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By Eric San Juan

Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 38

Before “black IPA” was a thing, Dogfish Head was hopping up dark ales to then-preposterous levels, making Indian Brown Ale an early hybrid brew that defied style.

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Posted May. 18, 2013 | Comments: 0

DRINK > PHILLY BEER WEEK

By Eric San Juan

Magic Hat #9: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 37

Fans see it for what it is: a refreshing, easy drinking beer that seems ready made for a summer day. It’s brewed with apricots — or rather, apricot extract — but not so much that it’s embarrassingly fruity.

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Posted May. 17, 2013 | Comments: 0

DRINK > PHILLY BEER WEEK

By Eric San Juan

Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 36

In a state that boasts breweries like Tröegs, Victory and Yards, Weyerbacher is in the unenviable position of having to stand out among the embarrassment of riches that is Pennsylvania beer.

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Posted May. 16, 2013 | Comments: 0

DRINK > PHILLY BEER WEEK

By Eric San Juan

21st Amendment Back in Black: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 35

Back in Black is a fine example of this very new invention in beer brewing, the black IPA. The beer is dark like a Guinness, but has the light body and aggressive hopping of an IPA, countered by black malts that lend it touches of chocolate and espresso.

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Posted May. 15, 2013 | Comments: 0

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Philabeverage: Veggie Pairings
By Brian Freedman

Springtime produce is finally hitting farmstand shelves, which means that, after the long, dark days of roasted root vegetables and little else, the time has come to indulge in the classic vegetables of the season: artichokes, asparagus, cardoons, fava beans and more.

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Urban Enoteca's 'Wine Bar' Charges an Arm and a Leg for Even the Most Uninspired Brands
By Brian Freedman

You know the moment at the end of a date, that nanosecond between the time you decide to go in for a kiss and the moment your lips actually touch for the first time? That’s kind of how I get right before opening the list at a wine bar I’ve never been to. But reading the glass list at Urban Enoteca was the equivalent of making out with a dead fish.

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Better Than Best: Bars
By PW Staff

PW's drunks think Locust Bar is the best straight bar that's turning into a gay bar. They also think Abby's Desert Lounge is the best place to catch an awesome cover band. Cheers!

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Bar Review: Local 44
By Rachel Riot and Kunoichi Erica

Finding a good bar is like finding a soul mate. The very air around you should sing softly of future memories forged on the strength of the bond created upon that first fateful meeting. When your foot crosses the threshold for the first time, the force of the atmosphere should drag you forward like a willing victim into Dracula’s castle. The personality of the bar should fold itself around you, whispering assurances that you have indeed entered a space that is alive: with excitement, with curiosity, with warmth.