Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: BuiceJox Mandarin Double IPA by Søle Artisan Ales

Beer: BuiceJox 2.0 Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: Imperial IPA Age: 2017 ABV: 8.20% Last year, we reviewed the popular Juicebox by Søle Artisan Ales, brewed locally at Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston. Now, as Søle prepares to relocate to Easton, we’re taking on the new version of that beer, the double dry hopped Mandarin […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Pain of Wisdom Whisky Barrel Aged Barleywine by Søle Artisan Ales

Beer: Pain of Wisdom Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: American Barleywine Age: 2016 ABV: 11.00% At the beginning of the month, we reviewed Mirkwood, an India Pale Ale fermented on cedar by Søle Artisan Ales, who are currently brewing at Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston but moving to Easton soon. Today, as the days get […]

 Rich Howells

Peculiar Culinary Company selling seats fast to classy ramen noodle nights in Pittston Jan. 20-21

Peculiar Culinary Company selling seats fast to classy ramen noodle nights in Pittston Jan. 20-21

Ramen noodles may be seen by most Americans as an instant dinner for poor college students, but not after Peculiar Culinary Company is done with it. The Pittston-area catering and pop-up restaurant concept recently announced a much more high-class Peculiar Ramen Night set for Saturday, Jan. 21 at their home base (30 Center St., Hughestown), […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Mirkwood Cedar Fermented IPA by Søle Artisan Ales

Beer: Mirkwood Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: IPA Age: 2016 ABV: 6.50% We’re kicking off 2017 with a new local release from Søle Artisan Ales – who are currently brewing at Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston but moving to Easton soon – called Mirkwood, an India Pale Ale fermented on cedar! And by “we,” I […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Pineapple Smoosh DIPA by Søle Artisan Ales and Phantom Carriage Brewery

Beer: Pineapple Smoosh Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales and Phantom Carriage Brewery Style: Milk DIPA Age: 2016 ABV: 7.80% The local boys made good at Søle Artisan Ales, who are currently brewing at Susquehanna Brewing Company in Pittston and moving to Easton soon, collaborated with Phantom Carriage in California, smooshing East Coast and West Coast together […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Mosaic Nerd Extra IPA by Søle Artisan Ales

Beer: Mosaic Nerd Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: Extra IPA (DIPA-ish) Age: 2016 ABV: 7.50% Søle Artisan Ales, a nomadic brewer currently in Pittston who is heading to Easton soon, is at it again with another nerdy beer. We’ve had Turbo Nerd, Simcoe Nerd, and now it’s time to try Mosaic Nerd, a single hopped […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Electric Velvet Imperial Latte Stout by Søle Artisan Ales

Beer: Electric Velvet Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: Imperial Milk Stout with Coffee Age: 2016 ABV: 10.00% Who doesn’t want to watch a 40-year-old self-proclaimed know-it-all yammering into a microphone about a local coffee stout for almost a quarter of an hour? I know I don’t, but maybe you do! So today, we give you […]

 Mathew Dapkins

MASSIVE BEER REVIEWS: Kaleidoscopic Dreamscape Imperial Cream Ale by Søle Artisan Ales

Beer: Kaleidoscopic Dreamscape Brewery: Søle Artisan Ales Style: Imperial Cream Ale Age: 2016 ABV: 8.00% That kooky nomadic son of a bitch Joe Percoco over at Søle Artisan Ales is back with a Double India Cream Ale that was brewed in Pittston with milk sugar, lemons, and oranges and then nitrogenized – Kaleidoscopic Dreamscape! Massive […]

 Brad Patton

CONCERT REVIEW: Shawn Klush shows ‘Burning Love’ for Elvis in authentic Wilkes-Barre performance

CONCERT REVIEW: Shawn Klush shows ‘Burning Love’ for Elvis in authentic Wilkes-Barre performance

It was a triumphant homecoming for Pittston native Shawn Klush as he performed his “Elvis Tribute Spectacular” for a second sold-out night at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, Aug. 27. Klush, an internationally famous, award-winning Elvis tribute artist, faithfully recreates the magic of Elvis Presley’s concert years of 1969 to 1977. Klush looks […]

 NEPA Scene Staff

WVIA to air ‘Homegrown Music Concerts’ tribute episode to late George Wesley on July 23

WVIA to air ‘Homegrown Music Concerts’ tribute episode to late George Wesley on July 23

From a press release: WVIA television will air a special encore performance of the 2008 “Homegrown Music Concerts” episode featuring the late George Wesley on Saturday, July 23 at 9 p.m., re-airing again at 11 p.m. Wesley, who succumbed to liver cancer on July 19, had recorded numerous times over the years with WVIA’s George […]

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