The Beer Club

I know I’m a little late with this post, but I wanted to make sure I posted something about this great event.

I was only able to make it out to 2 events (so far) but enjoyed them both.

First, Marissa & I checked out Teresa’s Next Door for the intro of Duvel Green. Great bar.. we will be back. They have an 11 page beer book! Sweet! Not so keen on the Green. I prefer regular Duvel.

Josh and I made it out to Local 44 this past Sunday as they were host of a history making event… they had 7 Russian River beers on tap all at once (for about 45 minutes at least, before the 1st beer kicked)! Let the record show that we were first to the bar, first in the bar, and served first! Heh! It was a fun time. It got super crowded by the time we left, and the best of the beers were gone. Pliny the Younger has a well deserved reputation, as do all the other Russian River beers. Hopefully, their beers will become easier to get in the coming months.

Out for now.

Cya on Saturday!

Check your email… I just sent the evites out for the 4th meeting!

Title: 4th Semi-Annual Beer Club Meet & Greet
Location: Exton, PA
Description: Join us for the 4th Meet!
Start Time: 5:30
Date: 2009-03-21

I was surprised to learn how many folks are still using Microsoft’s Inet Explorer. For some reason, this site doesn not work correctly using IE, and right now I don’t have time to fix the issue. Sorry about that!

I’ll try to fix it in the future, but for now, please view the site using Firefox. Works great using that browser. There’s really no good reason to use IE anymore anyway!

That’s why several of you can’t see the exclusion list, etc. You can only see about 25% of the content on the site. There is some type of transparent gif issue with IE which is blocking the correct viewing.

Title: 3rd Annual Beer Club Meet and Greet
Location: 88 Fieldview Drive, Spring City, PA 19475
Link out: Click here
Description:

1. Bring 1 case of beer (24-12oz. Bottles or cans – min cost of $25 per case) in a cooler with ice subject to exclusion and previously shared lists. (See exclusion and previously shared lists)
2. You must like the beer you bring (and be willing to take home any unopened bottles/cans, if any remain.)
3. Beer can be any flavor, any strength, from any brewery, (providing #2 is true) subject to exclusion and previously shared lists. (See exclusion and previously shared lists)
4.  Please label your cooler with its original contents. Note that by the end of the night, it will most likely become a variety of different beers.
5.  You can drink from any cooler you like, including your own, BUT…Before you open a bottle/can from someone else’s cooler, you must replace it with an unopened bottle/can from your cooler. (Unless it’s your own, obviously!)
6.  You can drink as fast or as slow as you like. (Slow is preferable. The more you drink at the meeting, the less you will be able to take home.)
7.  At the end of the night, we will allow a final 1-for-1 exchange of unopened bottles/cans, and you can take home whatever is left in your cooler.
*8. Bring your favorite vessel (mug, stein, pint, yard, mason jar, etc.)

Marissa & I will be providing brugers and dogs.

Guests (Limit of 2 adults per case of beer) are requested to please bring a snack food, a salad or a desert to share. Please let us know by commenting on this post.

Driving: Please do not drive drunk. If you “taste” too much and need to sleep it off, the host always has a place for you to lie down, no problem.
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2008-10-25

If you need directions, please use the following address:

190 Hill Church Road, Spring City, PA 19475

That will put you at the entrance to our development. Make a right onto Cloverhill, then a right onto Fieldview Dr. We are right up the street @ 88 Fieldview.

Please comment below with what you will be bringing, and whether or not you’ll be able to make it.

Just wanted to give a shout out to the author of the awesome Beer theme we’re using here on the site.

The theme is by Jeremy and can be found here:

http://designoahu.com/wordpress-beer-theme

Thanks Jeremy!

Thanks for such a great theme!

First Meeting:

Host: Jerry Mascaro

Locale: Hatfield, PA

Events:

2nd Meeting:

Host: James Watson

Locale: Philadelphia, PA

Events:

3rd Meeting:

Hosts: James & Marissa Watson

Locale: Spring City, PA

4th Meeting:

Hosts: Josh & Gena Oliver

Locale: Exton, PA

5th Meeting:

Hosts: James & Marissa Watson

Locale: Spring City, PA

6th Meeting:

Hosts: Josh & Gena Oliver

Locale: Exton, PA

7th Meeting:

Hosts: James & Marissa Watson

Locale: Spring City, PA

Our Beer Club Meetings run something like this:

• Bring 1 case of beer (24-12oz. Bottles or cans) in a cooler with ice subject to exclusion and previously shared lists.  (See exclusion and previously shared lists)
• You must like the beer you bring (and be willing to take home any unopened bottles/cans, if any remain.)
• Beer can be any flavor, any strength, from any brewery, (providing #2 is true) subject to exclusion and previously shared lists.  (See exclusion and previously shared lists)
• Please label your cooler with its original contents. Note that by the end of the night, it will most likely become a variety of different beers.
• You can drink from any cooler you like, including your own, BUT…Before you open a bottle/can from someone else’s cooler, you must replace it with an unopened bottle/can from your cooler. (Unless it’s your own, obviously!)
• You can drink as fast or as slow as you like. (Slow is preferable.  The more you drink at the meeting, the less you will be able to take home.)
• At the end of the night, we will allow a final 1-for-1 exchange of unopened bottles/cans, and you can take home whatever is left in your cooler.
• Bring your favorite vessel (mug, stein, pint, yard, mason jar, etc.)

Typically, the host will provide food of some type. So far, burgers and dogs have been the choice of the day.

Guests (Limit of 2 adults per case of beer) are requested to please bring a snack food, a salad or a desert to share.

Driving:  Please do not drive drunk. If you “taste” too much and need to sleep it off, the host always has a place for you to lie down, no problem.

*Exclusion List:  Please do not bring common, cheap or frat-house beer.

Examples are: Bud, Bud Light, Coors, Coors Light, Miller, Miller Lite, MGD, Old Milwaukee, Milwaukees Best, Bohemian, Natty Light, Iron City, Pabst, Schlitz, Heineken, Amstel, Corona, Peroni, etc.  You get the idea.

Special editions or limited-distribution flavors from the national brewers are OK.  Local brews, microbrews, and many imports are OK.  The idea is to exchange a craft-style type of beer.  We’ve also opened this up to malt-flavored beverages. Beer is highly preferred; however, if one of your party does not particularly appreciate beer, a few malt-flavored beverages for that person will be acceptable.

Here’s the list of great beer we’ve had at past meetings:

Meeting 1, Saturday, July 22, 2006:

Nugget Nectar – James & Marissa
Hoegaarden – Paul
Magic Hat No. 9 – Jen
Beemish (16oz. cans) – Brett
Budweiser Select – Jerry’s Dad
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale – Bruce
Pete’s Wicked Ale Variety  – Jerry

Meeting 2, Saturday, August 11, 2007:

Fort Collins Variety Pack – Kristin & Tom
NewCastle Brown Ale – Marissa & James
Leinenkugel’s (Which flavor?) – Paul & Mimi
Stella Artois – Jerry
Smirnoff Raw Green Tea Malt – Jen

Meeting 3, Saturday, October 25, 2008:

Victory Festbier – Marissa and James
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout – Josh and Gena
Tsingtao – Jen and Pete
Bitburger Bier – Bruce
Green Flash – West Coast IPA – Ward
Victory Festbier – Joe

Meeting 4, Saturday, March 21, 2009:

Abita Turbo Dog – Jeremy & Lisa
Bell’s Two Hearted Ale – Josh & Gena
Redhook Long Hammer – Mark & Nicole
Sam Adams White Ale – James & Marissa
Sierra Nevada Torpedo – Ryan & Claire
Dogfish Head Aprihop – Jerry & Keri
Weyerbacher Old Heathen – Dale
Victory Lager – Pat & Maureen

Meeting 5, Saturday, July 18, 2009:

Sierra Nevada Kellerweis – James & Marissa
Duck Rabbit Amber Ale – Bob & Diane
Affligem Blond Ale – Dale
Dogfish Head Raison D’Etre – Pete & Jen
Erie Brewing Company Derailed Black Cherry Ale – Tom & Kristin
Michelob Shock Top – Charlie
Victory Primo Pilsner – Joe
Alligash Dubbel - Josh & Gena
Smuttynose IPA – Mark & Nicole
Liljas Hop Nest Monster – Ryan & Claire

Meeting 6, Saturday, October 17, 2009

Weyerbacher Imperial Pumpkin Ale – James & Marissa
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout – Josh & Gena
Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter – Jeremy
Terrapin India Style Brown Ale – Mike
Yards Brawler – Jeremy & Jackie

Meeting 7, Saturday, May 22, 2010
Brewer Link – BA link
Southern Tier Hop Sun – James & Marissa – BA
Stone I.P.A. – Josh & Gena – BA
Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA – Phil – BA
Lancaster Milk Stout – Shaun – BA
Bellhaven Scottish Ale – Pat & Kim – BA
Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot – Jerry – BA
Weyerbacher Verboten – Jeremy & Jackie – BA
Smithwick’s – Greg & Katie – BA
Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier – Jen – BA
Stevens Point Nude Beach Summer Wheat – Kristin – BA
Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale – Justin & Janine – BA