Northeast Lager Talk (2021-2023)

No East Branch. Thia lager celebration seems incomplete.

 

Maybe East Branch will be part of "a few more surprises"?

And also Sterling Pig, Victory, Sly Fox,...?

Cheers!

 

Human Robot teased a pic of their (presumed) märzen/festbier on IG stories....should be dropping soon.

 

Free Will Brewing (Perkasie, PA) is also doing a "Lager Fest" on Sept 18. Not much on details yet though.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CShWS97MgbG/

 

I have one last kid free day before the school year starts, this coming Monday. I'll be honest it was your post the other day and my subsequent search, and photo menu discovery of Poe's Sandwich Joint which really has me thinking of going on that last free day I have.

 

Glad you looked into it! Definitely worthwhile if you can squeeze in a run. I was out doing some errands in Philly with my wife and the little one a couple weeks ago. He's only 3 months now and was snoozing away so we squeezed in a quick lunch @ HR and he slept the entire time. Thankfully they open @ 11AM so it's a good spot for a lunch (were in and out of there in under an hour). Once the weather cools down a bit I could see myself sitting outside in their sweet "pilsner pirate" ship. Perhaps even sooner than expected if they drop that festbier soon. Shoot me a message if you end up going...would love to buy you a pint if I'm around.

 

I kinda hate the term "crispy" for lagers.

 

I prefer crispy bois

 

Up there with crushable, hazy boi and 'loons for my least favorite beer slang.

I'm a lot of fun at parties, I swear.

 

I’m not.

I hate parades, fireworks, the beach, birthday parties, strip clubs (outside of Montreal), and fun in general.

 

Let’s be honest: Big Beach had indoctrinated us to believe the beach is a place we should enjoy. The beach stinks. Sand sucks. The water is cold. There’s nothing to do but sweat. There are no trees. Sunscreen needs to be reapplied fourteen times. It’s crowded. Seagulls are rats with wings. And don’t get me started on doing all of this with children.

 

Hmm, that must be a New England thing!?!

Last week I was in Rehobeth Beach, DE and the water temperature was great!

Cheers!

 

Don't forget we usually have to drive through weekend summer traffic north (or leave absurdly early...which you should do, because parking is a nightmare). Then drive home in the afternoon through more traffic going the other way.

Oh, and you have to lug a cooler full of food and drinks (not to mention preparing said food).

The entire time thinking, "I could be by a pool at someone's house, 20 feet from a fridge with all this stuff).

I like the areas where there's a beach...bars, restaurants, the boardwalks...but a day on the beach blows.

Keeping this on beer, are there any tap rooms at a beach in New England? Smutty used to have one by Hampton right?

Yup, sure is. Our water is frigid. And if you leave MA and go further north in NH or in ME, forget it.

Luckily lots of craft beer comes in cans now, so you can choose to sit on the beach and drink up to stay warm!

 

The one that gets me is calling hoppy beers "Hops".

 

The beach can be great so long as you aren't sentenced to being there all day. 90 minutes of beach time, IMO, that's the top end. You don't eat on the beach, you don't spend the entire day on the beach, you get there, hit the water, dry off in the sun or with a towel real quick, walk the shore, then gtfo. Your order may vary.

 

Except the drying part. That kind of has to come second to last.

 

Free Will sent out some additional details via email newsletter:

Lager Fest Updates!
We're excited to announce that this year's guests will be our friends from Broken Goblet Brewing, Bru Daddy's Brewing Co., McCall Collective Brewing Co., and Vault Brewing! Please help us give them a very warm welcome to Perkasie!
So how the heck's this gonna work? This will primarily be a "token" based event, $15 will get you a take-home glass and two drink "tokens". Redeem them for any of the wonderful lagers our guests are bringing or one of our own. Take-home glasses will be available to the first 300 people. Additional "tokens" will be available for purchase at our tent.
Tré Locally Sourced and G'day Gourmet will have the food for the afternoon and Tony Alosi will have the tunes.
12:00 - 5:00, 12:00 - 5:00, 12:00 - 5:00 out in the Beer Garden! Regular taproom operations will continue afterwards.
The following are the four lagers we'll be pouring for the occasion...

That part was long, so instead I'm posting the Instagram links to those 4 beer announcements:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQkTT1MUAI/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTr9tMDLWnW/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT0oLwbsaNM/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2QwApp1Lj/