Devil's Den/Old Eagle crew taking over Gen. Laf. Inn - "Barren Hill"

Real curious who they will get as a brewer. It's not quite as big a deal if they are only going to use 6-9 of the taps, but I hope they find someone good anyway.

 

I wonder how long it will take to clean all the brewing equipment. By the end at the laf almost everything was infected.

 

don't the owners brew? at least i know they hold homebrew club meetings at the old eagle.

 

it could be a "farmhouse brewery"

 

So awesome. The General is literally 3 minutes from my house. I wonder if the interior will get any kind of update. Hopefully they rip out that room that used to be the pool/dart room and create some more space. That place got made crowded, especially when they jammed a band into the corner just to the left of the entry way to the "game" room. Still...lots of space in that joint, and with two floors, etc, it's fascinating to think of the possibilities. I just hope to hell it's well run and has some longevity behind it.

 

Three minutes? How God damned fast do you drive?

 

Fast enough. lol 3 minutes is a stretch, I admit. Especially if you get jammed up at the light at Butler Pike. After that light though it's a breeze. No more than 7-8 minutes.

 

Anyone hear any new news on this one over the last month?

 

Any news on when this will open? I have been pretty excited for this one.

 

They've got a Facebook page up showing progress, but still no opening date.

https://www.facebook.com/BarrenHillBeer

 

On that page, in a comment:

Ed Pucetas, unless something catastrophic happens during renovations, we should be open by late October. You will also be able to get Barren Hill brews on tap at Devil's Den Philadelphia and Old Eagle Tavern coming soon.

Like · Reply · 3 · September 3 at 2:18pm

 

So glad beer will be poured there again soon!

 

I'm dying to know how hard it was to clean the brewing system. I loved gen laf and was so sad to see it go so south for them. Have been a fan of dd and oe, plus what scott did back in the day, so im siked about this.

 

Six beers were on tap last night at Devil's Den (and should be still on, I think):

Belgian IPA - Galaxy, German Pale Ale, Pilsner IPA, Double Berliner, Biere de Octobre, and Belgian Gold

Highlights for me were the Galaxy and Belgian Gold. The rest were certainly solid though.

 

I agree. They were all good to very good, although I know that the brewer felt that they needed some work. I was impressed. My favorites were the Belgian IPA and the Biere de Octobre, but I enjoyed all of them.

 

Article today on Philly Inquirer http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/the-insider/&id=228204881

 

Do you have any other info on Cook and Shaker? I haven't heard of it before your post.