Victory Brewing Company

Amy Brady — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:55:25 +0000

This episode features Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, PA. I talk with co-founder and brewer Ron Barchet about there newly renovated pub and brewery. Ron shares some of the history of the growing Victory Brewing Company and introduces their attempt at using Bret in their new variation of the Hop Devil.

Being from the Philadelphia area we have been fans of Victory Brewing Company for many years now. I was impressed from the first moment we walked through the doors. Our last visit to Victory was about 3 years ago. Back then the pub had an industrial charm and was plopped in the center of the brewery, separated by big glass walls. While Tim really liked the industrial “realness” of the old pub, the new place is far more cozy and efficient.

Because of all the great footage we got with Ron, we have split this episode into 2 parts. This is a general interview and look around the pub and restaurant. The next episode will be the full brewery tour – with a great look at some of the things that separate Victory from the crowd. If you haven’t already seen it, we also have a cool segment on their 20 flavor growler filler.

A final note – these episodes were taped in April of 2009, but the death of our editing computer held off their release until now.

South Philadelphia Tap Room and The Devils Den

Tim Brady — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:19:16 +0000

Tim and Amy join some friends on a holiday trek through South Philadelphia. This trip included 2 stops, first at the South Philadelphia Tap Room and the second stop at the Devils Den. Both are solid beer bars, but the group takes an instant liking to the comfortable atmosphere and diverse beer list at the Den. The name to atmosphere connection is deceiving though. While I would have expected something “den-like” or dark and shady, the place had more of a chain restaurant vibe to it. It was quite comfortable though considering we visited in the winter and sat next to the fireplace smack in the center of the space.

The Tap Room had a decent beer selection as well, but seems to put more focus on the local beers and had what was a surprisingly modest bottle selection. However, the food at the Tap Room was excellent and that was certainly where it stood out for the evening. Unfortunately, the food at the Den on the other hand was not something we would write home about. Of course, we are here for the beer, so we will leave the food critiques to Craig LaBan…

While out, we taste several decent beers, including the Legacy Nor Easter, the Bells Christmas Ale and the Southampton Christmas ale. Not typically a fan of the Holiday beers, Amy was impressed by her Bells, while Tim stuck with the dark stuff – the Nor Easter.

Being originally from the area, it’s exciting to see all of the new good beer bars popping up around the city of Philadelphia. The area is full of great breweries and brewpubs, but in the past had a very limited number of good beer bars. We spent most of our Philly pub days at Monks, which is a great Belgian pub, but can be really cramped and crowded on any given night. So as a consumer its nice to see some new options in the area.

Visited in this video are:

South Philadelphia Tap Room
1509 Mifflin St
Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 271-7787

and

Devils Den
1148 S 11th St
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 339-0855

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