From the winner of Philly Beer Scene’s Beer Brunch Recipe Contest at Hawthornes on March 14th.

Poliana Irizarry is a librarian who loves cute clothes, fun scooters, craft beers, and delicious foods. In the process of teaching herself how to cook, she scours the internet for only the finest easily-prepared recipes, which she then bends, folds, spindles, and mutilates to suit her discerning tastes and comply with whatever happens to be in the pantry at the time. The Best-ever Beer n' Bacon Mac & Cheese is a result of one such endeavor.

One of my favorite beers to brew is this semi-clone of Unibroue’s La Fin Du Monde, created with a little bit of yeast ingenuity. It has a drinkable Belgian taste, very fruity with a touch of clove. This recipe was designed and brewed by fellow ALEien Homebrew Club Member Don Gravatt and myself. We attempted this beer as our first all-grain batch not realizing the extent of the challenge until the homebrew store owner commented on our plans by saying “if you're going to be a bear - be a grizzly," This has now become my new personal mantra.

Before I could not even spell Hop Rhizomes -now I write about how to grow them!

If you've got a green thumb and love craft beer, help your favorite home brewer start a Hop Garden. It's time to pay him back for all of his beer you've drank.

Starting a women in homebrew revolution, one batch at a time.

In The Naked Pint, Hallie Beaune and Christina Perozzi share, “In Medieval times, it was not unusual for the women to be the primary brewers of the household and town. In some cases even master brewers. The Brewers Guild formed and gained power after the 1300’s at which point women were then rarely allowed to be certified brewers.”
So there was a lapse.

Meet Chris Fetfatzes, owner of Hawthornes Café and Bella Vista Beverage. He’s also that random guy that crashed the pictures in last issues Tasting Room (pg. 42).

Philly Beer Scene: What did you go to college for and actually want to be when you grew up, before you decided to get into the beer business?
Chris Fetfatzes: I went to college for a Business Management degree. I wanted to be a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. I always wanted to run a company and be in charge of a Fortune 500 business. I just really wanted to know what it felt like to start a company from the ground up and that’s why I started Hawthornes.