Product Description

If you've ever wanted to explore the hopping beer scene in Philadelphia, now is the time. Fun and full of attytood, Joe Sixpack s Philly Beer Guide: A Reporter s Notes on the Best Beer Drinking City in America is the perfect companion for this city's thirsty visitors and locals alike. Joe Sixpack is Don Russell, the nation's leading beer journalist, who has written a weekly beer column for the Philadelphia Daily News since 1996. It goes without saying he knows, and loves, his beer. Over the years, he has traveled to Belgium, France, Iceland, Israel, Austria, the Caribbean, and throughout the United States and Canada in search of great beer and great stories. But he always comes back to Philadelphia, where the first brewery was built over 300 years ago and where great beer has been brewed ever since. Discover the full flavor of a great beer town. Go barhopping with Joe Sixpack, and you re sure to get all the insider's tips: The best brewpubs, breweries, and beer bars Barroom secrets and money-saving tips Walking tours with maps Festivals, here and abroad And lots of fine, cold beer! Before you duck into a tavern, grab your copy of Joe Sixpack s Philly Beer Guide and learn why Philadelphia is the Best Beer Drinking City in America.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #595316 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

About the Author
Joe Sixpack is Don Russell, the award winning columnist at the Philadelphia Daily News. Born and raised in the City of Brotherly Love, he s spent more than 30 years researching his favorite topic: Beer!

Customer Reviews

Great reference
I've enjoyed Don's columns in the Philadelphia Daily News and his website for many years now. A true died-in-the-wool beer geek and Philadelphia born and bred native, I could think of no one better to give outsiders and inside look into "good beer" in the Philly area. This book is a great reference for those who wish to find the best the City of Brotherly Love has to offer in the beer category. One could waste a lot of time searching through all the bars and restaurants in the city to find those few gems. Well, Don has done all the legwork for you. All you have to do is buy the book and make the trip. He even provides maps and mass transit routes along with visitor tips! In addition to serious beerhunting, he has included some humorous anecdotes from his newspaper past and a history of beer in the city. A must have for anyone who plans on visiting the "Best Beer Drinking City in America".

Use this as your beer map to Philly!
Joe Sixpack has created a great book for anyone living or planning to visit to Philadelphia for its beer scene. Use this as your one-on-one tour guide around the city and some coverage to the 'burbs as well.

Joe gives you the lowdown on some of the best beer bars in the area and covers every brewery/brewpub you can visit. He even gives nice day trips if you wanted to walk along and do a bar hop.

Definitely pick this guidebook up to the best spots in the city and be sure to visit his blog/column in the local paper.

HSHILL
Great beer drinking guide to Philly.The book would be a big help for planning a bus trip for a pub crawl.