You don’t have to go into the city to participate in the Fun of Philly Beer Week 2011. BeerAppreciation joins in the Philly Beer Week fun for some great local events at the Oakmont National Pub (31 E. Eagle Rd, Havertown). Last year we brought you the great Yards Beer Dinner with brewer Frank Winslow, “Heaven and ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on May 25, 2011
I didn’t finish my observations on the 2011 CBC from San Francisco – and didn’t get to mention a few other notably cool things Beer Appreciators may enjoy to hear about. The second night of the conference Anchor Steam and Lagunitas (just putting them together is so cool) bought out the Fillmore as a free musical event ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on May 16, 2011
Rob Peters has been teaching Wine classes at the Main Line School Night for a while, and has occasionally dropped in one of my beer appreciation classes. He had been prodding me to do something with him, so I finally relented this spring and decided to do a wine/beer and cheese tasting class with him. ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on May 15, 2011
It wasn’t really that long ago that the three taps at the Nail in Ardmore on Haverford Avenue were Bud, Miller Lite and Bass (and the Bass ran really foamy). The bottles selection was pretty uninspired, with Yuengling and Coors Light to add to the familiar bar basics. After Chris took over the place, the ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on April 24, 2011
I attended the 2011 Craft Brewing Conference in San Francisco last month and basked in the collegial and warm atmosphere of the some 3500 attendees that represent Craft Brewing in America. I found that I vastly preferred this event to the more famous (and infamous) GABF in Denver – though the GABF is a “must ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on April 10, 2011
In the bay area for the Craft Brewers Conference (more on that later) and made the 45 minute drive out to visit one of my long favorites – Lagunitas Brewing – makers of high gravity, highly creative ales and beers. (I posted about my appreciation of them back in 2009 as well). I had the exquisite ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on March 23, 2011
With Tria already established as a beer mecca helping to promote craft beer, wine and other spirits, now Stephen Starr has opened a new “gastro pub” across the street “Dandelion”. Mr. Starr has never been one to shy away from good beer on his menus but this place is more beer focused then before – along ... Read More No Comments
Written by pcherpack on February 27, 2011
Craft Beer News
If you haven’t visited the Yard’s Brewery in their Penn’s Landing location on Del Read More
On a blustery afternoon in March, a short stroll from the Boston Seaport Hotel and Convention center Read More
Out in the Philly area, Straub’s beers aren’t that easy to find. You may have heard of it, and m Read More
You all know BeerAppreciation focuses on local breweries, local beers and is very pro Philly and the Read More
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