Staff Blog
NOW OPEN: Bella Vista Beer Distributors
Simultaneous Phillies and Eagles outings couldn't keep drinkers off 11th Street yesterday, the grand opening of the brand-new Bella Vista Beer Distributors. The Fetfatzes family (Mario, Olympia and sons Chris and Jordan) brought in a priest to bless the premises — fitting, as browsing their 1100-beer selection, spread out over 38,000 square feet, is a positively heavenly experience. Sunday's festivities featured a massive lineup of brews from around 20 breweries; our favorites included Rogue's Double Dead Guy (haven't had this since the Portland trip) and Beer Valley's monstrous Leafer Madness, which was cordoned off on a quasi-secret tap (don't blame them — stuff is crazy good). Jams from The Suntones went along with lots of grub and enthusiastic appearances from many members of the local beer cognosceti — Yards' Steve Mashington, Sly Fox's Suzy Woods, etc.
The new BVBD (215-627-6465) is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Previously:
- Big move for Bella Vista Beer Distributors
- An update on the Bella Vista Beer Distributors expansion
- Your first look at the new Bella Vista Beer Distributors
[...] Chris Fetfatzes, whose fam owns and operates Bella Vista Beer Distributors (755 S. 11th St.), just touched base with Meal Ticket to share that he and girlfriend Heather Annechiaricos will debut their 38-seat beer café Hawthornes on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The place is named after the neighborhood and located at 738 S. 11th, the original home of BVBD before it moved across the street in the fall of 2008. [...]