Philly Beer Scene August/September 2011

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Beers, Brats & Pretzels

Philly Beer Geek Meet Natty Eisbock

Plastic Kegs | Preston Elliot | Hop Cigars | Joe Gunn

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Contents August/September 2011

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On the Scene Beer events in Philly’s beer scene.

10 The Variety Pack Mat Falco, Joe Gunn, Neil Harner, Andrew Loder, Ken Ogborn, Tom Peters & Two Guys On Beer

18 Woman on the Scene Sensory Education

By Suzanne Woods

33 Not Beer

HOPZ™ Craft Beer Cigars

By Alicia Eichelman

35 Le Fromage 36 You’ve Been Served

Beer Foot Bath

By Neil Harner

The Stange

By Scott Willey

21 homebrewer’s corner Drachentöter Dunkelweizen

22 Cooking With Beer Prima Pils Dill Pancakes/Beets

37 From the Cellar 2007 vs 2011 Delirium Nocturnum

By Phillip Pittore III

38 Beer Law 3 Tiered Distribution System: Part 2

By Senator Chuck McIlhinney

24 Tunes & Brews Witness

By Bobby Clark

54 Bar & Restaurant Reviews

26 Tapping Into Technology The Plastic Keg

By Zeke Diaz

27 Discovering Craft Beer First Craft Beer Memories

By John Doherty

Unique beer destinations for a pint and a meal in and out of the city.

By Mat Falco and Neil Harner

56 the Tasting Room 12 Beers reviewed by our panel with special guest: Preston Elliot.

60 Directory

29 Brewmasters Ryan Michaels of McKenzie Brew House

By Zeke Diaz

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Delaware

By Mat Falco

JavaHead & Old Gold

By Paul Lawler

20 Fun With Beer

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30 Beer Travel

66 Beer Events

Local happenings in the Philly beer scene.

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48 features

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philly beer geek 2011 Meet the newest Geek, Natalie DeChico, AKA Natty Eisbock.

Interviewed by Carolyn Smagalski

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the adamstown wonderland There’s more than just beer to be discovered at Stoudts.

By Brittanie Sterner

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oktoberfest origins A brief history of beer’s biggest celebration. By Scott Willey

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meet the founders Mat >> mat@beerscenemag.com

Favorite Beer of Late: Weyerbacher Que¿beck, if only they decided to make this beer again!

Bar You Are Most Likely To Be At: Whichever one is having the best event.

Best Beer Week Memory: That’s tough and is probably a toss up between eating sardine heads with Dann Paquette of Pretty Things at the MidAtlantic dinner and the sauerkraut eating competition I had with Carol Stoudt at Brauhaus Schmitz. Both were quite entertaining.

What You’re Looking Forward To: The good fall beers coming back; I can only take so many summer wheats.

Person In the Industry You Would Like To Meet: Jack Curtin. The man has eluded me for over two years now.

Beer You’ve Wanted To Try But Can’t Get Your Hands On: I haven’t put much effort into it, but I would like to try a Westvleteren 12 and see what all the hype is about.

founders

Mat Falco & Neil Harner Art Director

Melissa Levenduski Executive Editor

Alicia Eichelman Director of photography

Gina Aquaro

Neil >> neil@beerscenemag.com

Favorite Beer of Late: I’ve been drinking a lot of blondes lately. Not one specifically but they’ve been my go-to.

Bar You Are Most Likely To Be At: Hulmeville Inn Best Beer Week Memory: Being able to share the table with “Homebrew Chef” Sean Paxton at the Deschutes beer dinner at London Grill.

What You’re Looking Forward To: Pumpkin beers everywhere. Some people love them. Some people hate them. I am definitely a lover.

Person In the Industry You Would Like To Meet: Someone with the backbone to take clippers to Falco’s hair.

Beer You’ve Wanted To Try But Can’t Get Your Hands On: I’ve had a few of Short’s Brewing Co.’s beers and they’ve all been fantastic. But, there are plenty more that I haven’t had or had the opportunity to pursue.

Staff Photographer

Alison Dunlap Contributing Editors

Johnny Bilotta, Bobby Clark, Zeke Diaz, John Doherty, Patrick Feury, Joe Gunn, Paul Lawler, Dave Martorana, Senator Chuck McIlhinney, Ken Ogborn, Kyle Park, Tom Peters, Phillip Pittore III, Carolyn Smagalski, Brittanie Sterner, Scott Willey & Suzanne Woods Contributing Artist

Andrew Loder Contributing photographer

Udo Schwerd Web Designer

Amanda Mitchell Design intern

Sarah Coale

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Letter from the Art Director

Philly Beer Week 2011 came and went just as fast as we thought it would, and as always, it certainly lived up to expectations. Now, summer is winding down, but with that, it is ushering in another one of our favorite celebrations of the year-- Oktoberfest.

If you can’t make it to Germany for the big fest, there is one happening not too far from the city at America’s oldest brewery, Yuengling. This year, their Oktoberfest will be taking place over two weekends in late September/early October. We have all the details for you in our Oktoberfest feature found on page 48. If you prefer to enjoy all that Philly has to offer for Oktoberfest, head to South Street where Brauhaus Schmitz will be hosting festivities on September 19th -24th, culminating with their 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Street Festival, where they will be shutting down the 700 block of South Street for the day. All of your favorite German beers will be pouring along with great German food, live German music and dancing.

While these next few months are all about the celebration of German heritage and beer, we also need to take the time to remember one of the first people to embrace the craft beer scene and establish it on the East Coast. The world of craft beer experienced another terrible loss this year with the passing of Ray Deter. Ray was a trailblazer, opening one of New York City’s first craft beer bars, d.b.a. He had a deep rooted love for Philly and was often in our scene. His friend Tom Peters, wrote a fitting tribute to him found on page 15. The next time you find yourself in NYC, we suggest taking a trip to this pioneering craft beer bar and raise a toast in Ray’s honor.

As always, we appreciate the continued support that you have shown to not only us, but the entire craft beer scene of Philadelphia. Enjoy the rest of your summer and we look forward to seeing many of you on our 4th Annual Brews For Boobies Pub Crawl in early October!

Prost, Melissa Levenduski Art Director, Philly Beer Scene

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Philly Beer Scene’s Candid Photos from the Fun and Exciting World of Craft Beer 1. Bill Young from Manayunk Brewing Co., serving brewpub beers at Philly Beer Week’s opening tap.

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2. Chris LaPierre pours a vintage Jeroboam of Quadfather at Iron Hill Maple Shade’s 2 year anniversary.

3. Folks gather with Lew Bryson at the Penn Taproom.

4 & 5. PJ’s Pour-A-Palooza, one of South Jersey’s best beer festivals, was a full house with an awesome selection of beers to choose from.

6. Dan Weintraub from Triumph New Hope talks beer with a festival-goer at the Hampton Beer Fest.

7. Mike Gretz taps the first firkin of Prism for Beer Week festivities in Doylestown.

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8. Friends from Delaware enjoying the Belgian Beer Tasting at Domaine Hudson during Delaware Beer Week.

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The Complete Homebrew Beer Book Homebrewing made easy by Philly’s own George Hummel, owner of Home Sweet Homebrew. By Ken Ogborn

I have read many homebrew books as a homebrewer and none of them are as comprehensive as this one. The book begins with a very easy outline of the basics of homebrewing called, “Homebrewing for Beginners.” Simply put, if you read this section and follow the directions, you can start brewing right away.

The author includes not only a detailed list of equipment needed, but provides the reader with step-by-step instructions; from preparation, to brew day to bottling and enjoying. My favorite part of the first chapter is the Troubleshooting section. Guys, don’t be offended but we usually don’t read all of the instructions ahead of time and something always goes wrong. In this case, a failed attempt at homebrew would be the outcome.

Immediately following section one are fifteen

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solid basic beer recipes for you to start with, as George reminds us that in the beginning it is better to use tested recipes than to branch out and not have great success.

In part two, “Taking Your Brewing Skills to the Next Level,” George does a great job in breaking down the all grain process and understanding the chemical reactions that occur during the homebrew process. Detailed lists of grain and hop options describing the color and flavors they impart into beer is extremely helpful as you venture out into all grain brewing. Finally, the section concludes by describing how to work with different types of yeast and preparing yeast starters. Immediately following this section are great homebrew recipes broken down by region so you can find a recipe to work with based on your favorite styles. Many of these are still extract recipes but simple calculations allow you to convert these to all grain if you dare; there is also a section specifically providing all grain recipes.

The final section of the book, “Weird and Extreme Beers,” focuses on working with adjuncts like fruits and spices, smoked malts, fruits and vegetables and also provides you with some basis for ciders, meads and sodas.

This book is a great addition to a homebrewers’ catalog whether you are looking to get started for the first time or have been doing this for some time and are looking for some interesting recipes to work with. The base recipes are solid so you can expand on them and the extreme recipes are ready to use.

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rare find:

New England Brewing Co.’s Imperial Stout Trooper

One of the rarest offerings coming from the small CT brewery, this beer is brewed with 7 different malts and Northern brewer hops. The beer used to feature an undisguised Storm Trooper face, but in 2010, they were forced to change the label due to copyright infringements and all new labels feature the Groucho Marx type disguise on the Storm Trooper.

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From BUST to Beer The art and design of Lambertville’s Keith Shore.

By Neil Harner

Most craft beer lovers are familiar with gypsy brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergsø of Mikkeller, who produces delicious craft beers by traveling to breweries throughout Denmark, Europe, and the U.S. Just as he collaborates with many other brewers on delicious libations, he also collaborates on his label art, most frequently with a designer on our side of world and just a stones throw away from Philadelphia.

Keith Shore is a professional illustrator, designer, and artist. He studied Illustration at the Art Institute of Boston where he refined his already gifted talents so that he could apply them to commercial purposes. From there, one of his first real gigs was drawing an editorial illustration for BUST Magazine, a highly successful women’s publication.

Today, his studio is right across from New Hope in Lambertville, NJ just a few doors down from Wonderful World of Wines.

It was through a spark of creative invigoration from a bottle of Mikkeller’s Czech-Style Pilsner that led to the artist to reach out to Mikkel himself, seeking collaboration. After corresponding back and forth via email, Keith finally got to meet Mikkel in person at an event at The Belgian Café, where they explored the possibility of their artistic collaboration.

About a month later, Mikkel introduced him to James Watt of BrewDog by e-mail so that Keith could get started working with them on the BrewDog/Mikkeller collaboration, I Hardcore You. Being that this was his first piece of label art, the process was a challenge, “I had nothing to base the experience on at the time.

Collaboration brews are tricky because there are more people to please and it’s challenging to give both brands an equal amount of love artistically,” Keith says. Keith’s final label was a success and the beer was soon not only spreading across shelves in the U.K., but also made its way stateside.

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Keith started working on label art for many of his new releases, most of which haven’t made it to the U.S. The process starts with Mikkel giving Keith background on the beer and from there Keith begins with sketches. As Keith puts it, “The most detailed art direction I have ever been given from Mikkel was to ‘draw something weird and cool.’”

Because the two of them have now worked on eleven labels, three of which are available in the U.S., a lot of artistic freedom has been given to Keith because as he remarks, “at this point we’ve developed an aesthetic we are both excited about, which helps things run quite smoothly.”

Keith was kind enough to give a preview of three new releases expected soon in the U.S.; a Quadrupel, a Holiday IPA and a Saison. “The Quad is a Belgian-style ale made in collaboration with Cigar City. It was brewed with Citra and Simcoe hops and aged in Grand Marnier® barrels with papaya and mango. The Holiday IPA will be released in 750 ML bottles with a cork top and is brewed with ginger and European Mistletoe.”

To see more of Keith’s art and get the latest updates on his collaboration with Mikkeller, visit www.keithshore.com.

By Andrew Loder

I’ll have one of those seasonal summer ales, please.

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That looks good, what is that?

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I on Beer The good and bad of Septemberfest.

By Joe Gunn

My favorite things about Oktoberfest: 1. Those ladies’ outfits. Whatever they’re called, they’re incredible. Through some feat of German engineering, these girls jam their huge Bavarian boobs into tiny blouse overall type things.

2. It reminds me of tailgating. I picture huge groups of out of shape dudes, drinking together all day, with some semi-chewed food all over their football jerseys. Depending on the country, those are either real football jerseys (NFL), or stupid football jerseys (FIFA). You have a great time with these guys all day, but you really don’t understand half of what they’re talking about.

3. Cincinnati. For a city with such an awesome name, you don’t hear too much about anything cool coming out of the Queen City. Apparently, Munich’s sister city throws the biggest Oktoberfest bash in the country with over 500,000 attendees. My theory is that the rest of the big cities in the U.S. have professional football teams, so they’re tied up on Sundays in the fall.

4. Wiener Schnitzel a la Holstein. This classic dish originated thousands of years ago in a suburb of Germany called Austria. It’s pounded, egg battered, fried veal, with lemon caper sauce, topped with fried eggs and anchovies. Literally the greatest food ever concocted. Technically, it has nothing to do with Oktoberfest, but if I was attending, I’d eat this hell out of this everyday.

5. The Olympia Looping. This is the name of world’s largest portable roller coaster that shows up at Oktoberfest every year. It’s the tallest, fastest, and the only one with five loops, each representing a ring from the Olympic Games. Germany has such great Olympic memories.

In 2008, 20 people got stranded on the top of it when it broke. That’s always funny.

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My least favorite things about Oktoberfest: 1. The Beer. Oktoberfest beers are generally classified as Bavarian Märzenbiers. I tend to classify them as, “they stink.” I love German beer, but seriously, Oktoberfest beers might be the lamest style out there.

2. I’ve never been there. I hate not being able to go to stuff. It might come off as petty or jealous, but I hate the fact that there’s this huge party going on in a beautiful country, with tons of beer, with fat dudes groping gorgeous women without consequence, and I sit at my bar drinking Hoptoberfest or some other cleverly named beer that tastes like hell.

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4. “It’s in September.” Oktoberfest is generally 16 days long and ends on the first Sunday in October. It can be extended if it falls on the weekend of German Reunification Day or some bullshit. Anyway, it’s not that I hate it for being in September, but I’m so sick of beer nerds waiting for the opportunity to let somebody know it’s mostly in September.

5. 24 times. That’s the number of times Oktoberfest has been canceled due to war, disease, and other various crazy shit. Hey Germany, I’m thinking you might want to chill out a little bit over the next couple of decades; you’re starting to look nuts.

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Ask Two Guys On Beer Have a question about craft beer you need an answer to?

E-mail tgob@beerscenemag.com to get your questions answered. To learn more about Two Guys On Beer, visit www.twoguysonbeer.com.

BEER BAR TAQUERIA Imagine Aztec goddess of alcohol, Mayahuel, and the Greek god of revelry, Dionysus reproducing. Now picture that baby frolicking through hills filled with beautiful women, margarita streams, and trees whose fruit are the world’s greatest nachos. The Phillies make the playoffs every year of his life.

This is Jose Pistola’s.

Is there a patron saint of beer?

- John G., Philadelphia, PA “A” patron saint? Try four well-known saints, and a host of others. Here are two you might recognize: St. Luke - of the Gospel of Luke - is the first patron saint of brewers, who has no real reason to be named so, other than his apparent recognition that the beer of the day was safer than the water, and his knack for mixing medicinal herbs that found their way in to beer. Nicholas of Myra - you might know him as St. Nicholas (yup, that Santa) is also a patron saint of brewers and barrel makers (and about 100 other things). If you ever see Santa on a beer label, don’t be offended. He belongs there.

How are women involved in the history of beer?

- Sarah C., Aston, PA Oh my. This is the stuff of an entire article, if not an entire book. Women were the first brewers, and it is widely believed that in the hunter/gatherer tribe, it is women that discovered the first recipe for beer over 9000 years ago. In ancient times, beer was believed to have been handed from Goddess to women out of pity for the harsh nature of life on Earth. Women made the beer and ran the taverns in ancient Sumaria under the protection of the Goddess Siduri - not only the Goddess of Beer, but also Wisdom. (hint, hint.) Women brewers quickly became priestesses. Before writing was mainstream, women would give men beer, who, in their drunkenness would tell stories for hours.

The women would gather the children to listen, and thus oral history was passed down.

Even the Code Of Hammurabi describes beer seller as “she.” Men are but a period at the end of the book that is the history of beer, written by women for millennia.

Which of the Philly sports venues has the BEST beer?

- Shawn H., Northeast Philly, PA Honestly, we have some of the best sports venues in terms of beer and food. Top on our list would have to be Citizens Bank Park, which has taps for Flying Fish, Tröegs, Victory, Yards and others. CBP has also been named the best in the MLB for food and drink by Sports Illustrated and ESPN. The Philadelphia Union’s PPL Park is a great place for the beer loving soccer fan. While you are chanting with the Sons of Ben, you can enjoy Victory, Stella, Boddingtons or choose form over 24 different bottled beers available at the Snake and Shield. The Wells Fargo Center and Lincoln Financial fall way short of the mark. They have plenty of beer, but offer little for beer lovers such as ourselves. At these venues, you get a whole bunch of Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite, and Coors Light. It’s a shame really, but maybe with an out cry from fans who love good beer we may be able to get these places to get their act together. Finally, the Lincoln Financial Center must have a “We Hate Beer Lovers” policy because their choices are downright awful.

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Meet the Scene: Nick Johnson Meet Nick Johnson, Tröegs’ Regional Sales Manager and universal spreader of Tröegs love.

Interview By Mat Falco

Philly Beer Scene: How did you start working for Tröegs? nick johnson: In college, I spent three years slinging kegs of Natty Ice

into car trunks on a nightly basis at Gabler’s Beverage in beautiful Shippensburg, PA. After graduation, I fell into a job at a local wholesaler selling beers like Coors, Rolling Rock and PBR. A friend in the beer industry told me Tröegs was going to hire a Philly rep, so I got a hold of Chris Trogner and went to the brewery to have a beer with him (no lie). A few weeks later, I was selling beer for an amazing craft brewery in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

PBS: Everyone seems to think you’re just a sales rep for Tröegs. What is your real role at the company? nick: My core job is to sell Tröegs to anyone and everyone. Marketing

also plays a huge part in my day-to-day job in regards to spreading the Tröegs love from one person to the next. In my time as a brewery rep I also tackled glamorous jobs like delivering beer, working on the bottling line, brewing my own batch of wedding beer (that doubled as a Scratch Beer), building variety packs, giving tours, and of course, monitoring quality assurance!

PBS: With Tröegs growing and opening a bigger brewery, what can we expect to see from them? nick: Only time will tell, but hopefully a lot more people on this

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a self-guided tour. The new brewhouse is located in the middle of the tasting room. It consists of a 100-barrel system, and a 16-barrel experimental system, which gives us a lot more space for experimentation on Scratch Beer and on-premise only beers, as well as the ability to create greater quantities of year-round and seasonal beers. Splinter beer production will also be increased, as we have a dedicated wood barrel room that can accommodate 150-200 barrels.

PBS: What is one of your best memories working for Tröegs? nick: There have been quite a few vivid memories over the past six

plus years. We held our first sales meetings on a torn-up couch in Chris’ office, and the last meeting was in our new conference room overlooking the location of the new brewhouse. One of my standout memories was last year’s GABF where Tröegs won three medals.

Three of us represented the brewery on the awards stage and the brewery won medals for our two flagships – Hopback and Troegenator.

PBS: Why should people drink more Tröegs? nick: I really love my job and want to keep working at Tröegs, so

on a selfish level people should keep drinking Tröegs so I can pay my mortgage and still afford my fancy cars and gold chains. But seriously, we’ve been making great-drinking beers for 15 years that are consistent and well-made. With our expansion, we’ll be bringing some new beers into the marketplace and we will be increasing quantities on hard-to-find beers.

To read the rest of Nick’s interview and learn about his aspirations to break dance on “So You Think You Can Dance,” visit phillybeerscene.com.

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Ray Deter A tribute to an East Coast craft beer trailblazer. By Tom Peters

10 rotating taps featuring locals & seasonals!

80+ Bottles & Cans

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Always the life of the party, Ray (pictured right) giving Dan Shelton a good laugh.

The Beer Community lost another great man recently; Ray Deter passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2011 from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident near his famous New York City beer bar, d.b.a. d.b.a. was one of the first craft beer bars on the East Coast. Ray and his business partner, Dennis Zentek, offered an amazing selection of beer, tequila, mescal, whiskey, bourbon and great wine at this downtown haunt. This place was no one-trick-pony if you were a drinker of good stuff. But that was not what made it a great place to be; it was Ray Deter that made d.b.a. the place to be in New York City.

Ray was the consummate host. He made everyone feel at home, from the casual beer drinker to the most obsessive beer geek. Ray Deter was one of those rare people who could light up a room when he entered. Ray was a great family man, too. He was always talking about his sons, Jake & Max, and the fun they had at their cabin in the Catskills or on their boat fishing. He loved those boys.

Ray was beer before beer was cool. We developed a great friendship over the past 20 years, traveling together to Denver for the Great American Beer Festival, to Antwerp for the 24 Hours of Beer Festival, to Germany to visit breweries & great beer halls, to The Night of Great Thirst in Eizeringen, Belgium, as well as other great beer events held around the world.

He was a man dedicated to bringing his guests the best beers in the world and enjoyed life to its fullest.

I recall sitting on d.b.a.’s back patio on an early Fall evening a few years ago with Ray, Dennis, beer writer Michael Jackson and other assorted beer characters. We were discussing Jazz, beer, wine, and of course, talking some smack about Philly vs. New York as the better beer town. Ray did eventually come around and acknowledge Philadelphia as the best beer town in the U.S. Ray loved coming to Philly and I had the great pleasure of sharing a dinner with him at Monk’s Café during Philly Beer Week in early June. I am so happy I had that last bit of personal time with him.

Ray and Dennis operated three d.b.a.’s: the original, and closest to my heart, at 41 First Avenue in NYC, the beer & music-centric d.b.a. in New Orleans, & the newest one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ray had plans to open a few more d.b.a. outposts in, as he said, “cities I want to hang out in.” He loved to hang out in New Orleans for Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, and other great party times. He was in heaven. Now, Ray is in Beer Heaven.

Ray Deter was part of the lexicon of Philadelphia. Ray had a habit, a good one at that, of leaving parties and festivals without saying goodbye. He knew that someone in the group would try to lure him back for another totally unnecessary beer, so he just left unannounced… he “Detered.” To “deter” is to just take off without saying formal goodbyes. This was Ray’s last “deter.” Goodbye my friend, I raise a glass to our friendship and to your memory.

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London Grill Celebrating 20 years of great beer and food.

By Mat Falco

priced bar offerings in an attempt to win back the local crowd.

Today, the London Grill is a lot like it was when Terry and Michael first bought it. Terry still runs the front of the house and Michael is still in the kitchen. It’s all about good beer, good food and staying consistent. Congratulations to Terry and Michael on 20 successful years at London and for helping to pioneer the craft beer culture in Philadelphia!

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To make it in the restaurant industry for 5 years now is considered to be quite an accomplishment. New places are constantly opening and people always want to try the hot new thing. However, you sometimes have those places that stand the test of time and keep patrons coming back time and time again. London Grill is one of those places. As one of Fairmount’s oldest bars, London will be celebrating 20 years this August.

Before there was Monk’s and Standard Tap, London Grill was one of the original bars that was offering good craft beer. Back in August of 1991, Terry, who was a server there and her then husband Michael McNally, took over the London Grill when the previous owner just wasn’t up to the task of getting through another recession.

Known at the time as a destination-type French restaurant with an overpriced, but impressive liquor and spirit selection, Terry and Michael quickly made changes. With the help of friends Jodi Stoudt and Jim Anderson, the beer list was revamped and the emphasis was put on craft beer. Three years later in 1994, they even installed a hand-pump. The draft system was something they took a lot of pride in then too, as they were only the second bar in the city to use blended gas to run their lines. The food was quickly updated as well, as they added a pub menu with more reasonably

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Woman on the Scene

Play With Your Food A Sensory Education from Monell.

By Suzanne Woods

Warning: this article may contain terminology that you might not even try to pronounce in your own head.

When we describe beers consumed, we might use words such as, “bittersweet chocolate, chicory or grapefruit.” What we’re really doing is describing how the beer smells. The majority of what you think you are tasting, is actually what you are smelling. Combine the taste, the aroma, and the mouthfeel and you’re now talking about the overall flavor of the substance.

I learned this only last year when I attended a Monell Sensory lecture. In the midst of Philly Beer Week 2010, I took a break from my beer binge for a couple of hours to attend a class on taste and sensory education taught

by Monell’s Marcia Pelchat. Monell is the world’s only independent, non-profit scientific institute dedicated to basic research on taste and smell, and they’re right here in University City. They do mostly research, but in the last year have been doing a bit more educational outreach-most recently teaming up with Yards Brewing Co., during Philadelphia Science Week.

The Center explores craving, obesity, picky eating, olfaction, and topics such as, “Why chocolate gives you the same feeling like you are in love.” And why is that? It contains Cannabinoids which are also found in marijuana. Chocolate also contains phenylethylamine, a naturally occurring body chemical that has amphetamine-like effects, but you would have to eat 26 lbs. to get the same psychoactive effect. What surprisingly gets you there three times quicker? Salami.

In The Physiology of Taste (1825), Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin writes, “When the sense of smell is cut off, taste is paralyzed.” We conducted an interesting experiment with Monell supporting his statement. We pinched our sniffers and popped a Jelly Belly in our mouth. Chew, chew, chew. Zip, zero, zilch. There was no flavor. I released my nose and I was pounded with a distinct banana flavor instantly.

In simplest terms, the majority of food and beverage flavor is perceived by your nose.

There are olfactory sensors known as the retronasal. They reside in the back of the

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The majority of what you think you are tasting, is actually what you are smelling mouth and in the channel that connects the mouth to the nose.

The next exercise we did focused on adaptation.

Four sugar solutions were served to us and we had to rate how sweet they were on a scale of one to ten. The first – a weak sugar solution, the second was one much sweeter, the third was sweeter yet. The fourth was the same as the second but tasted more like water since we had already adapted.

Every sip you take changes the way you perceive the next sip just as with every bite you take changes the way you perceive the next bite.

For the last experiment, we took a bite of bitter radicchio. Pelchat instructed us to sprinkle a little Kosher salt on it and take another bite. The salt reduced the bitterness.

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Taking a sip of Stoudts’ Scarlet Lady, reduced the bitterness further. If you are eating something bitter, it will make the beer you are drinking taste sweeter. This will pleasantly surprise those at beer dinners who don’t care for bitter beer.

It’s been said that you are allowed to spit wine out during a tasting, but beer must be swallowed. It is not until the instant of swallowing, when the mouthful passes under his or her nasal channel, that the full aroma is revealed to a person.

If you want to learn more about sensory exploration, Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher, is one of the best books on our favorite potable.

I often describe it as a “Beer 303” as opposed to a “101.” It delves into the history of the

pint but also explores off-flavors and sensory evaluation. Author Randy Mosher shares that our tongue has 10,000 taste buds. What is actually visible is the papillae which contain the “buds.” The “tongue map,” illustrating where we get sweet, salty, sour and bitter has been updated. We now know most of the tongue is actually sensitive to all flavors.

Women, Pelchat says, are genetically predisposed to prefer sweeter tastes, with greater sensitivity to bitterness. Women have tightly packed papillae. It is possibly related to hormones and subject to change during menopause. During their reproductive age-women have a better sense of smell than men. The closer your papillae, the better taster you are. All tongues are not equally endowed with taste buds- some, known as “supertasters” may possess even three times as many of them as others.

I asked Pelchat why people often lean toward wine with food. She believes that women especially prefer lower levels of carbonation.

They feel beer has too many calories and leaves you feeling too full. She also acknowledges the simple concept of tradition- the fact that France and Italy have been celebrating viticulture for centuries.

Carbonation can strongly affect the way pairings are assembled. Carbonation gives beer a refreshing lift, concentrates bitterness and acidity, and cleanses the palate. Garrett Oliver makes a great point in The Brewmaster’s Table, “It is little wonder that in the wine world, only champagne can claim to be as versatile as pilsner or weissbier.” Well-hopped beers have the ability to cut through heavy sauces, fats, and oils, leaving the palate cleansed and refreshed rather than stunned. Oliver recommends serving lighter-flavored beers before those with bigger flavors, and drier before sweeter ones. Something heavy will make whatever is served after it seem lighter.

If you pick up He Said Beer, She Said Wine, written by Dogfish Head’s head honcho, Sam Calagione with Philadelphia sommelier Marnie Old, you’ll enjoy the two playing ping-pong with food and beverage pairings. It’s a light, entertaining read that serves up plenty of banter and beer education.

One of my favorite ways to taste beer is to pair it with food. It’s amazing how beer can

bring out the best in a bite and vice versa.

I am always thinking about what I want to drink with a dish, even non-alcoholic bevies.

Why do scrambled eggs mandate orange juice?

And why is it that the only time I drink Coke is while larding up with Chinese food, pizza, or burgers?

During Philly Beer Week, SPTR’s Scott Schroeder attempted to pair Firestone Walker’s Union Jack IPA with a melon gazpacho.

Schroeder says it was a failure. By the end of the week he was in the land of redemption, but oddly enough via the same ticket of ingredients. He paired the Founders All Day IPA with a lobster melon ceviche and met with success. He prefers pairing food with beer rather than wine. “Beer is so much more fragrant than wine,” says Schroeder.

Instead of cooling the burn, you can kick it even higher. Pete Danford, Sales Manager for Victory Brewing Co. loves Indian or Thai food with an IPA, preferably HopDevil, of course. “The heat from curry is accentuated by adding HopDevil’s spiciness to the meal.

Most Indian restaurants I go to don’t carry IPAs, so when I find one that sells HopDevil, I stick with it. The two flavors match up perfectly without going over the top with spice or heat; a perfect marriage.”

Both Jeff Miller of TJ’s Drinkery in Paoli and Dan Bethard at the helm of the Iron Hill West Chester kitchen, agree that they would rather present a contrast in a pairing than a complement. “I don’t know if people appreciate it as much,” says Bethard. His favorite pairing?

“People want too many components on a plate resulting in a strike out of an experience, but cheese and beer are so simple. One plus one equals two. Barleywine and stilton come together on the taste buds and hit a homerun.”

The Monday afternoon a year ago when Pelchat allowed us to “play with our food” is still quite vivid in my mind. It was two hours of exercising our palates, exploring taste, discovering complements and contrasts.

Monell doesn’t do this often, but if interested you can contact them at mcsc@monell.org.

I also encourage you to purchase a Siebel Institute Sensory Kit ($180). It will provide you with a professional understanding of flavor & aroma characteristics attributable to the full range of beer styles.

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Fun With Beer

Beer Foot Bath It may sound like a horrible use for perfectly good beer, but it will leave your feet feeling healthy and happy.

By Neil Harner

You may have heard about the European spas where people can bathe themselves in beer. It may sound like an unusual practice, but the truth of the matter is that there are many antioxidants and nutrients in beer that are quite good for the skin and mostly originate as a result of the bacteria in the yeast and the acidity of the hops. The biggest of which are pantothenic acid and vitamin B complex.

Bathing in beer has been linked to the clearing of acne, repairing hair follicles, and generally just leaving skin smoother, clearer, and more youthful. Why not take an entire bath in beer? Well, unless you have a lot of extra cash lying around, it would be pretty expensive to keep a keg next to the tub.

So, let’s just focus on the one part of the human anatomy that is probably more abused than any other part and could truly use the rejuvenation -- your feet!

There are nice feet and nasty feet alike which can benefit from this home holistic treatment. You’ll find that by doing this on occasion you’ll have less dead skin and calluses.

And, on the off chance you have a toenail fungal problem or the common Athlete’s Foot, beer can help clean that up too. Not to mention, if you have a beer in hand you’ll feel well relaxed after a long, stressful day.

how to do it

what you need

Step 1: Setup the towel on your floor in front of a comfortable seating position so that if you splash the beer, you won’t make a mess.

Step 6: Take a seat and dip your feet in.

Step 7: Bathe feet for approximately 30 minutes (or longer if you’d like).

Step 2: Place the tub or foot bath on the towel.

3 Bottles of dark beer (room temp) White Vinegar (liter) Acidophilus Sachet (available at most

Step 3: Fill the tub with half a sachet of Acidophilus, a liter of White Vinegar, and the 3 beers.

pharmacies) Tub or foot bath

Step 5: Open a cold beer to drink as you relax.

An extra beer or two (refrigerated)

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Step 9: Dispose of the beer foot bath. Don’t drink it.

Step 4: Stir the contents of the tub gently.

2 towels

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Step 8: Remove feet from foot bath and dry thoroughly with second towel.

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After a few “treatments” you should find that your skin and nails have a newfound health!

Homebrewer’s Corner

Drachentöter Dunkelweizen Kyle Park, the winner of Draught Horse’s 2011 Philly Beer Week Homebrew Contest shares his first place recipe.

Don’t let anyone tell you that all-grain brewing is superior to extract brewing.

Despite what some brewers might say, malt extracts can produce delicious and award-winning homebrews -just like this one. This Dunkelweizen recently took home first place at The Draught Horse’s Philly Beer Week homebrew competition which was sponsored by this magazine and Coronado Brewing Company.

Drachentöter is German for “dragon-slayer” and while the beer may not be that aggressive, who doesn’t want to brew something with an umlaut in the name?

This is a straightforward recipe for a classic Bavarian Dunkelweizen. The chocolate wheat not only adds to the deep copper color of the beer but also offers some subtly sweet and roasted flavors. By fermenting at a higher temperature you’ll be getting the most out of the yeast, bringing out the banana and spicier characteristics that the style is known for. Thanks to my fellow ALEien Homebrew Club members for all the tips and support, hopefully we’ll see you around at The Hulmeville.

Ingredients and Directions 5 gallon extract batch with 60 min. boil Original Gravity: 1.043 Final Gravity: 1.012 ABV: 4.1% Specialty Grains:

½ lb – Weyermann Carawheat 60L ½ lb – Briess Caracrystal 45L ¼ lb – Weyermann Chocolate Wheat 500L Extracts:

3 lb – Briess Bavarian Wheat DME 2 lb – Munton’s Plain Wheat DME Hops:

1 oz – Hallertau pellets ½ oz – Tettnang pellets Yeast:

White Labs – WLP351 – Platinum Bavarian Weizen

The Procedure:

Step 1: Steep the combined cracked grains in a muslin bag in about 2 gallons of 160°F water for 30 minutes.

Step 2: Remove grains from water and allow any excess liquid to drip from the bag, do not squeeze it.

Step 3: Bring the water to a boil.

Step 4: Remove your brew kettle from the heat, stir in the dried malt extract until it is dissolved, bring back to a boil.

Step 5: Once boiling, add 1 oz of Hallertau and start timer for 60 minutes. Make sure the wort doesn’t boil over.

Step 9: Aerate the wort by vigorously rocking the fermenter.

Step 6: At 55 minutes into the boil, add ½ oz of Tettnang hops.

Step 10: Pitch the yeast and attach blow off tube or air lock.

Step 7: At the end of boil, cool the wort down to 75°F by placing kettle in a tub of ice or using a wort chiller.

Step 11: Keep at or around 75°F until fermentation is complete (3-4 weeks).

Step 8: Pour 2 gallons of cold water into your sanitized fermenter, add the cooled wort and top off with additional water to 5 gallons.

Take a hydrometer reading at this time.

Step 12: If bottling, use 8.4 oz of priming sugar and store bottles in a dark and warm spot.

Step 13: After a couple weeks of bottle conditioning, your beer should be ready to enjoy with friends...Prost!

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Cooking With Beer

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Prima Pils Dill Pancake & Beer Pickled Beets

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Ingredients:

How to “fold” in whipped egg whites: When folding in the whipped egg whites, it is important to keep the air in the whites. So folding in the egg whites a little at a time will keep the fluffiness to the recipe.

½ cup flour ½ tsp. baking powder ½ cup Prima Pils 1 oz. melted butter 1 ½ egg whites 1 yolk ½ large onion, chopped Chopped dill Salt and pepper Directions:

• Cook the onions with no color and let cool.

• Combine the flour, baking powder, Prima Pils, yolk, chopped dill, cool onions, salt and pepper.

• Whip the egg yolks up to a stiff peek and fold in.

• Finally, take the pancake batter and divide evenly on a hot skillet, until they are golden brown on each side.

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The Beer Pickling Liquid

The Beets

Ingredients:

1 lb. Red Beets (Try to get them all the same size so the cooking time is the same)

1 cup sugar 1 cup vinegar 12 oz. water 1 oz. salt 1 in. fresh horseradish (cleaned and peeled) 2 tsp. mustard seed 2 tsp. Juniper berries 2 tsp. whole blacker pepper 1 cup Victory Prima Pils Directions:

• Bring all the sugar, vinegar and the water to a boil to dilute the sugar. Let cool and add the fresh horseradish, mustard seed, Juniper berries, black pepper and Victory Prima Pils.

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Directions:

• Remove the greens from the beet and wash them.

• Place the beet in a pot and cover them with water and bring to a simmer until you can slide a skewer in easy and slides out. A beet about the size of a golf ball will take about 20 minutes to cook.

• After they are cooked, remove from the water and let cool. With a towel, rub the skin off the beets. It will slide right off. Next, combine the beets to the pickling liquid, let it sit in the pickling for at least 24 hours (they will get better as they sit.) Then, enjoy!

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Tunes & Brews

Can I Get A Witness?

From Philadelphia to your TV screen, John Parr AKA Witness. By Bobby Clark Trends will always come and go, but how often does a trend put a career into full throttle?

John Parr, better known by his stage name of Witness, was just a talented hip-hop artist who has found immense exposure after a fast rapping trend emerged on YouTube.

John threw his hat in the ring with a video called Paler Kid Raps Faster! (with Asthma).

Before he knew it, he was quitting his day job, and catching a flight to Los Angeles to shoot a series of commercials for T-Mobile, which began to air this Spring.

Though John currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he originally hails from the Philadelphia area. Summer 2011 marked the first shows he’s played in Philadelphia since he left The City of Brotherly Love about three years ago. Though not too much has changed in his personal life, John eventually found himself invited to a launch party featuring many celebrities, including the Hilton sisters, and rapping with Andy Milonakis. The added exposure has allotted the ability to tour with a live band, no longer limiting John to samples, and finally, enabling the exploration and creation of full compositions.

John’s love for hip hop runs deep, and when he initially started off, he was influenced by lots of 90’s hip hop, specifically citing A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, and De La Soul.

As he got older, the Indie hip hop scene with Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Sage Francis and Brother Ali. Folk and Indie Rock, like Iron and Wine and Bright Eyes, have woven their way to influence John, also. As John put it, “Influences are strange; there was a time where I was only listening to Brazilian Jazz, Bossa nova and Samba. There was another time where I was listening exclusively to folk.

There are times where I’m not listening to anything at all! ” John has maintained a philosophy of promoting and assisting his friends and fellow artists since he started going public with his take on Hip Hop. He began with a collection of artists with aims of forming a record label, but that venture ended up not

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being worthwhile. The collective, named Recollective, remained intact and featured artists including Emancipator, Chris Chambers, Witness and a few others.

According to John, he describes Philadelphia’s Hip Hop scene as one that’s ever-changing, hot and cold. Minneapolis, however, is constantly bustling, featuring up-and-comers and veterans of the game. As cold as Philadelphia may be, John feels that if you can get Philadelphia to warm up to you, you’ll do very well in other cities.

John has now played in 45 different states.

He plays in various types of venues in every city, including dive bars, Jazz bars and even craft beer bars. Every craft beer bar he plays in, he scours the chalkboards in hopes of finding something new. “We recently played in Portland – they have some fantastic beers out there. Seattle: another great beer scene.”

When asked if he has any favorite beers or styles, John said: “[Now] I almost exclusively play with Belgians; I’m a dark beer man – I was raised in an Irish family, but I feel like, almost as part of growing up and being

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rebellious, I started going in the opposite direction. I started getting into white beers, Belgians and IPAs. There are a lot of IPAs I dig, but I think when it comes down to beers I prefer drinking, I go to Belgians. Here in America, you get some really interesting Belgian style beers with American influence.

In fact, up in Portland, there was this Belgian White brewed with bacon and aged in [a] rum [cask].”

John couldn’t remember the name, but his favorite craft beer bar to play was located in Seattle. His favorite bar in the world is The Happy Gnome, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

“They have such a great sampling system set up, [so many] things on tap. They’ve got a burger which consists of Elk and Bison. They’ve got local brews; they’ve got so much to offer.”

Being released on Rockwell Product Shop, a label based out of Japan, John is currently at work on his first full-length album, which he hopes to put out soon. Before the year is over, John aims to explore more of the Philly beer scene and to return for more shows in the city he’ll always call home, Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia currently has several active breweries and should have even more by the end of the year. This helps to solidify our reputation as the best damned beer city in America and, hopefully, gives us increased access to small batch beers. Yum! Starting a brewery is not the easiest or cheapest thing in the world. Apparently, it is also not a way to get rich and very few brewers start out with enough capital.

Making your own or repurposing equipment is a good way to make that working capital go a bit further. Keg inventory is an expense that may have a solution.

Plastic Kegs America (www.pk america.com) offers a variety of keg sizes and colors. Branding, custom colors and Radio Frequency Identification are available options. Imagine being able to spot your keg by a simple glance.

Although fairly new to the beer world, they do have some obvious advantages: • Plastic kegs can be about half of the cost of the stainless steel keg.

• They’re about half the weight. Shipping more in the same space lowers per unit costs, particularly important if you self-distribute but a plus for route servicing.

• Plastic kegs don’t make good BBQ grills. Who wants to steal a plastic keg?

• The ability to have your brewery info engraved into the kegs.

• Plastic is durable.

• No off-flavors. An international test house confirms the plastic kegs are suitable for use with beer.

• Made in the USA... at least until California slides off into the ocean.

Disadvantages, in my opinion, would include: • Most retailers are not familiar with a plastic product and may resist using the kegs initially.

• Propensity of people willing to test the plastic kegs... “Let’s see if we can break this.”

• Distributors may not want to handle a plastic keg.

I spent some time talking to people about this product and it seems to hold up well.

It can be cleaned and filled the same way as a stainless steel keg. There were some minor issues with the half-barrels not fitting into a kegerator but the issue was resolved and they are now 2 1/2” inches shorter than a comparable metal keg.

Obviously, this a decision that must be individually made but I could see this becoming a viable alternative since it would be fairly easy to integrate the plastic and metal kegs into the same inventory. Are plastic kegs the way of the future? We shall wait and see.

Meanwhile, grab a stool and enjoy good beer with a friend.

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Discovering Craft Beer

How I Discovered Craft Beer Reader John Doherty describes his discovery of craft beer.

If you have an interesting story about discovering craft beer, send it to us at discovery@beerscenemag.com.

About 11 years ago, a co-worker of mine, Bill, and I got into a conversation about beer. He asked me if I had ever visited what he described as a “bar in Philly that had all these beers.” I responded that I hadn’t. Up until that time I had tried all the beers that 99% of people were drinking. With rare exceptions, I did not think much of these beers, nor did I care about trying a few more. Two months later, Bill walked into my office and asked me if I checked that same place out. I told him, “No!” Bill walked closer to me as I was sitting at my desk, his eyes lit up and and he said, “You’ve got to go.” “OK,” I replied. I said to myself, “Let’s get this guy off my back and go.”

I asked Bill the name of the establishment. He said, “MONK’S!” I walked into Monk’s on a Saturday night and I liked all of the energy and the crowd. The whole social aspect of this was a big deal; the beers made for great conversation with the strangers sitting next to me. The longtime Saturday night bartender made me comfortable; I relied on his expertise because I had no idea what to drink with hundreds of beers staring me in the face. I never knew beer could taste so good. The complexity of the beers was something I never knew existed.

Delirium Tremens was the first beer I ever fell in love with. After that, my palate started to change, but it took a while. I started to get into the great dark malty Belgian’s like St. Bernardus 12 and Rochefort 10. Then, my tastes for hops exploded when Monk’s was carrying Three Floyds Dreadnaught (which is no longer available in the area).

There was always lots of delicious food to match up with the beer.

“When I travel I always look to bring beers back that few in the Philly area have ever tried and share them with friends.”

In my early days of drinking fine beer, there were few places to go.

Yards ESA cask got so many people like me into fine local beers! And, the great Standard Tap is where I first tasted that beer. After Monk’s, it was the Standard Tap that educated me on fine beers. I would go there every week and sample all the locals I never had before.

After several months of trying so many beers at Monk’s, I went on Ratebeer.com to see what others thought of as the best beers in the world. I had some of the top 50 in the world according to Ratebeer, but I wanted to try them all. That’s where I discovered Victory Brewery listed as one of the best breweries in the country. I had never heard of them but quickly looked up the location and started visiting the brewery on a weekly basis. I discovered what great beers they made, particularly their pilsners. All these malts and hops from Germany and Czech in the Victory Prima Pils made me appreciate

even more all of the great pils we have in this area, like those from Victory, Sly Fox, Tröegs (all served at Phillies games), Stoudts and Dock Street. Having tasted so many outstanding pilsners in Germany when I went on a great trip that Victory put together, I feel our local breweries match up well!

My passion for traveling sometimes is influenced by my experience at Monk’s. And, although my favorite trip involving beer was the unforgettable time I shared with 25 beer lovers on a trip through Germany (sponsored by the great Victory Brewing), my favorite day ever involving beer was when my friend Ed and I, took the train from Brugge to Watou, Belgium, rented bikes and took off for the St. Bernardus Brewery; biking past the beautiful farmlands of growing hops. The owner of Monk’s set us up with a tour at the brewery and Marco the St. Bernardus sales rep, took us out afterward to a local spot with a lot of inexpensive St. Bernardus on tap. Then Carlo from De Struise Brouwers came up to us when he saw my Victory shirt and took us to where they brewed their beers. When I travel I always look to bring beers back that few in the Philly area have ever tried and share them with friends.

My discovery and love of craft beer has taken me around the world and allowed me to share pints with fellow craft beer lovers from all walks of life. But, my deep appreciate for beer will always be rooted right here in Philadelphia, the best beer drinking city!

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Brewmasters

A Familiar Face in the Craft Beer World McKenzie Brew House’s award winning brewer Ryan Michaels’ journey to brew master. By Zeke Diaz Although the craft beer world is growing quickly, it’s still a small world. Go to beer events regularly and you’ll begin to recognize the regular faces. At some point, you extend your hand and the introduction is made. That’s how I officially met Ryan Michaels... about 4 years after he became a familiar face.

Ryan majored in American Studies at Temple University but decided he would rather become a professional brewer while bartending at the now-defunct Valley Forge Brewing Company. The brewer was leaving and he saw it as an opportunity to do something interesting, like become a brewer.

Ryan joined McKenzie Brew House in 2005 as an assistant brewer. Although he was the head brewer at Valley Forge, the opportunity to work with Scott “The Dude” Morrison was a prominent factor in his decision to not find a similar position elsewhere.

Scott Morrison has a reputation as a great brewer and this gave Ryan the opportunity to learn his craft from someone with more experience. He definitely views this as a great decision on his part. And, if you have ever sampled their three-time gold medal winning Saison Vautour, you would agree. If you’re fortunate enough to attend the GABF in Denver, stop by their booth. Ryan mentioned he was taking a saison version and a “really funky barrel-aged” version that will be a sour beer.

A lot of brewers like to listen to music for inspiration. At McKenzie Brew House, the radio, when it’s on, is mostly tuned to 610 sports radio. Listening to the sounds a healthy brewery makes is music to this brewer’s ear.

Of course, inspiration is where and when you find it. Gerard [Olson], McKenzie’s other brewer, was listening to L’ Histoire de Melody Nelson from a Serge Gainsbourg album when he remarked, “That is a Bière de garde song.” That offhand comment led to Melody Nelson, which is their interpretation of a Bière de garde as French pop music

circa 1971. A beret, though not mandatory, while enjoying this beer may help you to envision the moment.

While Ryan and Gerard rarely repeat seasonal beers, they are currently working on making a lot of hoppy beers. This is a style that they have not concentrated on; which led to Ryan learning how to dry hop. When developing new recipes, they generally have an idea on what the ingredients are going to do but tasting the recipe as it develops and changes is one of their favorite parts of the job. When asked about future collaborations between “Des Trois Enfants,” Ryan was

quick to say that it could happen and he could make the room in his barrels when John Defibaugh of Earth Bread + Brewery and Jean Broillet of Tired Hands Brewing make the time.

Although Gerard will be leaving at some point to brew at Forest and Main, the respect between the two is known. Ryan said they are at the point where they learn so much from one another that the collaboration will continue since he will be consulting and taste testing at Forest and Main. Meanwhile, they are gearing up to see if this year brings another GABF gold medal in Denver.

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Beer Travel

Craft Beer Quickly EVOlving Philly’s second closest neighbor starts proving their worth.

By Mat Falco

One of our closest neighbors, located pretty much in our backyard, the Wilmington/Newark area of Delaware has for the longest time, been absent from the beer scene. Aside from the regular Dogfish Head handles, craft beer was missing and unavailable to the Wilmington market. Being so close to Philadelphia though, it was only a matter of time before the City of Beerly Love rubbed off on them.

Over the past year, bars and breweries alike have been popping up in the area and throughout the state. On the brewery end, there are new guys like 16 Mile, trying to make an impact with their unique packaging for craft beer. There are also breweries like Twin Lakes, Fordham and Old Dominion that are already established but continue to grow and win over more tap lines in the market.

However, the best new addition as breweries go is EVOlution Brewery.

Located in Delmar, the southern part of the state, you can find their beers throughout DE and you’re almost guaranteed to see at least one of their beers on tap at any of the better beer bars. They are putting out some really great beers that are highlighted by their “Lot Series” of IPAs and an ESA that tastes great on cask.

Thanks to Iron Hill and local favorite Stewart’s, there is also a thriving brewpub scene. Both Newark and Wilmington are home to an Iron Hill location, and like the rest of their locations, you can expect great beers and good food. The true standout of the brewpubs though, is Stewart’s in Bear. Known to make a cameo appearance in Philly from time to time, Stewart’s is a favorite, as brewer Ric Hoffman puts out some exceptional beers and is highly respected amongst other brewers. No trip to Delaware is complete without a stop there.

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The bar scene is also quickly emerging; throughout the Newark/ Wilmington area there are some great new spots popping up. Two Stones Pub is the kind of bar that will keep any Philly drinker happy. They offer up one of the best selections in the area to go along with a gastro-pub menu that has a french fry sandwich on it. (Yes, it is two pieces of bread with a whole lot of curried french fries between it.) Within five minutes, you have numerous options in Wilmington. Chelsea Tavern offers up one of the largest draft selections and is also home to what has to be the unhealthiest/ yet extremely tasty burger in the country; a beer battered and fried burger with fried scrapple, smoked bacon and a fried egg, amongst other toppings. It’s the perfect place to grab dinner and a couple drinks before taking the two block walk over to the new World Cafe Live at the Queen. Catching a show at this awesome venue makes any trip to DE worthwhile, and they are also working on putting together an even better beer list. Already known for having great food and wine, Domaine Hudson has now put together a great bottle list that even includes a vintage section. They’re also only a block away from local favorite- the Washington Street Ale House, another worthy destination, even if it is just to see what’s on the hand pump. (Usually something from EVOlution, so chances are it’s good.) If these aren’t enough reasons to visit Delaware, there is also a new hidden gem called The Nomad, that is offering up great beers with a heavy Belgian influence to go with their live Jazz.

There is no question that Delaware seems to be an entirely new place when it comes to beer and is now a great neighboring counterpart to our Philadelphia Beer Scene. Oh, and while you’re down there, you’re pretty darn close to State Line Liquors in Elkton, MD. Just go, you won’t be disappointed.

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A Little Sip, A Little Smoke Indulge in an IPA’s perfect match; the HOPZ™ Craft Beer Cigar. By Alicia Eichelman While food may be one of the best complements to craft beer, there is nothing like indulging in your favorite libation while smoking a finely made cigar. There are certain beer characteristics that pair perfectly with the smokey, rich taste of a cigar that allows the combination to play off one another, resulting in an exciting overload of the senses.

Ted’s Cigars, one of the world’s leading cigar makers, recognized the beauty of this pairing and took it one step further, creating HOPZ™, the world’s first craft beer cigar. Ted’s Cigars is known for their handmade cigars that often incorporate libations. From their Maker’s Mark® Cigars to the premium Grand Marnier® torpedo cigars, these high quality offerings all possess a luxurious taste that pairs perfectly with their counterparts. And HOPZ™ is no different, providing a natural companion to freshly poured IPAs.

HOPZ™ was conceptualized over, you guessed it, a couple of pints. After a night at a local pub, Founder Ted Jackson decided it was time to create a cigar that would complement his favorite IPA. Using Ted’s secret aromatic process and experimenting for more than six months with dozens of craft beers and various hop varieties, Jackson decided on Centennial Hops, noting that their floral aroma would season the cigar sublimely. Jackson has said of his IPA sidekick, “We have captured the unique flavor of Centennial hops and combined it with a premium hand rolled Dominican Republic cigar to give the craft beer consumer the perfect cigar to smoke with their favorite brew. The result is a cigar that is a worthy complement to the great craft beers available today.”

Whether you are looking for an introduction into cigars, love craft beer or are seeking the next great marriage in beer pairing, HOPZ™ provides the right blend of subtle floral undertones and savory nuances that only an innovation of this sort can. So sit back, pour a pint of your favorite IPA, light up a premium HOPZ™ cigar and prepare yourself for a pairing like no other.

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JavaHead Stout & Old Gold This aged farmhouse cheese plays right into JavaHead’s coffee flavors. By Paul Lawler This issue’s pairing comes out of Hidden Hills Dairy in Western PA and from the Trogner brothers in Harrisburg.

JavaHead is a stout, a coffee beer brewed with actual beans that marries deliciously well with Hidden Hill’s Old Gold.

Old Gold is an aged Gouda, and I affectionately assert aged Gouda’s are one of the “gateway drugs” of the real cheese world. With their candied flavors of caramel and toffee brittle, they have an addictive Wonka-bar affect on the tongue.

But Old Gold is not just any old Gouda. Most Goudas are made by the pooling of milk from a good many cows, then made by artisans who don’t always know their animals.

Old Gold is farmhouse cheese, meaning it all takes place on cheesemaker Lori Sollenberger’s farm. From the grass grown as the cows feed, to the making and aging of the cheese, it’s all one intimate, careful cycle. This is the equivalent of a brewer growing their own hops and grains outside their window, then brewing under the same roof. It’s a special feat that often leads to unique results.

Old Gold is no exception. It has those addictive sweet notes for sure, and they play well with the sweetness in this stout.

But it’s got savory going on too. Aged to just over a year, it has a slight granular texture and a swirl of rich coffee (think Thai coffee) flavor going on. Add that to JavaHead and interesting things happen. Think breakfast as dessert. You get wallops of coffee complementing one another (dark in the beer, rich in the cheese) but also a toffee crunch playing out too.

JavaHead adds its own voice by being a hop-centric oddball amongst coffee beers. Some coffee beers can taste like the darkest Italian espresso and others taste like diner coffee tar that’s been too long on the burner. JavaHead is neither, asserting foremost the bright citrus flavor of whole German hops before getting to all that java. This brightness is what makes it one of the few stouts I can enjoy in warm weather and an especially interesting partner for this cheese.

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You’ve Been Served

The Stange German for “stick,” this glass style is about as smart as one. By Scott Willey

Suggested Styles to be The stange is a tall, thin walled cylinder of glass and is traditionally Enjoyed in a Stange used for more delicate styles of brew. Altbier Considering that the mouth of this Bock glass is the same width as its base, Czech Pilsner this style doesn’t enhance aroma but Gueuze it will amplify the malt and hop Kölsch characteristics in the flavor. Knowing Lambic that taste is 90% smell, I find these Rauchbier glasses to be rather unimportant in Rye Beer the world of glassware for beer. They tend to range in size, with the smallest Tom Collins with a Tiny Umbrella being six inches tall and holding twelve ounces of beer. We all know that it is the size of the average bottle, so if you are pouring a heady brew, you’re left holding the glass and what is left in the bottle. Being German in origin, expect to see these floating around for Oktoberfest, so if you are looking to add one to your collection, this is the time to do it. I’ve seen it suggested to substitute a Collins glass if you can’t get a hold of a stange; I’d rather just use a glass that will hold the entire contents of the bottle, or just drink a Tom Collins instead of seeking out the glass style.

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From the Cellar

Carpe Nocturnum Experience the remarkable cellaring of Delirium Nocturnum.

Phillip L. Pittore III

In today’s society, we are surrounded and obsessed with symbols; everything from the golden arches to multi-colored swooshes, polo figures to interlocking backward Cs. The beer world is no different. The pink elephant of Huyghe Brewery has become synonymous with excellence. Delirium is a staple in an ever-growing world of top notch beer.

Rich in tradition, and cemented in history, Delirium has withstood the test of time, and in my opinion, is clearly one of the best Belgian beers made. I recently tasted a 2007 vintage Nocturnum alongside a 2011. Although only four years separated these two beers, a remarkable difference was evident.

Both the 2007 and 2011 had a perfect amount of carbonation. Surprisingly, the carbonation lasted throughout the entire tasting. The 2011 Delirium Nocturnum poured a dark amber color, while the 2007 was slightly darker, and had quite a bit of sediment throughout.

The 2007 Nocturnum yielded a nice raisin aroma, with a slight alcoholic presence. The 2011, on the other hand, brought a surprisingly different bouquet.

Hints of dark currants, apple, dried apricots and even a bit of banana all made their presence noticeable. This was truly a delightful experience.

Though both beers were perfectly carbonated, neither had a thick head. Slightly off white in color, and less than a finger width in height, this did not detract from the beauty when viewed from a far.

The first sip from the 2011 Nocturnum was not what I was expecting. It was very nutty with a dominant bread and caramel consistency. A second sip yielded a bit of the banana character I noticed on the nose. The 2007 Nocturnum was fruity, with a hint of roasted malts and a distinct molasses undertone. This clearly shows that you cannot judge a beer on the aroma alone. It’s also worth noting that the 2011 had a slight wine like characteristic to it.

After approximately fifteen minutes, the complexities of these beers really start to become discernible. The 2007 vintage Nocturnum had a slight coffee taste. The aroma was undeniably reminiscent of a good quality sherry. The 2011, conversely, was still quite fruity. Hints of berries, plums and now cherries became prevalent. I also detected a bit of dark sugar as well.

From this point forward, the 2011 had no distinct changes. The flavors I noticed earlier remained consistent until the end. The 2007 vintage, however, yielded a few new characteristics that I did not expect.

The presence of black raspberries was now dominant. The finish was similar to a fine dessert wine, which I’ve never tasted before in a beer. What an unexpected delight.

While some think Delirium Nocturnum may take a back seat to the likes of Rochefort or Brasserie des Rocs, the complexities and flavor characteristics of this beer make it one of the best Belgian brews readily available today. The ability to cellar Delirium clearly enhances both those complexities and characteristics, and will surely bring you years of enjoyment.

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Beer Law

Beer Laws Part II Small changes to beer retail license laws can create serious consequences.

By Senator Chuck McIlhinney (R-Bucks and Montgomery)

Pennsylvania’s laws relating to alcohol sales are extremely complex. More than 19,000 businesses in Pennsylvania are licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to handle alcoholic beverages, and there are more than 2,000 different kinds of retail licenses for the sale of liquor and brewed or malted beverages in the state. These laws and licenses are designed to help the state track sales and provide small and large brewing operations to market and sell their products safely and efficiently. However, even small changes to the laws relating to these licenses can have enormous consequences for consumers, producers and retailers.

Beer packaging laws are a perfect example.

Depending on the type of license they own, retailers can only sell beer in six-packs or cases. Changing the law to permit the sale of 12-packs, 18-packs or other alternative packaging could put smaller breweries at a disadvantage since the largest brewing operations can more easily afford the added expense of new packaging. This seemingly small change could create the need for smaller breweries to either incur a huge expense to upgrade their packaging operations or give

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up a substantial marketing edge to the largest breweries.

Allowing a single entity to own multiple distributor licenses is another “small” change that could create serious consequences. While some consumers have expressed a desire to allow supermarkets and large chain stores to sell cases or six-packs of beer, this change could have an overwhelmingly negative effect on small breweries and family-owned distributors. National chain stores could utilize their markets outside of Pennsylvania to offer “loss-leaders” on certain beer brands, while in-state retailers would have to utilize our current system. Allowing a single entity such as Wegmans or Weis to own multiple licenses makes it very difficult for small brewing operations to compete for shelf space.

While this change would certainly make purchases more convenient for consumers who only drink Budweiser or Coors, it would also severely limit the variety available to all consumers. This change could put small breweries at a significant disadvantage, ultimately stifling the growth of these businesses while rewarding the largest brewing operations by creating a virtual monopoly on sales at

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Several large supermarket chains have experimented with beer sales in Pennsylvania by creating a separate dining establishment that is adjacent to the main supermarket area. In these instances they have purchased a “Tavern” license and have attached it to their store. This allows them to sell up to 2 six packs for take-out, but not cases. However, they must comply with all laws governing a tavern and purchase their product through an in-state distributor.

Instead of increasing competition and promoting sales, this small change in the law could create a very large roadblock for smaller local brewing operations. Current law makes it more cost-effective for local beer distributors and retailers to carry a wider variety of beers from both large and small brewers, creating a more level playing field for our locally owned breweries.

Senator McIlhinney represents the 10th Senatorial District, which includes parts of Bucks and Montgomery Counties, in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

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PInterview hilly Beer Geek with Natty Eisbock By: Carolyn Smagalski photography by: alison dunlap

“‘I’m on the right track baby, I was born this way,’ to steal a line from Lady Gaga.

This is who I am. I am a beer geek.”

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Natalie DeChico, 26 Profession: New Jersey Sales Rep for Weyerbacher Brewing Company, Easton, PA Claim to Fame: Philly Beer Geek 2011 Hometown: Langhorne, PA Home Bar: Hulmeville Inn in Hulmeville, PA Favorite Beer: Impossible to name just one.

Few things are more refreshing than an intimate look into the life of 2011 Philly Beer Geek Champion Natalie DeChico. Beer Fox Carolyn Smagalski, Co-Founder of the Philly Beer Geek Competition, interviewed Natalie shortly after the June 9th tournament to hear her thoughts on winning, the triggers that got her interested in beer, and what’s in her crystal ball for the future.

I have never let the fact that I am a woman stop me from pursuing something I was interested in. I don’t like the stigma that women don’t drink beer. It also doesn’t help when women believe they don’t like beer because they don’t fancy yellow fizzy beers or bitter IPAs. There are so many more styles and flavors out there.

Carolyn Smagalski: What does it feel like to win the prestigious title of Philly Beer Geek 2011? How did you feel the night that you, Natty Eisbock, won the crown?

At the ripe ole’ age of 8! Not drinking, but helping my father brew beer. My dad has been brewing since 1992. Me, being the nosey, hands-on child that I was, always wanted to help him brew. He made me smell the hops and grains and let me taste the wort. Everything smelled wonderful. The wort was sweet and nutty flavored. It smelled much better than mom’s wine, so I knew what I would eventually drink. Studying abroad in England encouraged my taste and love for REAL ALE also. I have always and will always love and drink great beer.

Natalie DeChico: The roar of the crowd still gives me goosebumps! I have never won something this big before. It feels awesome to finally be recognized for my geekiness. My friends and family were all there to share in my victory and I felt like WE ALL won Beer Geek that night. I was proud to be able to keep the title at The Hulmeville Inn.

When did you become involved with beer and brewing?

How did you get involved with Weyerbacher?

Did I hear there was a bus-load of people cheering for you that night? How did you get so much support from your sponsor, family and friends?

When my web-surfing dad found the ALEiens, a local homebrew club, he and I started going to the monthly meetings at the Hulmeville Inn. Soon after, [Hulmeville Inn owner] Jeff Lavin offered me a job tending bar.

Heck yes, there was a bus! We took a 20 passenger bus (complete with strobe lights and lava lamps) down to Manayunk so no one would have to drive. Having everyone on the bus also helped calm my nerves and got me pumped up at the same time. Besides the bus-load of friends, my family, more friends, ALEiens’ members, and Weyerbacher co-workers all showed up to support me. The noise from the crowd was deafening at times. I loved every minute of it!

Between the ALEiens meetings, homebrewing, and bartending at a craft beer bar, my knowledge of all things beer increased dramatically, along with my passion for it all. After four years of teaching and not having a teaching position this year, a NJ position for a Weyerbacher rep opened up. Next thing I knew, I was working for the brewery. I love every second of it.

Tell me about your Philly Beer Phila-sophy.

When I won Philly Beer Geek that night, it felt like everyone won it with me. We, as a group, took home the title. We are the people that make up the Philly Beer Scene. My Phila-sophy is all about the wonderful beer lovers, brewers, writers, readers, bar owners, and workers that contribute to make Philly the BEST BEER DRINKING CITY in the country. The Philly Beer Scene is all about YOU!

Isn’t beer more of a guy thing? What made you think you could capture the prestigious title as Philly Beer Geek 2011?

I thought I could win the title because I know about brewing, beer history, the local beer scene, and … I love beer! As a woman, I always shock people with my knowledge about beer so I was excited to use that shock factor in the competition.

What part of the beer world would you change?

I would like the people that don’t drink micro brews to stop telling me that craft beer is a fad. There is no way I am going to wake up one day and start drinking yellow fizzy macro beer.

Drinking a well crafted, complex beer will not fade away. Take a look at Europe and the beers they have been drinking for thousands of years. Still think it’s a fad? Beer is one of the earliest beverages known to man and the first beers drank were not light beers. The macro beer that the majority of people drink now is the fad. That light beer will hopefully fade out to make room for the wonderful micro brews of today.

What’s your biggest gripe about beer places?

My belly really appreciates it when a great beer bar has an equally great food menu also. I don’t need bells and whistles or $30 dishes; just simple, in-house, hand-made, well-crafted food. Kudos to all the wonderful bars and restaurants out there cooking up a mean menu.

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Okay. Let me torture you: name your favorite brewery.

Really? That’s like asking what my favorite song is or even worse, beer. Depends on the year, season, week, food I’m eating, and the weather.

I’m currently digging my homebrewed Rye Pale Ale, anything from 21st Amendment, Weyerbacher (duh), Yards, Ballast Point, and everything local!

Too many to list, which is a good thing!

Do you have other beer-related goals?

Takeover Weyerbacher and turn it into a beer bakery. Eliminate the whole “women don’t drink beer” label; it is quite annoying. I want to work on getting Weyerbacher the credit it deserves.

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Cut the neighbor’s tree and some bamboo down so I can grow my hops. I would love to brew a barley wine sometime soon.

Now that you’ve won Philly Beer Geek 2011, where do you go from here?

The moon. I have made my hometown bar, my homebrew club and my parents proud. Through my role as Sales Rep at Weyerbacher, I am living a dream job. I want to continue to work on getting NJ to the beer drinking level that PA is already running at and I am quite happy continuing on this road for a while. It is wonderful to finally hold a steady position that I love and am successful at.

“I’m on the right track baby, I was born this way,” to steal a line from Lady Gaga. This is who I am. I am a beer geek. I am a nerd. I get more excited over a hop dress than a designer handbag. A trip to a brewery and meeting the brewer still gives me the giggles. Spending a night with friends includes sharing laughs over great beers at local craft bars. This is a great time to be a craft beer drinker.

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Ventures at Stoudts

By Brittanie Sterner

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It’s likely that Carol and Ed Stoudt weren’t aware of the seed they’d planted when, in 1962, they purchased a little restaurant on a plot of Adamstown land. Now called the Black Angus Restaurant and Pub, the eatery is just a slice of the sprawling Stoudts operation, a web of humble and successful corporations tucked into the Amish farmland. Known primarily in Philadelphia and around the region for their brewery’s Fat Dog Stout (named for the family dog), Karnival Kölsch, and flagship beers Gold Helles and American Pale Ale, Stoudts is more locally famous for a growing litany of delicious beer-friendly morsels, brew-inspired events, and a few totally non-beer-related surprises.

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The brewery itself came about in 1987 and technically made Carol the first American female brewer since prohibition. Because of a then-law against brewing with a simultaneous liquor license, Carol independently opened the brewery and sold the beer to Ed. The beer was “delivered” some fifty feet next door to the restaurant. Not having given a previous thought to beer, they’d been inspired by a trip to Oregon where they’d met a slew of craft brewers, and came home to open the first craft brewery in Pennsylvania. Now, obviously, they are both avid beer lovers. “I drink beer every day, I don’t miss,” asserts Ed. But before beer was in the picture, there were antiques, a current Stoudts staple that happened somewhat serendipitously. What began as dealers peddling their wares in the restaurant basement became part of a lucrative market in Adamstown, an antique Mecca of the U.S. Over the course of a few years came several building addendums to create the now mega Black Angus Antique Mall, a stretch of 70,000 dizzying square feet where, every Sunday from 7:30 AM to 4 PM, over 400 dealers open their stalls to a bustling crowd of relic hunters.

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Ed, a connoisseur himself of old and rare things, shops there regularly and swears by the magic of a Sunday at the mall; getting lost in the aisles of European and American folk art, dusted dolls and 18th century furnishings.

Though the mall exists to meet a high demand and the dealers’ rent serves as stable income for Stoudts, it is obviously run under a shared love. “Everything I’ve done in my life is what I’m interested in,” Ed says. It’s visible in the antique bottles, old farm equipment, and Picasso sketches, collections from Carol and Ed’s travels that drape the interior of the restaurant’s dining rooms and the bier garden.

There is a small bottling line in the partially outdoor, tree-canopied bier garden that’s pushed aside each weekend; possibly for a beer-themed wedding, a family reunion, a corporate party, or one of the four annual micro fests or Oktoberfest. The bier garden (circa 1979) is a space reserved for celebration, another facet that keeps the Stoudts compound perpetually lively and involved in the community.

With three walls fully painted in faded primary hues of German stories and a mural of the Staudt Hof, the ancestral village house in Rothenburg, it’s a testament to the family’s love for German culture (and supports their heavily German-inspired brew styles). The bier garden even has a dance floor and a full outdoor bar that offers Asbach, German brandy. The Stoudts, on top of everything else, know how to throw a party.

In what is called their “compound of deliciousness,” the newest venture on site is one facing perhaps the most evolution and expansion—in the immediate future, anyhow. Farm fresh and full of beer bread and house cheese, the Wonderful Good Market is an experiment-doused menagerie of homemade edibles and local production, and it’s changing every day.

For fourteen years prior to the Wonderful Good Market, Eddie’s Breads were baked in the back of the Black Angus Restaurant, where WWII posters still advertise kitschy slogans like “Save a Loaf a Week / Win the War.” When Ed and Carol’s daughter, Elizabeth, took over the bread business two years ago, it was moved to the now-market space. Baked weekly for the market’s open hours between Thursday and Sunday, the loaves range from

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beer breads to sourdoughs and cheese breads.

The landmark Beer Bread is made from Ed’s original recipe, and other beer breads include Harvest Dark, with smoked malt and pumpkin seeds, and Sauerkraut Rye, with lager, sauerkraut, and onion. The bakery also puts out a sweet bread, an organic sourdough, and three cheese breads: one made of pesto and Asiago, a Mediterranean-inspired loaf with house-made Eliana cheese, and a Thread Bread made from beer, house-aged cheeses and threads of dried peppers. The breads are a real display of creative Pennsylvania Dutch baking, and an exciting example of a well-resourced on site brewery. Since Elizabeth, a natural experimenter, has taken over the baking, the recipes have expanded rapidly. Although she’s helped the loaves to flourish, her true love affair and most recent WGM experiment is cheese.

A graduate of the cheese school at the University of Vermont, Elizabeth has set up the facilities of a cheese monger’s dreams, and works to ensure that every element of the process is as natural as possible. Their milk, collected on the morning of a cheesemaking day from the neighboring Cedar Acres Farm, is pumped only once with a neoprene pump. It’s pasteurized on site, and handled in what Elizabeth calls “the kindest of ways.”

Enjoyably, one of the beauties of craft products is the ability to work slowly and gently. The less the milk is handled, the better chance it has of producing bolder notes in the cheese.

Since the facility is just a year old, Elizabeth’s primary goal is to let the molds age naturally to foster consistency. Currently, the Wonderful Good Market offers three house cheeses: Ferdinand, a trappist monk style named after “Fat Dog,” Elderbritch, a Dutch style aged for nine months, named for the elusive and fabled Dutch creature, and Eliana, an Italian style that shares the name of Elizabeth’s niece, whose artwork graces the label. They make a Swiss cheese, cold smoked over apple wood, cheese with house Garam Masala called Diwali, and a mean fromage blanc; offered with honey and dried cherries and rolled in Dutch cocoa, or blended with fresh pesto. Eventually there may be a flavoring station, where visitors would have endless

options to flavor plain fromage blanc as they like. Currently, a visit to the market any weekend allows a look into the aging rooms, where the wheels are lined up like whole moons and served fresh over a nearby counter.

In the future, Elizabeth plans to experiment with goat’s milk, though with neighbor goats, her hands are too full to deal with on site livestock. “Goats are difficult, anyway,” she adds. “They’re always off on the other side of the yard.” She also aims to come up with a good, stinky cheese, and to experiment with hops and other leaf wrappings.“It’s still a young creamery,” says Carol. “But I have a lot of faith in her. She has that knack for trying new things.”

In addition to the new creamery and the bakery, the market is a brilliantly colored bazaar for dozens of local artists and farmers.

Across the open space are artisan clothes and accessories, pickles, hummus, hot sauces and mustards, a bulk food dispenser with beans and dried fruits, honey from a local beekeeper, and canned beets and chow chow from the Stoudts’ canning side project. The products evolve constantly, changing with whatever local producers currently show interest. There is even coffee. Ed Humpal of Hobo Ed has brewed a Stoudts Dark Roast for the past year, and recently moved his roastery to the market to be a part of what he calls “that theater of food production.”

“Throughout my life my dad has had this saying. If you asked him how he was he’d say, ‘wonderful good,’ and you knew if he answered this way, it was a great day and you could throw anything at him.” It seems Stoudts is open to anything wonderful-good that crops up from the local community, or through their own impassioned productivity.

In addition to the restaurant, antique mall, and the creation of a communal cozy warehouse space, the Stoudts are hitting their own edible essentials right on the mark. “Americans are starting to learn there are things other than Wonderbread, American cheese and light beer. We’ve got all three covered,” Ed Stoudt states, fondly summing up their innovative family affair of the baked, aged and brewed.

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It is that time of year to put down the Tastykakes, cheesesteaks and Philly soft pretzels-wait-hold on to your pretzel, and indulge in bratwurst, sauerkraut and strudel, washed down with plenty of beer in celebration of Oktoberfest. Philadelphia is soaked in as much history as craft beer and is home to the oldest German organization in the United States- The German Society of Pennsylvania.

This organization was founded in 1764, 46 years before the first Oktoberfest was celebrated on October 12th, 1810. So, it is no wonder that Philadelphia adopted the beer-fueled fest like many other cities around the world. As with most old traditions and holidays, the original reason to celebrate can be lost in time or through translation.

reason Oktoberfest is celebrated is in tribute to a Royal Wedding.

It is probably safe to say that Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, who was later crowned King Ludwig I, couldn’t have imagined that his marriage to Princess Therese von SachsenHildburghausen (of Hildburghausen) would be celebrated 201 years later. He definitely couldn’t have conceived the thought that roughly six and a half million people in recent times would show up to Theresienwiese (Theresa’s Fields) in Munich to partake in the annual festival, still held in the exact location the original party was thrown, just outside of the city gates. Unheard of at the time, Ludwig invited the common folk of his land to share in the celebration of his

It is often perceived that Oktoberfest brought the farming season to a close, as an event where farmers could celebrate the bounty of their tireless labor and give thanks to optimal weather and farming conditions, or drown their sorrows due to an especially troublesome farming season, plagued with poor weather, producing barely enough crops for them to survive the winter.

Although that scenario is feasible, the true

marriage, with the focal point being a horse race he had organized. In a time where it was highly uncommon for the nobles to associate with the common man, this royal party drew about 40,000 guests. Considered a huge success, the horse race was held again in 1811 and coincided with the state agricultural show, which supports the idea that Oktoberfest is in celebration of the harvest.

Beer and food have been celebrated in mass

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quantities since the first Oktoberfest, but in 1818, it really took precedence with the introduction of vendors and was solidified in 1819, when the founding citizens of Munich took responsibility for managing the festival and agreed that it would be a permanent, annual event. Today’s Oktoberfest has taken on much more of a carnival atmosphere with the addition of amusement park rides and rock bands, but these modern attractions have been interwoven with old world traditions. Although the horse races ended in 1960 and roller coasters now light up the night, one thing has remained the same over the years- Oktoberfestbier.

Ranging in alcohol content from roughly 4.5% to 6.5%, it is difficult to classify exactly what an Oktoberfestbier should be. First and foremost, the only beers allowed to truly be called an Oktoberfestbier are the beers brewed within the city limits of Munich, as they are also the only breweries allowed to participate in the annual Oktoberfest.

Everything else is an Oktoberfest-style, which most Philly craft beer lovers should be quite familiar with this time of year, with releases from Stoudts, Sly Fox, Lancaster Brewing Co. and for the first time on draught, Yuengling.

And even at that, an Oktoberfest style more often than not, is truly a Märzen (March beer). In the Middle Ages, brewers found it a challenge to brew in the summer due to the heat. The beer they were fermenting became more susceptible to bacteria and infections. So, the easy solution became

increasing the brewing in the earlier months of the year and storing the beers in caves and cold cellars for consumption throughout the summer. To do this required a well-hopped and slightly higher alcohol beer that would maintain its integrity for a long period of time. This became the Märzen, named after the month it’s brewed (March), which by design was intended to be consumed throughout the entire summer season. But by the end of summer, there was often plenty of extra beer, and a German brewer needed those still-filled kegs for fresh beer. So naturally, emptying the casks became a natural part of Oktoberfest.

The Märzen or Oktoberfest-style is traditionally a medium bodied beer with a relatively clean finish. Some other styles though that oftentimes are associated with Oktoberfest and contribute to the confusion include Vienna lagers, which uses paler malts and are therefore paler in color or the Dunkel Märzen, which is darker in color and can be richer in taste. Some German Oktoberfests to keep an eye out for include releases from Hacker-Pschorr, Paulaner, Spaten, Ayinger, and Warsteiner.

If you don’t plan on taking the trip to the true Oktoberfest in Munich and plan on picking up your favorite craft brewery’s seasonal Oktoberfest offering, be cautious of what you buy. Some U.S. breweries brew an Oktoberfest very close to the real thing, whereas many others brew ale. Be mindful of the labeling; “Oktoberfest Ale” means exactly

‘Fest Fakts According to the official Oktoberfest site (www.oktoberfest.de/en/.), here are some facts and figures from 2010’s Munich celebration: Nearly 6.5 million people visited the 2010 Oktoberfest in Munich.

These visitors consumed 7 million mugs of beer during the 17 day festival, which surpassed 2009’s count by half a million mugs.

The historical Oktoberfest on the southern part of the Theresienwiese attracted over 500,000 guests, who consumed 310,000 liters of the historical beer that was brewed especially for the event.

The priciest liter of beer in 2010 cost about 8.90€. This year, prices will be ranging from 8.70€ (approximately 12.50 USD) and 9.20€ (approximately 13.20 USD).

The Oktoberfest’s lost and found received about 4,500 items including: clothes, identification cards, money bags, cell phones and keys. As well as a bunny, a pug, a cowhide and a set of teeth.

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that, an ale that is far from the traditional Oktoberfest imports that flood our city in August and September. Whether you are drinking a true to form Oktoberfest or a craft brewed Octoberfest, Philadelphia’s rich cultural heritage and copious beer selection ensures that you can enjoy Oktoberfest without having to take the trip to Munich.

Considering the economy and the price of travel, Philadelphia is the perfect choice for an OktoberPhest stay-cation.

If you are just looking to dive into some German heritage, you could stop by one of the Scene’s many German spots like, Brauhaus Schmitz on South Street (who will be hosting their 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Street Festival on September 24th), Hop Angel Brauhaus in the Northeast, Newportville Inn, or Otto’s Brauhaus, both in Bucks County. Or, you can get a taste of a true Oktoberfest celebration by participating in the German Society of Pennsylvania’s Oktoberfest on Spring Garden Street or the United German Hungarian Club’s Oktoberfest in Feasterville.

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bigger without having to travel across the Atlantic, rather just an hour or two in a car, Pennsylvania’s own Yuengling Brewery (founded in 1829, just 19 years after the original Munich Oktoberfest in 1810) has partnered with the non-profit organization ArtsQuest, to produce their very own Oktoberfest at the Steel Stacks in Bethlehem, PA. This stateside version of Oktoberfest will follow a very similar format, featuring beer, food, free activities, ticketed events, a family oriented activity area, the always popular Musikfest (showcasing a wide range of nationally known, headlining music acts), and Yuengling Festhalle, structured much like you would see at Germany’s famed Oktoberfest. 2011 will mark their first annual Oktoberfest and offering of their new seasonal Oktoberfest brew, which will be released on draught only in late August. The festival will take place over two weekends: Thursday, September 29th- Sunday, October 2nd and again Thursday, October 6th - Sunday October 9th. The times of the festival are: Thursday, 6PM to midnight; Friday &

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Saturday, noon to midnight; and Sunday, noon to 9PM. For more information, visit yuengling.com and enter the “Text2Win” contest for your chance to win a trip to Yuengling’s Oktoberfest, a three nights stay, spending cash and access to all of the concerts within the event.

As summer fades into autumn and regardless of if you have German or Hungarian heritage, Philadelphians should have plenty to celebrate in September and October as we cheer the Phillies towards another World Series. With all of the events and German bars in the area, many a pinstriped jersey will be stained with mustard dripping off of bratwurst and pretzels, as well as a ton of soaked, red baseball caps as beer is thrown in celebration. Just be sure not to celebrate to the point of passing out, or you may be labeled by the Germans as a “Bierleichen,” which is German for beer corpse.

Oktoberfest in Munich will be held from September 17th – October 3rd this year and you can get all of the details at www.oktoberfest.de/en/.

Visit these restaurants for great Warsteiner Oktoberfest beer specials.

Bucks County ARIELLE’s

NEWPORTVILLE INN

NEWPORTVILLE www.newportvilleinn.net

SELLERSVILLE www.ariellescountryinn.com

PIZZERIA UNO

BOBBY SIMONE’S

www.unos.com

DOYLESTOWN www.ilovebobbys.com

BUBBAS POT BELLY STOVE QUAKERTOWN www.bubbaspotbellystove.com

CLUB HOUSE BAR & GRILL

NEWTOWN www.clubhousenewtown.com

COCK-N-BULL RESTAURANT LAHASKA www.peddlersvillage.com

CONTINENTAL TAVERN INC. YARDLEY www.contav.com

LANGHORNE

POUR HOUSE

JAMISON www.jphdraftbeers.com

SPRINGTOWN INN

SPRINGTOWN www.springtowninn.com

SWEET LORRAINE’S

LAHASKA www.sweetlorraines.com

THE BUCK HOTEL

Montgomery

UNION JACKS

ABINGTON C.C. JENKINTOWN

215-886-6014

www.abingtonclub.com

Berks

BETHAYRES TAVERN

501 Grill & Tavern INC.

HUNTINGTON VALLEY www.bethayrestavern.com

BROTHER PAUL’S

CAPONE’S RESTAURANT

BLIND HARMANS TAVERN

NORRISTOWN caponesdraftlist.blogspot.com

DRAKE TAVERN

JENKINTOWN www.draketavern.com

FATTY’S BAR & GRILLE

THE TEMPERANCE HOUSE

GRAVEL PIKE

WYNDMOOR www.fattyspub.com

COLLEGEVILLE www.gravelpike.com

LANGHORNE www.ughclub.us

TONY’S PLACE BAR & GRILLE

JERZEE’S

GREEN PARROT

www.tonysplaceivyland.com

NEWTOWN greenparrotrestaurantandpub.com

HULMEVILLE INN

WASHINGTON HOUSE

SELLERSVILLE www.washingtonhouse.net

HULMEVILLE www.hulmevilleinn.com

Delaware

MAGGIO’S

BOGART’S

ARBOR INN

READING 610-406-0126

FEASTERVILLE www.thebuckhotel.com

IVYLAND

MOUNT AETNA www.501grill.com

EAGLEVILLE www.brotherpauls.com

NEWTOWN www.temperancehouse.com

GERMAN HUNGARIAN CLUB

GLENSIDE

GLENSIDE www.jerzeesglenside.com

L’IL ITALY PIZZA POTTSTOWN 610-327-0162

MCKINLEY TAVERN

ELKINS PARK www.mckinleytavern.com

TEMPLE www.blindharmanstavern.com

COUSIN’S PUB

SHOEMAKERSVILLE 610-562-5202

DOUGLASSVILLE HOTEL DOUBLASSVILLE 610-385-3585

EVERGREEN COUNTRY CLUB FLEETWOOD www.evergreenclub.org

KLINGERS ON CARSONIA

EXETER www.klingersoncarsonia.com

LIBERTY TAPROOM EXETER 610-984-4370

MALIBOOZ

SOUTHAMPTON www.maggiosrestaurant.com

SPRINGFIELD www.bogartsbargrill.com

NIPPERS JEFFERSONVILLE www.nippersbarandpizza.com

MCCOOLE’S @ RED LION INN

CASEY’S TROLLEY STOP

QUAKERTOWN www.mccoolesredlioninn.com

NEWTOWN SQUARE www.caseysns.com

OH BRYON’S ROAST BEEF HUNTINGDON VALLEY 215-938-6626

READING www.readingliederkranz.com

MESQUITO GRILL

PINOCCHIO’S

OTTO’S BEER GARDEN HORSHAM

TEXAS ROAD HOUSE

DOYLESTOWN 215-230-7427

MEDIA

www.pinpizza.com

THE GARRETT

DREXEL HILL www.2312garrett.com

www.ottosbrauhauspa.com

READING www.maliboozbarandgrill.biz

READING LIEDERKRANZ

WYOMISSING www.texasroadhouse.com

SUMNEY WEST LANSDALE

www.thesumney.com

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A Tavern for the Entire Family The Jamison Pour House, located in Bucks County.

By Neil Harner

For most Philadelphia folks, the village of Jamison may sound unfamiliar, as it’s completely plausible that you’ve driven by it half a dozen times and had no idea it was there. Tucked away right around Almshouse Road and York Road in Bucks County, PA, is the quaint and historical Jamison Pour House.

Dating back to the early 1900s, the Jamison Tavern & Inn, as it was known in the day, was a country-style inn offering a tavern atmosphere and rooms for travelers who over-indulged. Throughout the 20th century, the tavern changed owners and names numerous times, including what many to this day may still know as “Reese’s Tavern.” Through the 2000s, the tavern changed hands several more times and even went unoccupied in 2009, before Joe and Janeen Wade purchased the building in 2010.

Quickly after opening the new Jamison Pour House, the Wades set out to renovate the entire space including a brand new bar featuring 30 taps, an all-new outdoor dining space, and flat screens all around for the sports fans.

Their goal was to create a family-friendly tavern offering food for everyone, wonderful craft beers, and plenty of entertainment for the everyday bar-goer including karaoke nights, Quizzo nights, live music, and of course plenty of specials for watching the games.

Of the 30 beers on tap and the nearly 40 bottles offered, you’ll be quite surprised to find a majority of diverse

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craft and imported beers ranging from Ovila (reviewed on page 58) in a bomber bottle or Furthermore Fatty Boombalatty on draught. Jamison Pour House also features a wide range of regular rotations from local brewers like River Horse, Tröegs, and Weyerbacher. It is also important to note that there is no pretentiousness as they keep a stock of all of the usual macros loved by many, making the tavern a place for all.

The menu is filled with the usual tavern fare you’d come to expect, with a few highlights for sure. One such favorite is the Crab Mac n’ Cheese which is exceptionally rich and delicate, available as an appetizer or full entrée. Their pub fries are to die for, smothered in brown gravy and plenty for two. If you’re there for more than a snack, grab a bowl of their homemade chili and have the Porchetta sandwich, loaded with roasted pork, peppers, and provolone cheese.

And who could resist the “Baked Honey Ham,” an almost after-Easter leftovers inspired sandwich.

Whether you’re going to the bar for the game or looking for a meal with the family, the Jamison Pour House is the perfect location for your outing. Be sure to stop by for their frequent live music nights and indulge in the great beer offerings. Follow the Jamison Pour House on Facebook for a listing of their latest events and tappings.

The Jamison Pour House is located at 2160 Old York Road, Jamison, PA 18929.

MidAtlantic is serving up great food and beer in a setting fitting for everyone. By Mat Falco University City has been one of the hotter, rapidlygrowing destinations for craft beer in the city over the past couple years. New places like City Tap House quickly put their name on the map, pouring a ridiculous amount of draft beers and featuring an impressive outdoor roof garden with fire pits, and Blockley Pourhouse came on the scene attempting to bring live music together with great beer. Along with a handful of other craft beer focused bars, University City is quickly becoming a destination for beer lovers. Located right on the outskirts of the area is MidAtlantic, who is helping to solidify the University City beer culture.

Located on Market Street, just off the corner of 38th, MidAtlantic brings a unique style of beer bar to the city.

Blending a combination of upscale food with a casual atmosphere that keeps both the dining crowd and bar crowd happy and separate at the same time, there isn’t another place like it in the area. Upon walking in, after passing a large outdoor seating area perfect for throwing back a few cans and an award winning burger in the summer, you have two distinct sides of the bar. On the left, you have a large area for dining that features a wide open kitchen, perfect for viewing your meal being made every step of the way. On the right, you have the taproom. With a large bar that can accommodate over a dozen comfortably and a few high-tops for some casual drinks and snacks, you have the perfect setting to enjoy happy hour or a few late night drinks. There is also a free pool table and free jukebox which features an awesome selection of music (no worries of getting stuck listening to Top 40 garbage or other experience-ruining music). The old-fashioned

style jukebox (no touchscreens here) is filled with mostly classics and oldies with a few quality contemporary albums.

(And they’re all full albums, so you’re sure to hear a few songs you may not have ever heard.) In between the sides you have an extremely cool table that is huge and perfect for larger gatherings or just to sit and meet some new people.

Entertainment aside, the bar also features about fifty craft bottled/can offerings ranging across the board, with a few styles to fill every category. They also offer eight rotating taps, where you are almost certain to see offerings from local favorite Stoudts and new guys from Massachusetts, Pretty Things. Unfortunately you can’t live off beer alone, so MidAtlantic also offers up an awesome array of food. From local cheeses and house cured meets to the aforementioned award winning burger and home-style favorites like meatloaf, Chef Daniel Stern has taken the classic foods that have defended the Mid-Atlantic region over the years and given them a modern twist. The menu is heavy on local, organic and rustic style dishes that are executed with precision and are sure to impress. They also offer up beer dinners on a somewhat regular basis, giving the opportunity to sample their abilities behind the kitchen and the bar at the same time.

Whether you’re looking for a nice dinner out, a few drinks with friends, or just feel like getting out and shooting a game of pool with a quality beer, MidAtlantic is a great addition to University City and the city of Philadelphia in general. Don’t be fooled by the appearance, there is no pretentiousness about this place; they are all about great food and good beers. MidAtlantic is located at 3711 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

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The Tasting Room How Philly Beer Scene Reviews Beer Every issue Mat, Neil & Melissa, from Philly Beer Scene, get together with a notable guest and a member of the scene for a small, private, tasting session called the “The Tasting Room.” Approximately a dozen beers are chosen that are new, seasonal or just interesting.

Rather than presenting an overly-detailed single perspective review, “The Tasting Room” serves to be a brief written account of key points made between the tasters. Each taster designates a rating from zero to five stars, justifying it in their own way. The scores are then averaged and always rounded to the nearest half star for a final rating.

Star Gazing Stay Away From This Beer A Drinkable Beer But Not Worth Seeking Out

Our notable guest Our featured guest of this issue is none other than WMMR’s Preston Elliot. Preston is a co-host of the immensely popular Preston and Steve radio show that airs weekday mornings. Not a total beer snob (yet), but living in the Philadelphia area, he’s grown increasingly interested in good beer and even keeps his fridge stocked with a few.

An Average Beer

From The Scene

A Pretty Decent Beer Worth Drinking Anytime

Bob Sharp joined us after winning our “Stump the Beer Geek” challenge at the Brewer’s Plate this past March. He is also an avid homebrewer, beer connoisseur, and hosts beer tasting parties at his home for local friends and family.

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In honor of our notable guest, we decided to host the Tasting Room at his own bar, Mac’s Tavern. Located in Old City, this bar has been around for about a year now and is serving up some quality beers and food.

More notably though, the bar is know to be partially owned by Mac (Rob McElhenney) and Sweet Dee (Kaitlin Olson) from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And, you just never know when you might bump into one of them while sitting at the bar.

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Prism Shady Blond Ale

Bell’s Oberon =

Brewed with blood oranges, Shady Blond is the

A wheat ale that mixes a spicy hop character with

summer offering from North Wales’ Prism Brewing

mildly fruity aromas. The addition of wheat malt

Co. Coming in at 4.5% you can drink it all day

lends a smooth mouthfeel, making it a classic

long. ABV: 4.5%

summer beer. ABV: 5.8%

Pres

3

Bob 2.5

Pres 3.5 Yummy. Very mild. Could drink a lot of this.

Light, clean finish.

Pale, aroma, Saison-ish. Lawnmower. Hops in finish & linger.

Mat

3

Blood orange is very mild, but it’s light & refreshing.

Neil

3

Color is a little pale. Sessionable but too mild in flavor.

Bob

4

Not much aroma- almost an English mild with a spritzy finish- good mouth feel & body.

Mat

4

A classic summer beer. Very well brewed. Nice citrus and clean finish.

Neil 3.5 Mild, but flavorful- great for any day.

Mel 2.5 I expected a cloudy color, needs more flavor.

Mel 3.5 A good summer beer, light, refreshing, crisp.

Smuttynose Summer Weizen

Warsteiner Dunkel

Light but full of character, this summer wheat

A light bodied, clean dark lager with a lingering,

is perfect for warm weather, picnics and BBQs.

slightly sweet finish. Pours with a minimal amount

Brewed with domestic & continental wheat for a

of carbonation and a slight reddish hue.

tangy & refreshing taste. ABV: 5.5%

ABV: 4.8%

Pres 2.5 A little floral taste. Pretty good.

Bob

3

Refreshing. BBQ beer- good with burgers & dogs.

Sweet-ish finish.

Mat 2.5 Not a big fan of chamomile. Very light and simple.

Neil Mel

Pres 3.5 Light for the style. I enjoy the caramely flavor.

Bob

3

Best head so far. Nice body- goes down nice. Dark but not roasty- breadish.

Mat 2.5 Very watery and dirty tasting. Needs more body.

3

A little bitter, chamomile in the finish- yet refreshingnot my preference.

Neil 3.5 Malty sweetness, nutty, light bodied. A classic.

3

Sweet nose, summery, flower-like flavor. Sweet, but not too sweet.

Mel

3

Smooth, balanced and light.

Spaten Oktoberfest

Fuller’s ESB

This true to tradition, medium bodied beer has

This beer is bursting with cherry and orange,

achieved its impeccable taste by balancing the

balanced by soft malty toffee and caramel notes.

roasted malt flavor with the perfect amount of hops.

The flavor delivers everything you would expect

ABV: 5.9%

from such a full-bodied ale. ABV: 5.9%

Pres

4

Like it. Malty. Tasty.

Pres 3.5 Just hoppy enough for me.

Bob

4

Crisp then malty. One of the classic makers. Good with cheese and sausage.

Bob

Mat

4

Very fresh sample. Very enjoyable, classic interpretation of the style.

Mat 4.5

5

The original & best. One of my desert island beers.

Malty then hoppy then comfort.

Clean, great mild hop presence. Just a great example of this style.

Neil 3.5 Super sweet, amber, nice body and super smooth.

Neil 3.5 A classic, nothing bad can be said about this.

Mel 3.5 Good flavor, perfect for early Fall gatherings.

Mel 2.5 Smooth and tasty. I expected a little more bitterness.

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Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison

Mikkeller Not Just Another Wit

A collaboration between Sierra Nevada & monks at

Brewed by Mikkeller at De Proef Brouwerij,

the Abbey of New Clairvaux; featuring earthy and

Lochristi-Hijfte, Belgium. Not just another wit bier,

spicy aromas and layered with fruit and spice

the style was taken to another level. Strong and

accents. ABV: 7.0%

hoppy. The world’s first IPW? ABV: 7.6%

aroma. Envelopes my mouth with flavor. If it Pres 4.5 Sweet had tits, I would fuck it!

Pres

3

Nice. A spicy body.

Bright. Complex without overwhelming. Medium body, big beer for summer. Look for this!

Bob

4

Beautiful head & real lace. Real body to this. Starts a Bavarian Wiess, finishes spicy but not quite wit.

Really nice saison. Clean, yet great spice character.

Really refreshing.

Mat 3.5 Extremely spicy. The rare wit that you have to sip.

Full body, awesome spice. Sweet- a full range experience.

Neil 3.5

Sweet, spicy, lots of flavor. Not sure I could drink a lot of

Mel

Bob

4

Mat 4.5 Neil

4

Mel 3.5 it though.

Good but a one and done beer.

4

Super spicy, almost like a peppery sting. Pair with sushi- definitely for food pairings.

Powerful floral nose- but smooth & a little spicy. I don’t get the 8% ABV, which is a good thing!

Grimbergen Double Ale

Duchesse De Bourgogne

Double has undergone two fermentations, which

Traditional top fermented reddish-brown ale from

gives this ale a chocolatey, toffee taste with a

the West-Flanders region of Belgium. This refined ale

warming brandy-like finish. ABV: 6.5%

is a blend of 8 and 18 months old ales following careful maturation in oak casks. ABV: 6.2% Pres

4

Very interesting. Malt vinegar taste. I like it a lot. Not for session but very nice.

Nut brown. Pretty lace. Malty sweet aroma. Not a refreshing summer ale.

Bob

4

Wow, different. A Belgian sour that doesn’t cause a pucker. A beer to sip slowly and contemplate.

Too sweet. Nice creamy body but less sugar would have really helped.

Mat

4

Sweet apple aroma with sweet but not overwhelming flavor. Nice fruity nose and mild tart.

Great beer but a little too sweet for my palate.

Neil

4

Sweet & sour- malty with an apple quality and subtle wood.

Mel

3

Very sour nose. Sweet and sour. Fruity sweetness.

Reminds me of a lambic.

Pres 2.5 Malt at the top. Kind of dies at the end. Just OK. Bob

2

Mat 2.5 Neil

3

Mel 3.5 Caramel nose, sweet caramel and creamy flavors.

Drie Fonteinen Oude Geuze

Rogue XS Imperial IPA

Drie Fonteinen is the only remaining traditional geuze

Above and beyond an India Pale Ale—I2PA is

blender in Belgium, using only 100% spontaneously

radically hopped with an intense aroma and hop

fermented lambic beer, aged in oak casks.

bitterness. It is unfiltered and aged for 9 months

ABV: 6.5%

before it leaves the brewery. ABV: 9.5%

Pres

.5

Funky aroma. Take half a lemon, drizzle malt vinegar on it & suck.

Pres

3

Very nice scent. Hoppy.

Bob

.5

Smells like a pig farmer’s boot. Is this really beer?

Not a style I seek out.

Bob

4

Hop bomb. Starts with sandpaper on the tongue & hop slam that mellows quickly. Special occasion beer.

Mat

4.5

Sour and funky. Great geuze. Finishes very clean.

Mat 3.5

Very malty nose. Nice hop flavors and pretty smooth for the ABV.

Neil 4.5 Intense sour- awesome. A subtle banana-like

Neil 3.5

Solid- malty-not as hoppy as I would expectbalanced.

Mel 2.5 Intense sour. Makes you pucker and click your tongue.

Mel 3.5 flavors more than hops.

undertone.

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Sweet, caramel nose, not as hoppy as I expected. Malt

The Final Picks After some long discussion and debate over the twelve craft beers that were sampled, our panel is ready to reveal each of their favorite

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Weird Beer #14 Mustard Seed Beer

picks for August/September.

Preston’s Final Pick: Duchesse DeWhatTheFuck. It was very surprising and that’s what I love about it. Full of flavor, stands out. I would drink it as a treat for myself.

Bob's Final Pick: Fuller’s ESB. Just a classic. One of my desert island beers for ten years. Can go to this anytime, anywhere.

Mat’s Final Pick: Sierra Nevada Ovila.

There were a lot of good beers but I always have to go with the beer I want a second of.

Neil’s Final Pick: Drie Fonteinen Geuze. I love sours- call me crazy- I just love them.

Melissa’s Final Pick: Mikkeller Wit. Smooth, drinkable with some malty sweetness. An awesome balance of flavor.

Deviled eggs, crab cakes, dry rubs and other food seasonings are all great uses for mustard seeds. It tastes great in food and a lot of those foods pair perfectly with beer. Apparently, Belgian brewery Brouwerij Alvinne agreed, so much so that they decided to make a beer with mustard seeds.

Brouwerij Alvinne is actually one of the smallest authentic breweries in Belgium. Each of their batches produces a mere 65 cases of beer. A very low number, especially considering we have this beer available in the U.S. Mustard seeds are a very uncommon ingredient in brewing, and they make two different versions of this beer. The one featured is The Oak Melchior, which is the barrel aged version of the regular Melchior. It is aged in Calvados barrels which previously held cognac for ten years and calvados for another eight before it was filled with Melchior and aged for 6 months. Coming in at 11% ABV, it is a rather intense beer that is filled with depth but not overwhelming with the taste of mustard seed. The mustard ends up playing more of a background role in accentuating the flavor of the beer. None-the-less, it will still go awesomely with some soft pretzels.

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Directory

Philadelphia Center City Bars & Restaurants

BAR 1309 Sansom Street The Black Sheep 247 S. 17th Street theblacksheeppub.com Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse 1823 Sansom Street cavsrittenhouse.com Cherry Street Tavern 129 N. 22nd Street Chris’ Jazz Café 1421 Sansom Street chrisjazzcafe.com Coffee Bar 1701 Locust Street intoxicaffeineation.com Devil’s Alley 1907 Chestnut Street devilsalleybarandgrill.com Doobies 2201 Lombard Street The Farmers Cabinet 1113 Walnut St thefarmerscabinet.com Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street fergies.com

Las Vegas Lounge 704 Chestnut Street lasvegaslounge.com

Ten Stone 2063 South Street tenstone.com

Llama Tooth 1033 Spring Garden llamatooth.com

TIME 1315 Sansom Street timerestaurant.net

McGillin’s Old Ale House 1310 Drury Lane mcgillins.com

Tria 123 S. 18th Street 1137 Spruce Street triacafe.com

McGlinchey’s 259 S 15th Street Misconduct Tavern 1511 Locust Street misconduct-tavern.com Monk’s Café 264 S. 16th Street monkscafe.com Moriarty’s Pub 1116 Walnut Street moriartyspub.com Prohibition Taproom 501 N. 13th Street theprohibitiontaproom.com Pub and Kitchen 1946 Lombard St thepubandkitchen.com

Tweed 114 S. 12th Street tweedrestaurant.com Valanni 1229 Spruce Street valanni.com Varga Bar 941 Spruce Street vargabar.com Westbury Bar 261 S. 13th Street westburybarandrestaurant.com Brewpubs

Resurrection Ale House 2425 Grays Ferry Ave. resurrectionalehouse.com

Finn McCools 118 S. 12th Street finnmccoolsphilly.com

Sansom Street Oyster House 1516 Sansom Street oysterhousephilly.com

Good Dog 224 S. 15th Street gooddogbar.com

Slate 102 S 21st Street slatephiladelphia.com

Grace Tavern 2229 Grays Ferry Ave gracetavern.com

Smiths 39 S. 19th Street smiths-restaurant.com

The Institute 549 N. 12th Street institutebar.com

Smokin’ Bettys 116 S. 11th Street smokinbettys.com

Jose Pistolas 263 S. 15th Street josepistolas.com

Tangier 1801 Lombard St tangier.thekalon.com

The Khyber Pass Pub 56 S. Second Street thekhyber.com

Tavern 17 220 South 17th Street tavern17restaurant.com

Ladder 15 1528 Sansom Street ladder15philly.com

Tavern on Broad 200 South Broad Street tavernonbroad.com

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Tir Na Nog 1600 Arch Street tirnanogphilly.com

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Nodding Head Brewery and Restaurant 1516 Sansom Street noddinghead.com Yards Brewing Co. 901 N. Delaware Avenue yardsbrewing.com

Fairmount Bars & Restaurants

The Belgian Café 2047 Green Street thebelgiancafe.com The Bishop’s Collar 2349 Fairmount Ave. thebishopscollar.ypguides. net Bridgid’s 726 N. 24th Street bridgids.com

Latimer Deli 255 South 15th Street Monde Market 100 S 21st Street Homebrew Supplies

Home Sweet Homebrew 2008 Sansom St. homesweethomebrew.com

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Old Eagle Tavern 177 Markle Street oldeagletavern.com

Trolley Car Dinner 7619 Germantown Ave. trolleycardiner.com

Terrace Taproom 3847 Terrace Street terracetaproom.com

Brewpubs

T. Hogan’s Pub 5109-11 Rochelle Ave. The Ugly Moose 443 Shurs Ln theuglymoose.com

Kite And Key 1836 Callowhill Street thekiteandkey.com

Union Jack’s 4801 Umbria Street

London Grill 2301 Fairmount Ave. londongrill.com Lucky 7 Tavern 747 N. 25th Street McCrossens Tavern 529 N 20th St North Star Bar 2639 Poplar Street northstarbar.com Rembrandt’s 741 N. 23rd Street rembrandts.com St. Stephen’s Green 1701 Green Street saintstephensgreen.com The Urban Saloon 2120 Fairmount Ave. Retail Beer

The Foodery 324 S. 10th Street fooderybeer.com

Three Monkeys 9645 James Street 3monkeyscafe.com

Jack’s Firehouse 2130 Fairmount Ave jacksfirehouse.com

Retail Beer

Food & Friends 1933 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Kildare’s 4417 Main Street kildarespub.com

Old Philly Ale House 565 N 20th St Manayunk Bars & Restaurants

Dawson Street Pub 100 Dawson Street dawsonstreetpub.com Falls Taproom 3749 Midvale Ave Flat Rock Saloon 4301 Main Street Jake’s and Cooper’s Wine Bar 4365 Main Street jakesrestaurant.com

Earth Bread + Brewery 7136 Germantown Ave. earthbreadbrewery.com Retail Beer

JL’s Beer Box 3350 Grant Ave The Beer Outlet 77 Franklin Mills Blvd.

Brewpubs

Craft Beer Outlet 9910 Frankford Ave. craftbeeroutlet.com

Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant 4120 Main Street manayunkbrewery.com

The Six Pack Store 7015 Roosevelt Boulevard thesixpackstore.com

Retail Beer

Doc’s World Of Beer 701 E. Cathedral Road North/Northeast Bars & Restaurants

Bobos 6424 Castor Ave Campbell’s Place 8337 Germantown Ave. Daly’s Irish Pub 4201 Comly Street The Draught Horse 1431 Cecil B. Moore Ave. draughthorse.com The Grey Lodge Pub 6235 Frankford Ave. greylodge.com

Northern Liberties/ Fishtown Bars & Restaurants

700 700 N. 2nd Street the700.org The Abbaye 637 N. 3rd Street Atlantis: The Lost Bar 2442 Frankford Ave. Bar Ferdinand 1030 N. 2nd Street barferdinand.com Cantina Dos Segundos 931 N 2nd Street cantinadossegundos.com Druid’s Keep 149 Brown Street

Hop Angel Brauhaus 7890 Oxford Ave hopangelbrauhaus. blogspot.com

El Camino Real 1040 N 2nd Street bbqburritobar.com

Lucky Dog 417 Germantown Ave

Gunners Run 1001 N 2nd St

McMenamin’s Tavern 7170 Germantown Ave.

Johnny Brenda’s 1201 Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com

Mermaid Inn 7673 Germantown Ave themermaidinn.net

Kraftwork 541 E. Girard Ave. kraftworkbar.com

Directory

North Bowl 909 N 2nd Street northbowlphilly.com

National Mechanics 22 S. 3rd Street nationalmechanics.com

North Third 801 N. 3rd Street norththird.com

Philadelphia Bar and Restaurant 120 Market St philadelphiabarand restaurant.com

PYT 1050 N. Hancock Street pytphilly.com

Plough and The Stars 123 Chestnut Street ploughstars.com

Silk City 435 Spring Garden Street silkcityphilly.com

Q BBQ & Tequila 207 Chestnut St Qoldcity.com

Standard Tap 901 N. 2nd Street standardtap.com

Race Street Café 208 Race Street racestreetcafe.net

Breweries

Philadelphia Brewing Co. 2439 Amber Street philadelphiabrewing.com Retail Beer

The Foodery 837 N. 2nd Street fooderybeer.com Global Beer Distribution 1150 N. American Street globalbeerphilly.com Old City Bars & Restaurants

Beneluxx Tasting Room 33 S. 3rd Street beneluxx.com Brownie’s Irish Pub 46 S. 2nd Street browniesirishpub.com City Tavern 138 S. 2nd Street citytavern.com Eulogy Belgian Tavern 136 Chestnut Street eulogybar.server101.com The Irish Pol 45 S. 3rd Street theirishpol.com Mac’s Tavern 226 Market Street macstavern.com

Sassafras Café 48 S. 2nd Street sassafrasbar.com Society Hill Hotel 301 Chestnut Street Sugar Mom’s 225 Church Street myspace.com/sugarmoms Brewpubs

Triumph Brewing Co 117-121 Chestnut Street triumphbrewing.com Queens Village/ Bella Vista Bars & Restaurants

For Pete’s Sake 900 S. Front Street forpetessakepub.com The Headhouse 122 Lombard Street headhousephilly.com Kennett 848 S 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19147 Kennettrestaurant.com Manny Brown’s 512 South Street manny-browns.com New Wave Café 784 S 3rd Street newwavecafe.com O’Neals Pub 611 S. 3rd Street onealspub.com Percy Street Barbecue 600 S. 9th St percystreet.com Royal Tavern 937 East Passyunk Ave. royaltavern.com Southwark 701 S. 4th Street southwarkrestaurant.com Tattooed Mom 530 South Street myspace.com/tattooed_mom The Wishing Well 767 S. 9th Street wishingwellphilly.com

Bella Vista Beer Distributors 738 S. 11th Street bellavistabeverage.com

Adsum 700 S 5th St adsumrestaurant.com

Hawthornes 738 S. 11th St hawthornecafe.com

Brauhaus Schmitz 718 South St. brauhausschmitz.com

South Philly

Bridget Foy’s 200 South Street bridgetfoys.com The Dive 947 E. Passyunk Ave myspace.com/thedivebar

Unlimited Beer Tasting 70+ Craft Beers Free BBQ Food Samples.

Retail Beer

12 Steps Down 831 Christian St. 12stepsdown.com

Dark Horse 421 South 2nd Street

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Murphs Bar 202 E Girard Ave

Marmont Steakhouse & Bar 222 Market St. marmont.net

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Bars & Restaurants

2nd St Brewhouse 1700 S 2nd St Cantina Los Cabalitos 1651 E Passyunk Ave cantinaloscabalitos.com Devil’s Den 1148 S. 11th Street devilsdenphilly.com

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Local 44 4333 Spruce Street local44beerbar.com

Pub On Passyunk East (POPE) 1501 E. Passyunk Ave. pubonpassyunkeast.com

Mad Mex 3401 Walnut Street madmex.com

South Philadelphia Tap Room 1509 Mifflin Street southphiladelphiatap room.com Sticks & Stones 1909 E Passyunk Ave

Midatlantic 3711 Market St midatlanticrestaurant. com World Cafe Live 3025 Walnut Street worldcafelive.com Brewpubs

The Ugly American 1100 S. Front Street uglyamericanphilly.com Watkins Drinkery 1712 S 10th St

Dock Street Brewing Company 701 S. 50th Street dockstreetbeer.com

Suburbs Bucks Co

Retail Beer

Beer Heaven 1100 S Columbus Blvd Bell’s Beverage 2809 S. Front Street Brew 1900 S. 15th Street brewphiladelphia.com The Bottle Shop 1837 E Passyunk Ave bottleshopbeer.com Society Hill Beverage 129 Washington Ave Homebrew Supplies

Barry’s Homebrew Outlet 101 Snyder Ave. barryshomebrew.com University City/West Bars & Restaurants

Bars & Restaurants

Becker's Corner 110 Old Bethlehem Rd Quakertown, PA 18951 Blue Dog Tavern 4275 Country Line Road Chalfont, PA 18914 bluedog.cc Bobby Simone's 52 East State Street Doylestown, PA 18901 ilovebobbys.com Brady’s 4700 Street Road Trevose, PA 19053 bradys-pub.com The Buck Hotel 1200 Buck Road Feasterville, PA 19053 thebuckhotel.com

Biba 3131 Walnut St bibawinebar.com

Candlewyck Lounge Routes 413 & 202 Buckingham, PA 18912

The Blockley 38th & Ludlow Streets theblockley.com

Chambers Restaurant 19 N. Main St Doylestown, PA 18901

City Tap House 3925 Walnut Street citytaphouse.com

Doylestown Moose LD 1284 127 East State Street Doylestown, PA 18901

La Terrasse 3432 Sansom Street laterrasserestaurant.com

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Green Parrot Restaurant Pub & Patio 240 N Sycamore St, Newtown, PA 18940 greenparrotirishpub.com

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Honey 42 Shewell Ave. Doylestown, PA 18901 honeyrestaurant.com Hulmeville Inn 4 Trenton Road Hulmeville, PA 19047 hulmevilleinn.com Isaac Newton’s 18 S. State Street Newtown, PA 18940 isaacnewtons.com Jamison Pour House 2160 York Road Jamison, PA 18929 jamisonpourhouse.com Maggio’s Restaurant 400 2nd Street Pike Southampton, PA 18966 maggiosrestaurant.com Manny Brown’s 3900 Rockhill Dr. Bensalem, PA 19020 manny-browns.com 25 Doublewoods Road Langhorne, PA 19047 manny-browns.com Maxwell’s on Main Bar & Restaurant 37 North Main St. Doylestown, PA 18901 momsmaxwellsonmain.com Mesquito Grille 128 W. State Street Doylestown, PA 18901 Newportville Inn 4120 Lower Road Newportville, PA 19056 newportvilleinn.net Pasquale's Sports Bar 9087 Mill Creek Rd. Levittown, PA 19054 Puck 14 E. Court Street Doylestown, PA 18901 pucklive.com Spinnerstown Hotel 2195 Spinnerstown Road Spinnerstown, PA 18968 spinnerstownhotel.com Springtown Inn 3258 Rt 212 Springtown, PA 18081 springtowninn.com

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TJ Smiths 1585 Easton Rd Warrington, PA 18976 Tony’s Place Bar & Grill 1297 Greeley Ave Ivyland, PA 18974 tonysplaceivyland.com Uno Chicago Grill 198 N. Buckstown Road Langhorne, PA 19047 801 Neshaminy Mall Bensalem, PA 19020 unos.com 1661 Easton Road Warrington, PA unos.com Brewpubs

Triumph Brewing Co 400 Union Square New Hope, PA 18938 triumphbrewing.com Retail Beer

B&B Beverage 3670 Sawmill Road Doylestown, PA 18902 bandbbeverages.com The Beer Store 488 2nd Street Pk. Southampton, PA 18966 Bensalem Beer & Soda 1919 Street Road Bensalem, PA 19020 bensalembeer.com Bound Beverage 2544 Bristol Pike Bensalem, PA 19020 Edgemont Beer & Cigars 5042-B West Chester Pike Newtown Sq, PA 19073 edgemontbeerandcigars.com Stephanie’s Take-Out 29 S. Main Street Doylestown, PA 18901 stephaniesrl.com Richboro Beer & Soda 1041 2nd Street Pike Richboro, PA 18954 geocities.com/richborobeer Trenton Road Take Out 1024 Trenton Road Levittown, PA 19054 trentonroadtakeout.com Trevose Beer & Soda 550 Andrews Rd Langhorne, PA 19053

Homebrew Supplies

Wine, Barley & Hops Homebrew Supply 248 Bustleton Pike Feasterville, PA 19053 winebarleyandhops.com Chester Co Bars & Restaurants

The Drafting Room 635 N. Pottstown Pike Exton, PA 19341 draftingroom.com Epicurean Restaurant 902 Village At Eland Phoenixville, PA 19460 epicureanrestaurant.com Flying Pig Saloon 121 E. King Street Malvern, PA 19149 Half Moon Restaurant & Saloon 108 W. State Street Kennett Square, PA 19348 halfmoonrestaurant.com High Street Cafe 322 S. High Street West Cheste,PA 19382 highstreetcaffe.com The Pale Horse 29 E. Gay St. West Chester, PA 19380 palehorsepub.com Pickering Creek Inn 37 Bridge Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 pickeringcreekinn.com Rams Head 40 E. Market Street West Chester, PA 19382 ramsheadbarandgrill.com River Stone Cafe 143 W Lincoln Hwy Exton, PA 19341 riverstonecafe.com Ron’s Original Bar & Grille 74 E. Uwchlan Ave. Exton, PA 19341 ronsoriginal.com Side Bar 10 East Gay St West Chester, PA 19380 sidebarandrestaurant.com Station Taproom 207 West Lancaster Ave. Downingtown, PA 19335 Stationtaproom.com

TJ’s Everday 35 Paoli Plaza Paoli, PA 19301 tjseveryday.com Brewpubs

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant 130-138 Bridge Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 3 W. Gay Street West Chester, PA 19380 ironhillbrewery.com McKenzie Brew House 451 Wilmington-West Chester Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19342 mckenziebrewhouse.com Sly Fox Brewing Co 519 Kimberton Road Phoenixville, PA 19460 slyfoxbeer.com Victory Brewing Company 420 Acorn Lane Downingtown, PA 19335 victorybeer.com Retail Beer

Exton Beverage Center 310 E. Lincoln Highway Exton, PA 19341 extonbeverage.com Homebrew Supplies

Artisan Homebrew 128 East Lancaster Ave Downingtown, PA 19335 artisanhomebrew.com The Wine & Beer Barrel 101 Ridge Road Chadds Ford, PA 19317 Delaware Co Bars & Restaurants

2312 Garrett Bar 2312 Garrett Rd. Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Azie 217 W. State Street Media, PA 19063 Brother's 157 Garrett Ave Rosemont, PA 19010 Flanigan’s Boathouse 118 N. Wayne Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 flanboathouse.com

1745 S. Easton Road Doylestown 215-343-4748 tomatoesdoylestown.com “Like Us” on Facebook! facebook.com/tomatoesdoylestown

773 West Sproul Roa d Springfield, PA 19073 Your new neighborhood meeting place featuring...

30 Rotation Draft Beers and Slow Roasted Hand- Carved Roast Beer and Turkey Sandwiches Open from 11 a.m. till 2 a.m.

Monday through Saturday 12 to 2 a.m. on Sunday

Featuring a Wide Selection of Craft Beers Including...

TomaToes specials Martini Mondays 1/2 Price House Martinis & $6 Bud/Bud Light Pitchers Tequila Tuesdays 1/2 Price Margaritas & $3 Landshark Drafts Winey Wednesdays 1/2 Price Wine & $4 Bass Drafts Thirsty Thursdays $3.50 Drink of the Day & $3.50 Shock Top Drafts Florida Fridays $5 Drunken Parrots & Jimmy Buckets 5 for $15 Margaritaville Spiked Tea or Lemonade Sippin’ Saturdays $5.50 Long Island Ice Teas & $4 Hoegaarden Drafts Sangria Sundays $4 Sangrias & $4 Stella Drafts All Day Every Day Specials $3.25 Landshark Drafts & $2 Bud Light Drafts

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Directory Frontier Saloon 336 Kedron Ave. Folsom, PA 19033 frontiersaloon.com JD McGillicuddy’s 690 Burmont Rd Drexel Hill, PA 19026 mcgillicuddys.net Oakmont National Pub 31 Eagle Road Havertown, PA 19083 oakmontnationalpub.com Quotations 37 E. State Street Media, PA 19063 Teresa’s Next Door 126 N. Wayne Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 teresas-cafe.com UNO’s Chicago Grill 3190 West Chester Pike Newtown Square, PA Brewpubs

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant 30 E. State Street Media, PA 19063 ironhillbrewery.com Retail Beer

Back Alley Beverage 2214 State Rd. Drexel Hill, PA 19026 backalleybev.com Beer Yard, Inc. 218 E. Lancaster Ave. Wayne, PA 19087 beeryard.com Civera’s 2214 State Road Drexel Hill, PA 19026 Pappou's Pizza Pub 415 Baltimore Pike Morton, PA 19070 Pinocchio’s 131 E. Baltimore Pike Media, PA 19063 pinbeer.com Township Line Beer & Cigars 5315 Township Line Road Drexel Hill, PA 19026 townshiplinebeerand cigars.com

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Swarthmore Beverage 719 South Chester Rd, Swarthmore, PA 19081 Homebrew Supplies

Flanigan’s Boathouse 113 Fayette Street Conshohocken, PA 19428 flanboathouse.com

Brew Your Own Beer & Winemaking Too! 2026 Darby Road Havertown, PA 19083

French Quarter Bistro 215 Main St Royersford, PA frenchquarterbistro.com

Montgomery Co

Gullifty’s 1149 Lancaster Ave. Rosemont, PA 19010 gulliftys.com

Bars & Restaurants

Baggatawny Tavern 31 N Front St Conshohocken, PA 19428 baggtav.com Blue Dog Pub 850 South Valley Forge Rd Lansdale, PA 19446 bluedog.cc Broad Axe Tavern 901 W. Butler Pike Ambler, PA 19002 broadaxetavern.com Cantina Feliz 424 S Bethlehem Pike Fort Washington, PA 19034 cantina feliz.com Capone’s Restaurant 224 W. Germantown Pike Norristown, PA 19401 caponesdraftlist.blogspot.com Craft Ale House 708 W. Ridge Pike Limerick, PA 19468 craftalehouse.com Chadwicks 2750 Egypt Rd Audobon, PA 19403 mychadwicks.com East End Alehouse Salford Square 712 Main Street Harleysville, PA 19438 ortinos.com/east_end_ alehouse.htm Fingers Wings And Other Things 107 W. Ridge Pike Conshohocken, PA 19428 fwot.com Firewaters 1110 Baltimore Pike Concord, PA 19342 firewatersbar.com

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Iron Abbey Gastro Pub 680 N. Easton Road Horsham, PA 19044 ironabbey.com Little Ortino’s Restaurant 800 North Main Street Schwenksville, PA 19473 ortinos.com Lucky Dog Saloon And Grille 417 Germantown Pike Lafayette Hill, PA 19106 theluckydogsaloon.com McCloskey Restaurant 17 Cricket Ave Ardmore, PA 19003 Oreland Inn 101 Lorraine Avenue Oreland, PA 19075 Ortino’s Northside 1355 Gravel Pike Zieglerville, PA 19492 ortinos.com/northside Otto’s Brauhaus 233 Easton Road Horsham, Pa 19044 ottosbrauhauspa.com PJ Whelihan’s 799 Dekalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 pjspub.com The Saloon Bar & Grill 2508 W. Ridge Pike Jeffersonvile, PA 19403 thesaloonbarandgrill.net Side Door Pub 3335 County Line Road Chalfont, PA 18914 Tex Mex 201 East Walnut St North Wales, PA 19454 texmexconnection.com

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Domestic & Imported Beverages 485 Baltimore Pike Glen Mills, PA 19342

Dead Presidents 618 N Union St Wilmington, DE 19805 deadpresidentspub.com

Uno’s Chicago Grill 1100 Bethlehem Pike North Wales,PA 19454 unos.com

Epps Beverages 80 W. Ridge Pike Limerick, PA 19468

Domaine Hudson 1314 N. Washington St Wilmington, DE 19801 domainehudson.com

The Wet Whistle 300 Meetinghouse Road Jenkintown, PA 19046

Frosty Caps 1745-47 Old York Road Abington, PA 19001

Whitpain Tavern 1529 Dekalb St Blue Bell, PA 19422

Hatboro Beverage 201 Jacksonville Road Hatboro, PA 19040 hatbev.com

Union Jack’s 2750 Limekiln Pike Glenside, PA 19038

Brewpubs

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant 1460 Bethlehem Pike North Wales, PA 19454 ironhillbrewery.com McKenzie Brew House 240 Lancaster Ave. Malvern, PA 19355 mckenziebrewhouse.com Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery 1001 King of Prussia Plaza King of Prussia, PA 19406 rockbottom.com Breweries

Prism Brewery 810 Dickerson Rd North Wales, PA 19454 prismbeer.com Royersford Brewing Company 519 Main Street Royersford, PA 19468 royersfordbrew.com Sly Fox Brewing Company 519 Kimberton Road Royersford, PA 19468 slyfoxbeer.com Retail Beer

Beer World 1409 Easton Ave Roslyn, PA 19001 beerworld-roslyn-pa.com Capone’s Restaurant (takeout) 224 W. Germantown Pike Norristown, PA 19401

Michaels Deli 200 West Dekalb Pike King of Prussia, PA 19406 Michaelsdeli.com Home Brew Supplies

Keystone Homebrew Supply 435 Doylestown Rd. (Rt. 202) Montgomeryville, PA 18936 599 Main St Bethlehem, PA 18018 keystonehomebrew.com Weak Knee Home Brewing Supplies North End Shopping Ctr Pottstown, PA 19464 weakKneehomebrew.com

New Jersey / Delaware Bars & Restaurants BBC Tavern and Grill 4019 Kennett Pike Greenville, DE 19807 bbctavernandgrill.com Blue Monkey Tavern 2 South Centre St. Merchantville, NJ 08109 bluemonkeytavern.com Buckley’s Tavern 5821 Kennett Pike Centerville, DE 19807 buckleystavern.org Chelsea Tavern 821 N Market St Wilmington, DE 19801 chelseatavern.com Cork 90 Haddon Avenue Westmont, NJ 08108 corknj.com

Dublin Square 167 Route 130 Bordentown, NJ 08505 dublinsquarepubs.com The Farnsworth House 135 Farnsworth Ave Bordentown, NJ 08505 thefarnsworthhouse.com The Firkin Tavern 1400 Parkway Ave. Ewing, NJ 08628 www.firkintavern.com Geraghty’s Pub 148 W. Broad Street Burlington, NJ 08016 geraghtyspub.com High Street Grill 64 High Street Mount Holly, NJ 09199 highstreetgrill.net Homegrown Cafe 126 E Main St Newark, DE 19711 homegrowncafe.com Jug Handle Inn 2398 Route 73 Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 Madison Pub 33 Lafayette Street Riverside, NJ 08075 McGlynn’s Pub 8 Polly Drummond Shopping Center Newark, DE 19711 108 Peoples Plaza Newark, DE 19702 mcglynnspub.com Mexican Food Factory 601 W Route 70 Marlton, NJ 08053 themexicanfoodfactory.com Nomad 905 N Orange St Wilmington, DE 19801

P.J Whelihan’s 700 Haddon Avenue Haddonfield, NJ 08033 pjspub.com Pour House 124 Haddon Avenue Haddon Twp, NJ 08108 Taproom & Grill 427 W. Crystal Lake Ave Haddonfield, NJ 08033 taproomgrill.com Two Stones Pub 2-3 Chesmar Plaza Newark, DE 19713 twostonespub.com UNO’s Chicago Grill 225 Sloan Avenue Hamilton, NJ 1162 Hurffville Road Deptford, NJ 2803 S. Rt. 73 Maple Shade NJ unos.com

Washington Street Ale House 1206 Washington Street Wilmington, DE 19801 wsalehouse.com World Cafe LIve at the Queen 500 N Market St Wilmington, DE 19801 queen.worldcafelive.com

Breweries Flying Fish Brewing Company 1940 Olney Avenue Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 flyingfish.com River Horse Brewing Co. 80 Lambert Lane Lambertville, NJ 08530 riverhorse.com

Canal’s Discount Liquors Route 73 and Harker Ave Berlin, NJ 08009 canalsofberlin.com Frank’s Union Wine Mart 1206 North Union Street Wilmington DE 19806 FranksWine.com

Twin Lakes Brewing Co 4210 Kennett Pike Greenville, DE 19807

Greenville Wine & Spirits 4025 Kennett Pike Greenville, DE 19807 wineandspiritco.com

Retail Beer Avenue Wine & Spirits 2000 Delaware Ave Lowr Wilmington, DE 19806

Hopewell BuyRite 222 Rt. 31 S. Pennington, NJ 08534 hopewellbuyrite.com

124 E. Kings Highway Maple Shade, NJ 08052 ironhillbrewery.com

Canal’s Discount Liquors 10 W. Rt. 70 Marlton, NJ 08650

Hops And Grapes 810 N. Delsea Drive Glassboro, NJ 08028 hopsandgrapesonline.com

Triumph Brewing Co 138 Nassau Street Princeton, NJ 08542 triumphbrewing.com

1500 Route 38 Hainesport, NJ 08060

Brewpubs Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant 710 S. Madison Street Wilmington, DE 19801 147 E Main St Newark, DE 19711

5360 Route 38 Pennsauken, NJ 08109

If you would like to be added to our directory, please email Alicia@beerscenemag.com or call 215-478-6586 and ask to be included.

Phillies Games $2.50 Coors Light Drafts, Plus $3.00 Corona Bottles and $1.50 Hot Dogs during all games Karaoke Night Fridays 9pm-1am $3.50 Craft Beer Specials Become a Singing Star!

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2004 Mount Holly Road Burlington, NJ 08016 joecanals.com

305 N. Rt.73 Marlton, NJ 08053 joecanals.com

Walker’s Liquor Store 86 Bridge Street Lambertville, NJ 08530

Kreston’s Wine & Spirits 904 Concord Ave Wilmington, DE 19802 krestonwines.com

Wine Works 319 Route 70 W Marlton, NJ 08053

Monster Beverage 1299 N. Delsea Drive Glassboro, NJ 08028 Red White and Brew 33 High Street Mount Holly, NJ 08060 redwhitebrew.net Total Wine and More 2100 Route 38 Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 691 Naamans Road Claymont, DE 19703

J & D's Discount Liquor 430 N. Broad St Woodbury, NJ 08096

1325 McKennans Church Rd Wilmington, DE 19808 totalwine.com

Joe Canal’s 3375 US Rt. 1 Lawrence Twp, NJ 08648

Veritas Wine & Spirit 321 Justison St Wilmington, DE 19801 veritaswineshop.com

Wonderful World of Wine 8 South Union Street Lambertville, NJ 08530 wonderfulworldofwines.net Home Brew Supplies BYOB 162 Haddon Avenue Westmont, NJ 08108 brewyourownbottle.com How Do You Brew?

203 Louviers Drive Newark, DE 19711 howdoyoubrew.com Keg and Barrel Home Brew Supply 41 Clementon Road Berlin, NJ 08009 Princeton Homebrew 208 Sanhican Drive Trenton, NJ 08618

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August Monday, August 8th Monk’s Mad Monday-Cantillon Monk’s Cafe 264 S. 16th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102 Saturday, August 13th- Friday, 19th Pucker Up! 3rd Annual Sourfest Devil’s Den 1148 S. 11th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 Monday, August 15th Girls Just Wanna Have Suds Victory Brewing Co. 420 Acorn Ln., Downingtown, PA 19335 Sixpoint Brew & Chew Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse 1823 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 Wednesday, August 17th Dogfish Beer Dinner Iron Abbey 680 Easton Rd., Horsham, PA 19044 Saturday, August 20th Inaugural Summer Session Fest Jose Pistola’s 263 S. 15th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102 Friday, August 26th Introduction to Brewing Class Keystone Homebrew Supply 435 Doylestown Rd., Montgomeryville, PA 18936 Saturday, August 27th 20th Annual Microfest Stoudts Brewing Co. 2800 N. Reading Rd., Adamstown, PA 19501

September Monday, September 5th Labor Day Crab Night 12 Steps Down 831 Christian St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 Friday, September 9th & Saturday, 10th Session Beer Fest Farmers’ Cabinet 1113 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Saturday, September 10th 4th Annual Beer Fest at the Ballpark McFadden’s Ballpark One Citizen’s Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 19148

Saturday, September 24th 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Street Fest Brauhaus Schmitz 718 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19147

Thursday, September 15th Jodi’s Firkin: Stoudts Peach Pale Ale The Grey Lodge Pub 6235 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19135

Oktoberfest Opening Weekend Stoudts Brewing Co. 2800 N. Reading Rd., Adamstown, PA 19501

Saturday, September 17th Brews, Blues & BBQ Electric Factory 421 N. 7th St., Philadelphia, PA 19123 International Zwanze Day Monk’s Cafe 264 S. 16th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102 McCoole’s Fall Beer Festival McCoole’s Red Lion Inn 4 S. Main St., Quakertown, PA 18951 Saturday, September 17th & Sunday, 18th Devil’s Den Oktoberfest Devil’s Den 1148 S. 11th St., Philadelphia, PA 19147 Monday, September 19th 20th Anniversary Party London Grill 2301 Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA Friday, September 23rd 4th Annual Craft Beer Tasting Toscana’s Restaurant 127 Bridgeton Pk., Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

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Newtown Beerfest 2011 Stocking Works Complex 410 S. State St., Newtown, PA 18940 Thursday, September 29th- Sunday, Oct. 2nd Yuengling Oktoberfest at the SteelStacks 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Friday, September 30th Iron Abbey’s Oktoberfest 3 Iron Abbey 680 Easton Rd., Horsham, PA 19044

October Thursday, October 6th German-American Day Various Locations, Suburbs Thursday, October 6th- Sunday, October 9th Yuengling Oktoberfest at the SteelStacks 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Saturday, October 8th Philly Beer Scene Presents...Brews for Boobies 4 Various Locations, Philadelphia, PA brewsforboobies.com

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Anderson Valley Mowkees Saison (Boonville, CA)

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauch Marzen (Germany)

Avery Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest (Boulder, CO)

Hochzeitsbier von 1810 Oktoberfest (Austria)

Blue Point Oktoberfest (Long Island, NY)

Prof. Fritz Briem’s “GRODZISKIE”

Brew Work’s Devious Imperial Pumpkin Ale (PA)

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Bell’s Oktoberfest (Kalamazoo, MI)

Schneider’s “Nelson Sauvin”

Bell’s Best Brown Ale (Kalamazoo, MI)

Weihenstephan Fest (Germany)

Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale (Hayward, CA) Cisco Pumple Drumkin (Nantucket, MA)

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Flying Dog Dogtoberfest (Frederick, MD)

Warwick Valley Cider

North Coast Grand Cru (Fort Bragg, CA)

“Doc’s Apple, Pear & Framboise” Cider (NY)

New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale (Holland, MI)

J.K. Scrumpy Organic Cider (MI)

Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale (Portsmouth, NH)

Fox Barrel Cider Co. (CA)

Southern Tier PumKING (Lakewood, NY)

Clos Normand Cider (France)

Southern Tier Harvest Ale (Lakewood, NY)

Etienne Dupont Cider (France)

Sudwerk’s Marzen (Davis, CA)

Aspall Dry Organic Ciders (England)

Terrapin PumpkinFest (Athens, GA)

Sarasola Spanish Cider (Spain)

Terrapin Rye Squared (Atherns, GA) Thirsty Dog Pumpkin (Akron, OH)

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Uinta Punk’N (Salt Lake, Utah)

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