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Recap: Beer Under The Big Top
Beer Under The Big Top returned again to the Navy Yard in Philadelphia for their 2nd annual circus-themed beer extravaganza on June 2nd, 2018.
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Review: Upside IPA from Wellington Brewery
Wellington Brewery has been around since 1985 located in Guelph Ontario an hour’s drive west of Toronto. One of Ontario’s early craft breweries, Wellington is best known for their Arkell Best Bitter and County Brown Ale. Their Upside IPA is the topic of today’s review...
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Review: Trophy Boaster by Town Brewery
I was recently placed on a beer embargo by my loving wife, who recognized that our fridge had become 50% craft beers and quite reasonably wanted me to enjoy some of what I had before I made any new acquisitions. Well, I tried. Not for long, but I tried. Knowing that...
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Recap: All-Star Craft Beer & Wine Festival 2018
The All Star Craft Beer & Wine Festival hit Citizens Bank Park for the second time this past Saturday, May 19th, offering attendees unlimited samples of craft beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails from more than 100 vendors in and around the stadium’s concourse.
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Recap: Phoenixville Beer & Wine Festival
The 2nd annual Phoenixville Beer & Wine Festival returned on Saturday, May 12, 2018 to the Kimberton Fairgrounds. Attendees sampled beverages from a myriad of local and national breweries, wineries, as well as mead, cider and spirits.
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Review: Calm Tom’s Double IPA by Quidi Vidi Brewing Co.
Warning: The following beer review contains graphic descriptions of gross negligence of growlers filled with 5-star beer by the author. Reader discretion is advised. It is not often that my beer reviews come replete with harrowing adventures. This is one of those...
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Review: Iceberg by Quidi Vidi Brewing Co.
I love to travel. I love Craft Beer. Thankfully, we live in an age where the two go hand-in-hand. With a week off, I decided to take my family for a vacation to Newfoundland, as a change of pace. We rented a nice little cottage in Portugal Cove (about 10 minutes from...
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Recap: Hops Class at The Foodery Phoenixville
As we learned the history of hops from our experts in attendance at the event (from Stockertown Beverage and Free Will Brewing Company), we were given samples of various hopped beers to try the hops they were mentioning.
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Review: Bottomcutter/Topcutter by Bale Breaker Brewing Company
Bale Breaker Brewing Company is a family-owned brewery located in the Yakima Valley. Backed by four generations of hop farming experience, Bale Breaker started in 2013, and has grown to become the fifth largest independent craft brewery in Washington. Topcutter Pours...
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