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By Eric San Juan

Terrapin Monk’s Revenge Imperial Belgian IPA: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 42

A few years back I would have said that R.E.M. was Athens, Ga.’s greatest export. Then I realized I was letting them coast on the glory days of the ‘80s. Why give R.E.M. a pass when Athen’s Terrapin Beer Co. is doing great things right now?

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Posted May. 24, 2013 | Comments: 0

DRINK > PHILLY BEER WEEK

By Eric San Juan

Founders Porter: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 41

There are a few core styles that should be explored and appreciated by any self-respecting beer geek, and without question porter is one of those styles.

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Posted May. 23, 2013 | Comments: 0

DRINK > PHILLY BEER WEEK

By Eric San Juan

Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 40

At this point, it’s hard to imagine California’s Firestone Walker doing any wrong.

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Posted May. 22, 2013 | Comments: 0

DRINK > PHILLY BEER WEEK

By Eric San Juan

Victory Prima Pils: PW's 50-Beer Countdown to Philly Beer Week, Day 39

The pale little pilsner is the most consumed beer style in the world, and among beer snobs the most scorned. They tend to be light, yellow, fizzy and not much else. When done right, though, pilsner is a style proving that less can be more.

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Posted May. 19, 2013 | Comments: 0

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Fitler Dining Room opens in a charmed space, seems poised to succeed
By Brian Freedman

For the short period of time that Fitler has been open, its food is remarkably confident: The distance between the intent of each dish and its execution is virtually nonexistent. And the way it straddles the line between higher-concept and comfort is something that many restaurants far further along in their evolution still struggle to achieve.

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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.