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Updates

July 2010

  • DC sends a nice review of Mike's Tavern  [Reading, Berks Co, PA ]. Makes me want to go there right now.

  • Smith's Hotel [ Columbia, Lancaster Co ] is undergoing a big interior re-do.  I don't like it - too clean and bright. The latest Page 1 Girl, Tiffany, was hard at work during a recent visit. She has one of the most unique piercings I have ever seen.

  • The White Swan [ Rothsville, Lancaster County ] is again headed toward a reopening. The best news of all is this business has returned to the correct color - WHITE! The coolest thing is it sounds like the name may remain the same.

  • Farewell to our friend Bart Hannahoe, the long-time caretaker of the legendary Hannahoe's Grave service. I will post his obituary here soon.

 

May 2010

  • Spring is here and several volunteer field reviewers are hard at work.  All that great info will be posted soon!

  • Mike O'Neal from O'Neals Pub (Schuylkill County, PA) sent along updated info on their hours (now Tues 4-9 wing night and limited menu and Wed through Sat 11a-10p)

April 2010

  • BEDS sends a review of another Harrisburg watering hole - The Midtown Tavern has been a part of the Cap City for many years. See what he reports by going to Dauphin County, PA.

March 2010

  • St Patrick's Day shenanigan's with reports from Lancaster's Molly's Pub and Reading's Barbon's, Trooper Thorns and Slammers.

  • Pottstown is not that far from Reading but it is a town I have rarely visited.  Reviews of two Montgomery County pubs will soon go up - the Olde Gold Tavern and Jack Cassidy's Irish Pub

  • MARS sends his thoughts from the field on two Berks County, PA taverns: Cousins Pub and McArdles Pub. One negative experience and one positive - see what he thought!

  • BEDS forwards a nice review of the Corner House (Reading, Berks Co, PA). Makes me want to eat there soon!

  • While investigating a promising new local band, The Kilmaine Saints, I saw they will be playing at the Pub Dunegal in Mt Joy. Why the Tilted Kilt is now known as the (oddly spelled) Pub Dunegal will have to be something I research soon.

  • A recent meeting took me to Al's Diamond Cabaret.  Read my thoughts in my new review.

  • Stopped by B&N and picked up a copy of Berks County Living. They decided not to use a photo of the painting I had commissioned (instead relying on a shot of the painting that hangs in the Peanut Bar).  The one page article does an OK job of summarizing the Hannahoe's Grave service - and it closes with a mention of this website. I will ask them if I can include a copy on the Hannahoe page.

February 2010

  • Mmm mmm good lunch at the Reinholds Tavern (or whichever of its many names you choose to use - Lancaster Co, PA)

  • The Black Horse (Adamstown, Lancaster Co, PA) is as cozy as ever but minus the fantastical spicy mustard that always graced the bar

  • Posted a snowy photo of the former Denver House. This was one of the best old-fashioned pubs around. RIP

January 2010

  • The Ceremony at Hannahoe's Grave will be featured in the March 2010 issue of Berks County Living magazine (www.berkscountyliving.com).  They may be using a photograph of the painting that was commissioned to honor old Tom.

  • BEDS offers brief thoughts on a recent visit to Cafe Waldorf (Reading, Berks Co PA)

  • Review of Patsy Fagan's Irish Pub (Lebanon, Lebanon County, PA). I really liked this place and the owner was hard at work behind the bar.

  • White Swan (Lancaster Co, PA) - sounds like it is DOA

September 2009

  • "BooBoo" - legendary owner of Reading's BooBoo's Tavern (Berks Co., PA) has passed away. This fellow was a stitch and I will always remember sitting in his bar and looking to the right into his kitchen

 



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Frederick Lauer was a incredible man who loved beer.

Hundreds of people traveled by train from New York City to unveil a statue in Penn's Common in his honor. Today almost nobody has heard of him. Even www.findagrave.com refused to list him as a "famous" burial.

 Don't let his memory fade away.

 

Lew Bryson writes great books and blogs about  breweries.  His TV special is a hoot.  He takes beer very, very seriously and has forgotten more about beer than I ever have a desire to learn. His best quote is:  

"Knowing when to fold is the key; you only get so much liver in this life, and there’s no good reason to waste it on sub-par booze"

Read Lew's sagely comments and buy a book or two

 

 

Lancaster505 - Done Working At 5, In The Bar By 5:05! 

What a bunch of happy drunkards.

Check out the websites and come out to a social sometime!

FLABONGO

Quite possibly the coolest beer bong ever

www.flabongo.com

 

 

mylifeoncraft  (beer that is)

www.mylifeoncraft.com

 

This Brooklyn girl really knows her beer!

 

 

MappyHour is a nifty Google Maps-based creation that pinpoints bars and their happy hours.

Add what info you know and help out your fellow suds seekers!

 

 

One Cold Hand  has nothing to do with bars or beer but it is such an odd project.... started by a female in Pittsburgh who pondered why she so often saw a single glove laying along a road or in some public place.  The site posts photos of these lonely gloves and tries to reunite them with their lost owners.  It is also the basis of an artsy project that she is doing.  Oddly, as soon as I saw this site I started seeing solo gloves... about 5 or 6 in the past month or so.  The photo to the left is one that I found in a park across from Geno's Steaks in Philly.

 

Ale Street News

Liquid Diet Online

Joe Six-pack

Drink Prices Dot Com

Different Types of Bar Glasses

We8there.com

   
       
 

 

Honorable Guest Reviewers & Comment Issuers

Wisdom by: Alki, A&W, Beds, C-Shel, ET, I.M. Biber, J, KDot, K-MO, Mars, RB, Gandalf

 

 

 

 


Berks County, PA

Alpenhof Bavarian Restaurant, American House Hotel, Bar-B-Q Pit, Barbon's Tavern, Beverly Hills Tavern & Cabana Bar, Bixler's Lodge, Boo Boo's Tavern, Borelli's Hotel, Brewer's, Brick House Pub, California Bar & Grill, Cemetary Inn, Champion's Sports Bar & Grille, Coachlight Tavern, Corner House, Cotton Gin Bar & Grill, Cousin's Pub, Downtown Reading Hofrau, Eberhart's Bar & Grill, Emily's Pub, Flanagan's Pub, Forest Inn, Ganly's Pub, Greshville Inn, Huie's Grey Fox Inn, Iron Post Inn, Jack's Pub, Johnny & Hon's, K'Town Pub, Kempton Hotel, Knuckleheadz Bar & Grille, Kutztown Tavern, Little Oley Tavern, McArdle's Pub, Morgantown Hotel,  Naomi Hotel, Nick's Cafe, Northeast Taproom, Old Village Inn, Peanut Bar, Penn Werner Hotel, Port Clinton Hotel, Raphy's Place, (Johnny & Hon's) Robesonia House, Pike cafe, Shades of Green, 625 Tavern, Shorty's Bar, Slammers, Snooks Pub, Snuzzles, Sonny's Woodward Cafe, Specked Hen Cottage Pub & Alehouse, Tiki Bar, Timothy's Sports Bar & Restaurant, Tommy's Cafe & Cabana Bar, Travelers Pub, Trooper Thorns Irish Beef House, Ugly Oyster Drafthaus, Van Reed Inn, Vegas Sports Bar & Nightclub, Victor's Cafe, Village Inn, Virginville Hotel

 


State of California Pubs

Firehouse American Eatery & Lounge

 


Centre County, PA

Eutaw House

 


Chester County, PA

McCoy's Pub & Billy's Martini Bar

 


Clearfield County, PA

Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, Dinger's Grand Slam Grill & Groggery, Friendly Tavern, Redwood Inn, St Charles Cafe, Time Square

Clinton County, PA

Pat Reeder's,

Dauphin County, PA

Ceolta's Irish Pub, Champions, Chick's Tavern, Demp's Corner Pub, Hardware Bar Harrisburg, McGrath's Pub, Molly Brannigan's, Pep Grill, Shakey's Rock & Roll Sports Bar

 


State of Delaware

Bayview Inn, McLaren's Irish Pub

 

 


Lackawanna County, PA

Molly Maguires Alehouse

 

Lancaster County, PA

Adamstown Transfer Company , American Bar & Grill , B&B Restaurant & Lounge, Blockhouse Tavern, Bowmansville Inn Restaurant & Pub, Brendee's Cafe, Brunnerville Hotel, Camelot Inn, Chancey's Pub, Cocalico Tavern, Conestoga Restaurant & Bar, Dad's Bar & Grill, Dietz's Bar, Denver House, Dirty Ol Tavern, Dolly's Inn, Doughboy, Dutchmaid Motel, Edgewater, End Zone Sports Bar, Frogtown Cafe, Fulton Bar  Restaurant, Bubba's Greenbriar Cafe, Helen's Corner Bar,  Hideaway Bar, Hilltop Inn, Jack's Family Tavern, Kelsey's Pub, Lancaster Brewing Company, Lazy K Lounge, Maggie's Bar & Grill , Molly's Pub, T&E Mountain Top Inn, 915 Cafe, O'Halloran's Irish Pub & Eatery,Paris Pub, Parkview Hotel, Penguin Hotel & Bar, Q's Duke on Liberty Bar & Grill, Rawhide Saloon & Eatery, Reinholds Tavern, Ritz on Main (old), Ritz on Main (new),  River Street Cafe, Rock Hill Tavern, Shamrock Cafe, Shank's Tavern, Shooters Crossing Bar & Grill, Smith's Hotel, Stoudt's Brewing Company, Tantra, Terre Hill Tavern, Tiki Barn at Barnee's (at the Olde Lincoln House), Tilted Kilt, T.J. Rockwell's, Union Barrel Works, Valentino's Cafe, Vinola's Restaurant and Bar,  Wahtney's, Watering Trough Restaurant & Lounge, White Swan, Zia Maria

 


Lebanon County, PA

Batdorf Restaurant, Blue Bird Inn, Boyer's Cafe, (Rick's) Chat-A-While, Cheers, Colebrook Tavern, Conner's Tavern, (Fat Bob's) Corvette Bar & Grill, Farmers Hope, Fatt Boys Steakhouse & Tavern, Fenwick Tavern & Restaurant, Franklin House, Franz's Tavern, Fredericksburg Tavern, Frogs Hollow, Gary's Sports Bar & Grill, Justine's Place, Kleinfeltersville Hotel & Tavern, Limey's Pub,  Maple Street Cafe, Moose's Landing Zone, Pa's Place, Quentin Tavern, Rising Sun, Speck's Cafe, Steppin' Out,  Thoroughbreds, Vinny's Goodtimes

 


Lehigh County, PA

Commix Hotel, Hometown Heroes, Jimmy's Place,Liberty Street Tavern, JP O'Malleys, Old Brewery Tavern, Your Welcome Inn

 


Luzerne County, PA

Mergo's Wonder Bar


Lycoming County, PA

Waterville Hotel


Montgomery County, PA

Jack Cassidy's Irish Pub, Olde Gold Tavern,


Schuylkill County, PA

Blue Ridge Hotel, Major Purpose (now Mustang Inn),  Maroon's Sports Bar & Grill, Michael B's, Mustang Inn, O'neal's Pub, Peacock Bar, Pep's Pub & Hotel, Wooden Keg Tavern


 

State of Maryland

An Poitin Stil, Lee's Tavern, Maryland Line Inn

 


State of New York

Brooklyn Brewery

 


Perry  County, PA

Inn 74, Pandemonium Bar & Grill, Shermans Creek Inn, Welcome Inn, White Oak Tavern

 


Philadelphia Area

Coyle's Cafe, Finnegans Wake, Kellian's Tavern, Kildares Manayunk, McGillin's Old Ale House, Paddy's Olde City Pub,

 


Pittsburgh Area/Allegheny County, PA

Doodle Ranch Inn, McCoy's Place, Montour Hotel, Stardust Lounge

 


Potter County, PA

Germania Hotel, Waldheim Bar & Restaurant

 


Schuylkill County, PA

Blue Ridge Hotel, Michael B's, Mustang Inn (formerly Major Purpose) ,O'Neal's Pub, Pep's Pub & Hotel,

 


Commonwealth of Virgina

Irelands Four Courts, J. Brian's Taproom, Sullivan's Restaurant & Tavern


York County, PA Pubs

Blue Moon Cafe, Boonedocks, Bridge Side Cafe, Cobblestones, Corner Stable(s), Coyote Bob's, Fat Daddys, Finleys, Glenville Inn, Goodfellas, Goofy's Eatery & Spirits, Hardware Bar - York, Harp & Fiddle,  Hometown Hotel, Jamie's Courtside Sports, Jackie B's, Jefferson Inn ( formerly Pete's Place ), Murph's Study Hall, Niki's Sports Nook, Overbrook Cafe, Pete's Place (now Jefferson Inn), Race Horse Tavern, Red Rock Cafe, Red Rose Restaurant & Tavern, Roosevelt Tavern, Seven, Tailgaters Grill and Drafthouse, Tourist Inn, Vito's, Wheelie Bar, White Rose Bar & Grill

 


Rest In Peace -  Closed Taverns

B&B Restaurant and Lounge, Bald Stewey's, Boo Boo's, Boonedocks, Camelot Inn, Coyote Bobs, Denver House,  DJ's Motorsports Bar, Dr Dremo's, Goodfella's, Hefty's,  Knuckleheadz Bar & Grill, Maggies Bar & Grill, Manor House (now Pa's Place) Millmont Hotel ( now The Lookout), Morgantown Hotel, Ritz on Main, Seven, 625 Tavern, Terre Hill Tavern, Timothy's Sports Bar & Restaurant,  Wahtney's Welcome Inn, White Swan Hotel