Philly Area Thread

[SeaWatchman]

I try my hardest to avoid philly at all costs.

 

[jeevo]

For you Philly peeps, what kind of drive is it from Philly (Fishtown area) to Other Half / Grimm? I am not from this side of the state, but every time I've been out to Philly and driven, the traffic was always crazy, and I always seemed to hit a lot of tollbooths.

 

[seedavid]

For you Philly peeps, what kind of drive is it from Philly (Fishtown area) to Other Half / Grimm? I am not from this side of the state, but every time I've been out to Philly and driven, the traffic was always crazy, and I always seemed to hit a lot of tollbooths.

I'm not a Philly peep, but you should know that Grimm doesn't have any sort of physical location. They sometimes brew in Staten Island, and sometimes in Virginia, but don't have a tasting room or anything like that. Though draft and bottles are available all over the place in NYC, so check beermenus.com before/during your visit.

 

[lazerviking]

For you Philly peeps, what kind of drive is it from Philly (Fishtown area) to Other Half / Grimm? I am not from this side of the state, but every time I've been out to Philly and driven, the traffic was always crazy, and I always seemed to hit a lot of tollbooths.

Without traffic you can get to Brooklyn in around an hour and a half. It really just depends when you go.

 

[jeevo]

Thanks for the responses guys. I had no idea that Grimm did not have a brewery, so that's definitely a big heads up seedavid. It looks like their stuff is all over New York though, according to their webpage.

 

[Shakedwnst]

Also EZ Pass. You'll never make it in 90 mins without it.

 

[xnicknj]

Without traffic you can get to Brooklyn in around an hour and a half. It really just depends when you go.

Yea definitelly 100% timing. Last time I went (a Friday evening) it took 3+ hours.

 

[jeevo]

It looks like I'm probably not going to be making any beer runs to New York during my weekend in Philly. Thanks for the responses though guys.

 

[Shakedwnst]

Any BCBS events in the area besides black Wednesday at alla spina?

 

[user 305778]

Besides rumors that The Foodery is doing events again, I haven't heard anything.

 

[Shakedwnst]

Might stop by on my way home and try to confirm.

 

[holldy01]

Coming from out of town, what are some of the better bottle shops to go to on black friday, either for bcbs and variants or just other solid bottles shops with strong import/sour/saison selections?

 

[Jmonah3]

Looks like Foodery will be doing events again this year.

 

[Shakedwnst]

But they don't all have the same selection

 

[Jmonah3]

One location will have all of them. Others it looks like will have some variants.

 

[user 306926]

Anyone heading to Khyber anytime soon? They have a killer shirt and I'm ISO.

 

[Shakedwnst]

Anyone heading to Khyber anytime soon? They have a killer shirt and I'm ISO.

I can probably take care of that for you. Shoot me a pm and let me know what size you need

 

[lazerviking]

Anyone heading to Khyber anytime soon? They have a killer shirt and I'm ISO.

F. I totally forgot about this didn't I? I will hook you up next time I go. Just remind me which one.

 

[Hayden McCall]

lol Kudos to whomever orchestrated this little "**** you" at the new location at the Franklin Mills Mall

 

[Shakedwnst]

F. I totally forgot about this didn't I? I will hook you up next time I go. Just remind me which one.

I tried. They couldn't find the shirts.....

 

[ForkAndSpoonOperator]

lol Kudos to whomever orchestrated this little "**** you" at the new location at the Franklin Mills Mall

Guess they hired the non-union electricians.

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

Has anyone had or does anyone know anything about Free Will Brewing? I know it's north of Philly but this seemed the closest thread to ask about it.

 

[Shakedwnst]

They make authentic American lambic according to their bottles and SeaWatchman

 

[Pneill3161]

Has anyone had or does anyone know anything about Free Will Brewing? I know it's north of Philly but this seemed the closest thread to ask about it.

I dig them, their lambics are closer to a Berliner then a lambic but I still enjoy.

 

[SeaWatchman]

They make authentic American lambic according to their bottles and SeaWatchman

Somehow not the worst thing in Philly.

 

[holldy01]

Has anyone had or does anyone know anything about Free Will Brewing? I know it's north of Philly but this seemed the closest thread to ask about it.

What do you want to know about them? They no longer call their beers lambics, just sours now. Their older sours used to have a lot of acetone. However, their program seems to be turning a corner. Ollie was a beautiful oud bruin, it really is their love child. Their other sours seem to be losing that vinegar aspect even if they are still a bit thin. They have hopefully turned a corner and will start producing some really solid sour beers

 

[HevvyMetalHippie]

What do you want to know about them? They no longer call their beers lambics, just sours now. Their older sours used to have a lot of acetone. However, their program seems to be turning a corner. Ollie was a beautiful oud bruin, it really is their love child. Their other sours seem to be losing that vinegar aspect even if they are still a bit thin. They have hopefully turned a corner and will start producing some really solid sour beers

Yeah I'm just looking for overall information about the brand, what are people's thoughts. Are they just dust collectors on store shelves, or do people look for them? They're about to come up this way, and I'm simply looking to get a snapshot of what this corner of the beer world thinks of them. I'm worried that anything that hits distro up here that doesn't blow people away is going to just fade into the background, like everything else has in 2015.

 

[holldy01]

Yeah I'm just looking for overall information about the brand, what are people's thoughts. Are they just dust collectors on store shelves, or do people look for them? They're about to come up this way, and I'm simply looking to get a snapshot of what this corner of the beer world thinks of them. I'm worried that anything that hits distro up here that doesn't blow people away is going to just fade into the background, like everything else has in 2015.

Some of their stuff moves while other sits. As far as their sours go-their peach and now their ollie seem to move relatively quickly at the show where I work. However other sours such as their key lime and grape seem to sit on the shelf for long stretches collecting dust. They have some solid non sour offerings as well such as their C.O.B. I think they might unfortunately fade due to their vinegary sours. They are better now but they are going to need people to give them another chance which with all the offerings out there now I dont know people will want to. Ollie is a great step forward, hopefully this is the direction the brewery is going.

 

[Friend_of_the_Gueuze]

Yeah I'm just looking for overall information about the brand, what are people's thoughts. Are they just dust collectors on store shelves, or do people look for them? They're about to come up this way, and I'm simply looking to get a snapshot of what this corner of the beer world thinks of them. I'm worried that anything that hits distro up here that doesn't blow people away is going to just fade into the background, like everything else has in 2015.

From what I've seen, they tend to be dust collectors. On a positive note, the Key Lime smells and tastes like an excellent product to clean the dust with. Bottled Mr Clean anyone?

 

[NJR19056]

Anyone heading to the Stone Soup bottle share this weekend? Think this is my 4th year, always a fun time

From the event info on the other site:

It's our tenth anniversary, beer geeks! Get your year started right with good people and good beer. Noon to 4 p.m. Bring a bottle or two of something special and $20 to cover food, tips, and staff.

More: http://wetwhistlebarandgrille.com