enise and Bob Harter stumbled upon a dream. The idea — open and run a bed-and-breakfast with an on-premise brewery — sprang into Denise Harter’s mind as she sat on a porch swing at a bed-and-breakfast in Clarion, Pennsylvania.
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The Beer Kitchen
Stepping into Kurt Fichthorn’s home is a treat in itself. The circa-1841 farmhouse is like a local historical preserve. Once an active horse farm owned by Kurt’s great-uncle Dan, the property, tucked away amid new development in East Cocalico Township, was once a bustling apparatus of early community, drawing neighbors to its harness-racing track.
The first German immigrants to Lancaster County settled Conestoga (1709), the fourth such settlement in Pennsylvania. They brought with them hope for religious tolerance, a yearning for a better life and specific, unique tastes for food and drink. As German families began to flood the area, a new demand was created. German-Americans wanted beer!
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Cooking with Suds
For years, inventive cooks have been trying to marry food with drink.
The expansion of the micro- and craft-brew market has opened the eyes – and taste buds – of the thirsty and hungry.
Sure, foodies have been using beer as a recipe ingredient for some time. But the days of beer-butt chicken on the grill or just sloshing a Budweiser over sizzling burgers are in the past.
