Daily Archives: March 9, 2009

Philly Beer Week 2009 – Devils Den – The Brewers

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On Saturday, Mar 7, Ray and I showed up at the Devil’s Den in Philadelphia for some good beer and socializing … and we met two great brewers: Larry Bell and Pete Slosberg.

First, Pete Slosberg, was the creator of Pete’s Wicked Ale.


From Wikipedia, Pete Slosberg “was one of the pioneers of the craft beer movement in America, along with others such as Jim Koch of Samuel Adams and Larry Bell of the Kalamazoo Brewing Company, now Bell’s Brewery Inc.”  It was a pleasure meeting Pete and shaking the hand of someone who had a significant influence in the variety of Microbrews that are now on the market (besides producing some pretty good beer!)

And, so, we add in Larry Bell.

It was a Firkin of his brew we had at the Devil’s Den (see previous post).   His beers are “kicking a**” lately.  His Amber Ale is fantastic.  Top it off with the fact that he is a very nice guy and we had a fantastic time sampling the wares during Philly Beer Week!

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Philly Beer Week 2009 – McGillins Ale House

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Ok, every once in a while, you stumble on something rather than looking for it.

While we were in Philly to participate in the Philly Beer week (see previous post), we were sight seeing Sunday before we headed to the house … and, lo and behold, in an alley right behind our hotel (the Double Tree … recommend it if you get the new rooms) was the oldest Pub in Philadelphia — McGillins Old Ale House–it opened it’s doors the year Lincoln was elected.  Well, we couldn’t let the “beer experience” pass us by, so we stopped in for a cold one at 1130 am … just the right thing for a relaxing trip back to DC!

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Philly Beer Week 2009 – Devils Den – “Bells for Boobs”

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On Saturday, 7 March, during Philly Beer Week, Devil’s Den in Philly hosted Larry Bell, Bell’s Brewing, and had a fund raiser for “Breast Cancer Awareness.”  My friend Ray and I were fortunate enough to be there when they tapped the Firkin for Bell’s Double Cream Stout!  Here’s the video of the tapping — what a blast!

Firkin Tapping

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