November 18th, 2009 Joe Sixpack
Just a friendly reminder: Join me Thursday night for a special fund-raiser at the Manyunk Brewpub. It’s Pints for North Light, with proceeds going to Manayunk’s North Light Community Center.
As you’ll see in the post below, the beer at Manayunk is top flight these days. Additionally, they’ll be pouring:
- Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, Burning River Pale Ale, Elliot Ness Amber Lager (and maybe some others)
- St Martin Tripel.
- Dock Street Rye IPA
- Sly Fox Pikeland Pils plus two others
- Flying Dog
- Sam Adams Winter Lager
- Phila Brewing Kenzinger
Tix start at $50 available here.
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November 18th, 2009 Joe Sixpack
Phoenixville is getting another brewer. Unfortunately, he won’t be making any beer.
Chris Firey, who has been head brewer at Manayunk Brewing since January 2004, tells me he’s moving to P-ville to make agave-based fruit wine. Firey tried to explain the shift to me last night when I stopped in for a couple rounds, but honestly I stopped listening the second he said “wine.”
The new brewer is Doug Marchakitus, formerly assistant at Iron Hill/North Wales. Doug worked there with brewer Larry Horwitz, who was Firey’s predecessor at Manayunk. Before I could say, “small world,” Marchakitus said, “Larry’s the one who helped me get the job here.”
Marchakitus told me he’d already cooked up his first brew: a Belgian tripel. Meanwhile, Firey leaves behind a solid tap lineup. The Philadelphia Porter that’s about to kick is one of the best-made brews I’ve had from Manayunk. And the Black Eye P.A. is an outstanding hop treat with a solid black malt body.
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November 16th, 2009 Joe Sixpack
Just got a note from Cameron @ Shangy’s, who notes that the Art Museum area will host at least two very good reasons to crawl over to Fairmount Avenue.
The Belgian Cafe (21st & Green) will be pouring a pin of port cask-aged JW Lees, along with Harviestoun Old Engine Oil and Bitter & Twisted. That’s pay as you go, so just drop in.
Meanwhile, Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewing will be bringing along at least a dozen drafts, including Cuvee de Cardoz and one-offs, to the Bishop’s Collar (24th & Fairmount), from 6-8 p.m., and then over to St. Stephen’s Green (17th & Green) till 10 p.m.
Meanwhile at the other end of town…
On Tuesday night, the Royal Tavern (937 E. Passyunk Ave., Bella Vista) continues its 7th anniversary party with a Burger and Beer night. Check out this tap list:
- Sly Fox Saison Brune
- Stoudt’s Smooth Hoperator IPA
- Founder’s Breakfast Stout
- Yards Brawler
- Unibroue Ephemere Apple
- Sixpoint Brownstone
- PBC Walt Wit
- Reading Pilsner
And, in H-U-G-E news, Hawthorne Cafe (937 E. Passyunk Ave, Bella Vista) - the new, mega-bottle shop - is slated to open this week. Among other touches, they’ll be filling growlers to go.
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November 6th, 2009 Joe Sixpack
- Perkulator Dopplebock @ Blue Dog Pub (Lansdale) Dark Horse tasting, tonight, 6:30.
- ShawneeCraft Pumpkin Saison @ The Gem & Keystone (Shawnee, Pa.) Animal Welfare Society of Monroe County dinner, tonight. $49.
- Biere de Mars @ Iron Hill (West Chester) Beer vs. Wine dinner, tonight, 7:30. $60.
- Commodore Perry IPA @ The Belgian Cafe (Fairmount) Great Lakes dinner with founder Pat Conway, Tuesday (11/10), 7 p.m. $50.
- Edge of Darkness @ The Drafting Room (Exton) Sierra Nevada dinner, Wednesday (11/11), 6 p.m. $69.99.
- Yards ESA @ O’Neal’s Pub (South Street area) 30th anniversary, Thursday (11/12), all day.
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