Repeal Day Videos

Not a video from our event but it's a funny newsreel. Stay Wet.

The day after: recollecting Repeal Days past

I did some research to try and compare the valley's first repeal day celebration of 1933 with our most recent attempt honor the day...

This photo appeared on the Sharon Herald's 12.6.2007 front page, with the following caption:

Mike Erme pours a beer sample for a patron at the Repeal Day beer tasting and fundraising event at Chestnut Street Cafe in Sharon. The benefit Wednesday for Shenango River Watchers marked the anniversary of the day Prohibition was repealed in 1933. As well as beer samples, the event featured a silent auction and music by the band Stretch.

Photo taken by Jason Kapusta/Herald

The 12.6.1933 edition of the Herald story was titled, "State Receives Repeal Calmly: Wild Demonstrations Fail to Materialize". As it turned out, our forefathers did not have the time that we did to plan an event, and it was difficult to secure any real quantities of good liquor. The Pennsylvania general assembly was slow to define how they would control (restrict) the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages. Their act actually passed the day after the repeal of prohibition. Leave it to Pennsylvania to miss the first Repeal Day.

I had a great time at our event, to be known as the 74th, even if it lacked wild demonstrations.

Repeal Day '07

Thanks for coming out to celebrate Repeal Day with the BOARD!

Thanks to all the staff at Chestnut Street Cafe, Mayor Bob Lucas, M&M Beer, Erme's, Vecenie, and Glenwood distributors, as well as Penn, Yuengling, Erie, North Country, Great Lakes, and Voodoo Brewing Companies!

The countdown to next year has already started!

Cheers!

The Repeal IS Real!

Two enjoyable videos: (Let us prohibit you) & (Repeal is real). Enjoy todays national holiday! Looking forward to the celebration this evening.  Raise your glasses, its your day. "Here's to the future!"

New Beers Eve...

Repeal Day Making News....

The Sharon Herald ran a great article on our event today.

http://www.sharon-herald.com/homepage/local_story_332172455.html?keyword=leadpicturestory

If you need tickets contact the BOARD at repealday@gmail.com. Thanks and see everyone Wednesday night.

Beer Sighting: Holiday Seasonals

We are well into the time that the holiday seasonals will be appearing.

I found 3 at Chestnut Street Cafe:
The St. Nikolaus Bock (Penn Brewing), Celebration Ale (Sierra Nevada), and Christmas Ale (Great Lakes) are all pouring.

I have it on good authority that as of this post, Our Gang's is putting on Erie Brewing's Ol' Red Cease and Desist Wee Heavy Scottish Ale. Georgia's City Lights also put this on tap last week. It's quite strong at 10.1% ABV, so be careful as to not shoot your eye out.