Tapestry's Cirque de Saison Offers Good Beer, Lots of Fun, yet Unmet Expectations

I’m going to be honest: When I decided to hit up the South Street area’s Tapestry for my first event of Philly Beer Week, I was expecting something a little…bigger. I believe that is a little bit my fault. I chose the place because it was advertised as an outdoor street fair. I figured that if I was going to choose a Beer Week festivity to go to with my wife and kid in tow, an outdoor one with a balloon-animal maker seemed like a good one.  But, you see, it has been a while since I have been downtown. I had my Philly topography all screwed up. Where I was picturing some sort of expansive, whole-block-encompassing shindig, what I got was the side street outside of the restaurant blocked off for bystanders. While I was figuring there would be a station for all of the different Saison makers to dispense their products and, perhaps, share a bit of a lark about the brewing process, it was actually just behind the bar inside, and procurement of said suds was anything but easy-going, what with a veritable gaggle of partygoers fighting for elbow room around the tiny establishment’s bar. This being said, it was still a very enjoyable day, albeit one with serious caveats.

Booze ... in 50 Words or Less: Allagash Dubbel Reserve, Batch #97

Allagash Dubbel Reserve

Picked it up from Capone's after our Philly Beer Week outing on Saturday. Basic Belgian-style, decent, but not what I might expect from a reserve. In comparison to the other brews of the night, ten times better than Ballast Point Wahoo Wheat, not nearly as memorable as the Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale.

Hittin' Up Philly Beer Week: Capone's

My lady has me on the serious good foot. That means no Qdoba burritos, no Big Macs, and no Wendy's Spicy Chicken jawns for...well, pretty much for eternity.

But when Philadelphia Beer Week came to town, you knew we would be making an exception on the brewskis (which she allows me to drink in moderation; I ain't THAT whipped). On this night, it was Capone's Restaurant, the very well stocked eatery and beer stop in Norristown.