Fallsers know him, but unless you were born here or happen to collect Big Band records, the name “Harry Prime” might’ve slipped under your musical radar. What a shame. (more…)
Category: Hohenadel Beer Project
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Spring has sprung at Hohenadel
Slow-henadel no more! With spring kicking into high gear, things are buzzing inside and outside Hohenadel’s walls. By the way, you’ll notice a fancy new coat of stucco on those exterior walls, compliments of Mike Labetti’s crew, who are taking advantage of the beautiful spring weather to make the old lady really shine. (After the stucco gets a hand-rubbed finish, it’ll be painted white with black trim. Very period-appropriate for an Italianate house from the 19th century, according to Mike.) (more…) -
Craft Brewing Pioneers to Attend East Falls House Party
For fans of craft brewing, the guest list at the East Falls House Party just keeps getting better. We’re psyched to welcome two celebs of Philly’s craft beer scene: Lou Farrell, veteran brewer and Great American Beer Festival medalist, and Rich Wagner, brewery historian and expert on antique brewing methods. (more…)
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Update: Party Goes Hard Core
This just in — Hohenadel’s lager and Harry Prime won’t be the only historical effervescence at the East Falls House Party on October 18th. There will be a few special gallons of America’s oldest beverage on tap — hard cider. Joe Getz, co-founder of Pennsylvania’s own Kurant Cider, has kindly donated a batch of his company’s unique brand of handmade, local cider to the cause. (more…)
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Lager? I Barely Know Her…
Q: How do you turn German beer into American beer?
A: Drink it.Poor American lager. A whole generation of craft beer lovers grew up associating this once-noble Old World recipe with the thin, low-alcohol stuff favored by rednecks and underage drinkers. (more…)
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Party Like It’s 1899
Hohenadel House is Ready to Swing:
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18th … 6 pm – 10 pm
A century ago, when friends called on John Hohenadel at his grand mansion on Indian Queen Lane, they likely joined the old brewmaster in his basement parlor — his “ratzkeller“– for some of his Falls Brewery beer. His plant a few blocks up on Conrad Street produced more than 30,000 barrels a year, the last and most successful enterprise of the family’s 83+ years in East Falls, brewing beer & running saloons, hotels & dancehalls. (more…)
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Pre-Prohibition Lager: Why it left and why it’s back
Pity the beer snobs who don’t “get” lager. They think of an entire style of beer as something that comes in 12 packs of aluminum cans with mountains on the label. It’s thin, it’s watery, and it doesn’t punch you in the face with a fistful of hops. For them, ales are where it’s at and always will be. No matter how silly… (more…)
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Pilot Batch, Part 3: Success!
Today’s players:
Tom (brewer)
Lou Farrell (local chef, historian/archaeologist, craft beer judge, and pickle aficionado)
Steve Fillmore (writer and beer geek and home brew groupie) (more…)
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Pilot Batch, Part 2: Avoiding the curse of “Dad’s beer”
The pilot batch tasting is this Saturday! After a couple weeks in Tom’s basement, we’re ready to sample the Maibock beer he made last month, to see if cluster hops produce the desired citrusy flavor (which can also, in certain beers, have hints of tropical fruit essences). (more…)
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German Lager — Philadelphia’s Hometown Brew
In its heydey, Hohenadel Brewery produced seven different beers, including Indian Queen Ale, Rival Porter, and even a “Health” beer that claimed to be “Approved, Recommended and Endorsed by U.S. Health Bulletin for Absolute Purity, Free from Adulterations“ — big whoops, there.
