Independence Beer Garden

I arrived at Independence Beer Garden with three friends and found a parking spot right out front. Parking can be somewhat difficult in and around this area so carpooling, biking, or public transportation would definitely be the best bet. This beer garden, located directly across from the Liberty Bell on 6^th street is a pop up beer garden that has a very rustic and outdoorsy feel. It opened April 30^th in 2015 and will be open until at least Labor Day 2015.

We arrived around 7pm on a Monday night; there was a comfortable amount of people inside. We found an area to sit very easily, opting for individual chairs around tree stump tables instead of the long benches and picnic tables also offered.

Independence BG is family friendly during the day and offers many forms of entertainment. There are shuffleboards, ping pong tables, a giant projection TV and many table games, including Jenga and Connect 4. At night, bouncers stand near the entrances and check IDs. If you are under 21, you are welcome to play some shuffleboard but only while it is still light out.

Once seated, we ordered two pitchers of beer and dinner from our waiter. There are drink and food lists everywhere throughout the beer garden. There are 20 beers on tap and many different food options. We opted for one pitcher of the Shiner Prickly Pear and one picture of the Evil Genius I Love Lamp. There are lots of fun and different beers to try, as demonstrated by the Evil Genius, which has a pineapple flavor to it. The pitchers run from $15-$24 each and hold four beers each.

This beer garden has a fantastic location and is a great summer spot if you and your friends want to hang out outside and still get a nice cold beer.