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t’s on tap MAKEaTlHitItSleSmEoArSeOmNerry!
We’re blessed with a bounty of beverage makers here in the greater
Lehigh Valley region. With our new What’s On Tap feature, we’ll keep
you up to date on some of the latest releases from our alcohol-producing
neighbors in each issue of Indulge. If you’re out and about and looking for a
drink, check out our What’s on Tap channel on the Go Guide app available for
free on both Andriod and iPhone.
THE COLONY MEADERY WEYERBACHER BREWERY FEGLEY’S BREW WORKS
905 Harrison St. #115, Allentown, 905 Line Street, Easton Bethlehem Brew Works
855-632-3669 • colonymeadery.com 610-559-5561 • weyerbacher.com 559 Main St. Suite 101, Bethlehem
Colony Meadery at the Book Shop Allentown Brew Works
428 Main St, Bethlehem Weyerbacher plans to unveil their 812 W. Hamilton St., Allentown
610-866-5481 IPA #2 in January. Part of Weyerbacher’s 610-433-7777 • TheBrewWorks.com
revolving small batch series, it’s a must
For the holidays, The Colony Meadery for hopheads and IPA fans. It’s the holiday season, which means
will be releasing a number of new
styles — and a few greatest hits: Wu Out now: QUAD, a rich, dark ale that Rude Elf is on the shelf (and draft). This
Tang Cran, a 12 percent ABV Cranberry- weighs in at 11.8 percent ABV. Made spiced Belgian-style holiday reserve ale
orange mead that’s definitely not your with Simcoe hops, it’s at its best after a
grandmother’s cranberry sauce; Black, period of 12 months or more in the bottle. has a 10.5 percent ABV. Its companion,
a Black Friday-released, blackberry-
blackcurrant mead; Moravian Sugar Late winter will bring a release of the 10.5 percent ABV Bourbon Barrel
Cookie, a 7.5 percent spiced mead based Insanity, an 11.1 percent ABV brew
on the flavor of Bethlehem’s famous that’s made by aging Blithering Idiot Rude Elf’s Reserve, has been aged almost
cookies; Beso Exotico, a 16.5 percent Barleywine Ale in whiskey barrels. four years in bourbon barrels.
ABV offering “flavored with chocolate,
cinnamon and cayenne pepper”; Finally, the brewers are getting ready December sees a rotating IPA series
Queen’s Gambit Batch #3, made with to roll out Riserva, a very limited release
a local wildflower honey; Chamber that’s treated like a vintage. Aged for that will feature a new IPA every two
of Sin, a pyment mead created with more than a year in oak barrels with
Chambourcin grapes; and 911’s an Oak, raspberries, it’s an American Wild Ale to three weeks. The first will be Urban
a mead made with virgin oak barrels. fermented with red raspberries and a Achiever, a 6 percent ABV “American IPA
blend of yeasts. with a light body and huge floral aroma.
COUNTY SEATS SPIRITS
SOCIAL STILL They’re also planning to release Bail
905 Harrison St. Suite 128, Allentown Bonds Bock (6 percent ABV German-
610-628-9502 • countyseatspirits.com 530 East 3rd St, Bethlehem style lager), Impossible Germany Pilsner
610-625-4585 • socialstill.com (5.2 percent ABV, unfiltered German
County Seat Spirits calls itself a
“grain to glass distillery” because Social Still distills whiskey, vodka, style lager) Big Bad Barleywine (sweet
it performs all the distilling steps gin, rye and rum, and plans to add more malt, lots of hops and hints of fruit) and a
at its home in the Bridgeworks to their product line over the coming
Enterprise Center. year. Their products include Social Still Peach Wheat (4.8 percent ABV).
Vodka, a small-batch, gluten free and
24 | INDULGE • DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016 Spirits include Class 8 Vodka; Sand GMO free 80 proof spirit; Social Still Gin,
Island Rum; Lock Keeper Gin and a a gluten free, GMO free 90 proof spirit;
barrel-aged Sand Island Rum, created Social Still Un-Aged Rye, described as
by aging their rum in rye whiskey barrels “Grain forward. Pennsylvania grown Rye.”
(from Dad’s Hat Distillery, Bristol) for six 80 Proof; Social Still Whiskey — 90
to seven months. They’re also planning percent rye, 10 percent malted barley.
to release their Hidden Copper Bourbon 80 proof; Social Still Rum, described
(the name is a nod to Allentown’s as a “smooth, molasses and sugar cane
Liberty Bell history) for late December blend.” 80 proof; and Barrel Aged Gin
or early in 2016 — the release date —a limited supply gin that’s been aged
will depend on when it’s ready. in whiskey barrels.
We’re blessed with a bounty of beverage makers here in the greater
Lehigh Valley region. With our new What’s On Tap feature, we’ll keep
you up to date on some of the latest releases from our alcohol-producing
neighbors in each issue of Indulge. If you’re out and about and looking for a
drink, check out our What’s on Tap channel on the Go Guide app available for
free on both Andriod and iPhone.
THE COLONY MEADERY WEYERBACHER BREWERY FEGLEY’S BREW WORKS
905 Harrison St. #115, Allentown, 905 Line Street, Easton Bethlehem Brew Works
855-632-3669 • colonymeadery.com 610-559-5561 • weyerbacher.com 559 Main St. Suite 101, Bethlehem
Colony Meadery at the Book Shop Allentown Brew Works
428 Main St, Bethlehem Weyerbacher plans to unveil their 812 W. Hamilton St., Allentown
610-866-5481 IPA #2 in January. Part of Weyerbacher’s 610-433-7777 • TheBrewWorks.com
revolving small batch series, it’s a must
For the holidays, The Colony Meadery for hopheads and IPA fans. It’s the holiday season, which means
will be releasing a number of new
styles — and a few greatest hits: Wu Out now: QUAD, a rich, dark ale that Rude Elf is on the shelf (and draft). This
Tang Cran, a 12 percent ABV Cranberry- weighs in at 11.8 percent ABV. Made spiced Belgian-style holiday reserve ale
orange mead that’s definitely not your with Simcoe hops, it’s at its best after a
grandmother’s cranberry sauce; Black, period of 12 months or more in the bottle. has a 10.5 percent ABV. Its companion,
a Black Friday-released, blackberry-
blackcurrant mead; Moravian Sugar Late winter will bring a release of the 10.5 percent ABV Bourbon Barrel
Cookie, a 7.5 percent spiced mead based Insanity, an 11.1 percent ABV brew
on the flavor of Bethlehem’s famous that’s made by aging Blithering Idiot Rude Elf’s Reserve, has been aged almost
cookies; Beso Exotico, a 16.5 percent Barleywine Ale in whiskey barrels. four years in bourbon barrels.
ABV offering “flavored with chocolate,
cinnamon and cayenne pepper”; Finally, the brewers are getting ready December sees a rotating IPA series
Queen’s Gambit Batch #3, made with to roll out Riserva, a very limited release
a local wildflower honey; Chamber that’s treated like a vintage. Aged for that will feature a new IPA every two
of Sin, a pyment mead created with more than a year in oak barrels with
Chambourcin grapes; and 911’s an Oak, raspberries, it’s an American Wild Ale to three weeks. The first will be Urban
a mead made with virgin oak barrels. fermented with red raspberries and a Achiever, a 6 percent ABV “American IPA
blend of yeasts. with a light body and huge floral aroma.
COUNTY SEATS SPIRITS
SOCIAL STILL They’re also planning to release Bail
905 Harrison St. Suite 128, Allentown Bonds Bock (6 percent ABV German-
610-628-9502 • countyseatspirits.com 530 East 3rd St, Bethlehem style lager), Impossible Germany Pilsner
610-625-4585 • socialstill.com (5.2 percent ABV, unfiltered German
County Seat Spirits calls itself a
“grain to glass distillery” because Social Still distills whiskey, vodka, style lager) Big Bad Barleywine (sweet
it performs all the distilling steps gin, rye and rum, and plans to add more malt, lots of hops and hints of fruit) and a
at its home in the Bridgeworks to their product line over the coming
Enterprise Center. year. Their products include Social Still Peach Wheat (4.8 percent ABV).
Vodka, a small-batch, gluten free and
24 | INDULGE • DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016 Spirits include Class 8 Vodka; Sand GMO free 80 proof spirit; Social Still Gin,
Island Rum; Lock Keeper Gin and a a gluten free, GMO free 90 proof spirit;
barrel-aged Sand Island Rum, created Social Still Un-Aged Rye, described as
by aging their rum in rye whiskey barrels “Grain forward. Pennsylvania grown Rye.”
(from Dad’s Hat Distillery, Bristol) for six 80 Proof; Social Still Whiskey — 90
to seven months. They’re also planning percent rye, 10 percent malted barley.
to release their Hidden Copper Bourbon 80 proof; Social Still Rum, described
(the name is a nod to Allentown’s as a “smooth, molasses and sugar cane
Liberty Bell history) for late December blend.” 80 proof; and Barrel Aged Gin
or early in 2016 — the release date —a limited supply gin that’s been aged
will depend on when it’s ready. in whiskey barrels.
