"Dan Iwerks" <dan_iwerksatyahoodottcom> wrote in message
> Bruce > wrote in
> > Has anyone tried these? I found a local beer store that had them but
> > they were $12 a six pack. I don't mind spending the money if they are
> > good but that is steep for a six.
>
> FWIW, unless the beer is the George Washington Tavern Porter, I'd avoid
> Yards altogether. That one is FG, but that's a brewery that has
> continually disappointed me.

Try 'em again. The Philly Pale has been reformulated and is a Simcoe-boosted
killer; the new yearly batch of Trubbel de Yards will knock you out with a
blast of Belgian-type yeast funkiness in a bold dubbel style. They got their
shit...together. ESA on handpump at McMenamin's Tavern (Philly, not Oregon)
is the rocking stuff.

I know what you're talking about, Yards has disappointed in the past. I
believe that's over.
--
Lew Bryson

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Author of "New York Breweries" and "Pennsylvania Breweries," 2nd ed., both
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