They’ve got a ton of beers on tap, they bring in food trucks every day, and you can bring your kids and your pets to the tasting room. What more could you want? Beer yoga? Well, they’ve got that, too. Read More »
3705 West School House Lane, Philadelphia, PA | 215-483-8833 | Website
Even if this tiny brewery weren’t located in a possibly haunted 300-year-old site rumored to be a former Underground Railroad stop and, later, a gentleman’s club, and even if it didn’t have some of the best farm-to-table fare around, we’d still love it, because the hazy IPAs and sake-rested saisons are just that good. Read More »
1808 Schuylkill Road, Douglassville, PA | 484-273-2266 | Website
When Yards moved its flagship from Delaware Avenue to Spring Garden, we were all a little shook. We just didn’t know what to expect, and change is scary. But the new Yards feels like it always has – a beer-nerd paradise where friends and family flock to throw down on crispy pale ales, Love stouts, and wings tossed in long hot pepper sauce. You know, home. Read More »
500 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-525-0175 | Website
The peeps at La Cabra pay as much attention to what’s coming out of the kitchen as to what’s coming out of the kegs, so you can score crispy pork belly with chipotle honey along with that Atlas double IPA. Read More »
642 Lancaster Avenue, Berwyn, PA | 610-240-7908 | Website
If you’re not being weird in the craft-beer world these days, you’re not doing enough. Crime & Punishment is doing plenty. The beer lineup in this Dostoyevsky-inspired spot is strange, but in a you’ll-never-be-bored kind of way. To wit: the Three-Body Problem kombu gose, a kettle-soured beer brewed with 20 pounds of dried kelp Read More »
2711 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | 215-235-2739 | Website
Tom Baker of Earth Bread + Brewery is brewing here, turning out an ever-rotating selection of Belgian wits, milk stouts and saisons. And the kitchen isn't slacking off, either, with a concise but comprehensive menu offering everything from wagyu sirloin steak and scalloped potatoes to Berkshire pulled pork sandwiches with bacon Dijon and yucca fries, quinoa veggie sliders and fried chicken thighs. Read More »
1720 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | 215-765-2274 | Website
That cheer you heard this spring was beer geeks everywhere celebrating the opening of Tired Hands' brewpub. It's understandable: This trolley repair shop-turned-bar has room for you and all your friends to sample its latest drafts in one spot -- a big step in the evolution from local favorite to big-deal brewer. Read More »
35 Cricket Terrace, Ardmore, PA | 484-413-2983 | Website
Tired Hands has the trifecta of brewpub benchmarks: excellent small-batch beers, a cozy space for drinking them, and a damn good grilled cheese. Read More »
16 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA | 610-896-7621 | Website
It's as if your friends took over their parents' Victorian and turned it into a really great bar. A really great bar serving such excellent craft beers that you might never want to leave. Read More »
61 North Main Street, Ambler, PA | 215-542-1776 | Website