Hello, all. First off thank you for the help. 1. Heading to the Ralphius release for the first time, how’s the line for that? Stuff sell out quickly? 2. Anywhere else good near by or on my way back to Harrisburg, lunch or breweries? Thank you
https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/free-will-brewing-2023.672216/page-2#post-7848847 Are you coming/going via 78, or the Turnpike?
As indicated above, the rarest variants might sell out if you’re not in line before opening; the majority will last into the afternoon and beyond. If you don’t mind the line life, I’ve seen them hand out free breakfast sandwiches, free bottle pour tastings and even have free swag bags for folks who get there early. I’m talking maybe 90 minutes before opening, not early-early like back in the day.
@Jwilford23 the caveat being that we're assuming that the production was similar to previous years. Haven't seen anything about bottle counts or limits yet. Usually not released until like the day or two before.
Yeah, just that you'd be heading completely opposite directions. If you're headed south to the Turnpike, I would take 309 and hit Forest & Main in Ambler (English cask beers, Saisons, Lagers, IPAs). You could also detour a little further south to Human Robot in Jenkintown (excellent German & Czech lagers). My two favorite area breweries. F&M no food, HR has good German food. If you want closer lunch, closest place from Free Will with both very good gastropub food and good beer list would probably be Northbound in Souderton. If you're going North to 78, you could hit up any of the better breweries in the Lehigh Valley - Funk (hazy IPAs), Bonn Place (Mooey), The Referend (spontaneous sours), McCall Collective (also has good food), Lost Tavern. Lunch wise, going north you could hit Proper Brewing in Quakertown they have decent food.
