I know I am... It's just over a month until the craft beer fest on March 1st and I'm starting to scale the beer consumption back to refresh my taste buds. I'm up in Syracuse for the weekend and there seems to be two decent breweries in the city proper: Middle Ages Brewery and Empire Brewing Company. I'll try to swing by them both tomorrow for a quick sampling and see how they stack up again some of our Philly standards.
I can't wait to be back in Philly though--I just bought 2 VIP tickets for the Brewer's Plate on the 9th (a little birthday present to myself). The bonus events seem to more than make up for ticket price, and the fact it all goes towards efforts to promote local food (and beer) will make the beer taste all the better.
Where's our next meeting going to be? We still haven't been down to the Standard Tap, although Devil's Den is set to open soon and Tap Room's extra dining room should be finished any day now... Send me your suggestions -- andrew@phillybeerclub.com