Breweries

Manayunk Brewery & Restaurant 4120 Main St. Philadelphia PA Neat little place off a "river". Dining options in the bar, dining room or on the waterfront deck. Jazz was playing while we were there, the kids thought it was loud. I don't remember what I got, but it was so much that I couldn't finish half of what was on my plate. It was very good. My husband had the Meatloaf. Their website has entertainment dates too.

Beers Tried Imperial IPA "extremely strong and hoppy" quote from the website Cask Conditioned Ale type of beer changes regularly

Independence Brew Pub 1150 Filbert St. Philadelphia PA This was a really neat place. It's right near the square in Philly, inside the Reading Terminal. While we were there a group that was in Philly for a German festival came in complete with lederhosen. There is an adult arcade (we didn't have time to check it out). My husband got the Brew Pub Fish & Chips, I think I had the Twin Petite Filets with Bleu Cheese Sauce.

Victory Brewing Company 420 Acorn Ln Downingtown PA This is a pub in the factory. All the equipment was right there. I had the Victory White Hearth Baked Pizza. It was very good, but enough for 2 people. Again I couldn't finish my meal. If you go here you HAVE to try their own brewed rootbeer! It's the best!

Beers Tried Golden Monkey Belgian style ale Prima Pils pale lager Sunrise Weissbier Bavarian Hefeweizen Hop Devil IPA India Pale Ale

Beers Tried Ironbound Ale (American Pale Ale) Pig Iron Porter “roasted and chocolate notes”

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant 3 W. Gay St West Chester PA West Chester is such a charming town. Cobbles and storefronts. The restaurant was inside an old Woolworth’s store (evident by the tiles in the doorway), the woodwork and details were very neat to see. I think I had a Brewski Burger (no mushrooms) and was very happy with it.

Rock Bottom was Brewmoon 1001 King of Prussia Plz King of Prussiz PA I had a hard time finding something on the menu I would like, although the menu looks pretty good now. Offer beer suggestions for their food.

Beers Tried Fegley’s ESB really good says Mike Hop Explosion IPA

Bethlehem Brew Works 569 Main St Bethlehem PA Husband went, says it’s an awesome place. He had Pig Iron Pulled Pork Sandwich which was really good.

Stoudt’s Brewing Company 2800 N. Reading Rd Adamstown PA We had stopped here so me and my girlfriends could check out the “big” antique/fleamarket behind the brewery. Husband and his friends took the brewery tour with Ed Stoudt to pass the time. It’s good to note the antique shops are only open on SUNDAYS! We didn’t know that, we were there Saturday and ended up sitting in the lobby of the restaurant waiting for out husbands to come out from their tour.

Beers Tried Stoudt’s American Pale Ale Triple “full bodied Belgian-abbey style ale”

Beers Tried Huguenot St. American Lager Hefeweizen Rail Trail Pale Ale Three Pines India Pale Ale Chief Matsaysay Porter Dusseldorf Altbier Back Porch Summer Lager Blueberry! This smelled awesome, so my wife tried it, the face was priceless.

Gilded Otter New Paltz, NY Brewery is in a neat little town that has a variety of unique shops. We stopped here to eat dinner. As an appetizer we had Wisconsin Cheese Curds - highly recommended! My wife had the Bistro Steak which is served with Blue Cheese Shallot Butter, says it was very good. I had the Brew Pub Meatloaf. We had our kids along and found the place to be good for them as well. They enjoyed fried macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese and a hamburger. The servers were friendly and we would definitely eat here next time we're in the area.