Thanks for reading our newsletter. I hope you enjoy some of the great things we have planned. This is the only place to get the first look at what's happening at The Tap Room! Kevin Torpey |
| First let me thank everyone who came to our recent Pennsylvania Beer and Food night. It was a great success! Our beer distributor was so impressed with the turnout of people who know and enjoy craft beer that he alloted The Tap Room a very small supply of one of the only beers ever to get a 100% rating on RateBeer.com and a grade of "A" on beeradvocate.com. The beer has won medals at the Great American Beer Festival and just won the gold medal at the World Beer Cup 2010. The beer is Sculpin IPA from the great California brewery, Ballast Point. I will be tapping this incredible brew on Friday, July 9 at 5 PM If you follow things in the beer world you most likely know of the this beer's stellar reputation and how unusual it is to be served here on the East Coast. You can expect an aroma that borders on intoxicating.... there's pineapple, kiwi, lime, and a light hint of lemon. Your first sip will bring a pine hoppiness reminding you of crisp mountain air. More hops come to the front and then blend with fruity citrus flavors in a mango background. Just before the finish there is a light malty sweetness that leads directly to a most satisfying wave of hops at the end. Your palate will be thrilled with the beer's bright, complexity. Scuplin comes in a 7% ABV. |
| I hope you enjoyed the July 4th holiday and celebrated with a few good beers. It's the appropriate thing to do since our history is one that abounds in beer. Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, and James Madison vigorously promoted the brewing industry in the colonies. George Washington operated a small brewery at Mount Vernon and during the Revolutionary War, he made sure his troops received a quart of beer each day. Thomas Jefferson wrote much of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia's Indian Queen Tavern. Later, after two terms as President, he experimented with brewing techniques during his retirement at Monticello. Even earlier, soon after the colonies of Pennsylvania, Vermont and New York been were founded, their governors established breweries to provide their subjects with refreshment. Since the first of these was built in 1623, it can be said that the practice of enjoying beer in America is older than America! As always, please say hello when you see me at The Tap Room. Also, be sure to read www.beernexus.com; it's my favorite beer website! I know you join me in my passion for beer, the greatest beverage in the world......... Cheers! |
| Interested in a field trip? I'll be joining our own resident beer expert and award winning brewer Arty Hannemann on his Rails to Ales open invitation trip to NYC on Sunday, July 18. Get the details at the end of Arty's BeerNexus column or e-mail him directly at bakerstreetales@beernexus.com |