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Thrillist PhiladelphiaUnfortunately not the centerpiece slide of the soon-to-replace-water beer park, Bierstube essentially translates to “drinking hall”, and is the Eulogy crew's Bavarian renovation of Old City's Asian Bistro, which's now a sudsy cathedral thanks to black lacquer fixtures and century-old stained glass, so, It’s Been Awhile since they made that.
The beer list is mighty: Kulmbacher Eisbock, Jever Pils, and Schneider Aventinus, along with more than 100 bottles and cans including everything from Westmalle dubbels & tripels to Monchshof Shwarzbier, so when your buddy says “I see your Shwarzbier is as big as mine”, high-five the crap out of him, then immediately ask for one in a bigger glass, because life is a competition.
For food, it’s ever-changing charcuterie and cheese plates, twice-fried Belgian frietjes and miesmuscheln mit bier (Congrats! You can now say "mussels w/ beer" in German. Actually, there’s no way you can pronounce that right.), and mains like brown butter-sauteed piroggen, Hungarian beef/ veal/ pork/ spaetzle goulash, and a platter of mixed sausages.
As long as you refrain from making Berliner jokes, Bierstube will also be kind enough to hook you up with chicken & wiener schnitzel sandos along with a fried bologna & sauerkraut-topped German burger, plus desserts like apple strudel and chocolate fondue with dipping accompaniments -- which, at Beerworld Magical Land, will be known as “anyone also willing to get into the Red Dog River with you”.
This is one tremendously impressive beer list, so go check 'em all out at MyBierstube.com
206 Market St; Old City; 215.922.2958
Tagged: Bars: Great Beer Selection | Food: German, Great Beer Selection, Sandwiches