On Saturday, August 23rd, a group of 18 of us made the trek from Philadelphia to Sly Fox brewery in Pheonixville. I really don’t think that there could be weather more perfect for a bike trip. The temperature topped off in the 80’s somewhere, with most of the morning hanging in the 70’s, partly cloud
y and no humidity. I seriously smiled the entire way to the Art Museum meet up spot.
The ride was lovely. There were a few belligerent motorists, but the first, at least, was offset by a singing pedestrian; more smiles on my face. It took about 2.5 hours to cover the 30 or so miles, and everyone managed to stay together for most of it. The brewery had pitchers of cold water waiting for us on their outdoor patio. Many thanks to Suzy, who seriously hooked this day up, thanks!
There were several beers on draft that only exist at the brewpub, so we had several pitchers being passed around. An Abbey Dubbel, a Saison Brune, a Schwarzbier, an Oktoberfest, an American-ish Brown, a Helles, as well as the old standards are among the beers we got to try.
We we also treated to a tour of the brewery, which is the smaller of their breweries, only making beer for the Pheonixville brewpub. The tour was given by Chris LaPierre, of Iron Hill fame, who did the trip with us. I had the pleasure of having my girls show up in time for the tour.
I had to skip out and go to a family event afterwards, but I have reports of a delightful ride home. Some of the group rode straight back to Philadelphia, while others chose to take a dip in the Schuylkill River. It really was the perfect day. There are many more pictures here.
Stay tuned for next month. We have some big ideas in the works, so block out the entire day of Sept 27th!
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It seems we’ve made our way onto the links of several online calendars. Welcome newcomers!
Just to clarify some incorrect information, we are not doing the brewery tour this Saturday. We are riding to Sly Fox in Phoenixville. We are meeting at the Art Museum at 10am (not Trophy Bike Garage). Clear enough?
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The plans are laid and are solid this time. Sly Fox will be ready for us and their beer is delicious. I’ve heard reports of some specialty beers on draft that you can only get at the brewery. I’ll be bringing some growlers!
The route will be taking is here: Route. Its relatively flat, with a couple of climbs just outside of Manayunk and another in Phoenixville. All types of bikes and levels of riders should be able to manage this ride without a problem. Its about 30 miles each way.
Again, we’ll be meeting at the Art Museum at 10am, leaving promptly at 10:30.
If you haven’t already, please let me know if you’re planning on coming, so that I can give the brewery an accurate number.
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We have to change the plans for this Saturday, sorry for the last minute notice! It turns out that Dock St will be closed that day too. So instead of our brewery crawl, we’re going to ride out to Sly Fox in Pheonixville. We’ll meet at the Art Museum steps at 10am. I’ll work out the route and post it soon, but it will be the Valley Forge trail for most of the way.
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Here is the plan for August’s ride: Saturday August 23rd we’ll meet at Trophy Bike Garage (American and George St in Northern Liberties) at 11am. We’ll be riding to 3 places, Triumph in Olde City, Nodding Head in Center City, and Dock St in West Philly. This will be a bit different than our previous rides, it won’t be round trip, and there will be time limits at each place so as to make sure we pace ourselves. There may be an unofficial after party bar-b-q for those who are so inclined.
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We’re going to break the “last Saturday” tradition this month. August’s ride will take place on Saturday the 23rd. I’ll have all the details soon, but its going to be a citywide brewery/brewpub crawl.
