Brew

Yesterday, I finally made it into the Philadelphia Brewing Comany. Being that they are an open local brewery that offers tours of the facility and a cozy tasting room, this doesn't sound too impressive. However, this is the second time I've been out there and the first time I've made it through the front door. The first time I hauled my cookies out there to buy beer for the Philaversary. The beer buying mission failed because they were at the shore for the week. This time, I almost didn't make it in because I couldn't find the damn door. The whole thing is a bit like visiting the Wonka factory.

The Philadelphia Brewing Compnay is located in the Kensington neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. It's a working class neighborhood with lots of grit and a long history of brewing beer. Roughly 50% of PBC's beer sales come from their lightest regular brew aptly named Kenzinger, not subtly paying homage to the neighborhood they call home. The beers are great. Good flavor, style, local ingredients, all handmade with a total staff of 15. They make everything on site. They brew the beer, design the bottles, fill the bottles, make the tap handles, and so on and so forth.

By far, the highlight of my PBC adventure was sampling a brand new brew, released earlier this week. It's called Select Brew #4 - Joe. Joe as in coffee. It's a deliciously divine porter with no icky anything and a yummy almost nutty flavor. Coffee and beer in the same mug. In my mind it's about as close to heavenly nectar as I can imagine.