What are you drinking right now?

[samus]

Was out at Philly's more notable cocktail bars last night and ordered a vieux carre. Imagine my surprise when I got a glass of... Vieux Carre brand absinthe. Oops.

 

[ama]

Interesting article for you cocktail folks: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs//archives/21473

 

[mystillwater]

Originally Posted by samus

Was out at Philly's more notable cocktail bars last night and ordered a vieux carre. Imagine my surprise when I got a glass of... Vieux Carre brand absinthe. Oops.

care to divulge the name of the establishment? i'm in the philly area and would be interested to know..

 

[JohnGalt]

Stone Levitation

 

[samus]

Originally Posted by mystillwater

care to divulge the name of the establishment? i'm in the philly area and would be interested to know..

Certainly. I was at Apothecary, which makes some great cocktails. On 13th between Sansom and Chestnut.

 

[Listi]

Originally Posted by JohnGalt

Stone Levitation

Love it, I'm going to buy a 24 at the start of summer.

John By Imperial Stout

By Canadian "Scotch Irish Brewing," hard to find in Canada, impossible to find outside of. Very smooth, velvety, with lots of dark chocolate flavours. I've had a bad bottle of it before? But this one is quite excellent. Although the best Canadian stout is still Dieu de Ciel's Peche Mortel

 

[Johnny_5]

Rogue Dead Guy all night!

 

[mystillwater]

Originally Posted by samus

Certainly. I was at Apothecary, which makes some great cocktails. On 13th between Sansom and Chestnut.

i'll have to check it out. i know plenty of great beer spots but not many cocktail spots. i'll have to take my wife down there when the weather gets nice.

 

[Motorsport226]

Last night I had one of my favorite Belgian Trappist ales, the blonde beer from Trappist Achel.

If anyone who loves Belgian ales hasn't tried this one, I highly recommend doing so, however, it's fairly hard to come by, as it has the lowest production run out of all the Trappist ales (Chimay, Rochefort, Westmalle, etc.).

-226

 

[JohnGalt]

Originally Posted by Johnny_5

Rogue Dead Guy all night!

that's good stuff - i may have to pick some up for this weekend

 

[JohnGalt]

Originally Posted by Motorsport226

Last night I had one of my favorite Belgian Trappist ales, the blonde beer from Trappist Achel.

If anyone who loves Belgian ales hasn't tried this one, I highly recommend doing so, however, it's fairly hard to come by, as it has the lowest production run out of all the Trappist ales (Chimay, Rochefort, Westmalle, etc.).

-226

I think I've seen that before but never picked it up. If I ever see it again, will grab it.

 

[Motorsport226]

Originally Posted by JohnGalt

I think I've seen that before but never picked it up. If I ever see it again, will grab it.

They make two different ales, a blonde and a brown. Both are very good, so whichever one you find is a good grab. If you don't like full-bodied beers however, I wouldn't recommend the brown.

Also, the Rochefort #6 and the Westmalle brown are good brews.

All of these share a similar style but have differences that make each one very unique.

If you're really daring, try the Rochefort #10. It's one of the most full-bodied and complex beers I've ever had, definitely not for the faint of heart.

-226

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by mystillwater

i'll have to check it out. i know plenty of great beer spots but not many cocktail spots. i'll have to take my wife down there when the weather gets nice.


When I'm in Philly for work and have time fo a cocktail, The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co gets my business over Apo -- Apo's great but have gotten to trendy for me And ona weekend it has more of a loud club atmosphere than I like (think DJ booth).

 

[samus]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

When I'm in Philly for work and have time fo a cocktail, The Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co gets my business over Apo -- Apo's great but have gotten to trendy for me And ona weekend it has more of a loud club atmosphere than I like (think DJ booth).

I'm ashamed to say I haven't made it there yet, but it's on my list

 

[Huntsman]

Originally Posted by samus

I'm ashamed to say I haven't made it there yet, but it's on my list

Blushing, indeed. I've been in Philly enough to do the major cocktail spots, but once I hit the Franklin I stopped wanting to go anywhere else. I would suggest you go there next. Villiage Whisky is also excellent, and unlike most cocktail bars, has food! But it, too, is quite trendy because it is owned by a chef whose name is 'in' at the moment....I forget whom. If you like rye, Southwark should be on your list, too! ~ H