Philadelphia is it the Best Beer Town in the Country? (Denver: best city, home)

[rainrock]

Good article in this weeks City Paper discussing Philadelphias Beer Scene.I can vouch for Monks, the selection of beers in that place is absolutely incredible.

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They also claim that Philadelphia — scrappy, blue-collar Philadelphia — drinks more fine Belgian ale (reputed for its history, potency and adventurous flavors) than the Belgian capital of Brussels.

"Without a doubt, this is the best beer city in the country, and I could make a case that it's the best beer city in the world," says Peters. "Philadelphia doesn't have that brewing culture that you'd find in Cologne or Munich, but ... we have incredible local breweries."

The sheer variety of available beer — the thing, more than anything else, that separates Philly from other beer cities — has its roots in one man's trip to Belgium, more than 20 years ago. ..."I think I was the first one to say it, years ago: Philadelphia is Brussels on the Schuylkill," says Beaumont, author of Premium Beer Drinker's Guide (Firefly Books). "It's got the best Belgian scene anywhere but Brussels. And really, a lot of the Belgian beer we have today in the United States is here because of the pioneers in the Philly area that really pushed things — Tom Peters, [distributor] Eddie Friedland."


"I always hear about Portland and all of these brewpubs," adds Don Russell, who writes the "Joe Sixpack" column for the Daily News. "And, yeah, it's a great beer town. They have a great scene there. But they don't have what Philly has — they have nowhere near the kind of import scene that Philly has. We've got six Belgian beer bars in town now, and we're drinking beers here in Philadelphia [when] there's only one other place you can drink them: Belgium."


In fact, Russell says in his forthcoming book, Joe Sixpack's Philly Beer Guide: A Reporter's Notes on the Best Beer-Drinking City in America (Camino Books), that Philadelphia and its suburbs are now home to more than 400 bars and restaurants that offer impressive beer selections. Take a trip to Denver, he says, and you might find 20.

[JerzBoy]

great article rainrock. It gives me more places I must try out haha.

[Duderino]

Good stuff. I always knew that our area was great for having a wide array of places to find a good drink, but the designation of being the best city for beer in the country -- or possibly the world -- is quite an honor. See, we can be classy! Go Philly!

[john_starks]

if its not, its definitely in the top 3.

[rainrock]

Posted: Friday, 29 February 2008


Cheers! Inaugural Philly Beer Week Brings Suds of the World



by KYW's Paul Kurtz

Craft brewers from around the world will be gathering in Philadelphia for the inaugural Philly Beer week.

Philly beer week begins on March 7th, but Don Russell, who writes the "Joe Sixpack" column in the Daily News says the title is a bit misleading.

"I think we have ten straight days of beer drinking, various festivals, tastings, dinners, meet and greet. We'll have bus tours around town, but there will be a lot of pub crawls going on."......

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