Prof. Sixpack’s class is in session
May 9th, 2008 Joe Sixpack
Still a few seats left for Philly Beer 101 on Tuesday night (5/13). Get your ass to class! Register here.
Still a few seats left for Philly Beer 101 on Tuesday night (5/13). Get your ass to class! Register here.
That’s right, we’ll be pairing beers with a wild cross-section of flavors at Yi-Tzi Peking (145 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd) on Monday night (5/5) at 6:30. We’re still working out the kinks, but the menu will include Mock crab cakes, something in honor of Cinqo de Mayo, Kielbasa, Texas bbq brisket and chocolate dessert.
The beer? This menu tested me, but it looks like a broad range of lagers, from German-style pils to Rauchbier. We’ll also be cracking open bottles of Weltenburger Dunkel, which Nima up at Shangy’s has been raving about lately.
Tix are $75 and available at the restaurant. Call 484-562-9489 for details.
This one avoided my radar till just now… Nima of Shangy’s tells me that South Philadelphia Taproom (15th & Mifflin) is hosting a Bell’s beer blowout on tap starting at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Ten different drafts from the Michigan brewery will be pouring, including Oberon, Two Hearted, Double Cream, Expedition, Pale Ale, Amber Ale, Sparkling Ale, Lager of the Lakes, Porter and Cherry Stout.
I’ll be doing my first bookstore reading of “Joe Sixpack’s Philly Beer Guide” at 7 p.m., Saturday (4/12), at Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Meeting. We all know how thirsty you get when you talk about beer, so I’ll bringing some bottles along to sample. And, yeah, you can have a taste, too.
I have several more readings scheduled throughout the area, which I’ll post in coming days.
There’s no reason to feel guilty about beginning your weekend on a Thursday when you’re drinking for charity. Drop in at the 4th Annual Greatest Beers of the World event on 4/10 at 6 p.m. at Normandy Farms in Blue Bell and you’ll be supporting local disaster relief. More than 100 different brews will be pouring, courtesy of Gretz Beer, and the food is fantastic. Guest speaker is Alan Newman from Vermont’s Magic Hat Brewing.
Tix are $100 and all proceeds benefit the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Red Cross. For more information or to purchase tix, call 215-299-4018 or click here.
It’s Easter weekend, so I’ll be searching for a good beer to go with those marshmallow chicks. How about this?
Video removed because of malware. Here’s the Youtube link
The NCAAs kick off tomorrow. I’m going to plant my butt at the Boathouse in Conshy, which has plenty of TVs, great beer and a hoops-crazy crowd.
Friday night - TotalBRU is hosting its monthly Full Mooner free beer tasting at the Garage Bar at Ugly Moose (443 Shurs Lane, Roxborough). Yes, that’s FREE beer, with samples from Yards, Dogfish Head and Victory from 7-9:30 p.m.
Saturday - Split Thy Skull barleywine fest at Sugar Mom’s (225 Church St., Old City) starts at 1 p.m. Beer lineup TBA. Victory Old Horizontal, Stoudt’s Old Abominable, Arcadia Cereal Killer, Sly Fox Ichor, Founders Devil Dancer, Stone Old Guardian, Thomas Hooker Old Marley, Breckenridge 471 Double IPA, Iron Hill Quadfather, Flying Fish Eisbeer, Porterhouse Old Buck Bourbon Barrel Old Ale.
The Philly Beer Week calendar continues to grow. Here’s a cool event that even non-DYIers should check out:
The Extreme Beer Homebrew Challenge, presented by Home Sweet Homebrew at Jose Pistola’s, 263 S. 15th St., 215-545-4101. 7:00 p.m. $45
Join us for beer, food and fun. Meet & greet with Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione, Home Sweet Homebrew’s George Hummel and award-winning local homebrewers. Sam will pour extreme beers from the DFH stable of wacky beers. Signed copies of his “Extreme Brewing” book will be available. Some edgy homebrews will pour and you’ll have a chance to pick up brewing tips from some of the area’s most knowledgeable homebrewers. Tickets available at Jose Pistola’s and Home Sweet Homebrew, 2008 Sansom St. 215-569-9469.
With all the beer festivals I attend, the one thing I’ve come to learn is that, frequently, it’s home-brewed beer that’s the most interesting stuff that’s being poured. Last October at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, one of the best beers I tasted was a homebrew; same goes for last year’s Michael Jackson tutored tasting at the Penn Museum. It may be that I’m overly familiar with many of the craft beers at these events; but the fact is, homebrew can be pretty damn fantastic.
With all the excitement over Philly Beer Week, let’s not forget about the “unofficial” start of the 10-day beer celebration, namely the Philly Craft Beer Festival at the Cruise Terminal in South Philly.
I’ll be there in the back room, chatting up brewers and others in a series of interviews that will be open to the public.
And, if you’re in the Manayunk vicinity, you can grab a ride down to the fest on a bus leaving from the Dawson Street Pub at 11 a.m. Tix are $50, including entry to the festival and a t-shirt (plus you won’t have to pay for parking). Pretty sweet deal. Drop Dave an email for details at dawsonstreetevents@live.com
This whole beer & food thing is really taking off, and I’m not talking about Yuengling and Herr’s (though that sounds like a pretty good lunch right now). Savor: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience is coming to Washington, D.C., May 16-17.
This is a production of the Brewers Association, the folks who produce the annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver each year. It’ll feature small dishes and appy’s paired with craft beer from across America. Sounds a bit like Philly’s annual Brewer’s Plate.
Tix ($85 per session) just went on sale yesterday. Here’s the link
One of the best new events on the local scene is back for a second year: Winterfest at the General Lafayette Inn & Brewery (646 Germantown Pike, Lafayette Hill). Here’s 4 reasons it’s such a hit:
Taps open noon-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. Tix: $45. Info:Â www.generallafayetteinn.com or 610-941-0600.
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