I was down the shore working while Benita and The Urchins were off to the waterpark. As a reward for my endeavors, I popped open a bomber of Victory’s Java Cask, a Coffee Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels. I acquired this bottle in a white elephant swap at work […]
While packing for the shore, I received a text from G-LO (he had just come back from his biennial pilgrimage to Canadia, aka Maine, and brought back some new beers for me to try) informing me that my “Maine Brewers To-Go Bag” (this isn’t really a thing, but […]
Way back in August of 2013, Limpd attended the First Pour at Iron Hill Brewery’s Voorhees location on his own, and last night, I attended the First Pour at Iron Hill’s brand spanking new Center City Philadelphia location (it officially opens on September 13th) on my own. What is […]
If you’ve ever read Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity (or even seen the film, which is pretty faithful to the book except for the fact they they made all of the characters American and moved the location from London to Chicago), then you know that lists play a pretty […]
Limpd and I had two options yesterday afternoon: Option #1: Stay at work and toil away at our mostly thankless jobs until 5pm. Or later! Option #2: Leave a little early to attend a behind-the-scenes preview tour of a new brew pub in Center City Philadelphia. As evidenced […]
The beer you see up above was sent to us by Adam Krell of Curich|Weiss. That’s pretty much the whole back story. No elaborate schemes. No evasive maneuvers. No endless searches in the tri-state area. We got an email from Adam asking if we’d like to review the beer. […]
Surge Pours Add Drama… Thick, Creamy, Cascade of Suds. Soothing Bitterness.
G-LO: Have you fully recovered from our Urban Village Brewing Company excursion last night? I don’t know about you, but I was totally feeling like I was experiencing a “to the pain” moment by the time that second pizza came out. That was one hell of a meal! […]
May 26, 2018 7:12 AM The plan is to be on the road by 7:59 AM. Let’s see how that goes. May 26, 2018 8:16 AM Car’s all packed up, but we’re 17 minutes behind schedule. Oh well. May 26, 2018 10:02 AM Quick stop for a double […]
Regular readers are well aware of my fondness for Saisons (aka Farmhouse Ales). My fascination with this style goes way back to Philly Beer Week 2010 when I read an article in the Philadelphia Weekly where both Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Bill Covaleski of Victory Brewing Company […]