Brothers Chris, Nick and Mike Juricich have shared an appreciation for craft beer for as long as they can remember.
The Irwin natives will set their passion into motion today with the opening of their latest entrepreneurial venture, Wye Beer Co., located on Forbes Road in Trafford.
“Craft beer is something we’re all fans of and have been fans of for a long time,” Chris said. “So it was kind of a natural fit in that regard.”
The brewery shares a plaza with two of the Juricichs’ other businesses, Parkside Creamery ice cream shop and Parkside Perk coffee shop, which opened in October. The fourth-generation restaurateurs also co-own Ginny’s Neighborhood Pizza Joint in Murrysville and Mr. Squeegy window cleaners in North Huntingdon.
The brewery is named after the former Blackburn Wye railroad that ran through the Trafford plaza more than 125 years ago, Nick said. Photos of the railroad, donated by the Trafford Historical Society, line the walls of the brewery.
A “wye” refers to a triangular section of railroad resembling the letter “Y.” Nearby B.Y. Park is also named after the railroad.