Bruce Nichols a fixture of the Philadelphia beer scene for decades and one of the people instrumental in bringing Philly Beer Week to fruition passed away recently. Carolyn Smagalski long time beer lover and writer in the Philly area has a nice write-up on Bruce as does the Philly Beer Week website:

http://phillybeerweek.org/
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69722.asp

Further Tom Peters one of Bruce's long-time friends left a beautiful message about Bruce. It has since been removed from the Monk's Cafe website but was captured by Bryan Kolesar over at The Brew Lounge:

http://www.brewlounge.com/2010/11/bruce-nichols-rip.html

We tip our glasses to Bruce Nichols - a champion of beer especially in Philadelphia. His legacy will long be felt throughout Philadelphia and the world.

http://bit.ly/BruceNicholsPBW