It's that time again. In case you didn't get the email or aren't on the mailing list (the sign-up is at the top of the right hand column) we're having our first February meeting this coming Monday at the Standard Tap in Northern Liberties. If you're interested, check out their website at http://www.standardtap.com/. Now, as a web designer, I have to say that if you'll scroll down on their page, you'll quickly come to the conclusion that red on olive is not a wise color choice if you're counting on people reading your site. Also, a few moments spent on site layout and design pay themselves back in no time.
Site design notwithstanding, Standard Tap has positioned itself as one of the top bars in the city for beer connoisseurs. It's taps are reserved solely for local beers (if you want more exotic beers, you can always head next door to the Foodery...), and from what I hear, the food can stand on its own. I'll be trying the mussels and sausage, which comes highly recommended.
In keeping with their claim as the place to taste local beers, they completely flush every tap line once a week, scrub every fitting, and sterilize the whole contraption before hooking the kegs back up. This means that the beer going into your glass is as close to what came out of the brewer's vats as your going to find without going straight to the source.
A major omission from the website is their current tap list, but a quick call took care of that. We'll be looking forward to:
- Yards: Philly Pale Ale & ESA
- Sly Fox: Dark Lager, IPA, Phoenix Pale Ale, & Stout
- Legacy: Euphoria & Wheat
- Lancaster: Baltic Porter
- Flying Fish: ESB Ale
- Riverhorse: Hop Hazard
- Reading: Lager
Thanks to Rory for taking the time to read off the list--we should be seeing him Monday. I'll see about throwing together some info on each of these beers.
Also, with Philly Beer Week coming up, we'll be pouring over the schedule of events to decide which are worth checking out and which we might have to skip. It would be nice to pick one or two and try to get the whole group out. Maybe we should order up a few more PBC t-shirts :) Any way, shoot me an email if you can make it Monday night, or just show up. Either way, it should be a great meeting.