According to historical photos, Philadelphia once had a host of traditional beergardens to service its large German population. Prohibition and the flight of much of that population to the suburbs has largely eliminated that beergarden culture, but once a year one of the city’s largest German clubs opens its beergarden to the rest of us. […]
Everyone has a lawnmower beer (or at least I assume everyone has a lawnmower beer), and I’m no exception. On these hot summer days, my lawn mower beer is Spaten. It’s a mild tasting Munich lager (a Helles, for those who care), a pils without the hops, and in a heavy glass mug it’s just […]
Having learned to drink beer in Germany, I must confess to being rather particular about drinking out of a glass. Indeed, I’m particular not only about having a glass, but also about having the proper glass. By the time I left Germany I had two large boxes of beer glasses of all shapes and kinds, […]
I’m not much of a grocery shopper, particularly with three small children, but the cupboards were bare in our household so that meant we had little choice. Among other things, we needed mustard, and we stumbled on this in our (no-so-local) Wegmans:
Now, I’m a sucker for beer, and beer goes well with pretzels, which in […]
So, I like hops as much as the next guy. Indeed, my favorite Pilsner style beer, Jever, is renowned for its high hop content, I’m a big fan of Victory’s HopDevil, and as I’ve mentioned before one of my favorite beers of late has been Dogfish Head’s hoppy 60 cent IPA. Hell, I like hops […]
When I went to a friend’s house the other evening I was - not surprisingly -offered a beer. And this was the beer I was offered:
Now, most people with any knowledge of Germany and/or German beers would look at the smaller label (the one around the neck), and expect something along the lines of a […]
So, apparently rumors of Dock Street’s imminent opening were just that - no indication it has actually happened. If anyone knows when it’s actually going to open let me know and I’ll check it out.
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Rumor has it that today will be the day an old friend rises from the ashes, albeit in a completely new form. A variety of sources have suggested that the new Dock Street brewery will be opening its doors today at 50th and Baltimore in West Philadelphia. That makes two Phoenixes rising from the ashes […]
Some time ago I was riding my bicycle on a weekend club tour through the Bavarian countryside. Now, Bavarians are pretty serious about their bicycle riding, but they’re also pretty serious about their Saturdays, and almost every one of these 60-mile plus tours was sustained by a lovely beergarden stop in the middle somewhere. After […]
This site is too cool for words, a must for any traveler.
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Written by J. Christopher Erb [email], and Kelly Phillips Erb [email] for b5media.
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