STOCKING STUFFERS FOR LOVERS draught lines holiday issue 2015 SPRING HOUSE SLY FOX BREWING CO. 20 YEARS OF FAMILY, FUN AND FABULOUS BEER ©2015 BLUE MOON BREWING COMPANY, GOLDEN, CO BELGIAN WHITE, BELGIAN-STYLE WHEAT ALE Discover more at BlueMoonBrewingCo.com. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Over the past hundred years, our brewers have certainly engaged in their fair share of mischief. This beer – our rst India Pale Ale – has taken a dose of wickedness to brew. Starting with 2-row, caramel and wheat malts, which provide a bright copper color and fuller body, we then add Crystal and Bravo hops for aroma and a classic IPA bite. We nish it o by dry hopping with Centennials for even more ©2015 BLUE MOON BREWING COMPANY, GOLDEN, CO aromatic avor. So, crack open a bottle and enjoy how refreshing Wicked can be! BELGIAN WHITE, BELGIAN-STYLE WHEAT ALE Discover more at BlueMoonBrewingCo.com. PROSIT! draught lines holiday 2015 ON THE COVER: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SLY FOX. LEFT TO RIGHT: PETER AND JOHN GIANNOPOULUS, BRIAN O’REILLY, DOC GIANNOPOULUS AND (CROUCHING) PETER GIANNOPOULUS JR. 10 15 22 16 contents 10 HAPPY 20TH ANNIVERSARY SLY FOX 15 THE BOOKSHELF THIS HOLIDAY GIVE THE GIFT OF GREAT LITERATURE 16 MATT KEASEY OF SPRING HOUSE BREWING COMPANY GETS DRAUGHTED 22 TWEAK TRADITION BEER AND DESSERT IS THE BEST WAY TO BID ALL A GOODNIGHT Editor in Chief Contributing Writer Art Director/Photographer Guest Writer Maryanne Origlio Julie Kovaleski Loren Leggerie Garrett Lee Williams Senior Editor Contributing Writer Art Director/Photographer Guest Writer Maureen McCoy Meredith Rebar Michael Kuchar Steve Hawk Mark Your Calendars A Few Words From The Editors... Valley Forge Beer & Cider Festival | Oaks, PA Dear Beer Aficionados, December 5, 2015 – Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Samuel Adams Ugly Sweater Run | Philadelphia, PA Take Time to Tweak Tradition We all look forward to holi- December 19, 2015 – Fairmount Park day traditions. They are com- forting in their familiarity but Winter Beer Fest | Philadelphia, PA sometimes it’s fun to shake things up. That is surely how December 27, 2015 – World Café Live new traditions come to be. In search of the new, Draught Lines asked some profession- | The Big Philly Beerfest Philadelphia, PA al foodies, those who happen January 15-16, 2016 – Pennsylvania Convention Center to share our love of craft beer, what they are doing with two of our favorite holiday and wintertime essentials, dessert and nightcaps. For more information about these events, and others visit our website: Our story, “Tweak Tradition, dessert served with beer is www.origlio.com the best way to bid all a good- Bourbon Panna Cotta night”, features the desserts of three innovative Philadelphians who understand the versatility of craft beer and its ability to complement the flavors in their cre- ations. Shannon Marie Jones of Dashing Rogue, one of the artisans we interviewed, generously shared her amazing recipe for Bour- bon Panna Cotta with Pistachio Brittle. Former Philly Beer Geek, Steve Hawk, re-examines the nightcap, offering no fewer than sev- en beers that can easily make even the most serious tippler forget For an electronic version of this publication, visit: get about the usual after dinner drinks. www.origlio.com All finished with your holiday shopping? We didn’t think so. Like us on Facebook Choosing the right gift for friends and family can be a daunting facebook.com/draughlines task even for the most ardent shopper. Our gift guide, “Stocking Stuffers for Beer Lovers”, offers great suggestions guaranteed to Follow us on Twitter please the beer lover in your life. And at prices that won’t break the bank, you might even want to treat yourself to a few items. @draughtlinesmag Finally, it had to be kismet that December is the month of Sly Fox Follow us on Instagram Brewery’s 20th anniversary. It’s our cover story and no picture is @draughtlinesmag more heart-warming than a family gathered around a Christmas tree with great craft beers in their hands. It’s not like any illustra- Check us out on YouTube tion Norman Rockwell would have put on the cover of the Saturday youtube.com/draughtlines Evening Post. But poor Norman didn’t live long enough to drink a Sly Fox. Maybe if he had, his art would have imitated craft beer life. draught lines Hoppy Holidays, is a publication of Origlio Beverage. All rights reserved. The Draught Lines Editorial Staff 3000 Meeting House Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154 AVE REVIEWS Rum and Oats The Quintessential Holiday Beer Cocktail Ingredients 8 oz. oatmeal stout, heated (We suggest Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout) 1 ½ oz. rum 1/2 oz. vermouth 1/2 oz. cinnamon syrup 1 dash bitters 1 dash chocolate bitters Topping Whipped cream Cinnamon Preparation Add all ingredients to heat-resistant glass and top with whipped cream. Grate cinnamon over top and enjoy! - Recipe adapted from John Codd of Wo Hing General Store in San Diego, CA REDISCOVEREDBEER Coronado Islander IPA Josh Peacock Certified Beer Server and Origlio Beverage Sales Representative Coronado Islander IPA is full of Centennial, Chinook and Colum- bus hops that combine to provide an explosive burst of piney bit- terness with luscious notes of apricot, grapefruit and mango. The beer is “a liquid expression of hometown pride,” according to Ron and Rick Chapman, owners of Coronado Brewing Co. “This is a solid beer from a top-notch brewery,” says Josh Peacock of Origlio Beverage. “Coronado helped build the West Coast land- scape for craft beer, developing flavor profiles that breweries na- tionwide look to replicate.” Peacock first tried the brewery’s flagship beer while bartending in Philadelphia. “We had a constant rotation of fantastic brews and Islander was always a favorite of mine… and it still is,” he says. “This beer is the pinnacle example of a West Coast IPA – huge hop bursts, piney bitterness, and enough of a punch to let you know you’re actually drinking a beer! There’s something about a West Coast IPA that excites my taste buds. Some IPAs have a softened hop character with a heavy malt backbone, diminishing the fla- vors that a West Coast-style seeks to achieve, while others are hop bombs, overwhelming to the point that no other characteristics shine through. Islander achieves a perfect balance of juicy, fruity lusciousness without an overbearing malt presence.” “For me, Islander is a beer that conjures up memories of summer months, drinking on the deck in the sun with the grill going and Sublime on the stereo,” says Peacock. “But I wouldn’t hesitate to crack one open around the fire pit in the fall, or reward myself with a sip or two after digging my car out of the snow. This beer is a great anytime choice.” With the surge in popularity of the IPA style, Peacock knows how easy it is to get caught up seeking the newest releases from the new- est breweries. “A new IPA is released every 10 minutes it seems, and craft drinkers suffer from A.D.D.,” he laughs. “Regardless of popularity or the fantastic taste of their beers, established breweries tend to slip people’s minds. Coronado Islander IPA should not be forgotten.” Coronado is known for their abundantly hoppy brews, but they offer other interesting beers to please all palates, like Hop Head Red, Orange Avenue Wit and their Crown Series that includes some of the coolest and most revered brews available – Sock Knocker, Skull Wrapper, and Punk’In Drublic, which according to Peacock is named after “one of the best albums ever written and a nod to their love of punk rock, which is right up my alley!” TOUR THE PASTAND TASTE THE PRESENT ATCHARLES FINKEL’S MICROBREWERY MUSEUM Prohibition was a dark time in the history of beer A collector at heart, Finkel curated his portfolio of imported beers and much of America’s beer memorabilia would by eschewing large corporate entities. He was more interested in finding small, family-owned breweries that crafted exceptional have been lost if it were not for visionaries like beers from quality ingredients. As a bonus, those breweries also Charles Finkel, founder of the craft beer import had long histories, great stories to tell and interesting memorabil- company Merchant du Vin and owner of Seattle’s ia. Over the years, Finkel collaborated with breweries like Samuel Smith and Lindeman’s to create, or re-create, new styles like oat- Pike Brewing Co. Finkel’s world-famous Micro- meal stout, porter, imperial stout and peach lambic, adding even brewery Museum, housed within the brewery’s more nuance to their stories. “Surprisingly, one of my jobs was to pub, traces beer’s eight thousand-year history. convince these companies how great they were and that people like me would purchase their beers, even at import prices that could be above what other beers sold for at the time,” he says. His collection is something to be seen. Returning his attention back to the museum, Finkel explains that inkel has made it his mission to search high and low for his- its goal is to engage guests in the proud and long history of beer, toric items relating to breweries around the world. “I can’t while educating and entertaining. One of the oldest items, and a remember a time when I wasn’t collecting something,” the favorite of Finkel’s, is a turn of the millennium Etruscan coin show- Fentrepreneur and museum curator explains. In 1989, after elev- ing barleycorn. It illustrates the transition from trading in grain en years of “collecting” exceptional independent European craft (especially barley) to coin.