Beer Commissioner Speaks on his More Great Places to Drink Beer
The Commish had a great weekend. Mrs. Commissioner sent me on what she affectionately referred to as a bro-mance weekend with my friends Brad and Kevin. Brad is stationed in the Navy in Japan, and Kevin lives 'just' outside of Philadelphia. The Navy saw fit to send the good Lieutenant to Naval Justice school in Rhode Island. Brad was furloughed for the weekend, so we converged on Philadelphia.
After being picked up at the airport, we of course headed straight to the bar. I enjoyed a few Yuengling's then it was home. Of course, we made the obligatory stop for snacks. I picked up 3 cases of Tastykakes.
On Saturday we basically pub crawled through Philadelphia, prior to seeing the WORLD CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. Two places stood out as superior beer drinking establishments, which will now be awarded the Beer Commissioner's Award of Distinguished, and are now therefore, among the Beer Commissioner's Best Places to Drink Beer.
First, we went to Monk's Cafe on Spruce Street. Monk's specializes in Belgian beers. I'm not sure how many different varieties of beer they had, but let's just say if you went there every single day and had a beer, it would take you way more than a year to have one of everything. In addition to the vast selection of beers, all of the Belgian beers were served in the appropriate mug. The ambiance of the place was great. Certainly no fern bar, but just a good old fashioned drinking pub. After having a beer or 3 at Monk's we strolled a bit further and found Tria.
Tria is a fern bar type of place. Definately the type of place you take a sophisticated sort of date. They serve fine wines, good cheese selections and a wonderful beer selection. I tried the Stone IPA, which was absolutely wonderful. The wait staff was great, and our bar babe was a major hottie.
After our pub crawl we headed to Citizen's Bank Park to see the WORLD CHAMPION PHILLIES. Of course, more beer, cheesesteaks, rain delays, terrible fielding, but a wonderfully great time. I wish the trip would have been longer. The weather was wonderful as well. Highs around 72 with no humidity. Of course when I landed back in New Orleans, and it was 98 with 100 percent humidity I was reminded of the old WC Fields quote, "All in all, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."
After being picked up at the airport, we of course headed straight to the bar. I enjoyed a few Yuengling's then it was home. Of course, we made the obligatory stop for snacks. I picked up 3 cases of Tastykakes.
On Saturday we basically pub crawled through Philadelphia, prior to seeing the WORLD CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. Two places stood out as superior beer drinking establishments, which will now be awarded the Beer Commissioner's Award of Distinguished, and are now therefore, among the Beer Commissioner's Best Places to Drink Beer.
First, we went to Monk's Cafe on Spruce Street. Monk's specializes in Belgian beers. I'm not sure how many different varieties of beer they had, but let's just say if you went there every single day and had a beer, it would take you way more than a year to have one of everything. In addition to the vast selection of beers, all of the Belgian beers were served in the appropriate mug. The ambiance of the place was great. Certainly no fern bar, but just a good old fashioned drinking pub. After having a beer or 3 at Monk's we strolled a bit further and found Tria.
Tria is a fern bar type of place. Definately the type of place you take a sophisticated sort of date. They serve fine wines, good cheese selections and a wonderful beer selection. I tried the Stone IPA, which was absolutely wonderful. The wait staff was great, and our bar babe was a major hottie.
After our pub crawl we headed to Citizen's Bank Park to see the WORLD CHAMPION PHILLIES. Of course, more beer, cheesesteaks, rain delays, terrible fielding, but a wonderfully great time. I wish the trip would have been longer. The weather was wonderful as well. Highs around 72 with no humidity. Of course when I landed back in New Orleans, and it was 98 with 100 percent humidity I was reminded of the old WC Fields quote, "All in all, I'd rather be in Philadelphia."
And to top it off at the Philly's game - if I remember correctly, they serve Yuengling on tap!!!!
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