Something's brewing

The Meadville Tribune reported this week that Sprague Farm & Brew Works has been granted permission by Cambridge Township to open a brew pub at their location. It always seemed a little weird that you couldn't sit down and (legally) drink a beer at a place that, well, makes beer. (I guess we can thank Pennsylvania's abstruse liquor laws for that mystery.) It will certainly be a nice alternative to the happening downtown Cambridge bar scene, although the Spragues will continue to operate with the same hours: noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; and noon to 7 p.m. on Friday.

In other local beer news, Meadville's Voodoo Brewery is indeed selling its beer at a few local distributors (as the Tribune reported in late October). I've heard a report that a 12-pack of 22 ounce bottles runs around $85. Wow—and can anyone confirm that? I'm sure it's great beer, but 85 bucks would pay my electric bill. I guess the product is aimed at the Lexus crowd, while we Toyota drivers will have to stick with Yuengling.

And because YouTube videos are always fun, here's the classic beer-launching fridge: