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It Was All A Dream (A Visit to YAH Brewing)

AmyMWolfe — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 20:36:51 +0000

The YAH Brewery’s mural of Biggie Smalls

It Was All A Dream

It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine
Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
Hangin’ pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
I let my tape rock ’til my tape popped
Smokin’ weed in Bambú, sippin’ on Private Stock
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
With the hat to match
Remember Rappin’ Duke? Duh-ha, duh-ha
You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far
Now I’m in the limelight ’cause I rhyme tight
Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade
Born sinner, the opposite of a winner
Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
Peace to Ron G, Brucie B, Kid Capri
Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starski
I’m blowin’ up like you thought I would
Call the crib, same number, same hood, it’s all good
And if you don’t know, now you know
Juicy (Song and Lyrics) – The Notorious B.I.G

YAH Brew

Young at Heart (YAH Brewing)

It was all a dream.

We got the pleasure of visiting the new YAH Brew soft opening in Hershey, Pa over the weekend. The place was packed and it was awesome to see Amiee and Justin’s dream of a 90s themed brewery come to life. The nostalgia hits home but it was the relaxing vibe of the place that is the best. Even being packed other patrons are happy to scooch over to make a seat and comment on which brew they were also enjoying. Now, this is a brewery!

(Read about our covering the YAH Brewery’s starting their soft opening here.)

There were four of us that enjoyed the visit. Ben and I, of course; and we also brought along my mom and Scarlet too. My mom brought along her crafts to work on while sipping her beer. Scarlet brought along lots of baby toys while sipping her formula. Scarlet wasn’t the only baby there and it made for a fun time to see other small ones. Kids could sip on Little Hug fruit barrels “huggies” if you remember those and they still make them!

The YAH Brew “BrewBoy” (GameBoy) Menu

When trying to pick out which beer to start off with it is easy to get distracted by the 90s nostalgia, the place exudes nostalgia. You are mesmerized by the all 90s music videos playing as well as the super NES console hooked up on the other TV. Before you know it you are trying to remember if you still have your super NES console at home and how many times you blew on that Donkey Kong cartridge to get it to work again.

There were beer drinkers enjoying the patio outside and even a dachshund was joining in at YAH Brew as well. Any other day I would have been all over an outside patio seating but I felt like my luck it would immediately start raining again. I was going to start off with Fourscore + YA Brew Yeet fresh but that was kicked so I tried the Gushee: Blueberry, Pomegranate, Peach Sour ale. It’s served in a glass that looks like a Gusher.

YAH Brew – Gushee

(Check out our Instagram – The Beer Thrillers @ Instagram – to see more pictures of YAH Brew.)

Remember those fruit snacks from the 90s. It looked like a large Gusher! We also sipped on Internet Café an oatmeal stout that was delicious and the Wild Rabbit IPA from Ever Grain. We nibbled on some chips that were available for snacks. We can’t wait to see what items will come from a 90s nostalgia themed brewery kitchen when they have their Grand Opening next month.

(Left to Right – SueAnn’s Wild Rabbit, Amy’s Gushee, and Ben’s Internet Cafe)

I had to go for the Shimmy Shake: Peanut Butter Egg as my second brew. I remember it fondly as my treat after a long and tiring Easter Day with the family.

Amy reviewed the Shimmy Shake for her Easter weekly column

(Read more about Amy’s thoughts on the Shimmy Shake from her Easter weekly column here: Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter, Beer, and Yah Brew’s Shimmy Shake (Beer Review).)

But is it a Malt beverage or a golden stout? It is listed as a Malt Beverage at the brewery but a golden stout on Untapped. This lead us to have a lengthy argument on the two different beverage types. But, regardless, It was delicious! I had to pull it away from my mom too, she kept stealing it! Maybe we will rethink taking my mom out to breweries with us.

YAH Brew – Hazed by the Bell in the forefront, and YAH Brew – Shimmy Shake in the background.

We also had the Hazed by the Bell New England Hazy IPA. This one had a bit of a hoppy taste but a must try when you stop in!

Cheers to the brewery location and we can’t wait to see it for the Grand Opening.

Drink more Beer

Amy

(A gallery of our images from the soft opening.)

More Information on YAH Brewing

As per Untappd – YAH Brew is a micro brewery from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. They have 28 unique beers with a global average rating of 3.95 (out of over 400 ratings) as of 4.30.23. Their Untappd description reads: “Production brewery located in Hummelstown, PA. Follow our socials for info on limited releases and festival info so you can enjoy our beer!”

You can find them on the following social media platforms:

Our articles on YAH Brew:

YAH Brewing’s First Can Drop
YAH Brew Coming to Hershey in Spring 2023
YAH Brew in Hershey Now in Open (Soft Opening)

Related Beer Reviews

Justin Hoak is the head brewer for YAH Brew, and was formerly the brewer at Tattered Flag. Here are some of the beer reviews of his (from Tattered Flag) that we’ve covered:

Amy’s Column Series

Since getting back to writing for the blog after a short hiatus, Amy has started up a weekly column style writing for the blog. You can find these articles here:

Thank You For Reading

Thank you for reading everyone! Editor B. Kline jumping in here for a closing bit. Thank you to everyone for reading. April was a fantastic month here at The Beer Thrillers with lots of great articles, great participation in the blog and site, and a lot of visitors to the site. Our Battle of the Breweries ended with Allusion Brewing Company winning, and we are going to be traveling back out to Vandergrift sometime in July to do a big event for them.

Speaking of big events – starting May 7th through May 10th is the Craft Brewers Conference. We will be there hanging out. If you are gonna be there, let us know and we’ll meet up! We can’t wait to go out and come down to Nashville TN (our first time there).

We have started our big project of doing maps of each state and showcasing all the breweries involved. So far we have three done:

Hoping by the end of May to have at least five more done. I would like to have the complete country done by the end of 2023, but we’ll see. Its quite time intensive.

There’s a lot more coming to the blog, and a lot of things happening. In just a few days is May the Fourth, which usually means a lot of breweries are turning their regular IPAs into Star Wars themed IPAs, and all kind of other shenanigans.

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Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter, Beer, and Yah Brew’s Shimmy Shake (Beer Review)

AmyMWolfe — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 00:54:27 +0000

YAH Brew – Shimmy Shake

Weekly Column – Easter

So I decided to take the day off from my regularly scheduled Sunday evening column because, Easter. I prepped for this bad boy for weeks. Prepping for the Easter baskets for the kids, activities to entertain said kids, the egg hunt, coloring/painting the eggs, and the meal. After doing all of these items we were completely exhausted.

Peanut Butter Eggs

So, I definitely think we deserve a peanut butter egg. Peanut butter eggs, especially the homemade ones are absolutely my favorite Easter candy. What is yours?

Easter Activities

My fluke was by the time I decided to sit down and enjoy one I only had mini peanut butter cups left in the cabinet. Oh well, that works too. I had waited and dreamed all day of cracking open the Shimmy Shake: Peanut Butter Egg by Yah Brew. Naturally I soothed myself all day but eating Easter candy.

We had done all the activities above as well as adding on a vicious game of tag, some batting practice and we can’t forget endless amounts of swinging. Opening and sipping the Shimmy Shake: Peanut Butter Egg was the perfect ending to an exhausting but rewarding Easter Sunday with your family.

YAH Brew – Shimmy Shake

YAH Brew’s Shimmy Shake

Beer: Shimmy Shake
Brewery: YAH Brew
Style: Stout – White / Golden
ABV: 5%
IBU: N/A
Untappd Description: (Blank)

(You can see our Instagram post abut it here – The Beer Thrillers On Instagram.)

Sometimes Ben and I have a hard time splitting a beer after a long work day. But let me tell you how smooth the Shimmy Shake went down. We crushed that crowler, actually we crushed the crowler from Yah the day before too. The day before we had the I’m going to crumble cream pie stout. That was also **chef’s kiss** Should I have paired that with an oatmeal cream pie?

The Shimmy Shake is smooth and sweet but light. It had a low ABV of 5% and you don’t feel obliterated for the evening. It is definitely the perfect treat at the end of a long Easter day and I hope we get to have it every single Easter!

(Photos courtesy of YAH Brew – Facebook.)

There is no description on Untappd, but the description on Facebook for the Shimmy Shake reads:

Happy April!

Just in time for the Easter holiday, we are releasing our newest brew.

“Shimmy Shake: Peanut Butter Egg” – 5.5% ABV

This malt-shake style ale is the perfect pairing to an easter egg hunt. Loaded with cocoa, chocolate, and peanut butter for a thick and creamy texture, you’ll instantly be reminded of the most popular easter candy from the bunny basket!

Our dessert style malt shakes pair well with farm shows, groups of boys in yards, and old-timey date nights in antique cars.

Available in crowlers togo only today (4/1) from 2-6pm at the taproom!
YAH Brew – Facebook Post

(Just want to point out our check in was the first on Untappd.)

Has anyone else gotten to stop in at YAH Brew’s spot in Hershey, at the old Tattered Flag bar next to Duck Donuts? They should be fully open soon, can’t wait! (Love the Gameboy Menu screen!)

– Drink More Beer!
— Amy

More Information on YAH Brewing

As per Untappd – YAH Brew is a micro brewery from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. They have 22 unique beers with a global average rating of 3.93 (out of 350 ratings) as of 4.10.23. Their Untappd description reads: “Production brewery located in Hummelstown, PA. Follow our socials for info on limited releases and festival info so you can enjoy our beer!”

You can find them on the following social media platforms:

Our articles on YAH Brew:

Related Beer Reviews

Justin Hoak is the head brewer for YAH Brew, and was formerly the brewer at Tattered Flag. Here are some of the beer reviews of his (from Tattered Flag) that we’ve covered:

Amy’s Weekly Columns

Since getting back to writing for the blog after a short hiatus, Amy has started up a weekly column style writing for the blog. You can find these articles here:
I’ve Missed Drinking (A Look at Non Alcoholic Beers)
Beer and Pretzel Review: Legends and Lore (St. Boniface Brewing Company) and Garlic Parm Pretzels (Pretzels.com)
Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter, Beer, and Yah Brew’s Shimmy Shake (Beer Review)
You can find all of Amy’s articles here: Amy’s Archive of Articles.

Thank You For Reading

Firstly, thank you all for reading. Want to also thank Amy for another fantastic weekly column. Easter was certainly a busy and hectic day yesterday, so it was nice that Amy could get the time to write her column tonight.

Saturday was nice, got to stop in at YAH Brew’s spot there in Hershey and picked up two crowlers – we got this one (Shimmy Shake) as well as I’m Going to Crumble (Oatmeal Creampie). Both were delicious. Justin and Aimee will do fantastic there and it’ll be great to have another top notch brewery in Hershey.

Speaking of Tattered Flag, they are involved in the Finals Fatal Four Way for 2023’s The Battle of the Breweries. If you would like to vote for them (or vote for Allusion Brewing Company, AleCraft Brewing Company, or Mad Chef Brewing), you can vote here:

The Battle of the Breweries (2023) – Finals Fatal Four Way (Voting Page)
The Battle of the Breweries (2023) – Conference Finals (Results Page)

We have also completed the first two Maps of Breweries – Maine and New Hampshire. You can see those here:

Map of Maine Breweries
Map of New Hampshire Breweries

You can also see our Easter related articles here:

Hoppy Easter – Five Great Central PA IPAs (2023)
Hop Shoots Omelet

Tomorrow we will start the articles detailing the four breweries left in the Finals Fatal Four Way. Starting with Tattered Flag Brewery and Distillery tomorrow, then on Wednesday we’ll cover Allusion Brewing Company, and then on Thursday we’ll cover AleCraft Brewing Company, and then on Friday we’ll wrap things up with Mad Chef Brewing. The tournament ends Sunday (April 16th, 2023) at 11:59:59 PM EST.

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