December 4, 2012
Hear, hear! December 5, 1933 marked the repeal of Prohibition in America. As you can imagine, this made for many happy Americans and much celebration all across the country. 79 years later, we’re still excited about the repeal, now known officially as Repeal Day. This year, Repeal Day in Philadelphia is extra significant due to [...]
Read more»October 15, 2012
Prohibition, the alcohol-free period in American history between 1919 and 1933, made a huge cultural impact on our nation and continues to be an influential, intriguing slice of history today. From TV shows like HBO’s Atlantic City-set Boardwalk Empire to festive 1920s celebrations around the city, the Philadelphia region toasts to Prohibition all year long. [...]
Read more»November 30, 2011
The Prohibition Taproom is having a holiday roast. Only they’re not dishing out food, but rather toasting one of their favorite beer men, at the Holiday Roast of Steve Mashington on Tuesday, December 13. Mashington, operations manager for local Yards Brewing Company, is a fun-loving guy who’s known to many by the nicknames “Mittens” and [...]
Read more»April 7, 2011
Drinkers, rejoice! Today marks the 78th anniversary of the Cullen-Harrison Act, which rolled back Prohibition and led to the ultimate December 5 defeat of America’s wars on both alcohol and a good time. In celebration of this historic legislation, local craft spirit TuB Gin is offering its product today at Prohibition Era prices at bars [...]
Read more»October 31, 2008
Post by Kelly Bardon When first moving to the loft district, my new neighbors and I agreed that though we found the location, the view, and the parking situation ideal, something was missing: we wished for a neighborhood bar. Although walking distance to many center city haunts, there was no convenient place to pop in [...]
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