Everyone has to have a home......

......and we are no exception. Now this is a blog about breweries and brewpubs, but I just can't resist telling you about our favorite hometown bar.
The Hulmeville Inn is located in, yep, you guessed it. Hulmeville, Pa. Outside It still carries the charm that a 200 year old stage coach stop tends to carry (its been as we know it since 1994, for more history, beer lists, and events/happenings check out their website www.hulmevilleinn.com). Inside it is a beer-lovers dream and a pub-playground. BRING YOUR ID, BECAUSE YOU WILL BE CARDED (trust me I live a 10 min walk away and still get carded every time).
In the main bar room you will find multiple TVs for your sports watching experiences (GO PHILLIES!!!!!) and along the front wall 2 boards. One lists the countless bottled beers they have and the other shows the ever changing list of 18 different draft beers that they carry. If you can't decide what to drink or would like to try something new they offer a 4 beer sampler for your drinking pleasure (For a more in depth description of some of the beers they carry check out my buddy Kevin's site www.thebigbeerguy.com).
Food is traditional bar food, but works great at conquering the beer munchies (try the brisket sandwich with an order of green bean fries, its excellent).
Around the bar you will find a few touchscreen game machines if you find that the conversation just isn't flowing. If that doesn't do it for you they have poker and bowling arcade games in the back along with 2 pool tables and a real honest-to-goodness dartboard (that's generally where you can find me). All in all its a great bar and if your ever in the area stop in and have a brew and a bite. *clink*

Brooklyn Brewery

I really want to get this started, but being that I'm at work i can't exactly go visit a brewery right now. Besides, if i did, I'm sure the owners might have something to say about me trespassing. So I'm going to tell you about a brewery Lauren and I have been to multiple times and almost up and moved because of. The pic to the left was taken at the BROOKLYN BREWERY this past holiday season.
Where to begin? From the outside the brewery kind of blends into the landscape of construction and empty street. The only real markings that identify it are the small signs hanging on the front of the building with the Brooklyn logo on them. so go ahead and mosey on up and walk in the door.
After being carded you walk in and hang a left. The shop is on the left on the way to the tap room. YOU WANT TO STOP THERE!!! Trust me, your impending drinking depends on it. In order to partake in their excellent beers you must pay in wooden tokens. 1 token is $4 and 6 tokens is $20 (as of Dec 08). They have a Happy Hour every Friday from 6p-11p And tours are every Sat and Sun on the hour from 12p-6p. Grab some tokens and head back to the taproom.
Generally you will hear some good music playing and the guys pouring are very friendly (who wouldn't be, your working in a brewery!!). You will find 8 different beers on tap, along with their local 1 & 2 in bombers (3 tokens and you get to keep the glass they serve it to you in).
Now that you have your favorite brew, (I'm a huge fan of their BLAST double IPA but if its not available, the East India Pale Ale is excellent if your a hophead. Lauren is a big fan of the Brown Ale.) take a seat on one of the many picnic tables scattered throughout the brewery. If your hungry there are usually menus for local takeout places in the area that will deliver right to the brewery for you. Its an easy and CHEAP way to start your night out in the big apple. *clink*

(My apologies for not describing the beers in detail as its been since Dec 08 since we have partaken. We hope to get back to the brewery in the coming months, so stay tuned for an update.)

And away we go.......

Well Hello everyone. Shawn here. I just finished setting all this up. Lauren and I have decided that since we love visiting various breweries, brewpubs, and bars that we would enlighten you with our experiences and maybe entice you to visit the places we talk about. If anyone has any places that they can recommend, shoot us an email at justtheBREWofus@gmail.com. We are headed up to Amherst, Ma this weekend and have plans to visit 3 breweries/brewpubs to visit. *clink*