Rails & ales
I am constantly amazed at the beer selection at Bridgewater’s Pub, the bar at 30th Street Station. Here’s what I found on Friday before heading over to the Penn Museum for XFEST:
Draft
- Franziskaner Dunkelweizen
- Cricket Hill Hopnotic
- Spaten Christmas Bock
- Corsendonk Christmas
- Anchor Our Special Ale
- Port Santa’s Little Helper
- Flying Dog Pale Ale
- Long Trail Imperial Porter
Bottles
- Maredsous 10
- Lancaster Winter Warmer
- Ayinger Weizenbock (and paper-wrapped bottles of Aventinus ‘03)
- Scaldis Noel
- St. Feuillien Cuvee de Noel
- Delirium Noel
- Samuel Smith’s Winter Warmer
- Gouden Carolus Noel
- Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
- Yards Philly Pale Ale
- Plus at least 3 varieties of Innstadt.
Bridgewater’s is not a neighborhood tavern. It’s a pass-through kind of place, a great stop on the way home on SEPTA regional rail, a perfect place to greet out-of-town visitors who arrive by rail. So while it may not be one of those hot local destinations, it’s absolutely a terrific asset in the Philly beer scene - totally worth your support.
Oh, and the menu is really good - no need to graze the station’s food court.
I’ve had some great beers in train stations in other parts of the world - notably Munich, Salzburg and (surprisingly) Blois, France. Union Station in D.C. has a pretty decent bar (and it’s next door to Capitol City Brewing). But I can’t think of any station bar with an equal to Bridgewater’s beer selection.
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