On the Housetag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2708002009-02-06T12:18:30-05:00TypePadWhy You Should be Planning Your Trip to Philadelphiatag:typepad.com,2003:post-624843132009-02-06T12:18:30-05:002009-02-06T12:18:30-05:00We're about a month away from the start of the second annual Philly Beer Week, and if you care about great beer and haven't yet made plans to visit, then it's time you got started. Because the 10 day event...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/H-ypJ7JiQIA" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2009/02/why-you-should.html"On the House" Has Moved!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-585112622008-11-14T11:41:01-05:002008-11-14T11:41:01-05:00The new and improved Cheers website, including this blog, can now be found here.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/VIvTIxj1TzA" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/11/on-the-house-has-moved.htmlIt’s Not the Nickel, It’s the Principle!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-581809462008-11-07T16:46:15-05:002008-11-07T16:46:15-05:00If you live or work in California, chances are you’ve already heard of this. For the rest of you, listen up, because if The Marin Institute has its way, the next nickel could be your own. What the Marin Institute...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/nutwO6vIMTE" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/11/its-not-the-nickel-its-the-principle.htmlJust When You Think You’ve Seen It All...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-579419872008-11-03T09:56:57-05:002008-11-03T09:56:57-05:00As most aficionados of great beer will know, The Lost Abbey is a brewery producing some fairly extraordinary ales out of San Marcos, California. I’ve written about the operations beers before, as have many, many others, primarily in a favorable...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/0iT2k5zSVNc" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/11/just-when-you-think-youve-seen-it-all.htmlSingin' the Bluestag:typepad.com,2003:post-573036752008-10-20T15:35:10-04:002008-10-20T15:35:10-04:00Boy, I hate to say I told ya so, but...actually, I don’t really hate it... I sorta love it, to be honest. If you are like me, you may be racking your brains to remember when the last time you...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/vh0djNkqwV8" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/10/singin-the-blue.htmlHow Not to Run a Bartag:typepad.com,2003:post-572316352008-10-19T15:36:21-04:002008-10-19T15:36:21-04:00We walk into the bar, which appears to be relatively new and boasts a couple of dozen taps, some of which hold promise. We grab a table, only to notice that it’s positioned at the top of the staircase leading...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/UpOxC6ZsPn0" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/10/how-not-to-run.htmlOn Keeping Bottled Beertag:typepad.com,2003:post-569185892008-10-13T11:36:20-04:002008-10-13T11:36:20-04:00In pouring the beer from the bottles, it is the bartender’s or waiter’s duty to select a proper and clean glass. All this applies with equal force to both domestic and imported beer. At the present time, bottled beer has...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/dztxvpsteW8" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/10/on-keeping-bott.htmlA Fun Food Exercisetag:typepad.com,2003:post-567617112008-10-09T09:44:49-04:002008-10-09T09:44:49-04:00My good friend Jay Brooks brought to my attention a now-two month old post over at the Very Good Taste blog. It’s a list of 100 food (and drinks) that the omnivore should strive to try at least once in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/-S9hE3dxMk0" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/10/a-fun-food-exer.htmlThe Skinny on Duvel Drafttag:typepad.com,2003:post-559779782008-09-22T12:27:29-04:002008-09-22T12:27:29-04:00Yes, you read that right – Duvel on tap. Not the familiar 8.5% alcohol stuff in the stubby bottle, mind you, but a whole new beer entirely, to be known as Duvel Green. This gets complicated, so please try and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/hFkgqAruvAI" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/09/the-skinny-on-d.htmlBullet-Proof Premium Beertag:typepad.com,2003:post-558429902008-09-19T09:24:22-04:002008-09-19T09:24:22-04:00When I want to take the pulse of the on-premises premium beer trade, I talk to Keith Schlabs. Keith is the designated beer guy for the Flying Saucer chain of beer bars, which operate exclusively in the traditionally non-craft beer...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/onthehouse/blog/~4/7hwVJC8KhOc" height="1" width="1"/>Peter Kowalkehttp://onthehouse.typepad.com/on_the_house/2008/09/bullet-proof-pr.html