Bar & Restaurant Reviews

Prohibition Taproom

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By Mat Falco

April/May 2012

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A comfortable neighborhood bar to celebrate drinking legally.

It’s easy to get overlooked in a city flooded with exceptional beer bars; especially if you are hidden in that gray area between Broad Street and Northern Liberties, just north of China Town and technically considered Center City (though no one actually considers it Center City).

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Raising the Bar

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April/May 2012

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Side Bar continues to solidify West Chester’s scene.

Nestled on Gay Street in downtown West Chester, craft beer has found a home. In a town where Iron Hill has been developing craft beer culture for many years, Side Bar has opened its doors to welcome in a blossoming beer culture.

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Bringing a Piece of History Back to South 2nd Street

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February/March 2012

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Kennett Restaurant is helping to revive the Queens Village Neighborhood.

Trying to recreate a piece of history that stood as a cornerstone of the Queens Village area of Philadelphia for 62 years, Johnny Della Polla and Ashley Bohan reopened Kennett Café, now under the name Kennett Restaurant, just over a year ago. Closed in 1986, new life has been brought to the classic Queens Village café. Located in what used to be home to the Lyon’s Den for a number of years, Della Polla and Bohan took their experience in the restaurant industry to turn the Lyon’s Den into a vastly different type of eatery. Remnants of the Lyon’s Den are now unrecognizable as Kennett brings a whole new feel to South 2nd Street. With a focus on local and sustainability; Queens Village is now home to a much more fitting restaurant.

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A Bar and Music… With Craft Beer

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By Neil Harner

February/March 2012

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Croydon’s Dog and Bull delights with a daily roster of musicians and wide selection of craft beers.

If you’re the type that likes to drink and eat, be sure to grab a bite before stopping at Croydon’s Dog and Bull Brew and Music House, since you’re sure to be there for the rest of the night while you sit back and enjoy the musical stylings of diverse musicians from Philadelphia and the ‘burbs.

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Station Taproom

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By Bobby Clark

December/January 2011-12

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Sean McGettigan’s junction of great beer and amazing food.

On a corner directly across the street from the Downingtown train station, the menu, tap and bottle list of Station Taproom are just as strong as the exterior’s brick facade. Stepping inside, the bar reveals itself right away. For-sale paintings and stunning, framed photography punctuate the wall space’s warm colors. A bricked archway exposes the kitchen, reminiscent of a family restaurant, maybe your favorite pizzeria. The inviting atmosphere is alive with a hospitable, knowledgeable staff ready to make your visit memorable. Read more…

The Revival of Rembrandt’s

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By Mat Falco

December/January 2011-12

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Where cooking with the beer is almost as important as drinking.

With the help of a new chef turned partner, Rembrandt’s in Philadelphia has redefined itself over the last eighteen months. A bar and restaurant that was seemingly forgotten with time, has turned itself around and begun to form a new identity. With Chef Robert Legget, formerly of Cuba Libre in Old City, now at the helm, the beer and
food programs alike have reached new levels. Read more…

Burgers To Die For, Beer In Abundance

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By Mat Falco

October/November 2011

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Chelsea Tavern puts Wilmington on the beer map.

There is no question that the beer culture of Wilmington, DE is on the rise. Bars are popping up all over the city and everyone is starting to offer up at least a craft beer or two. The power of Philadelphia’s beer scene is definitely starting to rub off on our southern neighbor. In the heart of this scene, located right downtown, is one of the premier spots to grab a pint in Wilmington: The Chelsea Tavern. Read more…

Touchdowns, Taps and ‘Tots

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By Mat Falco

October/November 2011

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Cav’s Rittenhouse is one of the best spots in Center City for good beer and sports.

With football season upon us, it’s only fitting to look for some quality bars to catch the games. With sports on the brain, there are few craft-beer destinations that really go all-out for the games (a bunch of the bars don’t even have TVs). There are some good ones though: Misconduct Tavern, the Hulmeville Inn, Jamison Pour House, McGillin’s and the Iron Abbey, to name a few. Another good one worth a deeper look is Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse. Read more…

A Tavern for the Entire Family

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By Neil Harner

August/September 2011

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The Jamison Pour House, located in Bucks County.

For most Philadelphia folks, the village of Jamison may sound unfamiliar, as it’s completely plausible that you’ve driven by it half a dozen times and had no idea it was there. Tucked away right around Almshouse Road and York Road in Bucks County, PA, is the quaint and historical Jamison Pour House.

Dating back to the early 1900s, the Jamison Tavern & Inn, as it was known in the day, was a country-style inn offering a tavern atmosphere and rooms for travelers who over-indulged. Throughout the 20th century, the tavern changed owners and names numerous times, including what many to this day may still know as “Reese’s Tavern.” Through the 2000s, the tavern changed hands several more times and even went unoccupied in 2009, before Joe and Janeen Wade purchased the building in 2010. Read more…

Bringing Back the Region’s Best

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By Mat Falco

August/September 2011

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MidAtlantic is serving up great food and beer in a setting fitting for everyone.

University City has been one of the hotter, rapidlygrowing destinations for craft beer in the city over the past couple years. New places like City Tap House quickly put their name on the map, pouring a ridiculous amount of draft beers and featuring an impressive outdoor roof garden with fire pits, and Blockley Pourhouse came on the scene attempting to bring live music together with great beer. Along with a handful of other craft beer focused bars, University City is quickly becoming a destination for beer lovers. Located right on the outskirts of the area is MidAtlantic, who is helping to solidify the University City beer culture. Read more…


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