Brewer's Plate!

Booze, food, and playing hard, don't mess with us, guys, we take em all pretty seriously. This weekend we're gearing up for an event that's sure to be a blast for all involved, and one we're doing with some of our favorite people, Fair Food Philly. Brewer's Plate is Fair Food's annual fundraiser that brings together restaurants, farmers, artisans and brewers located within 150 miles of Philadelphia for a giant food loving tasting fest of goodness. This year we really pulled out all the stops...we've got a super special flavor featuring a super special spirit from Philadelphia Distilling that I couldn't BE more excited about...Also in the liquor category, we're going to be featuring a super summery sorbetto made with cucumber and VeeV, a distilled (NOT infused!) Acai berry liquor that's not only sustainable but with every sale donates money to Sambazon's Sustainable Acai Project. Awesome.
Beer? Oh yes, we'll have beer flavors. We called on our friends at Rogue and will be using their Chocolate Stout (Hi Sebbie!) as well as (my personal favorite) their Chipotle Ale to mix things up a bit. We're mixing up a batch of Lancaster Brewing Company's Strawberry Wheat Ale for you fruit lovers...and don't forget about DOGFISH HEAD! (Delaware hollllller!!!!) Super stoked about this, we snagged a bottle of Red & White from the Foodery. Stoked? How stoked!? SO STOKED!!! It's gonna be crazy. You can tell when I get excited because I turn into one big exclamation point, and I'm pretty sure from a grammatical perspective, this blog could be categorized as one big yell.
Hopefully we'll see you on Sunday! Tickets are going fast, there are only VIP's left but that means you can still come hang with us! The Brewer's Plate will be at the Penn Museum, this Sunday, March 13th from 5PM-8PM....

How excited?

Holy Booze, Batman!

I think one of the things I hear the most when talking to customers is "You guys have a bar?!" YES! Yes we do! Yes we do and it's pretty rad! We run the gamut of old school Italian amari (some of my favorite things in this world, Fernet Branca being top dog) to off the wall gelato cocktails, to super classic libations. We try to keep things simple, and with the weather being what it is lately, we figured we should conjure some warmth up in this piece...of West Philly.Can I just say that there's something about coffee with whiskey in it that can make me feel better regardless of circumstance? Maybe it's the Irish in me (aka, the lush), but it's comforting in a way I can't fully understand or describe, I just know that it heals. Ditto on Hot Toddy's, although Jo (our illustrious bar manager) has concocted a fancy one appropriate for all occasions, not just the flu - it's got black & green teas with Vieux Carre absinthe (we love you Philadelphia Distilling!), maraschino liquor, lemon & honey. Crazy good. She's also got a mulled wine, offered daily, that'll take the chill off any Snowpocalypse, Snowmageddon...snow....period. Pretty much something for all, from the crazy bitter, to the crazy sweet and girlie, to the oh so stoic (Blood and Sand, anyone?) Come see us. We mix things up all the time, and are flexible, although don't ask us for PBR...we do our own "City Wide".
By the way, did you hear? Phil didn't see his shadow...and someone told me there's a big American sports gathering this weekend? Pah. We're way cooler. Need more inspiration for weekend festivities? Go see our very own KAMALA SMITH as she kills it (er...inks it?) at the Philadelphia Tattoo convention. Screw you, winter! We're taking it back.