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BAR GUIDE: 2025

25 March 2025 Bayleh Alexander, Mike Nonnemaker and Jadon George

The Temple News’ 2025 Bar Guide is your tool for navigating Philadelphia’s bar scene as a 21+ Temple student.

Temple alums collaborate to create Temple themed beer

22 October 2024 Mike Nonnemaker

Second Sin and Humble Parlor brewing companies united to create a new Temple-themed beer.

BAR GUIDE 2020: 100 years since Prohibition

25 February 2020 Web Editor

In January 1920, the 18th Amendment, which banned the sale of alcoholic beverages, went into effect. Today, many Philadelphia bars adopted features of speakeasies, unlabeled and illegal bars from that era.

What’s the password?

25 February 2020 Ayooluwa Ariyo and Bibiana Correa

The Temple News breaks down some of the popular drinks from the 1920s.

Hidden bar features changing cocktail menu

25 February 2020 Yu Chen

The Franklin Bar is named after a former money-laundering and bootlegging space in the 1920s.

Unlabeled bar supports small brewers, distillers

24 February 2020 Madison Karas

A second-floor bar hidden above an Ethiopian restaurant features more than 150 kinds of beer.

Craft distillery’s gin honors the ‘American story’

24 February 2020 Ayooluwa Ariyo

Philadelphia Distilling’s Bluecoat Gin is named after soldiers’ uniforms in the Revolutionary War.

Once-illegal drink finds it’s way to bars, distilleries

24 February 2020 Melvin Saravia

During Prohibition, bootleggers smuggled moonshine in the city. Today, several bars produce it.

Philadelphia was ‘wet as the Atlantic Ocean’ in 1920s

24 February 2020 Asa Cadwallader

At the ban’s beginning, the city was home to 1,700 saloons. A decade later, there were still 1,200 operating.

The Temple News’ guide to beers

27 February 2019 Laura Smythe

Don’t know what you want to drink at the bar? We’ll help out out with this quick guide.