Teresa's Next Door

Ever been to Teresa's/Teresa's Next Door in Wayne, PA? A day after just spending two weeks in Minnesota, I decided I couldn't pass up the Philly Beer Week Recap day there. I talked my wife into leaving Philly at 10AM, dropping off the youngin' and heading to the bar to consume it all.
When we got there...it was closed. We were a bit too early and no one was waiting outside. Now considering it was hot as fuck...I became aware of many beer drinkers lurking in the morning light. It's wasn't too hard to figure out who was who. My wife and cousin were the only females at opening. The two guys playing it cool down the street were definitely ashamed to be seen waiting to drink outside a bar at 10:30 AM, but the guys waiting in the A/C minivan had the right idea, (except for the driving a minivan part).
Anyway, here's what I took advantage of...

Russian River Consecration Vertical Tasting
This was just fucking ridiculous. I don't think I'll get the chance to drink all 4 batches like this any time soon again. I drank backwards...4-3-2-1 and saved a bit of each and then blended them all together for a personal Batch 5. For my personal taste, I'd rank 'em 2-3-1-4.






Russian River Registration
I would like to thank the PLCB for their wonderful contribution to Philly Beer Week '10. Great IPA. I had two of these. You want a review? Go look at Beer Advocate.















Cantillion Cuvee St. Gilloise
Like my friend Keith Greiman said,"Never even heard of the Cantillion". Neither had I, but love it now. In the past, it was called Cuvée des Champions...a dry-hopped version of their 2 yr. old unblended lambic. This beer is definitely urging me to dry hop the next sour I bottle.














Bunny Bites
Rabbit Tenders anyone? I never had rabbit before, but I'm now a fan. I expected these to be gamey, but they actually had a mild flavor that the breading didn't overtake.









So make the trip I rarely recommend and so few of my friends would ever take. Leave the city, head to the suburbs and hit up Teresa's. I've been there plenty of times and you can't go fucking wrong.

Dogfish Head/Will Oldham

I got the chance to take a weekend trip down to Dogfish Head Brewery this past April. I went down to Milton/Rehobeth to help shoot a video for DFH and Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy). Directed by Ryan Collerd and DP Gabe DeLoach. This was an awesome trip, fun shoot and there was plenty of good beer to drink. Everyone we met was super cool and Dogfish Head's Immort Ale is my shit now. Skeet skeet. And thanks Karen for letting me try some Liquor De Malt too!

Funk In The Basement

I've learned enough about myself to realize that my parent's basement is the best place for long fermentations. Here's what bubbling...

Doppelsticke Funk: I'm trying to mimic this old German style back when long term storage took place in barrels.
Sour Beet: I brewed this one in January '10. Roasted beets in the mash and an additional 1/2 gallon of beet juice in the secondary was used to contribute color and some added sugars to this traditional lambic grist.
West Philly Plambic: Spontaneously fermented in West Philly, this beer is almost 1.5 years old and is tempting me to bottle it.
Old Ale: My virgin bug brew. This is a Belgian Dubbel recipe that I added Roeselare (Wyeast 3763) to in the secondary and then a constant stream of bottle dregs. This one has become so acidic that it is solely a blending candidate.

Brewer's Tip: Go up to your bedroom and grab your newest leopard skin Snuggie and wrap that carboy for UV protection.