BeerAppreciation

Merry X Fest at Penn Museum

Merry X Fest at Penn Museum

The X Fest was a really nice Christmas Beer tasting event held last Friday night at the Penn Museum. Joe Sixpack (Don Russell) and the Philly Beer Week crew put together some great winter brews at the site of the old “Book & Cook” beer tastings at Penn. Unlike those events, you could actually hear yourself ... Read More No Comments

Written by admin on December 15, 2009

Rich Wagner’s Beer Appreciation Class Presentation on the History of Prohibition in Philadelphia

Rich Wagner’s Beer Appreciation Class Presentation on the History of Prohibition in Philadelphia

ich Wagner from Pennsylvania Brewery Historians gave a private lecture to the class on the heritage of brewing in the Philadelphia area, and how at least a few local breweries survived during the time of Prohibition. Some breweries switched to soft drinks or “non-alcoholic malt alternatives,” while other breweries closed and never reopened. Rich WagnerRich read historical newspaper stories on Read More No Comments

Written by admin on April 7, 2006