Beer Radar

Friday - Michael Jackson Tribute. Pretty decent crowd at the Penn Museum, highlighted by Tony Forder on the pipe, and Carolyn Smagalski at the dais.

Saturday - First a quick interview with Glen Macnow on WIP, then off to the 19th annual Tutored Tasting at the Penn Museum. With Michael Jackson gone, I led a panel featuring Tom Dalldorf of Celebrator News, Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head and Tom Peters of Monk’s Cafe in a tasting of beers influenced by the Beer Hunter. All three sessions were sold out, which is probably more of a tribute to the actual beer than the presence of any of the speakers. Nonetheless, the crowds seemed appreciative of our chats - especially the background to Dogfish Head’s new Palo Santos, aged in the brewery’s new 10,000 gallon wooden vat. What caught my palate on the floor: a quadruppel from Triumph, a double bock from Climax and Bob Grossman’s homebrewed barleywine (aged since 2001, I believe).

Today - Philly Beer Week wraps up. I’m going to take it easy and attend only the final Michael Jackson dinner at Monk’s Cafe. And, yeah, I’ll probably get sucked into a bit of carousing later on.

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