Q & A with Joe Sixpack (Philadelphia, PA)

Joe Sixpack is a busy man these days. He is a beer writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, a contributing writer to both Beer Advocate Magazine and Draft and he's just finished a new book! If you haven't seen the AP article, Joe's hometown of Philly was recently dubbed America's Best Beer-Drinking City. Not a bad place to be writing about beer!

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Name: Joe Sixpack (a.k.a. Don Russell)

Blog: http://joesixpack.net/blog/

(RHP) Where do you live and what are some of your favorite local places to get a beer? 

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(JS) Philadelphia. My favorite places are wherever I can find good people drinking great beer, maybe with a beer engine, certainly within a short cab ride from my home.


(RHP) What made you decide to start a beer blog?

(JS) I've been writing about beer in newspapers for 30 years. Writing a beer blog seemed to be the next logical step. Unfortunately, it's a pain in the ass because it cuts into my drinking.


(RHP) Other than blogging, how else are you involved with your love of beer?

(JS) Writing about beer is my fulltime job. In addition to my weekly newspaper column, I contribute to several magazines, I conduct beer tastings and produce videos. I've written two books on beer and organized Philly Beer Week, a 10-day celebration of America's Best Beer-Drinking City.

(RHP) If you could visit one brewery, that you've never been to, which would it be?

(JS) The Tun Tavern, circa 1775. (RHP - not the one in Atlantic City)

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(RHP) What comes to mind when you think of Maine?

(JS) Lobsters. And that big ass snowman they built in Bethel.

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Don Russell (a.k.a Joe Sixpack)'s new book