Tellus Three Sixty, Lancaster - Bar # 150

About 15 people attended our "Event" at Tellus360 to mark our 150th bar visit.  If you haven't been there before, it is a great venue with individual bars on each of its three floors situated right in the heart of Downtown Lancaster.  With the weather as good as it was, the logical choice of bar was the one up on the third floor roof!

Before we made our way to the roof, we were served our first beer by John on the first floor.  He was very welcoming and advised that we could sample any of the beers before commiting to a full size glass but, being the experienced consumers that we are, we bypassed the sample and chose one of their Irish reds.  There were 14 taps at the bar and John explained that the other two bars each had 10 taps but the most popular beers were available at each site.  John also set up a tab for us that worked no matter which bar we chose to acquire our liquid refresments.

Greg greeted us when we arrived on the rooftop and basically took care of us the rest of the evening.  It was interesting to observe how Greg handled a temporary problem with the tap system because he showed no frustration at all and assured us it would be fixed shortly.  Within a 5 minute period the problem was resolved and he moved on to happily serving his growing legion of thirsty customers.

At one point I descended to the 2nd floor for a refill and was rapidly taken care of.  My expereince there was the same as the other two floors - dealing with a person who made you feel at home and who appeared to enjoy what he was doing.

With all the company, we had little time to eat but did manage to sneak in an appetizer of tortilla chips with three distinctly different types of salsa.  It was excellent and a teaser to assure our return at a date in the not too distant future.

#150 marked a milestone of sorts and we plan to forge ahead with our plan to visit all bars.  We believe we will be doing this at least well into 2020 to achieve our goal.

To see all the places we have been to, just click on one of the selections below:

In sequence, most recent to earliest

In order alphabetically 

In a map

Facebook page 

Cox Brewing Company, Elizabethtown - Bar # 149

This ain't your average brew pub and it's a little off the beaten path and the hours are a bit irregular, but boy do they do their "thing" well.  The Cox Brewing Company, in the village of Rheems, is right down the road from Elizabethtown.  When arriving don't bother the nice people in the house along the road.  Travel up the lane to the open garage door where happiness awaits.

The best description I can come up with for the whole experience is, it's like the neighborhood's friendliest people with their garage door open, great beer on draught and everyone comes to share laughter and fun.  We also had the good fortune to meet Tim, the Head Brewer/Owner, who started as a homebrewer and has taken his passion to a new level with Cox Brewing.  Tim and fellow owner, Nick, are also military veterans which makes it all the easier to pull for them to be successful.

Our server was Cat who was ever present when somebody needed a refill or info on the 12 Cox Brewing masterpieces on tap.  Four taps are constant with the other 8 rotating.  We were told there is a new beer tapped every Wednesday.  The Retired Guys sampled 6 different beers and found them all very good.  From the crowd that gathered I would say many people felt the same way.  Other than the snacks on the bar, there is no food available.  But hey, with beer this good, who wants to fill up on food?

Most of the folks who stopped by seemed to be local and regulars.  Everyone was friendly and willing to speak with the Retired Guys about beer, time in the military and life in general.  We even met the homebrewer who won the homebrew contest at Bube's Brewery in Mt Joy this year.  That was a treat meeting Ron who shared pictures of his operation.  What a set-up!

Today was an experience we will talk about often.  Tim and Cat behind the bar were very attentive, friendly set the tone for a wonderful atmosphere.  The other patrons were all open to conversation and enjoying the moment with others who appreciate beer and good company.  The beer is brewed very well and covers a wide ranging spectrum of tastes.

Lastly, while you're there, thank a vet.

Until next time, CHEERS!

In about two weeks we'll be visiting our 150th bar.  Check out our event notification at  https://www.facebook.com/events/2018659128464564/ and consider dropping by for a visit.

To see all the places we have been to, just click on one of the selections below:

In sequence, most recent to earliest

In order alphabetically 

In a map

Facebook page