About us
The Upper Bucks County/Lehigh Valley area has become a hotbed of activity in the beer and wine world in recent years and this group will explore this booming part of our local economy and culture.
There are more than 20 microbreweries in this region and more than 30 wineries. Brewpubs, craft beer bars and wine bars are also fair game for this group. We'll learn about the beer and wine-making process and of course get to sample the fruits of our local entrepreneurs' labors.
Expect monthly meetups, tours, tastings and just hanging out, making new friends and enjoying good times, and maybe some scenic views in the process. Whether you're into beer, wine or both, or just interested in exploring and getting to know the area better, this group is for you.
No dues, fees or cover charges, this is a fun thing for me, not a side hustle.
See you on the trail!
Upcoming events
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Downtown Bethlehem Beer and Wine Crawl
Lost Tavern Brewery, Moravian Book Shop, 444 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA, USFor the second year in a row, downtown Bethlehem has been named the Best Main Street in the US by USA Today readers. We'll celebrate with our second Downtown Bethlehem Beer and Wine Crawl.
We'll get things started at Lost Tavern Brewing's Bethlehem Tap Room, which features 17 beers on tap plus local wines. It's located in the historic Moravian Book Shop, the oldest book store in the US.
From there we'll visit Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works and Franklin Hill Vineyards' Grape Arbor. All of these places are right on Main Street. We may hit some other places as well. I'll leave it up to the attendees.
Should be a great way to kick off the summer season. Join anywhere along the way. See you there!
44 attendees
Welcoming HiJinx Brewing to the Slate Belt
HiJinx Brewing Company, 164 Bushkill St., Tatamy, PA, USYou may have read that HiJinx Brewing recently relocated from Allentown to Tatamy, so we'll help them break in their new space at this meetup.
HiJinx Brewing opened its doors in Allentown in 2011, about four years after brewmaster Curt Keck started homebrewing in his garage. In 2014, HiJinx moved to a 4000-square foot facility on the south side of Allentown, upgrading from a one-barrel to a 10-barrel brewing system. Ten years later, the brewery added a second taproom in Upper Macungie.
But rising costs and changes in the craft beer landscape forced the brewery to reposition a bit. The Upper Macungie taproom closed early last year, then it shuttered its Allentown operations at the end of the year.
But in April, HiJinx was reborn in its new location at the Tatamy Fire Co. hall (see taproom photo to the right), pouring favorites like Barista’s Coffee Porter, Wicked White (wheat beer), Citra Squeeze (IPA) and Pub Crawl (English-style bitter).
HiJinx's Stolen Heart Raspberry Imperial Stout won best of show at last year's Great Allentown Fair. It also won first-place ribbons for Wicked White, Waynestock Pale Ale, Scarlet Fire Red IPA, Danger Zone Golden Strong Ale, Sour Cherry Ale and Lucky 13 Imperial Stout.
We'll get things started at 12:30. They're working on getting food service or a food truck there, otherwise, we'll bring/order in food. Always fun to check out a new space and celebrate the rebirth of a local brewery. See you there!
26 attendees
Past events
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