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YAH Brew and Desserts Pairing

AmyMWolfe — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:40:40 +0000

Cupcake and Beer

A dessert pairing with a fresh beer, it feels like my Christmas present already arrived. Ben and I decided a quick date night was in order. As soon, as you walk in the door you feel like the 90s theme of YAH Brew was successfully switched over to a 90s theme Christmas Brewery. They completed the transition with a Gingerbread stout by YAH Brew and paired it with a Gingerbread cupcake from Desserts Etc.

The Gingerbread stout, Santa’s Bake, is described on Facebook as “a Gingerbread stout with Flavors or gingerbread, spices, vanilla and cream cheese frosting”. The Gingerbread Stout starts off with a light gingerbread flavor, the thickness of the stout comes in and then it feels like you dive into one last kick of gingerbread so you don’t forget it.

Santa’s Bake comes in on Untapped with a 6% ABV and it has an overall rating of 4.08.

The sweet cream cheese frosting, soft gingerbread cookie and soft gingerbread flavor cupcake are the perfect complement to this thick milk stout. I knew right away Grandma SueAnn would love this stout. I hope you remember me explaining we weren’t just pumpkin spice loving gals, we love all the seasonal flavors! I made sure to take a Crowler home to Grandma SueAnn.

While at YAH Brew enjoying this paring with my Boo, we had to also have something a little savory. We tried out the Nachos and added the smoked pork. This was an incredibly good choice to balance out the sweetness from the stout and cupcake. The beer cheese in the nachos or maybe it was the pico de gallo had just a touch of spice that was the perfect balance.

Nachos and Imprint’s Dream Bars

We also split the Bourbon Barrel Aged 5ifth Anniversary Dream bars by Imprint Beer Co. This pastry stout was like a dream. It went along well with all the other tasty selections we were enjoying.

Then, to finish off Ben ordered the Gushee: Creepy Crawler. I thought all my food/drink aversions where over after my pregnancy. But just the thought of this one makes me gag. Seriously, as I am writing this my visceral reaction is to vomit. It was greatly upsetting as I was still polishing off those nachos when the drink arrived. I was never the type of girl to be like that. Your girl knew how to take a shot down the hatch.

YAH Brew’s crowler.

We noticed the crowler label as I watched Ben finish off the Gushee; adoptable pets from the Humane Society. Any business that supports a non profit will always have my business. Not only do I get to bop my head to tunes that remind me of being a teenager, but I feel good when it helps supports my community. YAH Brew might be one of our fav breweries, especially for a date night.

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More Information on YAH Brewing

As per Untappd – YAH Brew is a micro brewery from Hershey, Pennsylvania. They have 55 unique beers and over 2,800 ratings with a global average rating of 3.83 as of 12.13.23. 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:

For More Articles

YAH Brewing’s First Can Drop
YAH Brew Coming to Hershey in Spring 2023
YAH Brew Grand Opening
It Was All A Dream (A Visit to YAH Brewing)
Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter, Beer, and Yah Brew’s Shimmy Shake (Beer Review)
YAH Brew and Desserts Pairing

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Happy Father’s Day

AmyMWolfe — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 01:21:46 +0000

Happy Father’s Day Everyone!

Happy Father’s Day

I hope everyone gets to spend some quality time with their father or a father figure in their life. I happened to find a good one for my daughter. Ben loves to be able to be the one to tuck Scarlet into bed each night and tell her how much he loves her.

I grew up with a dad that worked hard to provide for the family and made sure to tell me I was loved. He taught me how to ride a bike and how to drive a car. Most importantly he taught me not to take crap from anyone. He spent endless hours teaching me how to pitch in softball and practice soccer. It’s a shame that man doesn’t exist anymore.

Ben wasn’t quite ready for the picture, but still. Happy Father’s Day from the Full Pint and the Half Pint

Breakfast Brunch

When I thought of what I wanted to do for Ben, besides a present, I immediately thought we’d take him out for breakfast. It’s our favorite meal to eat out. My very first thought was it must be Sunday Brunch at YAH Brew.

Before even getting there, I knew we’d order the Breakfast Tots. I’ve been dreaming of them since last visit (It Was All a Dream – Our Visit to YAH Brew) but I still wanted to try something else. Bacon breakfast tacos were a solid choice. Neither one of these disappointed us and we enjoyed every morsel.

Country Club Brewing’s “The Easton Assassin” and YAH Brew’s “Pup Pup Pass” (…and Scarlet’s Formula)

Both of these brunch choices perfectly complimented the Pup pup pass, a fruited sour inspired by the “liquid marijuana” cocktail, and the Country Club The Easton Assassin, an Imperial Stout. The Pup pup pass is an 8% fruited sour that is deceiving with it’s very clear hue and the powerful fruit taste socks your tastebuds. Also, conditioning on the rum soaked barrels gives it a bit of a boozy flavor.

After we licked our fingers from the yummy brunch, we decided to finish by splitting an IPA together. Mom’s Spaghetti is a 5.8% Mid west style IPA. It has a bit of green to the taste but it is every bit of your delicious Hazy IPA we all have been enjoying nonstop. YAH Brew is always an excellent choice for a Sunday Brunch but it was even better to be able to celebrate Scarlet’s first Father’s Day with Ben!

A Great Father’s Day

We had to peace out quick to get ready for a family BBQ. We got to celebrate Ben’s dad and Ben’s brother-in-law for Father’s Day! Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out there!

(You can see more of our visit and pictures at our Instagram page – The Beer Thrillers on Instagram.)

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-Amy

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:

Brewfests with Anxiety (Amy’s original weekly column start)
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)
Cox Brewing Company: Back to Their Roots
Amy’s Day Off
It Was All A Dream (A Visit to YAH Brewing)
Just Another Weekend (A Hike at Saint Pete’s Trail and Hares Hill Brewing)
I’m Pretty Darn Lucky (Happy Mother’s Day)
Ready to Kick of the Summer
Beer Review: Beer Devil IPA (Niagara Brewing Company)
World MS Day
Have you ever picked a beer based on the can art?
Happy Father’s Day
You can find all of Amy’s articles here: Amy’s Archive of Articles.

More Information on YAH Brewing

As per Untappd – YAH Brew is a micro brewery from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. They have 38 unique beers with a global average rating of 3.91 (out of over 1,000 ratings) as of 6.18.23. 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)
Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter, Beer, and YAH Brew’s Shimmy Shake (Beer Review)
It Was All A Dream (A Visit to YAH Brew)

Father’s Day Pictures and Videos From YAH Brew Today

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YAH Brew Grand Opening

B. Kline — Mon, 22 May 2023 13:30:14 +0000

YAH Brew Bar – Taps and iconic “BrewBoy” Menu Screen

All Set to Go – YAH Brew Announces Grand Opening

Its time to go, all things are set. After about a month of having their soft opening, its time for YAH Brew to have their grand opening. We (Amy, Scarlet, and I) were there yesterday, and I got to talk to Justin a little (see Amy’s article here: Ready To Kick Off The Summer) and he told me that they were just about to announce their grand opening – and here it is.

YAH Brew Ready to Kick off the Summer

Coming in hot like the 90s, YAH Brew is going to be kicking off the summer with their grand opening starting this week – kicking off on Tuesday with 90s themed trivia. The biggest day of their grand opening will be Saturday – May 27th (2023). Coinciding with blink-182’s concert at Hershey Park Stadium they are calling it “Dammit Day” and the summer season will be in full swing!

And yes, we are pretty sure we know where your newest concert pre – game location is going to be. (Hint its real close to Duck Donuts.)

Beers at YAH Brew yesterday

Their social media announcement just minutes ago:

To infinity & beyond!

It’s go time, and we are coming in hot!

This week will officially launch our grand opening. What does that entail?

– The Taproom is now open every Tuesday from 5-10. DJ Hollywood will be hosting trivia with 90s themed rounds with a start time of 630. Seating is FCFS, no reservations

– Expanded seasonal hours; We will be open Wed-Sat at noon each day with food & bev. Open until 10p daily

– Sunday Brunch! Open every Sunday 9a-5p with a special menu showcasing our brunch bites, mimosa flights, & bloody marys

– Saturday, May 27th will be known as “Dammit Day” at YAH Brew as we celebrate blink-182 rocking the Hersheypark Stadium behind our taproom. We brewed up a very limited IPA for this occasion aptly named “Dammit”. This 6.9% Hazy IPA is hopped with 182oz per barrel of pungent Motueka for big lemon-lime citrus notes and a soft pillowy melon finish.

Available for in house pours only*

-Brewbuster enrollment opportunities will end Wednesday 5/31

Check out our website yahbrewco.com to submit any inquiries, shop our merch, and check out our menus
YAH Brew – Facebook Post

Grand Opening – Be There or Be Square

Get all of your 90s jargon ready now, because its time for YAH Brew’s Grand Opening. This is a 90s themed micro brewery in downtown Hershey. (The former Tattered Flag Bar location near Duck Donuts on Governor Road / Rt 422.)

The following comes from our YAH Brew Opening Announcement article:

Justin Hoak and his wife Aimee Hoak started YAH Brew in May of 2022, getting production and legal rights and licensing as per the state. They have been touring brewfests ever since, brewfests cush as the Drink the Cookie Table brewfests in Pittsburgh (both last year’s and this year’s), as well as the Prototype Invitation Brewfest, Best Brunch Ever, the Hummelstown Winter Fling, and many others. They have done collaborations with lots of top notch breweries including Fourscore Beer Co.

Justin has previously worked as head brewer for Tattered Flag as well as helping out at Spring House Brewing and JoBoy’s Brewing. He is a good friend living just a few blocks away, and I know him and Aimee are throwing their all into the brewery. They have been working tirelessly on getting this up and running. Their beers are definitely not to be missed out on. If you’ve had some of the hazy IPAs, fruited sours, and seltzers from Tattered Flag in the past few years, as well as from YAH Brewing exactly, you’ll know what I mean.

The brewery is female owned, one of only a handful in Pennsylvania.
YAH Brew Coming to Hershey in Spring 2023 – The Beer Thrillers

This is big news for Justin and Aimee, and so happy for them getting to open this brewery. They have poured a lot of hard work into this (they were just at the Haze it Forward brewfest at Imprint Beer Co, Hatboro, on Saturday. They have been hard at work, and hitting the rounds getting this brewery up; despite several hurdles, including local township – Hummelstown.

(This Wednesday at the Town Hall meeting, they will hear Justin’s appeal to be able to continue producing the beer for YAH Brew at his location in Hummelstown.)

YAH Brew

Brunch yesterday (5.21.23) at YAH Brew

For more information on YAH Brewing, check them out at their various social media pages:

Their Untappd information is that they are a micro brewery from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. They have 33 unique beers with over 730 ratings and a global average rating of 3.92 (as of 5.22.23). 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!

YAH Brewing Related Articles

Here are some articles we have written about YAH Brewing and Justin Hoak in particular:

YAH Brewing First Can Release
YAH Brew Coming to Hershey in Spring 2023
Hummelstown Winter Fling 2022
Peanut Butter Eggs, Easter, Beer, and YAH Brew’s Shimmy Shake (Beer Review)
It Was All A Dream (A Visit to YAH Brewing)
Ready To Kick Off The Summer

Beer Reviews with Justin as Head Brewer

Brewery News

Interested in finding out about many other brewery openings, new locations, closings, movings, and in general brewery news? You can check out our links below:

Thank You For Reading

Yesterday we got to visit YAH Brew for brunch, and it was absolutely fantastic. Beers as always was on point, the loaded tots were absolutely banging, and was just a great time.

This place will be hopping once concert season, and Hershey Park season gets in full swing. I can’t wait.

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Ready To Kick Off The Summer

AmyMWolfe — Mon, 22 May 2023 03:38:46 +0000

Beers on a patio, on a gorgeous sunny day, with friends and family – Lets Get Summer Started!

Let’s Kick Summer Off

In many ways Memorial Day weekend is the unceremonious start to summer. Most consider June 21, summer solstice as the start of summer. I have also been looking at it as a way to make a difference for The Longest Day (Alzheimer’s Association – The Longest Day) for the Alzheimer’s Association. The Beer Thrillers are looking to work on a Home Brewers Event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association for The Longest Day for 2024. Any ideas for venues, vendors, and / or ways to fund raise for the event don’t hesitate to reach out – thebeerthrillers@gmail.com. We can’t wait to combine our passion for craft beer with an awesome fundraising event for a worthy cause.

The Start of Summer on Alderaan – The Five Day Forecast

But first, we need to enjoy the beautiful Sunday we had today. We checked out the local board game yard sale in Harrisburg held by Harrisburg Board Game. (Harrisburg Board Game Sale Day Event.) The yard sale was a bit of nostalgia games and lots of skill and strategy level games. From the Facebook event for their annual Harrisburg Board Game Day 2023 “This exciting event, held once a year, is designed to bring people of all ages and skill levels together to enjoy the thrill of board games in our capital city.”

The best part was Scarlet just woke up from a nap when we pulled up so she was in the best mood. It felt like our little 6 – month – old baby was greeting and smiling at everyone there. Everyone was friendly and happy to discuss anything about board games. We picked out a game to play with the kids and a game Ben used to play with friends. (I picked out Monkey Lab for the girls to play, and Ben picked out Game of Thrones: The Board Game.)

(Game of Thrones: The Board Game – 2nd Edition and Monkey Lab.)

Then we swung by YAH Brew in Hershey. We had both been drooling over the new food offerings and finally made it work with our schedule for brunch today! They do brunch every Sunday 9am-5pm. What drew our attention to the brunch offerings was their Facebook post about their “Mornin’ Smash”, described on the menu as “Two ground sirloin + breakfast sausage patties topped with sausage gravy and cheddar cheese on a butter biscuit bun” But when we got their we quickly decided on the Loaded Tots since this description was equally as drool worthy “Platter of crispy tots, topped with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage gravy and cheddar cheese. We split the tots and each got a beer. Ben did the Imprint Beer Co, – Haze it Forward and I did the Orange Sherbet Push Pop; a sour ale with orange, vanilla and sherbet.

(Our time at YAH Brew.)

The Orange sherbet push pop sour ale definitely took me back to the summers as a kid and snacking on the Flintstones sherbet push pops.

Flinstones Push Pop

The yabba dabba do orange to be more specific. As we enjoyed our tots and our brews with this beautiful Sunday weather we are ready to celebrate summer coming very soon, drinking many more brews on the patio at YAH Brew and fundraising for The Longest Day.

Drink More Beer!

-Amy

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:

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)
Cox Brewing Company: Back to Their Roots
Amy’s Day Off
It Was All A Dream (A Visit to YAH Brewing)
Just Another Weekend (A Hike at Saint Pete’s Trail and Hares Hill Brewing)
I’m Pretty Darn Lucky (Happy Mother’s Day)
Ready to Kick of the Summer
You can find all of Amy’s articles here: Amy’s Archive of Articles.

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Thanks For Reading

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You can check out our different directories here: Beer Reviews, Hike Reviews, Book Reviews, Brewery News, Brewery Openings, Brewer Interviews, and Travelogues.

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If you would like to reach out to us for product reviews, beer reviews, press release writing, and other media – please contact us at thebeerthrillers@gmail.com. Thank you.