As a part of a mixed six, I picked up a bottle of Weyerbacher’s Merry Monks. Since I have had several Weyerbacher’s (the Double Simcoe IPA and the Slam Dunkel) in the past, and heard G-LO sing the praises of the Merry Monks, I thought I would give […]
We’ve been nominated for the Epikur Writer of the Year 2012 award! We’d love it if you visited the Epikur website and threw a vote our way. Click here to do just that. We wish all of our Philly based food and drink blogging buddies all the best. […]
A couple weeks ago, a very good friend of the family came over with her two boys for a casual Sunday dinner (I made homemade pizza!). Since our friend is a huge Craft Beer fan (she definitely qualifies as one of Barley’s Angels), I took her visit as […]
This post was inspired by by our friend John LaRue of “The Droid Your Looking For” blog. Here is the first part of John’s “Fun With Netflix Viewer Reviews: Volume 4” post which explains what he set out to do: It’s time yet again for the article that’s […]
I didn’t plan on having a beer last Tuesday night, or even writing up a review, but the smell of freshly baked chocolate cake (none for me sadly) was so overwhelming, that I suddenly craved an uber-dark beer. Luckily, I had recently picked up a mixed six pack […]
Ever since I started down the Craft Beer road a few years ago, I have had a difficult time embracing the Pumpkin Ale beer style. While many of them smell delicious, I have found the actual flavors to be somewhat disappointing. Where does all that spicy goodness in […]
Hendrick’s Gin Brings “Voyages Into the Unusual” to Philadelphia World’s Most Unusual Gin Promises Journey Filled with Awe-Inspiring Scenes and People of Peculiar Passions Philadelphia, PA (October 4, 2012)—The delightfully peculiar Hendrick’s Gin invites Philadelphians to open their minds, unfasten their senses and join “Voyages Into the Unusual” for […]
It’s not often that we review a beer or whisk(e)y on more than one occasion, but since people kept mentioning how much they love the Trappistes Rochefort 8 wherever I turned on the interwebz (the blogs, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) a couple weeks ago, I thought it was about […]
On September 5th, we received the following invitation from Jennie Hatton of Profile PR in Philadelphia: Brewery Ommegang invites you and a guest to be one-of-the-first to sample its newest beer Scythe & Sickle Harvest Ale. Please join Ommegang representative Megan Maguire on Wednesday, September 19 from 5 to 7 […]
Laphroaig Live 2012! “There’s no smoke without Laphroaig” Join us in Germany for this year’s Laphroaig Live, as we explore the impact that smoking has on Laphroaig; be it beer, Islay peat or German sausage meat… Show date: Thursday 27th September Show time: 21:00 CET (GMT +1) Laphroaig […]
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