WILK Friday BeerBuzz–22 July 2011 Sly Fox Pikeland Pils with Brian O’Reilly
We’ve been welcoming some really great guests on the WILK Friday BeerBuzz this summer, and today’s guest was no exception. I always love sampling a new beer with the brewmaster, and I especially enjoy that interaction when our brewmaster is from one of our local breweries.
Today Brian O’Reilly from Sly Fox Brewing joined the Friday BeerBuzz team to help us sample his GABF award winning Pikeland Pils. Pikeland Pils is regarded as one of the nations best pilsner-style beers winning the the GABF gold medal in 2000 and 2007. And as is all of that isn’t good enough, Pikeland Pils is available in can packaging. Sly Fox was one of the first craft brewers in the mid-Atlantic region to embrace the benefits of can packaging, and Pikeland Pils is a perfect beer to can.
Sly Fox Brewing has always been quietly brewing great beers and winning medals for their craft, so I personally was very excited to talk to Brian about the upcoming expansion into a Sly Fox production brewery in Pottstown. This new 30K sq. Ft. brewery will triple Sly Fox’s production and with the installation of a new canning line they’ll be able to package 60 cans per minute (more great beer for us!)
Finally I think it was nice of Brian to help us figure out how many cans of Sly Fox will fit in the crisper drawer in our refrigerators…..now I’m heading home to measure mine!
Thanks
to Brian O’Reilly from Sly Fox Brewing, John, Joe, and Bosco for yet another fun Friday.
The Friday BeerBuzz…bringing good beers and good people together.
As always you can check out the video on-line at the WILK Friday BeerBuzz page by clicking HERE.
A nice, crisp pilsener from Sly Fox and our thanks to Brian O'Reilly who, for the first time, made me aware that there is a 'cans to refrigerator crisper' capacity advantage!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill and thanks to everyone who listens to the Friday BeerBuzz and who visits MyBeerBuzz.com!
Enjoy the heat, I think you know how to stay cool!
John
webster@wilknewsradio.com
Thanks John....and my thanks to Brian O'Reilly from Sly Fox for joining us today on the air. I will be moderating comments later today so I thank you in advance for your patience (I'll be away form the computer for s few hours).
ReplyDeleteNice show gents. An all man show for sure. I like Sly Fox and Brian was a great guest. Very funny guy.
ReplyDeleteMarty
Pikeland Pils has always been a summer beer for me and a great one too. Thank Brian!
ReplyDeleteRyan W
I just playe dthe video and went through your video archive. I can;t believe how great your guests have been and how many you've had. And now Brian O'Reilly, another fantastic local brewer. CHeers to WILK and Brian O for the great show.
ReplyDeleteChris
Wow the crisper holds cans! Who knew!?
ReplyDeleteBob
Brian makes a lot of great beers. His Raspberry Reserve is excellent for this kind of sticky hot weather. Also Ichor is not to be missed.
ReplyDeletegreat show guys!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tom. I love the Raspberry Reserve & Ichor myself.
ReplyDeleteAn under-rated brewery and brewmaster. I'm a huge fan of Broan's beers but now everyone in NEPA will know about them =) Nice to meet you Brian.
ReplyDeleteAJ
I agree AJ. Sly Fox beers have just quietly been amazing for 16 years. We were honored to have Brian on the air with us today to sample Pikeland Pils.
ReplyDeletenice show boys my favorite brewery too
ReplyDeletettowson
Pikeland Pils is my summer go to brew. Thanks Brian.
ReplyDeleteHal T
I practically lived at SFox Royersford before I moved further away. Now I only get to visit once a week. What a great suprise to hear Brian on WILK w/Pikeland. Thanks WILK and Bill.
ReplyDeletePaul
Was that Sweet?
ReplyDeleteFox on the Run??
Nice show,
Al
Correct Al. Bosco's song of the day was Sweet--Fox on the RUn. We couldn't come up with a song for Pikeland ;)
ReplyDeleteI always love the music you guys do. I'm in the text club and as soon as I get the text I try to guess what song you might use. Today I guess Hendrix Foxy Lady.
ReplyDeleteAl
Not a bad choice Al....and funny too. Glad you like the music. We do put a lot of thought into choosing it.
ReplyDeleteBil
i missed that. Playing the vid back now.
ReplyDeleteMarco
My golf beer!!
ReplyDeleteFrank
Good choice Frank
ReplyDeleteFunny. I like the video!
ReplyDeleteMarco
For anyone checking in late you can view the video of today's show at wilknewsradio.com or fridaybeerbuzz.com AND you can join our text club for free and get the first peek at today's beer BEFORE we go on the air. Text BEER to 99404 (standard text messaging rates apply)
ReplyDeleteWe take Pikeland Pils camping and you guys were dead on that Pikeland is one of the best Pilsners around.
ReplyDeleteDave W
Brian O'Reilly makes some great beers. I agree with Tom that Raspberry Reserve is amazing and one you should go try.
ReplyDeleteRob Tafton, PA
I plan to pickup a case of Pikeland to test Brian's cooler count today. I'm thinking if I drink them all I can get mroe than 72 into the cooler. Cheers to a great show.
ReplyDeleteMarc Arend
Please report back Marc. Not a bad approach to cooler maximization.
ReplyDeleteWhy complain about the heat when you can cool down with a Pikeland Pils. Cheers to Brian for coming on your show today. Sly Fox rocks.
ReplyDeleteAmy
I tune in to every show you guys do. The beer buzz is my favorite for sure. Any chance we can put it on Fox 56 on Fridays?
ReplyDeleteChris J
You never know Chris but we might have to make it a half-hour show ;)
ReplyDeleteDoes Georgetown Deli have Pikeland?
ReplyDeleteCHris
Yes Chris...I purchased the show beer there earlier this week....they had plenty of Sly Fox Pikeland Pils in stock so go get some !
ReplyDeleteI just read your article on the expansion fo Sly Fox into Pottstown too. Very exciting and congratulations to Brian!
ReplyDeleteLee
Thanks Lee. The article can be found here:
ReplyDeletehttp://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2011/06/sly-fox-opening-production-brewery-in.html
ANd it is exciting to see our local craft breweries doing well enough to expand.
I can confirm my standard size golf bag can easily hold 12 Pikeland Pils.
ReplyDeleteBob & J
& if you leave those pesky clubs at home Bo, I bet you can fit twice that!
ReplyDeleteHey! DOon't tell my wife but I just confirmed we have TWO CRISPER DRAWERS in my fridge and I have one in the garage too! Nice. Now time to fill them with Sly Fox.
ReplyDeleteRon Weston (Plymouth PA]
She won't hear it from me Ron. Now get out there and fill them with Sly Fox!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great guest. I can't believe no one put Brian on the air sooner up here. Sly Fox has made some amazing beers and Brian is a great brewer. Thank you WILK! You RULE the beer world.
ReplyDeleteSam
Is Sly Fox ONLY cans?
ReplyDeleteNope....they do mostly cans but quite a few large bottles as well.
ReplyDeleteAnother great show but I miss Nancy.
ReplyDeleteKelly
We do too Kelly, but we know she's enjoying herself on the beach....NOW if we can only get her to stop at Dogfish head on her way home! ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks again to Brian O'Reilly from Sly Fox and to all of our listeners and readers. Now be sure to stay HYDRATED in this hot weather.....wink wink.....
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