Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Onward to 150. McGillan's Olde Ale House


AHHHH!!!! I hate when life steps in the way of a good time. This was my situation yesterday when work kept me from the Party-of-a-Century-and-a-Half at McGillan's Olde Ale House. The festivities were punctuated by the tapping (courtesy of honest Abe Lincoln) of 1860 IPA (brewed for McGillian's by Stoudt's Brewing Co.). The party kicked off 150 days before the bar's 150th anniversary year. That's some serious staying power. To go along with the celebration McGillan's is also hosting authors who have written about the bar. Three of the five writers just so happen to dabble a little in beer literature. So, it's your chance to listen to a reading and have a beer with guys who do this writing thing for a living. Don "Joe Sixpack" Russell kick started the readings at last night's bash. If you missed it, like I did, don't worry you still have the chance to toast to the longevity of McGillan's and catch two more beer authors reading from their ale stained pages. Cheers!

From McGillan's website
Lew Bryson, author of 4 regional brewery guides, including PA Breweries, will be on hand to chat about breweries & brewpubs on Tuesday, August 11. In his guide, Bryson calls McGillin's
“a great place to have a beer with a buddy or your spouse, and they have some really good stuff on tap.” Bryson is managing editor of
Malt Advocate magazine and a blogger.

American crime novelist Duane Swierczynski, who wrote about Frank Castle’s escapades in Philadelphia for Marvel Comic’s “The Punisher, on Tuesday, August 25. For the comic book, he created an historic tavern, called "Interesting Times Pub," modeled after McGillin's. Brave New Worlds will be on-hand with the newly-released trade paperback. Swierczynski is author of The Big Book o' Beer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Greatest Beverage on Earth.

More on the authors and events leading up to 150

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