GREAT EATS
Steve’s Beverage If you have a hankering to sip some Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, Steve’s Beverage, 397 Tioga Street in Wellsboro, has you covered. If German or Belgian beer tickles your fancy, again, you’ve found the right place to procure your libation. Steve Saunders bought Steve’s Beverage in 1988 and saved a few bucks by not having to change the sign since it was already named Steve’s Beverage. When you visit his establishment you will find national brands such as Budweiser, Miller, Coors, and Pabst along with popular regional brews such as Yuengling and Straub’s. While most beer distributors in the state have between 125 and 150 brands on hand, Steve’s Beverage boasts a hefty 425 in the coolers at all times—that total doesn’t include seasonal brews. Brands from European countries like Poland, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, and France line the walls, as do offerings from the British Isles. The Orient has a good representation, and beverages from countries not as well known for their beer, such as South Africa and Costa Rica, are available. If you can’t find a brew to suit your fancy, Steve has a library of another 300-plus beers he can special order for you, with arrival in two weeks. You can stop by or call (570) 724-3282 to place an order. Since the sign reads Steve’s Beverage, you can expect to find more than just beer for your parties and get-togethers. Steve’s has a large selection of your favorite sodas; hard soda is available in root beer, orange, and ginger ale, along with many varieties of hard cider and hard lemonade. Coolers have become popular as of late, and Steve’s has a wide selection of flavors from well-known companies like Jack Daniels, Seagram’s, and Smirnoff. If you’re having a wedding or special event, Steve’s has a refrigerated trailer that holds fifteen kegs and has four outside taps. Back in 1999, several local businesses were concerned about the worst-case scenarios of Y2K. If massive power outages occurred it would potentially cause the loss of food and medical supplies (not to mention the disaster of warm beer). One solution was dry ice, since it’s much colder than frozen water and turns from a solid to a gas, thereby eliminating the problem of puddles. The nearest sources for dry ice were either Williamsport or Elmira—that is, until local businessmen asked Steve to consider buying the equipment to make dry ice. After a little research he decided to give it a try. As we all know, the year 2000 came in without a hitch, but Steve still makes dry ice. So if the kids can’t make it home for Thanksgiving and they’re jonesin’ for some of Granny’s cranberry relish, Steve can pack it up in a Styrofoam container with dry ice and ship it out overnight.
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