Thu, 22 Oct 2009

After a super dramatic 2 out, 9th inning win, the Phils gave us a low drama game last night. Just crushed it like World Phacking Champions. Wow the World Series don't start until Wednesday next week.

Draft Beer Update
The wet-hopped beers keep kicking and rolling through. Manayunk Hop Harvest was replaced by Port High Tide Fresh Hop IPA. If you'd like to read a little more about wet hopped beers, Lee mentioned this New York Times article while sitting at the bar this afternoon.

Great Divide Samurai kicked. Replacing it is Victory Moonglow. Moonglow, a higher octane amber wheat beer, is, like it or not, yet another sure sign that fall is here. I have a several year old memory of Bob Renner especially digging on Moonglow. Way back before we had a snazzy new sign.

Random chatter about some of the current draft selections: John Flagler and I are really digging on the peppery Furthermore Knot Stock, but Jim Keavaney wasn't jazzed with it at all, calling it a mixed up fruit bowl if I recall correctly. The Phils won the Phacking National League Championship last night, so my memory isn't 100% as there was a REPEAT going on. Pretty much everyone I spoke to last night was loving Victory Rauch Porter; it's nice to see smoked beers getting loving. Cary Smithson agrees with me that the cherry in Erie Derailed Ale is very interesting. Not sweet yet not too tart. It's a very interesting take on a cherry beer.


Picture of the Day
Part of the our exterior renovations is a new sign. It's huge. And it's pretty cool looking too. People will probably still complain that they can't find the place, but whatcha gonna do?