Becky posts a nice piece about Yards Brewery, counting herself lucky that she lives within walking distance:
One advantage of living in Fishtown is being within walking distance of Yards Brewery, located in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Philly has only one remaining brewery in operation (a sad state of affairs), and Yards is it. But what a brewery it is. Not only is the beer good, but the employees care about their craft and their community. See for yourself—Yards is open to the public every Saturday from noon to three. ... (read more about it at Good Grief!)
I've never been to Yards, but now it's quickly infiltrating my list of things to consider as the weekend approaches. What about you? Any plans for the weekend?
Yards!
Great place. I went there last month for a large Philly For Change outing which included the surrounding counties. The beer flowed freely. Kinda hard to find though, you gotta know EXACTLY where to look for the brewery.
Thanks for posting this,
Thanks for posting this, Howard. So did you find your way to Yards this weekend? As Albert points out, it's a bit difficult to find, but well worth the effort.
To demonstrate support for the Franklin 300th b-day celebration, the Philly blogging community should band together to try Yards Ben Franklin brew. It's the right thing to do.
I wanted to Becky, but my
I wanted to Becky, but my date got delayed and the opportunity passed us by. Maybe next week or the week after, though.