The Fall Numbers Are In…PhillyTapFinder’s Most Viewed Breweries, Beers & Bars.

These are not subjective lists. These lists have nothing to do with PhillyTapFinder’s personal feelings. PhillyTapFinder’s lists are based on actual data. When you click, we track it. When you search, we track it. Every so often, we crunch these numbers and give to you the most viewed beers, breweries, bar tap lists, styles, and neighborhoods. We tallied the numbers for Fall 2015 (September, October, November). We think that you will find these results very interesting – some are expected, but others are big surprises.



Top 10 Most-Viewed Beers - Fall 2015

1. Russian River Pliny the Elder (CA)

2. Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout (MI)

3. Hill Farmstead Double Galaxy (VT)

4. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (IL)

5. Russian River Blind Pig (CA)

6. Hill Farmstead Dorothy (VT)

7. PBC Holly Wooder (Philly)

8. Goose Island Bourbon County Regal Rye (IL)

9. Hill Farmstead Double Citra (VT)

10. Russian River Consecration (CA)

PTF thoughts: 3 from Russian River. 3 from Hill Farmstead. These 2 breweries are making some of the best beer in the world. Distribution is very limited. Philly is fortunate enough to see some (and now is getting Hill Farmstead with more consistency). It’s no surprise that the PTF audience craves these beers and seeks them out. It’s also awesome to see PBC’s Holy Wooder, which was brewed to honor the POPE’s visit to Philly, was a big hit.

Top 10 Most-Viewed Breweries - Fall 2015

1. Hill Farmstead (VT)

2. Russian River (CA)

3. Tired Hands (PA)

4. Goose Island (IL)

5. Alpine (CA)

6. Founders (MI)

7. 2SP (PA)

8. Cigar City (FL)

9. Maine Beer Co. (ME)

10. Firestone Walker (CA)

PTF thoughts: Really great to see 8 different states represented in the top 10. The 2 states with 2 breweries in the top 10 are CA & PA (nice work by the commonwealth!). Really impressive to see 2SP, a brewery in Aston, PA that only recently opened, on the list. They are cranking out tremendous beer. Based on these numbers, Philly has certainly taken notice.

Top 5 Most-Viewed Tap Lists - Fall 2015

1. Monk’s Cafe: tap list here

2. Churchville Inn: tap list here

3. POPE: tap list here

4. Bainbridge Street Barrel House: tap list here

5. Bru Craft & Wurst: tap list here

PTF thoughts: No major surprises here. Nice to see a suburb bar (Churchville Inn) popping up on the list. Well deserved.



Top 5 Most-Viewed Styles - Fall 2015

1. IPAs

2. Pumpkin

3. Stouts

4. Sour/Wild-Fermented

5. Ciders

PTF thoughts: No major surprises here. Pretty consistent with what you would expect in the Fall.

Top 5 Most-Viewed Hoods - Fall 2015



1. Rittenhouse

2. Fishtown/Kensington

3. South Philly

4. Montgomery County

5. Midtown Village

PTF’s thoughts: Really no surprises here. I was pleased to see that Montgomery County placed as it shows that PTF’s suburb expansion has been successful as people are clearly looking for this info.



Thanks for reading this post. While many of the rankings are expected, I am consistently surprised with some of the results. What do you think about the results? Any surprises?