  • Jared Adkins behind the bar at Char and Stave in Ardmore.
    Beer, Wine & Spirits

    Chester County Leadership: Jared Adkins, Owner, Bluebird Distilling and Char & Stave

    December 3, 2024

    Jared Adkins, owner of Phoenixville-based Bluebird Distilling and Char & Stave, a European-inspired coffee shop with locations in Chestnut Hill and Ardmore, grew up in…

  • green gin with mixing items
    Beer, Wine & Spirits

    Three Chester County Distilleries Among Best to Check Out Right Now

    April 15, 2024

    Looking for a new distillery to check out with friends or family? Philadelphia Magazine has you covered with three Chester County distilleries that are among…

  • interior of Char and Stave. tables and chairs
    Restaurants

    Owner of Bluebird Distilling in Phoenixville Took Big Risk During Pandemic — And It Paid Off 

    February 13, 2024

    Jared Adkins has operated Bluebird Distilling in Phoenixville since 2014. When businesses started to close in 2020 due to the pandemic, the majority of his…

  • Char & Stave interior
    Beer, Wine & Spirits

    Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling Opens Swanky Second Location in Chestnut Hill

    October 4, 2023

    Phoenixville-based Bluebird Distilling has expanded into Philadelphia with the second location of its all-day cafe and cocktail bar concept Char & Stave recently opening its…

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    Phoenixville Distillery Founder Featured in Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40

    May 15, 2023

    Phoenixville-based Bluebird Distilling’s founder Jared Adkins is being spotlighted in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 under 40, writes Lisa Dukart for the journal. The distillery…

  • Beer, Wine & Spirits

    Phoenixville Distillery Goes National, Pairs with Country Singer for New Album

    March 4, 2023

    A Phoenixville-based distillery is taking the country road with its latest whisky. Bluebird Distilling paired up with country star Jordan Davis to promote his new…

  • Char & Stave coffee
    Restaurants

    Owner of Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling Crosses County Lines to Open ‘Coffee Shop by Day, Cocktail Bar by Night’

    March 15, 2022

    Char & Stave, a new café from Jared Adkins, the owner of Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling, will open next week in Ardmore, writes Laura Smythe for…

  • Bluebird Distilling
    Beer, Wine & Spirits

    Chester County Home to One of the Region’s Seven Distilleries Serving Up Good Spirits for Good Causes

    March 4, 2022

    While there are several great distilleries in the Philadelphia region, some of them stand out not just by the quality of their drinks, but also…

  • Restaurants & Lodging

    Distillery in Phoenixville Doing Its Part to Help Community by Producing Hand Sanitizer

    April 15, 2020

    Phoenixville-based Bluebird Distilling, which has suffered a major hit to its business due to the coronavirus pandemic, is doing its part to help the community…

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    New Whiskey Tariffs Force Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling to Postpone International Expansion

    July 17, 2018

    The rapidly escalating trade disagreement between the U.S. and other countries is already affecting local businesses, including Bluebird Distilling, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia…

  • Commerce, Retail

    Center City Welcomes Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling

    April 19, 2017

    The superb spirits created by Chester County’s first craft spirit distillery will soon be available in Center City, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business…

  • Commerce, Retail

    Phoenixville’s Bluebird Distilling Joins Craft Scene with Impressive Young Bourbon

    November 22, 2016

    Jared Adkins, distiller and owner of Bluebird Distilling in Phoenixville, has bounded into the region’s craft distilling scene with an impressive young Four Grain Bourbon,…

  • Bluebird Distilling
    Culture, Manufacturing & Industry

    Bluebird Distilling Spreads Its Wings In Phoenixville

    June 26, 2015

    A unique new craft distillery has risen from the ashes of an abandoned laundry and auto repair shop in downtown Phoenixville, and today Bluebird Distilling…

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