Certain names are recurring darlings for Philly's craft beginnings. Ed Friedland is one of them. Ed is the craft specialist for Origlio's separate and dedicated craft division, responsible for landing most of its 47 craft brands by way of his original namesake distributor, which Origlio eventually purchased. His dad was the first to import Guinness and Bass in Pennsylvania, and brought in Carlsberg and other European imports. The area had a thirst for then-unconventional beers even that generation or two ago, but "a few passionate customers back in the day really helped," he says. Like curious palates and forward-thinking tavern owners. In fact, the case state largely driven by the on-premise...