#14 - Philly Beer Week & Varga Bar (Rich Colli)

Host Richie Tevlin talks with Richard Colli, the Owner of the popular Beer Bar "Varga Bar" in Philadelphia, and the current lead of Philly Beer Week. Philly Beer Week was started in 2008 as a celebration of Philadelphia Craft Beer through a 10-day citywide event, for beer lovers to attend beer fests, beer-pairing dinners, & much more.   Philly Beer Week: ⁠https://www.phillylovesbeer.com/⁠ ⁠@Phillylovesbeer⁠   Varga Bar: ⁠https://vargabar.com/⁠ ⁠@Vargabar⁠ _______________________________________   THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:   POS Specialists by Heartland: ⁠⁠https://www.posspecialists.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠kevin@⁠⁠posspecialists.com⁠ Mention "BrewedAt" for $500 off!⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________   EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Breweries Allagash Brewing - Portland, ME Dogfish Head Brewery - Milton, DE Human Robot - Philadelphia, PA - ⁠Episode 10 Guest⁠ Warwick Farm Brewing - Jamison, PA Attic Brewing Company - Philadelphia, PA New Ridge Brewing Company - Philadelphia, PA Love City Brewing Company - Philadelphia, PA - ⁠Episode 12 Guest⁠ Iron Hill Brewery - Everywhere Tired Hands Brewing Company - Ardmore, PA Victory Brewing Co - Downingtown, PA Sly Fox Brewing Co - Pottstown, PA Plan Bee Farm Brewery - Poughkeepsie, NY Russian River Brewing - Santa Rosa, CA Cantillon Brewery - Belgium - Est. 1900 Troegs Brewing Company - Hershey, PA Dewey Beer Company - Dewey Beach, DE  Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall - Boston, MA  Mentioned People Rob Tod - Founder of Allagash Brewing Sam Calagione - Founder of Dogfish Head Jake Atkinson - Co-Owner of Human Robot - ⁠Episode 10 Guest⁠⁠ Tom Kehoe - Founder of Yards Brewing William Reed - Co-Owner of Standard Tap Mike "Scoats" Scotese - Co-Owner of Lucky Cat Brewing Mason Nash - Executive Chef at Varga Bar Lew Bryson - Alcohol Author John Holl - Alcohol Author Kevin Walter - Co-Owner of Love City Brewing - ⁠Episode 12 Guest⁠⁠ Eric Endrikat - Co-Owner of New Ridge Brewing Chris Endrikat - Co-Owner of New Ridge Brewing Tom Peters - Owner of Monk’s Cafe Kenny Correll - Co-Owner of Human Robot Bruce Nichols - Co-Founder of Philly Beer Week Don Russell - Co-Founder of Philly Beer Week Joe “sixpack” - American Beer Writer Melissa Walter - Co-Owner of Love City Brewing - ⁠Episode 12 Guest⁠⁠ Chris LaPierre - Head Brewer at Iron Hill Brewery Mark Edelson - Founder and Director of Iron Hill Mentioned Businesses / Groups Varga Bar - Philly Beer Bar Standard Tap - Philly Beer Bar 23rd Street Armory - Event Venue Lucky’s Last Chance - Philly Beer Bar Bok Bar - Philly Rooftop Bar Monk’s Cafe - Nationally Recognized Philly Beer Bar _______________________________________ What We Drank?   Motel Paloma Belgian Blonde Ale | 6.0% Victory Brewing Company | Fun Fact: Host - Richie Tevlin made this Recipe   Pilsner German Pilsner | 5.6%  Double Nickel Brewing Company   American Pale Ale | 5.6% Sierra Nevada Brewing Company   Bohemian Pilsner Czech Pilsner | 5% | Bohemian Saaz Dock Street Brewery   Ice Screwdriver Orange Malt Beverage | 4.5%  Smirnoff  _______________________________________ STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com⁠