Northeast Taproom

Great beer, chill atmosphere, always a good time!!!

I had been here several years ago and wanted to take my now adult children who enjoy microbrews and international beers.  The beer selection was limited. The cooler with bottles was just about empty.  We went to the room I the back and felt like we were unwanted guests in someone's home.  My husband asked if they served any food, the answer was no.  However there were 2 people who kept going to a fridge in a kitchen in the back and brought out cheese and chips and salsa that the "regulars" were eating at the bar.  Some guy came in the back door in pajama pants and slippers and set a few grocery bags down in a chair near us and went and joined the people at the bar.  It seemed like maybe they all lived there. Very 'sunny in Philadelphia' like.  A really weird place with a bad vibe.

This place is wonderful. Yeah whatever, it's in Reading. They have a sign reading "Non-Phillies fans please use 13th street entrance" on the door. I don't think there is a 13th street entrance. Either way, once inside, you'll find an old dive filled with nothing but heart. That's what I get when I come here. The people are genuine. The beer is a decent selection, and it's all cheaper than most places in the area. Anchor Christmas for $3. Bands play here on occasion, in the side room. You can also smoke inside, if that's your thing. The pictures on the wall have a way of reminding you what Reading was, but it doesn't make you sad it's gone, it makes you happy it happened at all - and it still kind of lives in this spot, at 12th & Robeson.