Boy: "I love you so much, I could never live without you."
Girl: "Is that you or the beer talking?"
Boy: "It's me talking to the beer."
Today marks the 4th week in a row that Terry and I have gone out for a Retired Guys Beer Afternoon due to making up for postponed events from the previous two months. While I feel ready to commit to doing this on a regular basis, how would we handle future postponements? Wait, I know, go out more than once a week!
As time goes by we appreciate that we committed to going to every non smoking bar in Lancaster County so long ago. Without that plan we would never have sought out "The Den on Turnpike" in Elizabethtown. A shout out to Google Maps is also deserving because without that we may never have found The Den!
Today was a snowy day but not so much that it would deter us from our goal. When we arrived at The Den, only the bar owner, Cheryl, was there to welcome us to her establishment. Cheryl explained to us that she took ownership of the bar about 5 years ago and has been grateful ever since. She attended to Terry and I the whole time we were there in a friendly and professional way and clearly was proud not only of her bar but of the customers who frequent it. She sounded like the mom who welcomes all her kids' friends to hang out at her house to assure they can be properly welcomed and safe.
There were 7 beers on tap and of that there were 2 light beers. There was a good sized refrigerator holding a wide variety of beers that surely would satisfy any taste that could not be managed from the taps. We decided to sample an appetizer after Cheryl explained that many items on her menu are homemade. We both chose a Chicken Corn Soup with me taking a cup and Terry going crazy and choosing a big boy bowl. Terry testified that the soup was so good it fell in his top 2 of all time with one of them being the variety made by his mom. Terry noticed the saltiness level was very low which is unusual for this type of soup and pointed out that it contained "rivvels" a totally new item to me. I agreed it was excellent and my favorite part was that the liquid was not as thick as what I have so often experienced.
The Den is not just a bar but also a restaurant that has about 7 tables to serve its patrons. Based on our appetizer experience, we expect to return at a future date!
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Sadly, The Den on Turnpike will close 4/28/18 as the owner has decided to move on to new things. Property is up for sale. So sad to see our local haunt shut its doors.
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