Updates and What's Brewing

Octrolleyfest 2007
is part of come back home to Darby Weekend!
Celebrate Darby's history by Coming Home to where it all began!

to quote the immortal Jon Bon Jovi
"Who says you can't go home There's only one place they call me one of their own!"

The weekend starts off with a BVM reunion
here are the details
When: Friday, Oct 19th, 2007 (plenty of time to plan!)
Where: Paxon Hollow Country Club 80 Paxon Hollow Rd Broomall, PA
Time: 7PM to 11PM Cost: $50.00 per person, includes buffet dinner and dancing.
Tickets purchased after Sept. 25, 2007 will cost $65.00 First Come, First Serve!
Limited Tickets available. For tickets call the rectory at 610-583-2128.
Payment: Make checks payable to Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Bar: Cash bar
Attire: Informal Women: Suits and dresses Men : Jackets
Please forward this on by reposting it or emailing it to your BVM family!

Here are a few updates to what is going on with Octrolleyfest!
Octrolleyfest will be held on 10/20 this year with the usual fanfare
book signings, trolley rides, historical tours, lectures , an autograph party at Hilldale Park, and events at the Historic Darby Fire Company 1 as we try to get a historic marker for them.
The state turned them down in 2007 but we will get them one in 2008.
We will also be having events at The Blue Bell Hotel, and the Old Swedes Mill along Cobbs Creek. There will be a dedication for a historic marker to be placed there.

We are looking for sponsors -personal and corporate- to assist in this years events, if you can donate time, money or merchandise let us know!

We are in the planning stages of this years event and want everyone to participate.

Ideas we are pursuing are
a horse shoe tournament, looking to get hold of the "Creekers" from the movie "The Borough", Musicians and any other performer who would like to do their thing during the day,
People willing to give historic tours around town,
Anyone willing to do an information booth,
An ad booklet like last years, if you want to place an ad email janhaigis@yahoo.com for rates.
Historic reenactors or players dressed in costume to roam the town.
and also a Flea Market.
Please email me at darbarian@gmail.com if you want to assist!

What's Brewing at Darbarian and Sons!
This week at the brewery we did a Hop Devil Clone and a American brown ale. The ABA used the 099 high gravity yeast and is expected to hit 11%, a fine brew to crawl up to this winter.
The Hop Devil Clone is from a recipe I picked up at Keystone Homebrew. Hop Devil is my favorite brew and I hope mine turns out as good as Victory's version.
I will be doing a Historic Ale for the Blue Bell for Octrolleyfest, the recipe will be an ale with corn sugar and dark malt. It will sort of be a Porterish type of ale, like one brewed and enjoyed in the Historic Blue Bell in the 1700's.