Steve Beaumont makes a very good point in a comment to an earlier post: the Phillies are great, as is the the food and beer in Citizens Bank Park...but our airport still sucks!
Who's going to do something about that? I don't mean the damned terminals or parking or baggage handling (which has gotten a LOT better in the past year, thank you!). I mean, why is it that PHL has nothing to compare to PDX in terms of BEER? What the hell kind of greeting to America's Best Beer-Drinking City™ is that?
Someone in the Philly Beer Bar Mafia (you KNOW who you are) has to step up to the plate and make this happen. We need a real beer spot at the airport, it's got to have a top-notch draft system, and all local beers. I can't do it, because I'm poor and stupid. Feather in the cap, guys, feather in the cap (and a great way to steer incoming biz your way...).
I flew into Manchester, NH a few years back and they had Smuttynose IPA and some other local beers on tap. PHL needs to showcase some of their local beers(Victory, Slyfox, Yards,etc.)
ReplyDeleteI dont remember there being THAT many great beers at PDX airport. And logistically, the few taverns in the joint are not convenient to the departure gates. Not a very well designed airport at all. F-ing Canadians--always bitchin'....
ReplyDeleteHell, Laurelwood's got two outlets in PDX, and there's a 34-tap bar with tons of local stuff. We got nothing like that at PHL...and we should.
ReplyDeleteHuh, I was just at PHL a week ago and there is a bar in there with, I'm going to say 20 taps, of which half appeared to be local.
ReplyDeleteOkay here is a picture I took last week. I think it is in concourse B.
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I see Victory (think 1 was Hop Devil), Sly Fox (Royal Weisse), Yards. Something tells me I spotted Stoudts and Troegs too but I am not sure.
Of course, I landed in SLC and they had multiple local brewpubs (Squatters, Wasatch) *in* the terminal, which was very awesome.
That's not bad. Could be better, but that's not bad. Still like to see something really focused on local beers...and craft/specialty beers in general.
ReplyDeleteWiggins isn't Made yet... and I'm not even sure Adam can get a sit-down these days.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm on it. I'll start the inquiries. Perhaps we can grab a small space at PHL. That is if the "pay to play" crap is really over at the airport. I think Nutter has cleaned that up. Local beer & Monk's mussels & burgers. The current beer bar @ PHL offers a 23oz glass as the SMALL size. That's just stupid. I would like to have a 10-12 oz option & maybe a pint, too. We could easily fill 25-30 taps with excellent local beer. Waddya think?
ReplyDeleteTom Peters, ladies and gentlemen. No, really, he confirmed by e-mail. And I think it's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteLate to the party, as always, but I flew through Atlanta with a long layover, and had the opportunity to enjoy a few Sweetwater brews. Unfortunately, a similar option doesn't seem available in Philly airport.
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