Memphis Taproom

Saturday 3/26 is Orval Day!

Orval is one of only five beers on our little beer list at Meetinghouse, & one of only two that isn’t a house beer.

Why?

A few reasons.

Orval was very important to , our predecessor in this space. Their back bar wall was adorned with a massive Orval mural, bottles from multiple dates were always readily available, Orval glass were themselves decor on the back bar. This room was synonymous with Orval. So we serve this beer in part as a gesture of reverence for the decade & a half of amazing work Memphis did here.

Additionally, I’ve just always appreciated Orval for being totally singular. Like our other steady ‘guest beer’ Guinness, Orval is a style unto itself. Iconic, strange, bold, elemental. The center of an international cult of followers. Yet it could hardly be less like Guinness as a drink. Where Guinness is soft, creamy & nearly flat, with an alcohol content set for session drinking, Orval leaps from the bottle with furious carbonation, & an alcohol content that suggests maybe we save this one for special occasions. We think the two beers live together quite happily on our list.

Finally, Philadelphia’s modern beer culture is strongly rooted in a fascination with Belgian imports (thanks in large part to ). But Belgian beer has fallen somewhat out of fashion amid the dominance of hazy hoppy beers, smoothie sours, big stouts, & indeed even the more recent fascination with Czech- and German-style Lagers. & that makes me sad, as someone who kind of discovered beer through Belgian imports – strange & wildly varied beers, always with the distinctive stamp of some house microbes. Orval embodies a lot of what I find special about Belgian beer.

So on Saturday, for , we won’t be running specials, or pushing any sort of fanfare. We’ll just be serving this special beer as we do six days a week – from well-kept bottles, in proper glassware, with a careful pour. But being a new venue for Orval Day, we’ll do it all with an extra appreciation for the lineage we’re taking part in by serving this beer in this space.

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What a beautiful night to dine outside. We just popped in to to have a few of their house designed beers and nibble some of our new favorites.

If your in the neighborhood maybe we’ll see you. We are so happy for the opportunity to hang out in the outdoor space and enjoy this sweet autumnal evening.

This place radiates community and we are thankful that our family can still have a place that not only brings back amazing memories but can create new ones with our friends. If you have not had the chance to check it out, this weekend looks to be exquisite.

Last call for the paintings . We will be choosing the 2 winners who will each receive one of the paintings on Sunday night.
Big thanks to for getting these back to us . The $$$$$ is to support one of our local schools . $25 per chance (please enter as many times as you’d like). Venmo the $ to and put Hunter in the comments. Here’s what the $ is for….
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Hunter Elementary is excited to be rolling out a brand new gardening program for the 2023-2024 school year!Students grades K-8 will be enrolled in Gardening class with the goals of learning skills in gardening and horticulture, providing fresh food for our families, and promoting abundance and land sovereignty for the people. Hunter staff are currently raising funds to build our dream garden/outdoor classroom in the school lot on York and Howard streets.
We hope to buy raised beds, soil, seeds, plants, tools and more. Thank you to our neighbors, friends, and everyone who has shown interest in and support for the gardening program at Hunter!

Hey All
Did ya ever want to own a piece of ?
We have stumbled upon a few things and will be getting them out there in the next few weeks. The kind folks actually took possession of these two beauties by our friends and all things Memphis art’s and the gave them back to Keith and Rita. Please read their message and line up for your shot for this one of a kind offer.

Hello! Many years ago Rita and I were commissioned to do these paintings for the mighty . With the changing of the guard over on Cumberland St it is time for them to find a new home. So we have decided to auction them off to support one of our local schools . $25 per chance (please enter as many times as you’d like). We will pick 2 winners next Sunday august 27 who will each get a painting. Venmo the $ to and put Hunter in the comments. Here’s what the $ is for….
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Hunter Elementary is excited to be rolling out a brand new gardening program for the 2023-2024 school year!Students grades K-8 will be enrolled in Gardening class with the goals of learning skills in gardening and horticulture, providing fresh food for our families, and promoting abundance and land sovereignty for the people. Hunter staff are currently raising funds to build our dream garden/outdoor classroom in the school lot on York and Howard streets.
We hope to buy raised beds, soil, seeds, plants, tools and more. Thank you to our neighbors, friends, and everyone who has shown interest in and support for the gardening program at Hunter!

We are so happy our friends are ready to welcome you into their home. A beautiful experience awaits you when you step through this door. If you are not already, give them a follow. Congratulations Colin, Keith, Marty and Drew, we know how hard you’ve been working, welcome home👏.

Hey World
It’s been a little while. We’re just hanging around doing a controlled burn today and taking some things off the walls to prepare the building for some new life. A pieces of our art are for sale. Swipe and if you see something you like you can send us a DM with your best bid. We stumbled upon a few shirts too and we’ll grab a quick inventory to let you know what we have. As always thanks for the ❤️.
XXOO
Memphis Tap

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Saying Goodbye to My Favorite Place – and My Youth Photo by Christopher Pierznik For most of us, life is not like a sitcom. We don’t meet up with our friends every single day at Central Perk or MacLaren’s or Cheers, but we do have our s…

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Today’s sunset was exactly what ‘s last day deserved. It’s been a beautiful day so far filled with great friends, brotherly and sisterly love and of course delicious food and World Class beer. Thank you , thank you thanks you. We go dark after midnight, it’s been our pleasure to serve you❤️‍🔥🙏🍻

Wow, it’s been amazing seeing you all and feeling your love❤️‍🔥. We’ll be here for one more day to grab your faves , the kitchen crew is working really hard to keep you happy and appreciate your patience. We will most likely run out of a few things today but we’ll do our best.

Around 1 pm we’ll be in the beer garden with an amazing selection of barrel aged beers with some real bargains available we’ll pop a price list up on our story tomorrow, swipe to see our handwritten inventory 🦾

We will also have what shirts and sweatshirts that are left there’s pretty much something in all sizes.

Thank you for your kindness and patience through the last few weeks and thank you for letting us host you as our guest over the last 15 years♥️🙏🍻
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Wow 🤩 we were blown away seeing you all today grabbing your gear. It was an honor hearing all of your amazing experiences at the Memphis. First dates than turned into lifelong partnerships, best friends that met when randomly sitting at our bar, celebrating birthdays yearly are just a few of the stories. We are touched that many of you are as emotionally attached to our home as we are and thank you for sharing❤️

We are sorry for those that came a little later when we were mostly sold out , our printer reached out and asked if we needed more things, we may just take him up on it. We are sorry as well to those that had asked to have things shipped as you swipe you can see some of the folks lined up so we are sorry we weren’t able to accommodate you all.

Thank you all for your patience , we know the waits for a table have been long and sometimes we are out of your favorites. We’ll keep it up and look forward to seeing you all over the next week🙏❤️
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Thanks to our friend for modeling our new take on an old fave design. We’ll be hanging around the beer garden tomorrow Saturday the 21 st starting around 1 to sell a few of these long sleeve t-shirts (30$) and crew neck sweaters (35$)we had made so you can watch the game in style. We also have a super limited amount of Memphis Tap 12 oz glass (max of 2 per person ) for 10$ each. It’s been a wild ride these last few weeks, we appreciate you all coming to get your last visits in and appreciate your patience. Our crew is working so hard to accommodate everyone sorry for the occasional 86, we literally can’t keep up.

Some crazy stuff coming out of our cellar. °

Some crazy stuff coming out of the cellar. °

Big News! .officiel from our friends is the best bier in the world! Thanks to our Guy for the 📸.
REMINDER. We open tomorrow and Sunday at 11:30 for regular service with our regular everyday Lunch/Dinner menu we are no longer offering Brunch.

Kids in the hood getting there last poses in.

We know you love us and have wonderful memories here but please don’t steal our stuff. We recognize that certain little pieces of Memphis are near and dear to many of us but don’t take it as it’s yours it’s ours and our friends taking over May want that piece to stay here. If not there are lots of folks in the family that may want it. In a few weeks we may sell some of the memorabilia but we are not quite sure yet and we don’t want our beautiful home to be scarred.

We have ordered new glasses that should be in in a few weeks for purchase as well as our old 80s Philadelphia Eagles inspired Kelly Green Crewnecks and long sleeve Ts designed by the amazingly talented . Keith is also working on limited edition prints of our bar originally painted in our first few years when he was our day bartender. Do there will be options for you to have something that reminds you of our beautiful home.

We been overwhelmed by your love for us and it’s been a whirlwind seeing so many old faces this last week. Please be patient as we have not been this busy since our heyday and we are doing the best we can. We will on any given night run out of some things and hope you understand that we are really working hard to make the last few weeks as memorable as the rest of our run.

The beers are pouring, the food as always is delicious, come see us and say goodbye but please be respectful and treat our home as lovingly as you always have☺️

XXOO
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Memories ❤️😊

Such a great day ❤️🍻

What began as a little restaurant at Memphis and Cumberland grew into a place that celebrated amazing things over 15 years. So many great memories have been made.

In 2008, our first year, the Phillies won the World Series, and we’ll never forget that moment shared with all of our new friends and family at the Memphis Taproom.

A few years later we welcomed Guy Fieri and Diners Drive-Ins and Dives and the craziness that followed the original and subsequent airings of our episode.

The Hot Dog Truck came along and we enjoyed cans and dogs while watching the Phils in the Beer Garden.

SUPER BOWL CHAMPS! Who can forget watching the Eagles finally winning the Lombardi trophy and our guy Nick Foles hoisting the MVP trophy. (If you see Keith Greiman ask him about telling Nick’s dad that he (Keith) wasn’t into football while he sat at our little bar. )

Just a few months back the Phills had an impromptu run into the World Series. And so many of you chose to enjoy this improbable post-season while cheering every play with us.

Countless and amazing beer debuts, celebrations, and of course, Thirstoberfest , our annual celebration of you, our guests and friends, enjoying up to 40 different beers in one day.

We are extremely humbled that so many embraced our restaurant and that we were able to succeed as long as we have.

For a restaurant to survive and thrive in Philadelphia for 15 years is an accomplishment of which we can all be proud. We could not have done it without all of you. We could not done it without our amazing staff and we thank everyone who worked here over the past 15 years.

We have some pretty special draft beers in our cold storage and have started breaking them out. We’ll continue to pour the some of the best beer in the world as we say goodbye. We also plan to have have an amazing sale of special sours and aged bottles from our cellar and will be posting about that as it happens.


We can’t thank you all enough, try to get in and see us over the next few weeks and share with us some of your memories.

XXOO
Memphis Taproom

Vince is always smiling 😊 . He is constantly working and enjoying life as it comes to him. Come by and he’ll always greet you with a smile and some kind words. Cheer and kindness in the New Year to you and yours🍻
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Come see us , your drinks are ready!

Thank you all for coming out last night to celebrate night at . We loved seeing all of you and enjoyed the festive atmosphere you all brought with you. We are open regular hours today and it’s our last day with the kitchen open till next Wednesday. Don’t forget you can hang tomorrow with Yanna starting at 12 till after the Eagles game. It’s a bring your own food and snacks. Enjoy your Holiday and if ya can come by and give us a little visit. We certainly will enjoy seeing you and can really use the support. Stay Merry and be kind to others! 🎄🕎🎅

We couldn’t bring you all the special beer that graces our tap lines without amazing partners on the Distro side. Kudos to our friend . We love you all! Don’t forget our fellow Kensingtonians are coming by to celebrate the holidays with two amazing easy drinking ales. Cozy up and they might just buy you a 🍺 pint🤷🏼‍♂️🤠🎄🕎🎅🧝‍♂️🦄

Come see Yanna 12-6 on Christmas Eve. It will be BYOF (bring your own food) come celebrate with your home cooked favorites and a few Yanna holiday inspired drink specials. Today, tomorrow ( event at 4:20)and Friday we are here for regular hours. Come by and grab a special bottle or two and make your friends, family or fridge happy. #19125 #19125

Celebrate your inner with our Dudes at Memphis Tap This Thursday afternoon 12/22 at #4:20 . We’ll be pouring Back Trunk Britches Dark Mild and
Special Enough Cream Ale. Two amazing treats. The word on the street is that the elves may be buying the crowd a beer for the holiday 🤷🏼‍♂️🎄🕎🍻

Back Trunk is named after the fact that their grandfather used to sell pantaloons from the back of his car in Kensington back in the day. If you see a sled out front check out the trunk. 🧝‍♀️🧝🧝‍♂️

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2 of our favorite Belgians on the menu for Christmas 🎄🎅🇧🇪

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We are so happy to have our friends from come celebrate the holidays today at 🎄🕎

It’s the season to duck into the “Ladies Entrance” and out of the rain. Our staff is here ready to dry you off and serve you! It’s the season to hang indoors and enjoy our cozy little taproom☔️🦄

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