Author Archives: Jack Curtin

The Dude redux and redux and redux one more once.

He’s back, because he always comes back. Scott Morrison will be the brewer at Barren Hill Tavern & Brewery, the new venture which is replacing the General Lafayette Inn in Lafayette Hill. I’ve been sitting on this one for a … Continue reading

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PBW: Keg & Kitchen Beer Challenge

This looked like it could be fun, so I asked Keg & Kitchen owner Kevin Meeker to tell me more: “How this competition works is we have teams, 2 people on each team, they taste a beer that they have … Continue reading

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A Public Service Announement.

At Buddy’s insistence, I direct you to All the news that’s fit to pee so that you will not be culturally illiterate in the eyes of your canine friends. Go and sin no more.

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American Craft Beer Week starts on Monday.

And I could not be more excited. No, really. This is as excited as I can get about that.

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This is so scarily accurate that it is scary. Accurately so.

the original, which includes a similar panel showing the artist sees his dog, is here.

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Sly Fox Goat Race 2013 – the video.

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Victorious three-legged goats are apparently going to be a Sly Fox Bock Fest tradition.

The big story of yesterday’s goings-on in Phoenixville, as you’ve likely heard by now, was that a three-legged goat won the race to name the Maibock for the third straight year but that it wasn’t the three-legged goat most people … Continue reading

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This is a great day for enjoying a brew or two…and tomorrow is likely to be even better.

Photo, via Facebook via Don Russell, is the Maifest taking place on South St. in Philadelphia, taken in front of Brauhaus Schmitz. Just look at that sky. There will be a lot of beer consumed today and maybe even more … Continue reading

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You know these guys. You might well be one of these guys.

Management thanks Patrick Mullin for passing this on.

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The Suburban Beer Week poster you’ve been waiting for, even if you didn’t know it.

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