Beer, Wine & Spirits
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Virtual Happy Hour with Upper Darby’s Tina Fey and Hall Wines
Vinter Kathryn Hall of Hall Wines does a weekly happy hour, in South Saint Helena, Napa Valley, California, and this week she was joined by none other than Upper Darby’s own Tina Fey. Tina is actor, writer, and producer, and you see many flashes of her PA love in 30 Rock, especially when it comes…
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So Which Alcohol Brand Helped Delaware County Residents Cope With 2020?
Tito’s Handmade Vodka was the liquor of choice for Delaware County in 2020, writes Dan Stamm for NBC 10 Philadelphia. Made by Crown Wine & Spirits, it was the top selling liquor in the county for the past year, according to a list compiled by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. To face 2020’s challenges, Delaware…
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Iron Hill Adds Canned Beer to Its Offerings
Just before its 25th anniversary, Iron Hill Brewery, which has a brewpub restaurant in Media, opened a new production brewery in Exton that is large enough to brew 20,000 barrels annually, or around 20 times what one of its brewpubs produces in a year, writes Jenn Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The facility, which opened…
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A Hike and a Brew: Philly Magazine Pairs Up Ridley Creek State Park and La Cabra Brewing in Berwyn
You can spend your weekends on some great hikes in the Greater Philadelphia area that also happen to be near local craft breweries, writes Gina Tomaine and Caroline Cunningham for Philadelphia Magazine Ridley Creek State Park in Media , with 13 miles of trails, continues to be one of Delaware County’s more popular hiking spots,…
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New Ale from Aston’s 2SP Brewing Honors Philadelphia Union and the Fans That Support Them
Aston craft brewer 2SP has partnered with the Philadelphia Union’s soccer fan club to create a new beer in celebration of the team’s 13th anniversary, writes Pat Ralph for phillyvoice.co. 2SP Brewing has joined the Sons of Ben to present “Here beFORe The Beer,” a pale ale with a touch of caramel malt. The beer…
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Aldan Resident Charisse McGill Gave Us French Toast Bites, Now There’s a French Toast Bites Ale
Aldan resident Charisse McGill had a big success when she launched her French Toast Bites and Lokal Artisan Foods in 2018. Now McGill will be the first black female in Pennsylvania to have her own beer, modeled after the unique flavors of her snack food, writes Molly Given for philly.metro.us. McGill has been working with…
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Deer Creek Malthouse Debuts Collaborative PA Beer at Virtual Festival
Deer Creek Malthouse in Glen Mills is taking its sixth annual “Malt-A-Palooza” fall harvest festival virtual this year, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. This year’s event will go online with a remote happy hour 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, where a new all-Pennsylvania sourced beer, “PA Pride,” will debut. Several Pennsylvania craft breweries…
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Breweries Find Creative Ways to Get Their Products Into the Hands of Customers
Local brewers are showing some imagination as they figure out ways around closed restaurants, shelter-at-home and distancing rules to get their product to consumers, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Times. Places like 2SP Brewing Company in Aston have lost about 70 percent of their business from closed restaurants. Now brewers are taking their product…
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‘Delco Happy Hour’ Has Become a Facebook Destination in These Times of Isolation
It might have been the magic words, “Happy Hour,” but a new Facebook Group, “Delco Happy Hour” is an instant hit, writes Vince Carey for the Daily Times. Norwood’s Karen O’Connor started the group March 19 with Interboro High friends Brenda Bustin and Carolyn Muldoon. The next morning, there were 600 requests to join. By…
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This ‘Aint No Sissy Softball in Primos; Just Read the Billboard
A charity softball game in Primos has sparked a friendly rivalry and the stakes just keep getting bigger, writes Anna Orso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The J.T. Brewski’s Pub Annual Softball Game, played in Primos every spring for the last eight years, pits pub owner Tom Smith’s team against his buddy Joe Allen’s team. The…
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New Beers a Big Hit at Chadds Ford Wawa Brew Tour Opening
The line was hundreds of people long at the Chadds Ford Wawa Friday, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Chadds Ford Wawa was the kick off point for Wawa’s Brew Tour. People lined up around the building to get free beer samples and to buy four packs of 2SP’s Winter Reserve Stout, an…
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Wawa Rolls Out New Brews With a Multi-state Brew Tour, Starting in Chadds Ford
Last year’s Winter Reserve Coffee Stout from Wawa was so successful it is back this year, along with three new brews, writes Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Last year, Wawa only did it in the Philadelphia five-county area,” said Mike Contreras, director of sales and marketing at 2SP. “This year, we wanted to make…
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Larimer Brewery Plans November Grand Opening, With a Promise to Hire Chester Residents
The Larimer Beer Company is looking at a grand opening sometime in November as it expands its taproom into a full brewhouse along the Chester waterfront, writes Kenneth Burns for WHYY. The taproom near Talen Energy Stadium has been open more than three months. Matt Lindenmuth, the company founder, said what is brewed in Chester…
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From a Humble Beginning in Philly, Havertown, Dock Street Brewery Has Led the Way With Innovation
Founded in 1985, the Dock Street Brewery has come a long way from its early days in Havertown, writes Lisa Dukart for Main Line Today. The new Dock Street Brewery in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood boasts an Anthropologie-esque interior complete with velvet chairs, reclaimed wood tables, lots of plants, exposed brick walls and an abundance…
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Delaware County Beer Distributors Now Offer a Rainbow of Malt Slushies
Frozen drinks have come to a Delaware County beer distributor near you, writes Caroline Coral for Eater Philadelphia. Thanks to relaxed Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board rules, places like Rite Buy Beer in Clifton Heights have malt beverage frozen-drink machines on the counter, offering the latest in colorful slushies for takeout. The clerk fills up a…
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Sheetz Enters Wawa Territory With Philadelphia Breakfast Beer Partnership
The competition for convenience store champ between Wawa and Sheetz heated up after Sheetz partnered with a Philadelphia brewery to introduce a new breakfast brew, writes Nick Vadala for The Philadelphia Inquirer. First, Sheetz introduced Project Coffee Hopz, a coffee-infused IPA brewed in partnership with the Mifflinburg-based Rusty Rail Brewing Company. That, after Wawa collaborated…
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Glen Mills Resident Runs His Business Like He Runs Marathons
Kevin Nolan is ambitious. He’s driven. And he gets things done — in both his personal life and business. The 57-year-old from Glen Mills runs Nolan Painting, based in Havertown, just like he runs across the country. He now has finished a marathon in every one of the 50 states since getting his start in…
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