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Yards – Come and Taste Real Local Philly Beer

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education | Posted on April 29th, 2012

If you haven’t visited the Yard’s Brewery in their Penn’s Landing location on Delaware Ave, you are missing the opportunity to see the city’s first original Philadelphia brewery in modern times (first after Prohibition – but truth be told, they did relocate within Philly a number of times since Tom Kehoe started it off in Roxborough [...]

Happily Harpooned in Boston

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education | Posted on April 8th, 2012

On a blustery afternoon in March, a short stroll from the Boston Seaport Hotel and Convention center (site of the annual American Craft Beer Fest), I found myself at the Harpoon Brewery.
Along with the usual beer swag and a sweeping view of fermenters and brew kettles, was a really nice wooden bar and tasting area [...]

Going Old School at Straub’s in St.Marys

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education, Lew Bryson, Lew Bryson's Breweries of Pennsylvania, St.marys, Straub's Beer, Straub's Brewery, The Eternal Tap | Posted on March 4th, 2012

Out in the Philly area, Straub’s beers aren’t that easy to find. You may have heard of it, and maybe think of it as a “Rolling Rock” sort of light lager, with no distinctive attributes – or a smaller Yuengling from out in the middle of Pennsylvania somewhere.
Some of you may even have heard about [...]

Northern Ca. Brewery Guide

Posted by pcherpack | 21st Amendment Brewing, Anchor Brewing, Anderson Valley Brewing, Bear Republic brewery, Beer Education, Drakes Brewery, Jupiter brew Pub, lagunitas brewery, Magnolia Brewing, Medocino Brewing, Moyan’s Brewery, Pacific Coast Brew Pub, Pyramid Ale House, Russian River Brewing, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Sudwerk Brewing, The Beach Chalet Brewery, The Thirsty Bear Brewery, Triple Rock Brewery, Trummer Pils | Posted on February 20th, 2012

You all know BeerAppreciation focuses on local breweries, local beers and is very pro Philly and the ‘burbs. That said, I have been fortunate enough to make a few brewery runs in the San Francisco Bay area (click here to see my “Brewery Life List – So far”) and the sheer number of breweries and [...]

Moonlight Brewing Shines with Passion in Santa Rosa

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education, Brian Hunt, Death and Taxes Beer, Jeff Barkley, Lunatic Lager Beer, Moonlight Brewing, Reality Czeck Pils, Santa Rosa, Twist of Fate Bitter | Posted on January 28th, 2012

Brian Hunt, the founder, brewer and inspiration (as well as keg filler, delivery man and just about everything else) of Moonlight Brewing jokingly asks his assistant Jeff: “How much product did we make today?” On cue Jeff shouted back “We don’t make product, we make beer”, and added an F-bomb for emphasis.
Brian wants us to [...]

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education | Posted on January 25th, 2012

When I made the trip up to Boonville (about 2 and a half hours north of San Francisco) to visit the mythical Anderson Valley Brewing Company, I wasn

Bear Republic

Posted by pcherpack | Bear Republic, Bear Republic Brewpub, Beer Education, Healdsburg California, Racer 5, Racer X, Ryan Lindecker | Posted on January 20th, 2012

Bar manager for 14 years at the Bear Republic brew pub in Healdsburg California, Ryan

Holiday Beer Appreciation

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education, brooklyn black chocolate stout, dogfish brew and eats, Dogfish Head Brewery, dogfish hell hound ale, home brew christmas ale, troegs, Troegs Brewery, troegs Mad Elf, troegs T2 | Posted on December 30th, 2011

Holiday time means parties, celebrations, dinners out or in with friends and family – all of which of course brings us to beer appreciation! Whether it

Hop Harvest Touring in Oregon

Posted by pcherpack | Astoria Oregon, Beer Education, Bridgeport Brewing, Deschutes Brewery, Fort George Brewery, Golden Valley Brewery, mcMinnville Oregon, Pacific CIty Oregon, Pelican Brewpub, Portland Oregon, Rogue Brewery, Rogue Chateau Farms, Rogue XS imperial IPA, Stumptown Coffee | Posted on November 13th, 2011

The Oregon experience: Coffee, Beer, Cheese, Hops , Nature, Beer, Pacific Ocean crashing on Rocks, Hops,

Birreria

Posted by pcherpack | Beer Education | Posted on October 9th, 2011

Happy Columbus Day – and speaking of great Italian/American discoveries – how about Birreria in New York City – by the Flatiron Building at 200 5th Avenue?
A dream child of the ever prolific Sam Calagione (Italian heritage you think?) of Dogfish and Italian craft brewers Baladin and