The definition of grandchildren - A reward for not killing your teenager.
Today, The Retired Guys satisfied their craving for beer at our 22nd Brewery/Brewpub in Lancaster County by escaping to Elizabethtown at Funk Brewing Company Funk Brewing is actually headquartered in Emmaus, PA and it is at Emmaus where virtually all the Funk beer is manufactured, making the E'town location a "Taproom".
Upon entry (right at opening time), we met Bill who greeted us enthusiastically at the door and proceeded to tell us about all the beer and food options available to us. We followed his recommendation and selected a "flight" and then deliberated until we each chose 4 beers from the available 10 taps. Once our beer selection was made we met Ryan who is the brewmaster and he was kind enough to explain the variety of hops and other such things that went into the making of our beers. Ryan also explained that in the near future, Funk will be brewing beer at the E'town location and also will begin to manufacture its own spirits when the distillery is created.
For each of us the 4 beers in our flights were all excellent but as taste is very subjective, we had our own favorites. If you are a fan of IPA beers, you will enjoy one here as the mix of beers offered favors IPAs in number.
As has been our custom over the past couple of years, we ordered an appetizer of sliders and with a very small upcharge, we were able to obtain two each of the pork and brisket ones. The appetizer was excellent and convinced us that we should return in the future for more beer and a full meal.
If you need a reason other than great beer and great food for an outing contact Funk to find out when they will be serving "Resilience IPA", a collaborative effort across the USA to raise funds for the California Camp Fire Relief Fund. Check out an article explaining the full story at Lancaster Online.
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