Bernie Blore opened Before the Barrel Distillery in August of 2022 after nearly 10 years of distilling experience. Bernie, a Harborcreek native, obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh before beginning his career in Arkansas, where he learned the art of distilling. After 8 years of experience in the chemical distillation industry, he moved back to the Erie area in the midst of the pandemic in 2021. Bernie decided to put that experience to good use by perfecting the art of moonshine distillation.  After over a year of practice (and with the help of Keira, Sissy, and Murphy), Before the Barrel Distillery was born.