Clearing off my desk
Here’s a bunch of stuff I’ve been meaning to post - events, web sites, other cool things.
I met Chris Poh during my bike trip to Ommegang. He’s a bartender at the Indian Rock Inn in Upper Black Eddy Bucks County on the Delaware. He’s also the editor of American Public House Review, an excellent web site devoted to tavern culture that I’ve been enjoying lately. The photos alone are worth the visit.
Sly Fox is running its Oktoberfest tonight. I think its version of the fall beer is one of the very best in America, holding true to the spirit of the original. But what caught my eye about this event is that brewer Brian O’Reilly will be debuting his new Berlinerweisse. What is about Philly and this unusual style? Nodding Head, of course, brews the definitive version, but Dogfish Head and Bethlehem Brew Works it, too.
Beerheads.com is serving FREE BEER tomorrow night (10/25) at the Marketplace at East Falls (3747 Ridge Ave., East Falls), from 5-8 p.m. Yards, River Horse, Oskar Blues, Ballast Point, Lakefront and Iron Hill.
“Does My Butt Look Big In This Beer?” That’s the title of Bob Skilnik’s latest book, a reference with nutritional values of 2,000 worldwide beers, including calorie and carbohydrate contents, alcohol by volume and Weight Watcher Points. More info here.
Tuesday (10/28) is Philadelphia Blue Day. Local taverns will be donating 10 percent of sales to Local 5 FOP for its Survivor Fund. Among the participants: The Institute (549 N 12th St., Brandywine) and The Ugly Moose (443 Shurs Lane, Manayunk).
The Institute is also sponsoring a Police and Firefighters Benefit on Friday (10/31). Proceeds go to the annual Hero Thrill Show. Tix are just five bucks if you order early.
Also on Tuesday Postponed - new date: Nov. 4th, Devil’s Den ( 1148 S 11th St. at Ellsworth, South Philly) is hosting its first beer dinner. This one features Ommegang, Duvel and Maredsous. Tix for the five-course dinner are $50. Info here.
What Would Jesus Drink? I loved this story from the Associated Press.
Manayaunk has a rep for beer-swilling yutes and suburban wine snoots. I can’t promise you won’t find them at Cooper’s Brick Oven Wine Bar (4367 Main St., Manayunk), but the joint’s beer list is looking pretty good: Troegs, Gaffel, Sly Fox, Atomium, Boulder and Ballast Point on tap; bottles of Dupont, Hitachino Nest, La Chouff, Chimay and Sammy Smith, Voodoo, Eel River, Stone, Yards, Brooklyn, Dogfish Head and Stoudt’s.
Shiner Beer from Texas forwards a fun story about out-foxing one of the big boys at the Austin City Limits (ACL) Music Festival. Though Austin is best known for Shiner Bock, the festival turned its back on the local beer and instead served Heineken (no doubt after the company shelled out big bucks for vending rights). But that didn’t stop Shiner. It designed beer koozies that looked like Shiner’s distinctive yellow can and handed them out to festivalgoers. Instead of Heineken, it looked like everyone was enjoying Shiner. Pretty smart.
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