On September 28, 1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his crew sailed into what is now the harbor of San Diego, California, becoming the first Europeans to set food on the west coast of what would become the United States.
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Steph’s New Brew Review: Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch
Known for the manufacture and sale of fine textiles in the 1800s, Manayunk, Pennsylvania is now known for something even more luxurious… beer. Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant is located in the former Krook’s Mill from the early 1800s to 1992.
White Labs, Where Beer is Truly Born
White Labs Inc. Pure Yeast and Fermentation, one of the country’s biggest yeast production companies, has been providing brewers and homebrewers with yeast since the 1980s.
Almanac Comes to Pennsylvania
San Francisco’s Almanac Beer Company, founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan, recently partnered with Bella Vista Beer Distributors to launch distribution in Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Steph’s New Brew Review: Tripel Deke
Conshohocken Brewing Company was founded on the American industrial spirit of the local area. In the late 19th century, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania was an industrial hub. The brewery’s logo, which includes a velocipede bicycle and a cyclist in a ...
Tasty Grub & Grog at Pizza Port
Siblings Gina and Vince Marsaglia opened the first Pizza Port location in March 1987 on the famous Pacific Coast Highway in Solana Beach, just north of San Diego, California. The restaurant offered a funky storefront and a classic menu of pizza ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Dead Ringer
Ballast Point’s fresh take on a traditional festival beer, Dead Ringer Oktoberfest is inspired by the old-style Märzen beers typically enjoyed during Bavaria’s Oktoberfest celebration in Munich
Finding Utopia at Modern Times Beer
Modern Times Beer, located in San Diego, California, focuses on “aroma-driven, complex, flavorful, sessionish beers.” Modern Times is named after a utopian community built on Long Island in 1850, and many of their beers are named after real ...
Bistro on Bridge Busts Open Cellar for 6th Anniversary
On Saturday, September 26, 2015, Bistro on Bridge in Phoenixville, PA celebrated six years of business by busting open the cellar and featuring some seriously epic beers. The 6th anniversary party was appropriately named Out of the Cellar: Rare ...
Steph’s New Brew Review: Hopgasm
Known for the manufacture and sale of fine textiles in the 1800s, Manayunk, Pennsylvania is now known for something even more luxurious… beer.
