I think Chownings also serves Liebotschaner Cream Ale on draught, specially
brewed by the Lion in Wilkes Barre,PA...


"Lew Bryson" > wrote in message
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> "dgs" > wrote in message
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> > Bruce wrote:
> >
> >> Just caught a travel show about Colonial Williamsburg. They mentioned
> >> that everything recreated there is true to the period including the
> >> tavern. Does this mean they are serving the types of ale available in
> >> the colonies at the time of Revolution and dispensed correctly for the
> >> time?
> >
> > No, they don't go quite that far. I think the closest you'll come to
> > something like that are the Yards ales brewed for a colonial-style
> > restaurant in downtown Philadelphia, but that's obviously not anywhere
> > near Williamsburg.
> >
> >> Does anyone know? Might be an interesting beer trip if the ale
> >> and method of dispensing are recreated.
> >
> > They aren't. The best you can do for beer in Williamsburg is to
> > walk to a more commercial part of town and park your arse at the
> > Green Leaf, where a pretty good selection of microbrews are on offer,
> > but they're all keg - none of them are cask-conditioned.
>
> If you do want to do the Colonial Williamsburg thing and drink good beer,
> you can get in at Chowning's Tavern ("Choo-nings") where they have
> Williamsburg Brewing's ColoniAle, which is, surprisingly, a saison-style
> beer, pretty good stuff. Keep an eye out for Williamsburg Brewing and Old
> Dominion taps; I've had them at the King's Arms, also.
>
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