Victory Brewery Philadelphia Perhaps most well known for its massive Golden Monkey Belgian Tripel, Victory Brewing Co. makes some of the most popular beer in Philadelphia. Whether its one of their Victory Monkey series or the always in-demand Hopdevil IPA, Philly locals reliably turn to Victory beers.

Dock Street Bohemian Pilsner As Philadelphia's first microbrewery, Dock Street Brewery will likely have a permanent place in the annals of craft beer history, due largely to its Bohemian Pilsner.

Ales, typically called “bitter,” are differentiated from beers by possessing a hop flavour that is more intense than that of beers due to the increased amount of hops used in the brewing process of ales. This is because the amount of hops used in the brewing process of ales is greater than that of beers.

Pale ale has up to 5 percent alcohol content, while India pale ale—a variety of pale ale—typically has more; both usually have even stronger notes of hops. Darker strong ale commonly contains up to 6.5 percent alcohol content.