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LOCATION: 901 N. 2nd Street at 2nd and Poplar
Hammer of Glory Relay/Forest & Main Happy Hour:
Friday May 29th/ 3pm-6pm
Opening Tap with Hammer of Glory Relay
Open early at 3pm with aSpecial Firkin Tapping of Forest & Main Pigeon of the Peak British IPA and celebratory snacks from the kitchen
We will receive the H.O.G from Urban Village at 4:15pm on the corner of 2nd & Poplar with a toast followed by an EPIC! Chariot transport of the Hammer to Mainstay Brewing Co.
Enjoy 4 lines and our special firkin from Forest & Main during Happy Hour and all evening until they kick:
FOREST AND MAIN LONG WALK / SESSION BITTER / CASK
A collaboration with Machine House Brewery in Seattle. Brewed with Golden Promise and Crystal malt; and hopped with some Harlequin and Fuggles from @CharlesFaram. The beer pours a lovely copper color. The Harlequin hops contribute a gentle, noble-like character with subtle notes of citrus, baked pear, earl gray, and oak. 4.7% ABV
APPROACHING NOTHING / DOUBLE NEIPA / 12oz
A collaboration with Hidden River Brewing out of Douglasville, Pa. celebrating Forest and Mains 14th Anniversary. They mashed 2-row barley and lots of flaked oats, and let the Hidden River dudes throw hops wherever they damned well pleased, and it sure pleased them to throw hops just about every-damn-where! Citra, Cascade, Riwaka, and Strata made their way into the mash tun, the kettle early and late, and extra charges were added to the dry hopper. The beer pours with a Douglasville-style haze and really bursts with hop character out of the glass. We’re getting notes of mango-heavy fruit cocktail, fresh squeezed tangerine juice, psychedelic grapefruit, when you first enter the dispensary, ethereal pink cherries, and sharing a box of orange creamsicles with your pals. 8% ABV
E.S.B. / EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER
Brewed with a rich base of British Golden Promise and a beautiful mix of British specialty malts; hopped with East Kent Goldings and a bit of Fox and Columbus; and fermented with our favourite British ale yeast. Notes of fresh homemade wheat bread, digestive biscuits, and citrus marmalade, balanced perfectly with an earthy, woodsy hop bitterness. 5.6% ABV
CULT VIBES / SAISON / 12oz
Cult Vibes is inspired by Belgian Witbiers as seen through the lens of the F&M saison way of life. It is brewed with barley and malted and unmalted spelt from @DeerCreekMalt , lemongrass and chamomile from @OmaHerbalTeas, a bit of coriander, hopped with our favourite European hops, fermented with our Foraged Yeast Culture, and conditioned with our house mixed culture. Forward notes of bright, citrusy lemongrass mixed with herbal, soothing chamomile tea. 5% ABV
PIGEON OF THE PEAK / BRITISH IPA/ BAR TOP FIRKIN
British IPA. This is one fine daddy IPA. They mashed Maris Otter and some crystal malt, hopped it in the kettle (only the kettle!) with East Kent Golding, Columbus, and Wolf, and fermented it with our London ale yeast. Such a fine beer, it’s hoppy, without the hops being the dominant thing; the malt character is there, but it finishes dry; you can really just drink it! It has notes of orange cream, fresh bread, grapefruit breakfast, granola, apple pie, and even some Twizlers. 6% ABV
Brit Pops Brunch:
Saturday May 30th & Sunday May 31st/ 11am-3:30pm
Brunch featuring British-Style Brews, Fare & Tunes
Featuring breweries such as The Seed, Bonn Place, Forest & Main & Second District
Paired with Hand Pies, Sausage Rolls & Brit Pop on both floors
THE SEED EARLY SUNSET / ENGLISH PALE ALE / FIRKIN / ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
English inspired pale ale brewed with UK and NJ malts and hopped with Fuggle and EKG hops. This beer features a balanced, malty backbone with earthy and herbal hop characteristics 5.0% ABV
FOREST AND MAIN LONG WALK / SESSION BITTER / CASK
A collaboration with Machine House Brewery in Seattle. Brewed with Golden Promise and Crystal malt; and hopped with some Harlequin and Fuggles from @CharlesFaram. The beer pours a lovely copper color with Brewed using traditional Fuggles hops and Harlequin hops. The Harlequin hops contribute a gentle, noble-like character with subtle notes of citrus, baked pear, earl gray, and oak. 4.7% ABV
FOREST AND MAIN E.S.B. / EXTRA SPECIAL BITTER
Brewed with a rich base of British Golden Promise and a beautiful mix of British specialty malts; hopped with East Kent Goldings and a bit of Fox and Columbus; and fermented with our favourite British ale yeast. Notes of fresh homemade wheat bread, digestive biscuits, and citrus marmalade, balanced perfectly with an earthy, woodsy hop bitterness. 5.6% ABV
BONN PLACE MOOEY / PUB ALE
Mooey, from Bethlehem's Bonn Place Brewing, is something of a cult favorite among area brewers and other in-the-know beery folks. It's kinda the Platonic ideal of an 'Ale:' balanced, subtly fruity, moderate in strength, and meant for drinking several pints in succession. Notes of nutty malt, rich caramel, and faint citrus rind, rounded out by a smooth, low-to-moderate traditional English bitterness. 4.8%ABV
SECOND DISTRICT ARCHIVAL COFFIN / BROWN ALE
Double Brown Ale Collab with Requiem - We brought our friends Josh and Kevin from Requiem in to brew some awesome British beer with us. This is a modern adaptation of the recipe for Truman's 1840 Running Stout; in the pre-war era stout was commonly brewed in lighter color than it is today, featuring huge hopping rates and bitterness, and generally even called "Brown Stout." In that spirit we brewed this across a 3 thread mash of Simpsons Maris Otter, Brown and Black malt, hopping heavily with EKG and Whitbread Golding, and carrying out a boil of around 3 hours. The magic of vintage British recipes is on full display here; bitterness, roast, and body sort of fading into and forgiving one another. 6.5% ABV
OYSTER CULT:
Thursday June 4th/ 4pm-10pm
A Curated Flight of 4 Beers paired with a Flight of 4 Oysters
MENU TBD
SOUR BRUNCH:
Saturday June 6th/ 11am-3:30pm
Wake Up & Pucker Up with some of our favorite SOURS paired with Seasonal & Hyper Local Brunch Specials from the Kitchen
FUNK BLUEBERRY SOUR POWER
Described as a clean, puckering, "in-your-face" sour blasted with heavy blueberry flavor. Despite its distinct tartness, it retains a natural fruity sweetness, with some craft beer drinkers comparing its aroma and smooth, malty undertones to a stack of buttery blueberry pancakes. Blueberry fans, this is the beer for you. 5.2% ABV
TALEA SPICY MARG
This sour ale replicates the flavor profile of a spicy mezcal margarita. Smoked wheat mimics Mezcal while the infused lime and pineapple capture the essence of a juicy margarita. Finally to finish it off they added sea salt and a touch of habanero to kick it up a notch. Beware it has a bite but it’s worth it! 6% ABV
WISSAHICKON FRUX: PINEAPPLE PINK GUAVA
It is a highly refreshing, tart, and fruit-forward sour ale. The flavor profile is heavily dominated by strong notes of tropical guava, balanced by a bright, tart pineapple sweetness. 7% ABV
NEW TRAIL PRICKLY PEAR SOUR
A seasonal offering from New Trail that features the unique profile of prickly pear cactus fruit, which delivers a vibrant pink pour and a refreshing flavor profile reminiscent of watermelon, strawberry, and subtle bubblegum. 5% ABV
BEST OF BEER WEEK:
Sunday June 7th/ 11am- 11pm
Join us for a sudsy day featuring our Favorite Drafts from Philadelphia Beer Week, All Tapped Until they KICK