>> NEXT ON YOU OUGHTA KNOW.

A LOOK AT A WOMAN'S ORGANIZATION THAT IS WORKING ON BEHALF OF OTHERS.

A PENNSYLVANIA TOY MANUFACTURER MAKES A YOUNG GIRL'S WISH A REALITY.

PLUS, THE STORY BEHIND PHILADELPHIA'S IRISH MEMORIAL.

AND A FEW SPRING BREWS YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY OUT.

♪ >> THANKS SO MUCH FOR TUNING IN, EVERYONE.

>> LISTEN UP, ALL YOU MOMS, GRAND MOMS, SISTERS, YOU MIGHT SEE YOURSELF FEATURED IN THIS WEEK'S SHOW.

>> I HAVE COVERED SO MANY STORIES ABOUT WOMEN MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND THIS MONTH, WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR EFFORT.

>> WE ARE KICKING OFF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WITH A LOOK AT AN ORGANIZATION WORKING FOR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

♪ WITH A MISSION TO EMPOWER AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES, THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR NEGRO WOMEN IS POISED TO TACKLE ITS LATEST AGENDA.

>> CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS.

EDUCATION IN GENERAL.

AND BECOMING INVOLVED WITH POLITICAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

>> DEBORAH JOHNSON IS PRESIDENT OF THE PHILADELPHIA SECTION.

RECENTLY, SHE SPOKE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONS WORK TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

>> WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN NOT ONLY THE A POLITICAL -- OF POLITICAL ISSUES AT THE TIME BUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES.

SO THAT THEY BECOME AWARE AND NOT BE SURPRISED AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WHEN THEY ARE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE DECISION MAKING.

>> FOUNDED IN 1935, IT HARNESSES THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

>> IT WAS FOUNDED BY DR. ROBINSON.

SHE REALIZED THERE ARE LOTS OF ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING ALMOST INDEPENDENTLY IN ISOLATION.

SHE WANTED AN ORGANIZATION THAT EMBRACED ALL THOSE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.

SHE FOUND MANY OF THEM HAD THE SAME CONCERNS FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND EDUCATION.

ALL OF THE MAJOR SORORITIES YOU CAN THINK OF ARE PART OF IT.

SOCIAL WORK ORGANIZATION, ALMOST ANY TYPE OF CLASSIFICATION YOU CAN THINK OF, CHURCH GROUPS AND EYES ASIANS ARE UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.

>> IT IS THAT TYPE OF CAMARADERIE THAT LED JOHNSON TO ORGANIZE IN 1993.

>> ONE OF THE REASONS I DECIDED TO BECOME A PART OF IT IS A LEVEL OF SISTERHOOD THAT IS SO APPARENT WHEN YOU ARE WITH THEM.

AS I SAID, I BELONGED TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.

THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT WHAT YOU SEE AND FEEL WITH THE MEMBERS.

>> THE ONLY REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERSHIP IS A COMMITMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CAUSES.

>> IT IS NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELONG TO ANY PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION.

YOU HAVE TO SHARE THE CONCERN AND INTEREST IN WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, EDUCATION, THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF AND ONE OF THE REASONS WE ALL BECAME AN ORGANIZATION.

>> WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF MORE THAN 2 MILLION, JOHNSON IS AMAZED AT THE GROWTH OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY HEADED BY DR. COLE AND IS HOPEFUL MORE YOUNGER PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING INVOLVED.

♪ BY THE WAY, THEY HAVE MALE MEMBERS WHO HELP TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORT.

HERE IS HOW YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION.

>> REMEMBER PLAYING WITH THOSE LITTLE GREEN TOY SOLDIERS WHEN YOU WERE A KID?

ONE LITTLE GIRL WONDERED, WHY DAY -- WHY THEY DID NOT LOOK LIKE HER.

SHE WROTE A LETTER TO THE TOY COMPANY AND GOT HER WISH.

>> AMC TOYS WAS FOUNDED IN 1991 WHEN I STARTED TO SELL MORE AND MORE OF THESE TOY SOLDIERS IN THE MID TO THOUSANDS.

I WOULD GET A MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE, DO YOU HAVE ANY FEMALE SOLDIERS?

I WOULD SAY, I DO NOT HAVE THOSE.

THE SUMMER OF 2019, I GOT ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE MESSAGES.

THIS ONE HAD A PICTURE OF A LITTLE GIRL'S LETTER.

>> MY NAME IS VIVIAN.

I PLAY SOCCER.

I AM SIX YEARS OLD.

WHY DO YOU NOT MAKE GIRL ARMY MEN?

MY FRIEND'S MOM IS IN THE ARMY.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE THEM TOO?

PEOPLE IN THE ARMY DO NOT WANT PINK.

SOME GIRLS DO NOT EVEN LIKE PINK.

PLEASE CAN YOU MAKE ARMY GIRLS LETLOW -- AND THAT LOOK LIKE WOMEN?

I WOULD PLAY WITH THEM EVERY DAY.

>> THAT WE CAN, I DIRECTED MY SISTER TO DO SOME SKETCHES.

THE STORY TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN AFTER THAT.

♪ COVID-19 SLOWED EVERYTHING DOWN.

IT MADE EVERYTHING TAKE LONGER.

I SAID IF I DO ONE THING IN 2020, IT WOULD BE TO GET VIVIAN HER TOYS.

AT LEAST WE HIT THAT GOAL.

>> I ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW HERE.

HERE IS ONE.

YOU CANNOT TELL IF IT IS A BOY OR A GIRL.

WHEN YOU TURN IT OVER, THAT IS A BOY.

I CAN TELL IT IS A GIRL.

>> LITTLE VIVIAN ASKING THE QUESTION WHY AREN'T THERE GIRL ARMY MEN PLAYING WITH HER BROTHER, IT TURNS OUT LITTLE GIRLS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME QUESTION SINCE THE 1960'S.

THIS IS A DECADE-LONG WISH FULFILLMENT.

>> WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HER.

WE ARE ALSO THANKFUL FOR HIM.

HE COULD HAVE PUT IT ASIDE.

HE MADE HER DREAM COME TRUE.

>> IT HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE TIME FOR KIDS.

MAYBE A POSITIVE THING I CAN COME OUT OF IT IS SOME KIDS HAVE MORE TIME FOR THIS QUIET CREATIVE PLAY.

SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO HELP SOME KIDS EITHER HERO OF THEIR OWN STORY.

>> WHEN I'M HOLDING ONE IN MY HANDS AND IT LOOKS LIKE ME, IT WAS REALLY COOL CARRYING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS JUST LIKE ME IN A LITTLE TOY.

♪ >> DUE TO COVID, THERE IS NOT A RELEASE DATE YET FOR THESE TOYS, BUT YOU CAN PREORDER THEM NOW.

HERE IS A LINK TO THE WEBSITE.

>> WHILE WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORY IN THIS WEEK'S SHOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR SHARED PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF FINE ART IS BACK OPEN AND EXCITED TO SHOW YOU THEIR NEWEST EXHIBIT.

♪ >> WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO FINALLY BE OPEN AND BE ABLE TO SHOW OFF THESE WORKS TO THE PEOPLE WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR MONTHS.

TAKING SPACE IS A SHOWCASE OF WORKS FROM A PERMANENT COLLECTION WHO ENGAGED OF READING INTO A POLITICAL ACT.

♪ >> IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE TAKING SPACE WITH THE PUBLIC.

IT IS A COMET -- A PROJECT THAT BRITTANY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.

WE HAVE SCULPTURES, PAINTINGS, INSTALLATIONS, FABRIC PIECES.

A LOT OF TEXTILES IN THE SHOW.

PEOPLE THAT ARE CERTAINLY PAINTING REALLY BIG AND ASSERTING THEIR PRESENCE THAT WAY.

♪ >> THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF WORK THAT IS VERY LARGE.

WORK THAT TAKES UP AN ENTIRE WALL.

TAKES UP A SECTION OF AN ENTIRE ROOM.

YOU HAVE TO PHYSICALLY MOVE ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVE TO GET CLOSE TO SEE THE DETAILS AND STAND BACK IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IN THE WHOLE PIECE.

THAT FEELS REALLY INTERESTING AS A POINT OF ENTRY INTO THINKING ABOUT ALL THESE WOMEN'S WORK AND NICE IN AN ERA OF SOCIAL DISTANCING WHERE DISTANCE IS NOT A NEGATIVE.

♪ >> THESE ALL ARE FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHICH MAY BE -- I GEEK OUT ON THE IDEA THAT THESE THINGS HAVE A PRESENCE IN OUR GALLERIES, THEY WILL HAVE A PRESENCE IN PHILADELPHIA >>.

I HOPE PEOPLE TAKE AWAY A AWE AT THE RANGE OF CREATIVITY AND PROWESS ON DISPLAY.

♪ >> IT FEELS LIKE AN EXPERIENCE.

IT IS AN EXPERIENCE YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND SEE.

WANTING PEOPLE TO WALK AWAY AND REALIZING WHAT A WIDE VARIETY OF WORK WOMEN ARTISTS ARE DOING AND HOW INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

>> PART OF WHAT WAS A DIFFICULT FOR THOSE OF US WHO LOVE ART IN 2020 WAS WE TOOK FOR GRANTED HOW OFTEN AND HOW EASY IT WAS TO GO SEE ART IN PHILADELPHIA.

♪ THE REASON I GET EXCITED IS BECAUSE WHEN WE CAME BACK INTO GALLERIES AND INSTITUTIONS, IT WAS LIKE TASTING YOUR FAVORITE GELATO AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN ON A DIET.

I FORGOT HOW GOOD THIS ALL WAS.

♪ IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ALMOST THE HAIR ON YOUR ARM STANDS UP.

IT IS BEAUTIFULLY STUNNING.

♪ >> THE PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IS OPEN.

YOU CAN FIND A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>> ALICE WAS A LEADING FORCE IN THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.

HER LEGACY FOR GENDER EQUALITY LIVES ON AT THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE THAT BEARS HER NAME.

♪ >> WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY, COMMEMORATING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, WHICH GAVE WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

WE ARE MARKING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS HISTORIC EVENT AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES OF NEW JERSEY'S OWN ALICE AT HER HOME.

[APPLAUSE] >> ALICE PAUL WAS A QUAKER BORN HERE IN 1885.

SHE WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR CHILDREN.

HERE IS WHERE SHE LEARNED THE BEDROCK BELIEF THAT INFORMED HER LIFE.

QUAKER IDEAS THAT THERE IS FULL EQUALITY BETWEEN THE SEXES, AND OTHER BELIEF YOU HAVE A DUTY TO CHANGE WHAT IS WRONG IN YOUR SOCIETY, WHAT IS UNJUST.

THIRDLY, YOU CAN ONLY WORK FOR THE SOCIAL JUSTICE THROUGH NONVIOLENT MEANS.

IN SCHOOL, SHE WAS A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT.

UNLIKE MOST WOMEN OF THE TIME, SHE WENT ON TO COLLEGE.

SHE FINISHED AT SWARTHMORE IN 1905 AND THEN WENT OUT INTO THE WORLD AND THERE WERE NOT MANY OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO WOMEN.

ONE THAT WAS OPEN WAS THIS NEW PROFESSION CALLED SOCIAL WORK.

SHE WENT TO NEW YORK CITY AND WORKED ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE WITH POOR IMMIGRANTS WHO WERE LIVING IN THE TENEMENTS.

QUICKLY, SHE BECAME FRUSTRATED WITH SOCIAL WORK.

SHE FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED SOMETHING MORE.

THE WOMEN WERE SO IMPOVERISHED AND HAD SO LITTLE AGENCY OR VOICE.

SHE WENT OVERSEAS IN BRITAIN.

IT WAS DURING THAT TIME WHEN SHE WAS CASTING AROUND FOR A NEW FUTURE THAT SHE WANDERED INTO A PUBLIC MEETING FOR SUFFRAGE.

THIS WAS WHAT PROPELLED HER ONTO THE WORLD STAGE IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE AND GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH AN EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT.

>> TODAY, 100 YEARS AGO, THE CERTIFICATION OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT WENT INTO EFFECT.

WOMEN WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY.

IT IS IMPERATIVE TO HAVE A VOICE AND THAT VOICE IS YOUR BOAT.

ALICE PAUL UNDERSTOOD THAT.

HERE WE ARE AT THE ALICE PAUL INSTITUTE AS A PROGRAM MENTORING YOUNG WOMEN.

>> THE ALICE PAUL INSTITUTE SAVED PAUL'S DALE.

EVERYONE AGREED, WHAT'S MAKE THIS A LIVING LITERACY -- A LIVING LEGACY.

IT IS THE ONLY NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THAT IS OPEN TO VISITORS LIKE THIS IN THE WHOLE DELAWARE VALLEY THAT HONORS A WOMEN -- A WOMAN.

THE IDEA WE WOULD USE THIS HISTORIC HOUSE AS A PLACE FOR CONTEMPORARY PROGRAMS.

>> I THINK IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO BE INVOLVED BECAUSE IT GIVES GIRLS THE IDEA THAT THEY CAN BE INVOLVED IN POLITICS, THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT THESE INCREDIBLE WOMEN LIKE ALLIS PAUL.

IT ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO TAKE ACTION INSTEAD OF JUST TALKING ABOUT TAKING ACTION.

THIS IS SOME THING I WANT TO CHANGE AND THIS IS HOW I'M GOING TO DO IT.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK BACK ON OUR HISTORY AND LEARN FROM THE SUCCESSES OF WOMEN LIKE ALICE PAUL AND PAY HOMAGE TO THEM AND TALK ABOUT -- AND TALK TO OTHER WOMEN ABOUT THE STRUGGLE THAT GOT US HERE.

>> THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS THE FLAGSHIP FOR ORGANIZATION TODAY.

ADDRESSING ISSUES, LEARNING ABOUT THINGS THAT AFFECT WOMEN AND GIRLS.

HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD.

TEACHING THEM HOW TO BE CYNICAL HE ENGAGED AND ALWAYS GIVING THEM THE MESSAGE ALICE PAUL GIVES THAT ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE ALICE PAUL INSTITUTE'S WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS.

>> THE STRASBERG RAILROAD STARTED IN 1851.

TODAY, THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP IT CHUGGING ALONG.

♪ >> THE STRASBERG RAILROAD COMPANY IS THE OLDEST RAILROAD OPERATING UNDER ITS ORIGINAL NAME AND CHARTER AND OF THE COUNTRY.

>> WHEN THE ENGINE IS WORKING HARD, YOU KNOW IT.

WHEN IT IS NOT WORKING HARD, YOU KNOW IT.

♪ THERE IS A LOT OF WORK IN THE BACKGROUND THAT KEEPS THESE THINGS OPERATING.

YOUR TYPICAL MACHINES, YOU WOULD HAVE IN YOUR MACHINE SHOP.

OURS IS A LOT LARGER.

DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO TURN A LOOK OF MOTIVE UP TO EIGHT INCHES IN DIAMETER.

>> I WENT TO SCHOOL TO BE A MACHINIST.

I THOUGHT HOW MUCH COOL IT WOULD BE TO WORK THE RAILROAD.

I FOUND OUT THE RAILROAD HAS MACHINE STUFF, APPLIED AND THE REST IS HISTORY.

>> SHE IS OUR FIRST QUALIFIED FEMALE ENGINEER IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.

PRETTY COOL.

-- HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.

PRETTY COOL.

>> FOUR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES.

THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONALITIES, OWN QUIRKS.

YOU HAVE TO TREAT EACH ONE DIFFERENT TRADE YOU HAVE TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO WORK WITH THEM.

IT IS A CHALLENGE AT TIMES.

IT IS REWARDING TO KNOW WE HAVE OUR HANDS WORKING ON AND KEEPING THE LOOK OF MOTIVES GOING.

THE NEWEST ONE WE HAVE WAS BUILT IN 1924.

>> OUR BUSINESS, DEADLINES.

THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.

THE STUFF WE DO IS REALLY COOL.

♪ >> IT IS A LOT OF FUN.

YOU GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.

WE HAVE THE TAURUS.

WE HAVE THE THOMAS EVENT WITH ALL THE KIDS.

YOU CAN SEE THEIR FACES LIGHT UP WHEN THEY SEE THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE.

IT IS A GREAT FEELING.

WHENEVER THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS BROKEN DOWN OR NEEDS REPAIRED OR RESTORED, WE MAKE THE PART IN THE SHOP, PUT INTO USE AND SEE IT IN ACTION, IT IS SUPER FOR FILLING BECAUSE THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 100 YEARS.

THE PART I MADE TO REPLACE THE 100-YEAR-OLD ONE IS PROBABLY THE LAST ONE THAT WILL EVER BE MADE.

IT IS REALLY FULFILLING.

>> IT HAS BEEN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

WHEN WE STARTED THE ENGINE UP FOR THE FIRST TIME, I FELT LIKE A NEW DAD.

THAT IS HOW MUCH IT MEANT FOR ME TO SEE THE THING GO BACK OUT AGAIN.

YOU CANNOT GET THAT AT ANY OTHER JOB.

♪ >> THE FIRST AND ONLY FEMALE ENGINEER WE HAVE HERE.

SHE IS A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG GIRLS.

THAT AGE ON UP.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO.

I AM THE FIRST FEMALE WELDER SINCE 1832.

SHE IS THE FIRST MACHINIST.

IT IS A FEATHER IN OUR CAP.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

>> I LOVE MY JOB.

I HAVE THE COOLEST JOB.

>> MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY KAREN'S -- AND MY PARENTS BROUGHT ME HERE WHEN I WAS A KID.

IT BECOMES A PASSION.

SOME PEOPLE ARE INTO AIRPLANES OR CARS.

WE ARE INTO RAILROADS.

♪ >> HERE IS THE WEBSITE FOR HOURS OF OPERATION AND TO MAKE RESERVATIONS.

NOT ONLY IS MARCH WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.

IT IS ALSO IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

NEARLY 43 MILLION AMERICANS IDENTIFY HAS IRISH -- AS IRISH AND MANY OF THE RELATIVES CAME TO AMERICA BECAUSE OF THE POTATO FAMINE.

PHILADELPHIA'S IRISH MEMORIAL IS A TRIBUTE TO THEM.

♪ >> IN 1845, IRELAND'S TITLE CROP FAILED.

BEGINNING A SEVEN-YEAR STRETCH OF STARVATION AND POVERTY.

AS A RESULT OF THIS AND THE FACT THAT IRELAND WAS EXPORTING GRAIN FOR PROFIT RATHER THAN DISTRIBUTING IT TO ITS MASSES, NEARLY ONE MILLION IRISH CITIZENS DIED AND ANOTHER MILLION EMIGRATED TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

♪ WE CALL THIS THE GREAT POTATO FAMINE.

IN IRISH, IT IS KNOWN AS THE GREAT HUNGER.

MANY OF THE IRISH EMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES, WHICH TOOK THEIR RELIEF, HAD POTATOES AND FOOD.

♪ THE MEMORIAL, A NATIONAL MONUMENT, WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN OCTOBER 2003.

THE MEMORIAL STANDS PROMINENTLY ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FRONT AND CHESTNUT STREETS NEAR PENN'S LANDING IN PHILADELPHIA.

IT WAS CREATED BY ARTIST IN BRONZE AND COMMEMORATES THOSE WHO PERISHED DUE TO POTATO BLIGHT, AND PROFITEERS.

IT HONORS THOSE WHO LEFT BEHIND EVERYTHING THEY KNEW IN THE HOPES OF MAKING A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES BACK HOME IN IRELAND.

♪ THE SCULPTURE WITH LIFE-SIZED FIGURES DEPICTS THE DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL FROM IRELAND IN THE MORNING OF THE DEAD.

-- AND THE MOURNING OF THE DEAD.

VISITORS MUST WALK AROUND IT TO SEE EACH DETAIL.

EACH ANGLE OFFERS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

IT IS A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF HOW HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY CAN TRANSFORM LIVES.

>> WE CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON OUR BEER EXPERT TO BRING US SOME FANTASTIC FLAVORS OF BEER.

HERE ARE SOME SPRING OPTIONS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT.

>> COMING OFF PORTERS AND STYLES OF WINTER AND LEADING TO THE WHEAT YEARS OF SUMMER, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR SPRING?

ALL ABOUT WE START WITH A NICE TRADITIONAL PILSNER.

PILSNER IS A STYLE OF BEER THAT ORIGINATED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 200 YEARS AGO.

I FOUND A COUPLE I REALLY LIKE.

THE FIRST IS FROM A LOCAL BREWERY IN BUCKS COUNTY.

THEY ARE CALLED WARWICK FARM BREWING.

THEY SIT ON A 22 ACRE FARM AND THEY ARE GROWING THEIR OWN INGREDIENTS.

THEY STARTED AT THE TAIL END OF 2019.

THIS IS THEIR EXAMPLE OF THEIR PILSNER.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY JULISSA'S.

-- ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS.

I ALSO FOUND THIS BEER COMING OUT OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

THEY JUST STARTED DISTRIBUTING IN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.

THEY JUST WON AWARDS.

IF YOU WANT TO ADD A LITTLE SPIN TO IT, HOW ABOUT WE GO TO LOUISIANA?

THERE IS A COMPANY THAT HAS ADDED STRAWBERRY TO THEIR LOGGER.

THESE ARE STRAWBERRIES THAT ARE GROWN IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS BEER, IT WEIGHS IN AT 4.2% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.

VERY REFRESHING AND A NICE JOB.

ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I LOVE A GOOD FRUIT BEER AND I REALLY LOVE A COMPANY OUT OF BELGIUM.

THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR RASPBERRY BEER.

HOWEVER, WHAT THEY HAVE JUST DONE IS THEY HAVE RELEASED A FOUR PACK OF FOUR DIFFERENT FLAVORS.

WHAT I HAVE HERE IS THE APPLE.

IT IS A DELICIOUS BEER.

IT ONLY COMES IN TWO POINT 5% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME, WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THIS FOUR PACK -- STRAWBERRY, PEACH AND THEIR FLAGSHIP, WHICH IS THE RASPBERRY BEER.

ALL OF THESE WEIGH IN AT 2.5 AND 3.5% ALCOHOL BY VOLUME.

THE FAMILY HAS OWNED THIS COMPANY FOR 200 YEARS NEXT YEAR.

I EXPECT THERE ARE GOING TO -- THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME MAJOR ACTIVITY TAKING PLACE.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM SPRING ECHO BUT LOOK FOR BEERS LOW IN ALCOHOL, SHARP AND CRISP AND WITH FRUITY FLAVORS.

CHEERS.

>> I REALLY MISS HAVING GARY IN THE STUDIO AND TASTE TESTING THOSE BEERS.

>> IT IS ONE OF THE PERKS OF OUR JOB.

>> THE BIGGEST PART IS YOU GUYS JOINING US EVERY WEEK.

>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.

HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK.

>> GOOD NIGHT.

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