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Tally Ho tavern                                               smooth out the flavors and is named after Lafayette College          what’s on tap
                                                              Basketball Coach Fran O’Hanlon, who Bushey says “has
205 W. 4th St., Bethlehem                                     created a program built to last, with the emphasis on players
610-865-2591                                                  graduating and representing themselves and the college well,
tallyhotav.com                                                on or off campus. On the court, his players have won three
                                                              Patriot League Championships.” We’ll drink to that.
     Bethlehem’s Tally Ho Tavern opened in 1933, and
it’s been a favorite spot to grab a beer and a bite ever      Eight Oaks Distillers
since. Popular drafts include Victory Hop Devil, Kona
Big Wave Golden Ale, Terrapin Moo-Hoo Chocolate               7189 Route 309, New Tripoli
Milk Stout, New Belgium Brewing Accumulation, Bear            484-707-6920
Republic Brewing Co. Racer 5 India Pale Ale, Southern         eightoaksdistillers.com
Tier Raspberry Wheat, Founders Brewing Company All
Day IPA, Bell’s Two Hearted Ale and many more. The                The distillers at Eight Oaks grow their own grains and
tavern also has a number of tasty treats on its menu, like    source ingredients from neighboring farms. Their products
Ho nachos (flour tortilla chips, signature queso, lettuce,    include the 80 proof Eight Oaks American Vodka; an 88
mango salsa and chives with side of salsa and sour            proof Eight Oaks American Gin; Eight Oaks Colonial Rum,
cream); wings (boneless or bone-in) served with choice of     an 80 proof rum made with molasses; and an 80 proof
ranch or bleu cheese and celery and a house sauce; the        Eight Oaks Applejack. They released an American Rye
Ho burger — a classic 8 oz. marinated angus beef patty        whiskey in January.
served with lettuce, tomato and onion and Ho Mayo, all
on a brioche; the Angry Warthog — pepper jack cheese,         Stony Run Inn
habanero barbecue pork and pineapple slaw on a
brioche; and The New Delhi, a salad or wrap with roasted      2409 Route 737, Stony Run
zucchini and poblano peppers, onions, tomato, carrots         610-756-4433
and chickpeas marinated in a red curry sauce.                 stonyruninn.com

Two Rivers Brewing Co.                                             Sophisticated German/Austrian food served in a historic
                                                              setting and a noteworthy drink menu.
542 Northampton St., Easton 
610-829-1131                                                      Their whisky menu includes single-malt scotch
tworiversbrewing.com                                          whiskys such as Glenkinchie, a 12-year-old Lowland;
                                                              several 12-year-old Speysides including Cragganmore;
     Housed in the historic former Mt. Vernon Hotel           The Glenlivet; The Macallan and The Balvenie; Highlands
building, Two Rivers started serving its own brews in         including Glenmorangie (10 year) and Dalwhinniel (15
2015 and has been adding more to its list ever since.         year); the Islays Laphroaig and Lagavulin; and Talisker, a
                                                              10-year-old Island whisky.
    Two Rivers is planning a Dutchtown DIPA 2.0, an
8.1 percent ABV hazy, double IPA that, this time out, is           Beers on tap vary, but owner Austin Grant says they
brewed with loads of Motueka, Simcoe and Mosaic hops,         just added Weyerbacher’s Sunday Morning Stout and
and triple dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra lupulin           Insanity. They also usually have Rodenbach Grand Cru;
powder. It takes its name for an area along Easton’s          Weihenstephaner Original; Hofbrau Maibock; Hofbrau
Northampton Street between Sixth and Seventh streets          Delicator; Saison DuPont and Ballast Point Sculpin.
that was originally a Pennsylvania Dutch community.
They’ve also come up with Nevins’ Blind Eye Wild Ale,                                                 Hearty American Fare with
a 7 percent ABV creation that brewer Josh Bushey says                                                  an Incredible Beer Selection
blurs the line between beer and wine. It’s a 1-year-old,
oak-aged wild ale blended with 150 pounds of Italian           WING NIGHT
Merlot grapes in an open-top fouder, or cask. Bushey             MONDAYS
says it has a “beautiful deep purplish-red body with
a light pink foam. Balanced funk with a strong oak               $15
backbone. Flavors of grapes, black cherries and plums
with a balancing acidity.” It’s named for David Nevin,          All you can eat wings
Easton’s mayor in the early 1900s who “unwittingly                       with purchase of a drink
allowed Easton to become a notoriously bawdy speakeasy
town by turning a blind eye to vice in the city.” Rounding        6-9pm Mondays
things out is the 4.2 percent ABV O’Hanlon Irish Stout.
With aromas of coffee and light chocolate, it’s a jet black     Saucon Valley Square, 3731 PA 378, Bethlehem
stout the brewer describes as “Roasty and firmly bitter,                  taps378.com • 610.748.7100
with flavors of black coffee.” It’s served on a nitro tap to
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