Monthly bike rides to Philadelphia area Beer destinations
Here’s the plan for Sat: We’ll meet at the steps of the Art Museum at 10:30am. We’ll leave at 11am sharp and take this route out to the General Lafayette Inn. We should arrive there at about Noon. I warned the Inn of our invasion, and they indicated that they have an outdoor patio with happy hour prices on pints. Sounds perfect!
It looks like it may rain a bit, but this ride is on, rain or shine. Just be prepared for some muddy trails on Forbidden Drive!
This ride is coming up quickly! A week from tomorrow. Please let me know if you’re in, so that I can give the restaurant the heads up.
I recently learned that they started bottling some of their beers. I don’t know if you’ll be able to find any of it beforehand to sample, but if you like it, you’ll soon be able to get it elsewhere (maybe the Foodery??).
This month we’ll follow the Fishtown Beer Runners and head out to the General Lafayette Inn on July 26th. The ride should be an easy one, doable on a fixed gear, road bike, or whatever bike you have. It will also be mostly traffic-less, so it should be an easy ride for beginners too. I definitely want to call ahead and let them know were coming, so as the time gets near, I’m going to push for a head count. I’ll also post the route closer to the date, just in case you’re unfamiliar with Forbidden Dr.
If you’re itching for some longer rides, they’ll be coming up soon. Victory in Sept?
So I missed the ride to Flying Fish. I’ll spare you the personal details, but I heard that the ride went well. Maybe if someone wants to write a synopsis, I can throw it up here.
But looking forward, we talked about a couple options for July. I like the idea of rattling our asphalt loving hands on the unpaved Forbidden drive out to the General Lafayette Inn in Lafayette Hill. There was also talk of a citywide brewery crawl. I wanted to save that for August, but it’s up for a vote. Any opinions?
This week has been a whirlwind. The ride is tomorrow. We’ll meet at 12noon in front of Trophy Bike Garage. Don’t be surprised if I’m not there though, I fear to say. Parties for 1 year olds require much more time and planning than I anticipated.
Man, this month came up quickly! The June ride is this Saturday. We’re going to attempt the same ride, to Flying Fish. So there isn’t much more to say. Lets plan on leaving again from Trophy Bike Garage at 12 noon. My youngest daughter’s first birthday party is that afternoon, so I won’t be sticking around for a picnic. But if someone wants to organize and plan that out, go right ahead. Again, please let me know if you’re coming, so that I can give the brewery a heads up.
Well, for all our talk and planning, the ride didn’t happen. If you were there you know. The forecast Sat morning was calling for heavy thunderstorms, with hail and a tornado watch. Standing in the rain in front of Trophy, we made the call to bag the ride and just grab some beers locally instead.
We enjoyed a brief wet ride to 2nd and Poplar, where those of us lucky ones had a glass of Flying Fish Abbey Dubbel Bourbon Barrel aged. It turned out to be a great time hanging out, watching the sun come out and mock our decision. To our defense though, I’ve heard that NJ got hit much harder with the storms. So we can still think that we made a good call in canceling the ride.
I think we’ll plan on trying this ride again in June. Unless there are strong opinions otherwise?
Tomorrow is the big day. We’re going to leave from Trophy Bikes in Northern Liberties at 12noon. Try to be there a little early so that we can leave on time.
There are thunderstorms in the forecast. We’ll still be riding rain or shine, but if its raining, we may change our picnicking plans. I’ll try to shoot out an email tomorrow morning about that.
The Flying Fish ride is this sat. I’ve got a list of about 16 people attending. It should be a relatively easy and fun ride.
The scheduled tours start at 1pm. I’m confirming with the brewery about the timing, but I’m planning on getting there right at 1pm. So lets plan on leaving Trophy Bike garage at around 12noon. We can ride in the heat of the noonday sun and adequately develop a need for some beery refreshment.
We’ll plan on having a picnic lunch afterwards at a park somewhere. I don’t know what the park situation is, so its probably best to plan on a non-grilling lunch. I’m thinking we can bring some items to make sandwiches (bread, pbj, cheese, mayo, chips, etc). Does that sound good? Please let me know what you can bring for the picnic. If we all bring a little something, I won’t have to have melted cheese and peanut butter dripping all over my panniers.
See you all on Sat!
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