Lancaster Brewery Company Oktoberfest ! Guess where I will be eating all month? YES-- LBC !

Oktoberfest Menu

Appetizers

Bavarian Soft Pretzel cracked mustard cheddar fondue | 6

Obatzda traditional German cheese and ale spread, pretzel crostini, applewood smoked bacon cracklin' | 9

Warm German Potato Salad blanched potatoes, applewood smoked bacon, sweet onion, fresh parsley, sweet & sour | 6

Smoked Hock Braised Sauerkraut lager braised smoked pork hocks, sauerkraut | 6

Entrees

All entrees served with German style potato salad. Add Sauerkraut or Spaetzle to any entree for $3.

Weiner Schnitzel breaded and pan fried veal cutlets, veal gravy, fresh lemon | 19.5

Jaeger Schnitzel breaded and pan fried pork cutlets, wild mushroom sauce | 17.5

Best of the Wurst featuring four amazing hand made sausages | 18

Oktoberfest Bratwurst weiss wurst of veal and pork, fresh herbs, hint of caraway
Bavarian Bierwurst garlicky beef & pork wurst "German style kielbasa"
Knackwurst southern German wurst made of smoked beef, pork & veal
Nuernberger Bratwurst a slender traditional bratwurst, specially seasoned, a favorite of many

Sauerbraten German style pot roast, brown gravy, honey roasted vegetables | 20

Amber Ale Braised Pork Shank whipped potatoes, roasted root vegetables, pan jus | 19

Dessert

German Chocolate Cake | 6.5

Oktoberfest Commemorative Mug Meal Deal

One free commemorative mug with any purchase over $65
Before any coupon discounts (includes one item from the Oktoberfest Menu)

Two free commemorative mug with any purchase over $120
Before any coupon discounts (includes one item from the Oktoberfest Menu)

Lancaster Brewing Co. Winter Warmer on TAP

Enjoy one of Lancaster Brewing Company (LBC) biggest seasonal beers, Winter Warmer Ale while supporting Wolf Sanctuary of PA. Lancaster Brewing Company is donating $.25 from each case of Winter Warmer sales toward Wolf Sanctuary of PA, located on 120 acres in a wooded area along Speedwell Forge Road in Lititz. Wolf Sanctuary of PA, a non-profit organization relies on individuals and businesses like Lancaster Brewing Company for donations that go toward the 40+ wolves and care and maintenance of the sanctuary. Dawn Darlington, daughter of founders William and Barbara, and operator of the facility said, “The sanctuary receives no funding from state or federal sources. We rely completely on the income from our tours and from the generous donations received from folks that have visited the sanctuary or folks like yourself who hope to come here someday.” LBC’s Brewmaster, Bill Moore considers it a privilege to support Wolf Sanctuary of PA, "It’s an honor being able to help a worthwhile cause that’s overlooked by many."   http://www.lancasterbrewing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=193

Wolf Sanctuary of PA offers tours every Tuesday and Thursday by appointment and every weekend. They also offer special full moon tours with a campfire once a month on the Saturday closest to the full moon. For more information about regular and special tours, check out their website

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Victory Brewing Company !

http://www.tenpints.blogspot.com

A great time!

New Beer Site to Fight to reform PA Beer SALES

News from Free My Beer

New website is launched

Free My Beer is as engaged as ever in the fight to reform Pennsylvania beer sales and we’ve overhauled our website, www.freemybeer.com, to breathe new life into the cause! The website is overflowing with all the resources you’ll need to follow and join the movement to liberate PA’s Prohibition-era liquor laws.

 

Start by making your voice heard! You can sign the petition declaring your position on this issue and Take Action by contacting your elected officials. Supporters new to the Free My Beer movement can get caught up on current legislative efforts like HB11, a house bill proposing privatization as the key to Pennsylvania’s alcohol lock-up. Free My Beer will continue to follow the action, so consider our newsroom page your first resource for the latest information on the liberation efforts. Free My Beer supporters can also connect with other supporters via Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube thanks to easy-to-find icons on every page of the site.

 

Connect with the Cause

Free My Beer is dedicated to posting new updates on action within state government to reform beer laws on the website, in the newsroom and on social media. But we aren’t all fight and no fun. Like us on Facebook and join in on the beer-related conversation with our other 35,000 followers. We try to keep the tone light and the humor frothy—like a head of good beer! Fans and businesses alike can also follow us on Twitter to stay connected to the latest details in the fight to Free My Beer.

 

Legislative Update

House Bill 11 was introduced by State Representative Mike Turzai. The bill was tabled until the Fall session with little discussion and no vote. Turzai proposed selling 1,600 retail liquor licenses that would grant the holder the right to sell liquor and wine in a “controlled area” of their stores, a privilege currently reserved for specialized distributors. On the Senate side, Bill 1554 bypasses privatization and offers to allow distributors to sell beer in six-packs and single bottles instead of the current case or keg requirement. We’ll be watching and will let you know if either bill gains traction later this year.

 

I am not affiliated with this website just posting information so my BEER in PA is FREE-which is not the same as Free Beer!

LBC Rumspringa Golden Hops

Rumspringa Golden Bock blow 0ut


AT THE BREWERY ONLY

12 PACKS - $10   /    6 PACKS - $6   /    6.9 Abv

Embrace your rebellious side with our feisty Golden
Bock Lager brewed with real Lancaster County honey. It
delivers subtle malt flavors flawlessly balanced by a blend of domestic and European hops.

302 North Plum Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 391-6258

ABC coming to Lititz, PA

What’s brewing on Water Street? Appalachian will be making beer, opening restaurant in Lititz, PA

By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

Lititz-brewed hefe weizen may be the toast of the town this summer if plans come together for a new brewery on Water Street.

Everything appears to be in place to make that happen as Paul Brown, owner of the former Lititz Junction Tavern at 55 N. Water St., has confirmed that a long-term lease is in place that will allow the Harrisburg-based Appalachian Brewing Co. to open on the second floor of his industrial site within the next two months.

"We’re diligently working so they (ABC) can open soon," Brown said. "I think this is a good addition to the grand scheme of things for Lititz."

The plan is for ABC to operate a restaurant and bar similar to its existing sites in Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Camp Hill and Collegeville. Brown’s liquor license will be transferred to ABC in the coming weeks, and the brewing of specialty Belgian, German and English beers will begin as soon as state permitting is finalized. And because ABC will be occupying an existing use zoned for manufacturing, no action is required by Lititz Borough Council.

"Everything seems to be in place," said Artie Tafoya, director of operations for ABC. "We are seeking to open some time between May 22 and June 22, depending on what happens with licensing."

Tafoya said he loves the warmth of the old brick building that once housed the Simplex Paper Box Corporation, and he first contacted Brown with interest nearly four years ago.

"When you look at it, it looks like an Appalachian Brewing Co.," he said.

Tafoya is one of three partners in the booming brewery business, joined by Jack Sproch and Shawn Gallagher.

"I’ve been in the brew pub business since 1988, so it’s really all I’ve ever done," Tafoya said.

He met his partners in 1994 and they opened the original Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg in 1997.

"We’ve proven that we can participate in a small community and draw people into that community," Tafoya said about their sizable investment in Lititz. "So, we really don’t look at just Lititz as our base of customers. We look at the number of people that come into the area. We look at how many people we think we can drive in from the general area. It’s all that added together that makes us confident that we should be able to have a good run at this location.

"We look forward to being a part of this community for a long time, and we believe and we hope that we can drive business for everybody else as much as they are able to drive it for us. I think, all-in-all, that working together, it can be a great business scenario for everybody."

Venture Lititz was a major facilitator in the process of bringing the brewery to town, and Kelly Withum, executive director of the nine-member organization, is ecstatic to see all the hard work pay off.

"We’ve been trying to recruit full-service restaurants for town since I started, which was four and a half years ago," she said. "Everybody’s pumped up about this. The community is very excited. Appalachian Brewing Co. has such a wonderful reputation."

The tough economy and banks not loaning money to restaurants has made bringing new businesses to town difficult, Withum said, but studies have showed that Lititz has quite a bit of food and beverage leakage, meaning dollars are being spent outside of this area because there are not enough existing restaurant/bar options. The addition of ABC should stop, or slow, that leak and provide a nice boost to the local economy as a whole.

"The town being so walkable, and the fact that craft beer is so popular right now, I can see people having dinner at Appalachian and then walking to the Bulls Head, or having dinner at the Bulls Head and then going over to Appalachian and trying out their latest brew, or whatever," she said. So, it gets people to walk past all the businesses, even the businesses that feel they’re a little more remote because they’re not on that first block of Main Street."

While the brewery will be the main stage of the Water Street facility, Brown is also leasing five retail shops below the restaurant, on the first floor. Two of the shops have already been rented, but he is unable to reveal what they are at this time. He is also looking to rent his "Great Room," a 3,600 square foot area above the bar, to a single tenant.

The Kready General Store museum will not reopen, he said, and Brown and his family will continue to use the top floor as a residence. More BREWERY, page A14

May is Burger Month Iron Hill Brewery

My Favorite Designer on the Red Carpet

The 84th Annual Academy Awards - Red Carpet: Jessica Chastain
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IMDb Road to the Oscars: Complete coverage of the 2012 awards season, from the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards, presented by The 2012 Toyota Camry.

http://www.imdb.com/oscars/galleries/rto2012-oscar2012-redcarpet-rm1602401792

I miss Alex McQueen. I love this dress and Jessica Chastain on the Red Carpet-Oscars 2012!

BTE-Taming of the BREW 2012

http://www.tamingofthebrew.org/

We will be holding the 11th annual

The Taming of the Brew

on

April 14th, 2012

7:00 to 11:00 PM

Once again, the event has sold out the same day as sales began. No additional tickets will be available. If you want to add your name to the waiting list for the possibility of tickets turned back in by customers, please call the bte box office: 570.784.8181

New vendors are still coming in - check back often.

The Taming of the Brew is a fundraiser to support the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.

SOLD out again! And the price of tickets were $$$ good cause.

AC Beer Fest 2012

http://celebrationofthesuds.com/

I got my Tickets! Saturday, MARCH 31st 2012

Esquire Summer Drinking Rules

With the Fourth of July Drinking Holiday Around the Corner

From Esquire Mag......

The Summer Drinking Rules

What to do, what not to do, how to do it — and a detailed guide to the cannonball
By Ross McCammon

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/food-and-drink/summer-drinking-rules#ixzz1QIgrHQTK

Esquire's Healthiest beer

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/food-and-drink/healthiest-beer?src=nl&mag=esq&list=nl_enl_fdr_bhw_062411_healthiest-beer&kw=ist#fbIndex1

The Healthiest Beers on Earth

We don't usually judge a brew by its nutrition label, but if you're going to anyway, these are your best (and best-tasting) options — rated on our beer expert's quasi-scientific pint scale, from not terrible for you to actually pretty good. Bottoms up.
By Evan S. Benn

Read more: http://www.esquire.com/the-side/food-and-drink/healthiest-beer#ixzz1QIfrM9lE

Check out this link-Good Stuff. I Heart Esquire Mag. !

test google doodle thing i recorded

http://goo.gl/doodle/KHMjA

Cut and paste this link and you will hear my short song I recorded on the google search page.

cool.

Lancaster Brewing Company=LBC

In my neighborhood news LBC has Kolsch is at the brewery

LBC just put the Kolsch on tap at the brewery. Summer beers are in full swing with Country Cream Ale and Hefeweizen on tap too! Stop in for a growler fill over the weekend or anytime.

12 packs Kolsch cans at the brewery

Just like last year and its just as good. Great place to pick up a convenient 12 pack of cans (Rumspringa too) or a six pack of bottles Strawberry Wheat, Hop Hog, Amish Four Grain and Milk Stout.

Victory Brewing

Mondays after work--- sounds good !

Spice up your Mondays with a fiesta at Victory. Every Monday, we’ll be serving up half-price tacos, with the purchase of any large beer. These aren’t your average tacos either – they’re double-decker behemoths, filled with your choice of marinated pork, chicken or veggies.

Victory Brewing Company

420 Acorn Lane

Downingtown, PA 19335

Lancaster Iron Hill Brew News

My Paul is leaving! From an email I received:

Changing of the Guard Party
Come meet new head brewer Kevin Walter for his 1st seasonal beer release here in Lancaster,
Jack the RIPA, a Belgian Rye IPA brewed with a blend of American and European hops.
And come enjoy some beers with me on my last night here in Lancaster. I decided to pull out some of my favorite beers for this special night, including Imperial Coffee Porter, Shokolad Stout,Flemish Red, and Oak-aged Saison.

I couldn't make the this party due to only niece graduating hs in Bloomsburg, PA. Anyone know where Paul is going? Maybe I stop in at Iron Hill Lancaster tomorrow for lunch and check it out. Have a great Saturday.

General Sutter/Bulls Head

English Breakfast in the Pub Now on the 1st Saturday of every month Over the past couple of months we have served a Full English Breakfast in the pub on special occasions, the anniversary and the cask festival. The response has been very favourable so we thought we would offer it once a month on the first Saturday. Inlcudes English Bacon, Sausage, 2 fried eggs, baked beans, fried tomato, fried mushrooms and black pudding. Delicious. Remember the 1st Saturday of every month from 8am - 11am in the pub

Sounds delish ! Hopefully I can find a first Saturday of a month where i am not so darn busy and make it to Bulls head in Lititz, PA

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes -- Official Trailer (HD)