5/14/09
Earth gets Stoned
Tonight come to Earth and get Stoned with the dudes from Stone. Big promo. They're bringing beers, I'm gonna bring a few old Stone bottles, should be a good time. Stop out if for some reason you are in Mt. Airy and haven't had Stone's brews a million times.
5/12/09
Local 44
Local 44
44th & Spruce, Philadelphia
I've heard some good things about this spot and had to check it out. Went late on a Wednesday and the joint was jam packed with college kids and hipsters talking very loudly. I know you can't judge a place by its customers (as so many people do at Earth) but it was kinda annoying. The place is simple and small inside, but the draft list is the opposite - HUGE! Nicely focused on the locals without sacrificing quality imports. Kostrizer Shwarzbier, Petrus Oud Bruin, Blue Bird Bitter, and Fuller's London Porter on the pump - what more needs said? They only have one bottle, which is Orval, which is awesome. I had an Ommegang Abbey that was absolutely sublime. I gotta say though the food wasn't so great. So, go somewhere else to eat, then come here to get sloshed. I recommend it.
Philly is pretty fucking awesome huh?
44th & Spruce, Philadelphia
I've heard some good things about this spot and had to check it out. Went late on a Wednesday and the joint was jam packed with college kids and hipsters talking very loudly. I know you can't judge a place by its customers (as so many people do at Earth) but it was kinda annoying. The place is simple and small inside, but the draft list is the opposite - HUGE! Nicely focused on the locals without sacrificing quality imports. Kostrizer Shwarzbier, Petrus Oud Bruin, Blue Bird Bitter, and Fuller's London Porter on the pump - what more needs said? They only have one bottle, which is Orval, which is awesome. I had an Ommegang Abbey that was absolutely sublime. I gotta say though the food wasn't so great. So, go somewhere else to eat, then come here to get sloshed. I recommend it.
Philly is pretty fucking awesome huh?
What in the crap?
So I brewed a quad like 9 months ago, let it chill for like 3 months then bottled it up. But, of course, since I'm an amateur and don't know what I'm doing really, I didn't re-yeast it. So now I have a flat quad, or so it would seem. I'm going to attempt to re-carbonate it eventually, but the other night, when popping one for a steak marinade, I heard a nice healthy hiss when opened. What in the crap? I've opened probably a dozen of these bastards and this is the only one that carbonated. Maybe all the priming sugar wound up in this one - who knows.. It didn't foam out the top at all. Regular carbonation but the taste did seem super cloying and sticky sweet. Weird.
5/8/09
The Institute
The Institute
12th & Green, Philadelphia
I haven't heard a lot about this place but I was very impressed. I met my friend Mike there for a drink thinking it would be your regular old bar with your regular old tap list and I was blown away!! I immediately got an Ommegang Rouge (get it while you can right?) which was served in a nice clean glass at the perfect temperature. The place itself is hip but not too hip, and quite comfortable with an interesting mix of tunes. The second floor holds a whiskey bar which seemed pretty alright as well. After I drained the Rouge, which is so damn good it goes down like water, I ordered a New Holland Golden Cap Saison which was good but had a bit too much wheat for my taste. Aside from our little group, there was absolutely no one there. That bothered me. This is a great bar and I hope people go down and check it out. The beer list is absolutely stellar. I didn't even notice they had bottles when I was there!
So hats off to The Institute for proving once again that Philly has the best beer bars anywhere. I will be back here no doubt and I hope other people check it out too.
12th & Green, Philadelphia
I haven't heard a lot about this place but I was very impressed. I met my friend Mike there for a drink thinking it would be your regular old bar with your regular old tap list and I was blown away!! I immediately got an Ommegang Rouge (get it while you can right?) which was served in a nice clean glass at the perfect temperature. The place itself is hip but not too hip, and quite comfortable with an interesting mix of tunes. The second floor holds a whiskey bar which seemed pretty alright as well. After I drained the Rouge, which is so damn good it goes down like water, I ordered a New Holland Golden Cap Saison which was good but had a bit too much wheat for my taste. Aside from our little group, there was absolutely no one there. That bothered me. This is a great bar and I hope people go down and check it out. The beer list is absolutely stellar. I didn't even notice they had bottles when I was there!
So hats off to The Institute for proving once again that Philly has the best beer bars anywhere. I will be back here no doubt and I hope other people check it out too.
I Love Malt!!
I really do. I love the way it looks and feels and tastes and smells, and more importantly I love the delicious beverage it aids in creating known as beer. This blog isn't going to focus on any one thing in particular. It's all about anything relating to really really good beer, how it's made, the people who make it, and the places that serve it (plus other random crap I feel like posting). That's about as specific as I can be. But most importantly, this blog is all about the love.
What inspired this change? The same thing that always inspires change in my life - a pub crawl. I was out and about in this great city known as Philly and came to the conclusion that I am in the best beer city in the world. All this time I've been advocating the hate but now it's time to shine light on the positive. I will probably go back to my hater ways sooner or later but for now, as I said, it's all about the love, baby!!
What inspired this change? The same thing that always inspires change in my life - a pub crawl. I was out and about in this great city known as Philly and came to the conclusion that I am in the best beer city in the world. All this time I've been advocating the hate but now it's time to shine light on the positive. I will probably go back to my hater ways sooner or later but for now, as I said, it's all about the love, baby!!
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