To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, Kate, Chuck, and I took a day to visit a bunch of local breweries. We started with the Iron Hill in Phoenixville. We actually had to wait for them to open but not too long. We got samplers of all of their styles and some food. They had a Roggenbier that was fantastic and a chardonnay barrel-aged tripel that was phenomenal. I would like more of that, please.
Next up was Sly Fox. We went in with high hopes, but we did a couple of flights and weren't overly impressed with anything on their lineup. We went over to McKenzie Brew House next, which is a big restaurant and bar that seemed like it wouldn't have a great selection. They ended up having a bunch of great beers and even better bartenders. They talked to us the whole time; I talked to them about SLR cameras and at the end of our visit we asked for the check and they said, "oh, we can't find it. I guess it's free!" with a smirk. Slightly confused but very gracious, we left a big tip and thanked them.
We headed back to the city next to go to Yards. We hopped on their first tour, where we were given samples of the Pale Ale and shown around the whole facility. It was a little long but interesting. We went out to the bar after the tour for a couple of flights of their offerings, including variations on the Love Stout. So good.
We headed over to Nodding Head, where they were already packed for St. Patrick's Day celebrations, so we just got a beer each instead of trying to get a sampler in that mess. They have some really good beer. We finished out the day by going to the Abbaye for at least one more beer and a great dinner. Always a great way to end the day.
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