Looks like Jeremy Thomson is off and running at Dos Segundos in Northern Liberties. This posting from the good folk at Foobooz reminded me that I bumped into Jeremy at Friday the Firkinteenth at Grey Lodge a few weeks back. He'd told me about his moving on from The Khyber (Pass) and how he'd been planning to get the good beer and events flowing soon. All the more reason to stop in and see for myself very soon.
When checking back in with Jeremy this week to confirm our conversation, I got just that (a confirm, that is) as well as a sneak peek at some of his upcoming events that he's calling "Brewsday Tuesday".
In addition to highlighting various breweries at discount prices, they'll be serving up dollar Pork Belly Tacos that were prepared in one of the evening's select brews. They're trying to make it a lot of fun, while being easy on the wallet.
Thanks, Jeremy, and best wishes. Now I've got some work to do to update my monthly calendar!
9/7/2010 "Welcome Back Joe" with Philly Brewing
Joe Coffee--Porter- 5.00% ABV
Kenzinger--Kölsch- 4.50% ABV
9/14/2010 "Taco-toberfest!" with Great Lakes Brewing
Oktoberfest--Märzen/Oktoberfest- 6.50% ABV
Commodore Perry IPA--American IPA- 7.50% ABV
9/21/2010 "Turtle Tacos" with Terrapin Beer Company
Rye Squared--American IPA- 9.50% ABV
Hopsecutioner--American IPA- 7.30% ABV
9/28/2010 "Maple Mischief" with The Bruery
Mischief--Belgian Strong Pale Ale- 8.50% ABV
Autumn Maple--Belgian Strong Dark Ale- 10.50% ABV
10/5/2010 Founders Brewing
Breakfast Stout--American Double/Imperial Stout- 8.30% ABV
Centennial--American IPA- 7.20% ABV
10/12/2010 Weyerbacher
Hops Infusion--American IPA- 6.20% ABV
Imperial Pumkin Ale--Pumpkin Ale- 8.00% ABV
Friday, September 03, 2010
Mas Cerveza por favor at Dos Segundos. Gracias.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Weekly Beer Calendar Update: September 1st-September 8th
Any of my concerns last week about a paucity of beer events to close out the Month of August have been quickly allayed with a review of the next 8 days of beer events around the Philadelphia region. Holiday? Our good folks around here take no such thing from the pursuit of better beer.
Be safe during the extended holiday weekend and enjoy!
Check out the entire September 2010 calendar over here.
If I'm missing any that you feel should be on here, let me know.
Small tastes, sometimes free, can be the best ones
@Beer Yard, Wayne, PA--- Sat. 9/4 - Tröegs/Teresa's/Beer Yard Event for Delco SPCA (1:00pm-4:00pm; $5 plus donations gets you Tröegs award-winning beers that will be available for sampling in front of the Beer Yard. The beer samples will be accompanied by a variety of tasty food treats from Teresa's Next Door.)
@Bell's Beverage, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 9/3 - Friday Night Tasting (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free tasting samples of American Fest Biers)
@Bethlehem Brew Works, Bethlehem, PA--- Thu. 9/2 - Charity Cask Night (5:00pm; PAYG for Sling-Load Ale)
@Brew Works on the Green, Allentown, PA--- Mon. 9/6 - Cask Night on the Green (5:00pm; PAYG for a selection still TBD)
@Dos Segundo, Philadelphia, PA--- Tue. 9/7 - Brewsday Tuesday (PAYG for dollar tacos and Philadelphia Brewing's Joe Coffee Porter and Kenzinger Kölsch)
@Hawthornes, Philadelphia, PA--- Wed. 9/8 - Belgian Beer Sampling (6:00pm-8:00pm; Free tasting samples of Blanche de Bruxelles, Malheur, Barbar, and Hopus)
@Iron Hill, Media, PA--- Fri. 9/3 - Firkin Friday (5:00pm; PAYG for the Rye Not Roggenbier)
@Iron Hill, Maple Shade, NJ--- Wed. 9/8 - Pete's Celebration Release Party (5:00pm; PAYG for a Belgian Quadrupel brewed/named in honor of the guy, Pete, that got assistant brewer Jeff Ramirez into brewing)
@Sly Fox, Phoenixville & Royersford, PA--- Fri. 9/3 - Incubus Friday (all day; PAYG for the usual First Friday Tripel antics)
@Triumph, Princeton, NJ--- Wed. 9/1 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (6:00pm; PAYG for a selection still TBD)
@Triumph, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 9/2 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (6:00pm; PAYG for a selection still TBD)
@Triumph, New Hope, PA--- Fri. 9/3 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (6:00pm; PAYG for a selection still TBD)
Food, beer...tomato, tomatoe
@Iron Hill, Lancaster, PA--- Wed. 9/8 - Beer and Cheese Pairings (7:00pm-9:00pm; $25 for beer and cheese pairings conducted with Town Clocke Cheese Shoppe)
@McGillin's, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 9/2-Sat. 10/2 - Month-long Oktoberfest (PAYG for beers like Stoudt's Fest, Flying Fish's Oktoberphish, Victory's Festbier, Ramstein's Oktoberfest, Warsteiner's Oktoberfest & more local and international Oktoberfest beers. Plenty of authentic German cuisine as well)
@Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA--- Sat. 9/4 - BBQ at the Ballpark (3:00pm-7:00pm; $80 for an all-inclusive pass including a ticket to the game (sections 412 & 413, rows 1-5 ), access to our tailgate party, two-hour bar-b-que buffet, complimentary beer from our brewery partners, non-alcoholic beverages, passes to our “Brewmaster’s Tent” to sample specialty beers, and a keepsake tee shirt and plastic mug.)
@Spinnerstown Hotel, Spinnerstown, PA--- Wed. 9/1 - A Summer Crab Boil (7:00pm; $45 for a night of beer and crabs co-hosted with The Brew Works)
@Tria Café, Philadelphia, PA--- Wed. 9/1 - British Invasion (6:30pm-8:00pm; $50 for cheeses like English Farmhouse Cheddar and Stilton with British-style ales like IPA, Stout and Barleywine from innovative American breweries.)
Festivals and weekend-long fun
@Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 9/3 - Pils Picnic (12:00pm; PAYG for great picnic-style beers like Dock Street Bohemian Pils, Manayunk Bill's Pils, Tröegs Sunshine Pils, Southampton Keller Pils, Stoudt's Pils, Victory Prima Pils, Sly Fox Pikeland Pils, Sly Fox Keller Pils (firkin), Victory Braumeister Pils-Saaz, Victory Braumeister Pils-Spalt)
@Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA--- Fri. 9/3-Sun. 9/5 - Labor Day Weekend Port / Lost Abbey Extravaganza (all weekend; PAYG for Avant Garde, Carnevale, Gift of the Magi, Serpent Stout, 4th Anniversary, Mongo, Summer Pale Ale, 2009 Brandy Angel's Share and 2010 Bourbon Angel's Share all on tap... possibly more...like Hop15 and WipeOut...plus food and cheese and beer pairings all weekend long)
@The Drafting Room, Exton, PA--- Fri. 9/3-Sun. 9/5 - West Coast Brewery Weekend (all weekend; PAYG for Sierra Nevada Beer Camp ExPorter, Russian River Consecration, Hair of the Dog "Blue Dot", Left Coast Hop Juice, Bear Republic Racer X, Stone 14th Anniversary, Port Brewing Wipe Out IPA, Green Flash Grand Cru, 21st Amendmant Back in Black IPA, Russian River Supplication, Lagunitas A Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Ale, Ballast Point Sculpin IPA, Lost Abbey Avante Garde, Rogue Captain Sig’s Northwestern Ale (Firkin), & More To Be Announced)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Have I ruined a perfectly good homebrewed stout?
The answer to the title is still unknown. The jury will be out for at least a week, I suppose. Gotta let the cherries do their thing with the yeast (or actually, vice versa, right?)
In the meantime, thought you might like to see a few pictures. Or, at least one particular person is interested in the cherries and these pictures.
After the beer spent 6.5 days in the primary fermenter, it seemed time to move it to the secondary glass carboy fermenter where I could watch the fermenting cherry action. The original gravity was spot on 1.100 and after almost a week in a 70-74 degree room, two packets of dry yeast brought the gravity down to right around 1.030.
The fermentation had begun in less than 12 hours and last for around 40-42 hours. This attenuation, Adam tells me, was a pretty good one and resulted in a hearty stout weighing in at around 9.5% ABV.
Then, I had to open up those darned frozen cherries. They were fresh last August from a Berks County farm, but I knew I wouldn't use them quickly enough, so into the freezer they went. Now they've made their debut.
Let's see now. What have I learned? I've learned, first off, that these fresh cherries will not only have pits (duh, I knew that), but there will also be small twigs, leaves, and stems as well.
When I decided not to pit the cherries before tossing them into the carboy, I knew that I would have to somehow break the skin of the cherries so that the beer could better and more quickly get to work on the sugars contained therein.
This turned into a project of taking small handfuls of cherries from the freezer bags, picking out stems and whatnot, and squashing them in my hands to break their skins before tossing them through the funnel--all ten pounds of them
I also learned that it would have been much kinder on my hands to have allowed the cherries to come closer to room temperature before handling them instead of moving them from the freezer to the refrigerator overnight to immediately using them first thing in the morning.
Then, it was on to the transferring of the beer from the bucket to the carboy on top of the cherries.
Actually, the third thing that I learned was that a full five gallons of beer and ten pounds of cherries will fit into a six gallon carboy with no problem.
Within minutes, there were little bubbles forming around some of the cherries that had already floated to the top. By the time I put the airlock on more apparent fermentation had begun and in less than two hours, the airlock began slowly "burping".
By the time 24 hours had passed, the airlock was burping every five seconds, or so, and everything appeared okay.....for now....
Now it's just a matter of time to see what the introduction of these cherries will do to what was seeming like a perfectly good chocolate imperial stout.
p.s. Laziness got the better of me and I decided not to re-shoot nor try to edit the video that you see here. Sorry, just turn your head if you really care to watch this most boring video. Hint--not even the cats find it interesting to sit and watch the fermenting action!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sounds like Bryson pulled it off
Thanks to The Pour Curator, Greg Heller-Labelle, for not only making good use of my comp'ed media pass for the event, but for sending along the following words and pictures to help describe the event for all of you.
I would have been one of those bourbon neophytes, as Greg describes further below and probably would have appreciated the full slate of Buffalo Trace. The various takes on already-interesting beers sound like it made for an afternoon and admission well-spent. I'm hoping and looking forward to a reprise next year.
You, too, can thank Greg by paying him a visit over at his site, The Pour Curator and checking out his contribution to the world of beer and art.
(since writing this, I see that Brian Parker also has his own review of the event up over at his I Am Beer Wise site)
The *Yards Bourbon Barrel aged Thomas Jefferson Tavern Ale* was maybe the beer that picked up the most vanilla Bourbon flavor. The *Stoudt's Bourbon Barrel Cask-Conditioned Scarlet Lady* was a special one-off for the occasion, and that was the beer that was most transformed by the bourbon barrel-aging. Anyone who’s had a Scarlet Lady is familiar with the lively, hoppy ESB, and it was close to impossible to believe that the earthy, mellow, round tasting brew at the event was the same beer.
The Brew Works had three selections. The *Beau’s Perfect Porter* and *Black Dog Stout* were mellowed versions of flagship beers, but they also had a kegged *Apple Lambic* that was a nice tart change of pace from all of the rich vanilla flavors. Weyerbacher poured their popular bourbon barrel-aged brandywine, the *Insanity.*
The third floor was devoted to bourbon, including multiple sessions by *Lew Bryson,* who talked on everything from the Pennsylvania roots of whiskey to the modern innovations and procedures that create great bourbon today. The full slate of *Buffalo Trace* distillery products was a particularly popular hit, in part because it offered tastes for all palates, including the bourbon neophytes in attendance.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Beer Calendar: What To Do in September 2010
September. Back to School. Back to Football. Back to our usually-jam-packed beer calendar here in the Beeradelphia environs. Enjoy!
If I'm missing any that you feel should be on here, let me know.
$20 and under, down to and including FREE...Pay As You Go (PAYG) also included here
Philadelphia
Thu. 9/2 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (September's selection: TBD) @Triumph, Philadelphia, PA (6:00pm; PAYG)
Thu. 9/2-Sat. 10/2 - Month-long Oktoberfest @McGillin's, Philadelphia, PA (PAYG)
Fri. 9/3 - Pils Picnic @Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA (12:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/3 - Friday Night Tasting (American Fest Biers) @Bell's Beverage, Philadelphia, PA (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free)
Tue. 9/7 - Brewsday Tuesday (Philadelphia Brewing) @Dos Segundo, Philadelphia, PA (PAYG)
Wed. 9/8 - Belgian Beer Sampling @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, PA (6:00pm-8:00pm; Free)
Fri. 9/10 - Friday Night Tasting (Pumpkin Ale & Fall Beers) @Bell's Beverage, Philadelphia, PA (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free)
Tue. 9/14 - Brewsday Tuesday (Great Lakes Brewing) @Dos Segundo, Philadelphia, PA (PAYG)
Fri. 9/17 - Friday Night Tasting (Sam Adams) @Bell's Beverage, Philadelphia, PA (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free)
Tue. 9/21 - Sixpoint Keep the Growler Night @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG)
Tue. 9/21 - Brewsday Tuesday (Terrapin) @Dos Segundo, Philadelphia, PA (PAYG)
Fri. 9/24 - Boulder Night @Grey Lodge Pub, Philadelphia, PA (6:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/24 - Friday Night Tasting (German Oktoberfest Beers) @Bell's Beverage, Philadelphia, PA (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free)
Sun. 9/26 - Sam Adams 6th Annual Beer Lover's Choice @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, PA (11:00am-1:00pm; PAYG)
Tue. 9/28 - Brewsday Tuesday (The Bruery) @Dos Segundo, Philadelphia, PA (PAYG)
Philadelphia's close suburbs
Fri. 9/3-Sun. 9/5 - Labor Day Weekend Port / Lost Abbey Extravaganza @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA (all weekend; PAYG)
Fri. 9/3-Sun. 9/5 - West Coast Brewery Weekend @The Drafting Room, Exton, PA (all weekend; PAYG)
Fri. 9/3 - Firkin Friday (Rye Not Roggenbier) @Iron Hill, Media, PA (5:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/3 - Incubus Friday @Sly Fox, Phoenixville & Royersford, PA (all day; PAYG)
Sat. 9/4 - Tröegs/Teresa's/Beer Yard Event for Delco SPCA @Beer Yard, Wayne, PA (1:00pm-4:00pm; $5 plus donations)
Wed. 9/8 - Pete's Celebration Release Party @Iron Hill, Maple Shade, NJ (5:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/10 - Friday Night Tasting (Southampton Publick House) @Exton Beverage, Exton, PA (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free)
Fri. 9/10 - Friday Night Tasting (Magic Hat) @Beer Yard, Wayne, PA (5:00pm-7:00pm; Free)
Thu. 9/16 - Blues Brews 'n' BBQ @Ron's Original, Exton, PA (PAYG)
Thu. 9/16 - Yappy Hour @Sly Fox, Royersford, PA (6:30pm-8:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/17-Sun. 10/3 - Oktoberfest Celebration @all 8 Iron Hill locations (PAYG)
Sat. 9/18 - Hop Fest VIII @The Drafting Room, Exton, PA (all day; PAYG)
Sat. 9/18 - Fall Homebrew Contest @High Street Grill, Mt. Holly, NJ (12:00pm-4:00pm; see website for all details)
Sun. 9/19 - Halfway to St. Patrick's Day @High Street Grill, Mt. Holly, NJ (12:00pm-4:00pm; $10)
Thu. 9/23 - Brewery Promo Night (Duck-Rabbit) @Issac Newton's, Newtown, PA (7:00pm-9:00pm; Free/PAYG)
Thu. 9/23 - Craft Beer Happy Hour @PJ's Pour House, Westmont, NJ (5:00pm-7:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/24 - Friday Night Tasting (Tröegs) @Exton Beverage, Exton, PA (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free)
Fri. 9/24 - Friday Night Tasting (Sam Adams) @Beer Yard, Wayne, PA (5:00pm-7:00pm; Free)
Sat. 9/25 - F.red Bottling Party @Iron Hill, Maple Shade, NJ (12:00pm-4:00pm; PAYG)
Sat. 9/25 - Customer Appreciation Day @Exton Beverage, Exton, PA (12:00pm-4:00pm; Free)
Greater Philadelphia Metro / Eastern Pennsylvania
Wed. 9/1 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (September's selection: TBD) @Triumph, Princeton, NJ (6:00pm; PAYG)
Thu. 9/2 - Charity Cask Night (Sling-Load Ale) @Bethlehem Brew Works, Bethlehem, PA (5:00pm; PAYG)
Fri. 9/3 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (September's selection: TBD) @Triumph, New Hope, PA (6:00pm; PAYG)
Mon. 9/6 - Cask Night on the Green (September's selection: TBD) @Brew Works on the Green, Allentown, PA (5:00pm; PAYG)
Thu. 9/9 - Charity Cask Night (Banshee) @Bethlehem Brew Works, Bethlehem, PA (5:00pm; PAYG)
Thu. 9/9 - Imperial Pumpkin Release @all Fegley's Brew Works locations, Allentown & Bethlehem, PA (PAYG)
Sat. 9/10 - Stoudt's Beer Tasting @Blue Dog, Lansdale, PA (6:30pm; PAYG)
Sat. 9/11 - Malt Madness Homebrew Competition @Allentown Brew Works, Allentown, PA (4:30pm; see website for all the details)
Sat. 9/11 - 3rd Annual Cask Festival and Pig Roast @Spinnerstown Hotel, Spinnerstown, PA (12:00pm-5:00pm; PAYG)
Mon. 9/13 - Microbrew U @Brew Works on the Green, Allentown, PA (7:00pm; PAYG)
Wed. 9/15 - Bière de Garde Release @Allentown Brew Works, Allentown, PA (PAYG)
Thu. 9/16 - Charity Cask Night (TBA) @Bethlehem Brew Works, Bethlehem, PA (5:00pm; PAYG)
Thu. 9/16-Sat. 9/18 - Saison Fest @Tap and Table, Emmaus, PA (4:00pm; PAYG)
Thu. 9/23 - Charity Cask Night (Carbomb) @Bethlehem Brew Works, Bethlehem, PA (5:00pm; PAYG)
Sat. 9/25 - Funky Sour Saison Saturday @Union Jack's, Boyertown, PA (12:00pm; PAYG)
Sat. 9/25 - Wealth of Riches @Blue Dog, Lansdale, PA (PAYG)
Sat. 9/25-Sun. 9/26 - Oktoberfest Opening Weekend @Stoudt's, Adamstown, PA (all day; PAYG)
Events Over $20
Philadelphia
Wed. 9/1 - British Invasion @Tria Café, Philadelphia, PA (6:30pm-8:00pm; $50)
Sat. 9/4 - BBQ at the Ballpark @Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (3:00pm-7:00pm; $80)
Tue. 9/14 - Local Beer / Local Food Dinner @Monk's Café, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm; $45)
Sat. 9/25 - Philadelphia Magazine's Craft Beer Experience @City Tap House, Philadelphia, PA (12:00pm-4:00pm; $80)
Thu. 9/30 - Yards Beer Dinner @Chifa Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm; $65)
Philadelphia's close suburbs
Sat. 9/18 - Oktoberfest Party in the Tent @High Street Grill, Mt. Holly, NJ (1:00pm-5:00pm; $45)
Wed. 9/22 - Tröegs Beer Dinner @Iron Abbey, Horsham, PA (7:00pm; $50)
Thu. 9/23 - Flying Fish Beer Dinner @Braddock's, Medford, NJ (6:30pm-10:00pm; $65)
Sat. 9/25 - Newtown Beerfest 2010 @Newtown Stocking Works Complex, Newtown, PA (12:30pm-5:30pm; $10/$40/$75)
Sat. 9/25 - Octoberfest @Fontier Saloon, Folsom, PA (1:00pm-5:00pm; $20/$25)
Sun. 9/26 - PASA's 3rd Annual Bike Fresh Bike Local Ride @Victory Brewery, Downingtown, PA (7:00am; $35/$40)
Tue. 9/28 - Brewmaster's Five Course Beer Dinner @Iron Hill, North Wales, PA (7:00pm; $65)
Tue. 9/28 - Wild About Beer Class Series #3 ("I Can't Believe That's Beer) @Chester County Historical Society, West Chester, PA (6:30pm-9:00pm; $49.95)
Thu. 9/30 - Anti-Reinheitsgebot Oktoberfest Beer Dinner @McKenzie Brew House, Malvern, PA (7:00pm; $39)
Thu. 9/30 - Ocktoberbest Beer and Wine Festival @Ship Inn, Exton, PA (6:30pm-9:00pm; $30)
Greater Philadelphia Metro / Eastern Pennsylvania
Wed. 9/1 - A Summer Crab Boil (with The Brew Works) @Spinnerstown Hotel, Spinnerstown, PA (7:00pm; $45)
Wed. 9/8 - Beer and Cheese Pairings @Iron Hill, Lancaster, PA (7:00pm-9:00pm; $25)
Sat. 9/18 - Capital City Invitation Beer Festival @Appalachian Brewing Co,, Harrisburg, PA (2:00pm-5:00pm, 6:00pm-9:00pm; $15/$35/$40)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Weekly Beer Calendar Update: August 26th-August 31st
Wow! I know as we approach Labor Day, the beer events are gonna thin a bit. But, wow! Really? Am I missing something around here?
Of course, that's not to say there won't be any good beer to be found on area lists at any given time on any given day. Just not many "scheduled events." Please people, remain strong and we can all get through this dry spell together and in one piece!
(Since I wrote these first couple of paragraphs, there have been a few more announcements trickling in to the events desk here at TBL HQ. So, things aren't looking as bleak as originally thought ;-)
Check out the entire August 2010 calendar over here.
If I'm missing any that you feel should be on here, let me know.
Instead of putting them into cutesy little categories, here they are...
@Bell Beverage, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 8/27 - Beer Sampling (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free tasting samples of Flying Fish)
@Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA--- Sun. 8/29 - Beer Fest at the Ballpark (2:00pm-6:00pm; $40/$50 for sampling from 20-25 breweries, hot dogs, pretzels...while 15% of ticket sales will be donated to PSPCA who will have an on-site adoption RV with cats and dogs)
@Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 8/27 - Hand Pump Launch (7:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG as they unveil their new hand pump with a threesome of Sly Fox available for your enjoyment: Sly Fox Standard Porter; Sly Fox Royal Weisse; and Sly Fox Ale (sorachi ace) )
@Fonthill Museum, Doylestown, PA--- Fri. 8/27 - Biergarten Evening (7:00pm-10:00pm; $34/$40 to enjoy a tutored beer tasting of German beers featuring lagers, bocks, wheat beer, pils, and helles, and taste German fare by Newportville Inn, Cabot Cheese and more while listening to music performed by the Philadelphia German Brass Band. Keystone Homebrew Supply will also be on-hand providing samples of their beers and instructions on homebrewing.)
@Jose Pistolas, Philadelphia, PA--- Sun. 8/29 - 3rd Anniversary Party (7:00pm-9:30pm; PAYG)
@Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia, PA--- Tue. 8/31 - Lambic Day (all day; PAYG for great deals on Lambics. Expect favorites from Cantillon, Boon and Giardin, and exciting additions like St. Lamvinus and the Doesjel from Drie Fonteinen.)
@Pickering Creek Inn, Phoenixville, PA--- Thu. 8/26 - Craft Brew Night (6:00pm-8:00pm; PAYG from a collection of Kwak, La Chouffe, Leffe Blonde, and Grimbergen Dubbel on draft)
@Stoudt's, Adamstown, PA--- Sat. 8/28 - Microfest (12:00pm-4:00pm, 7:00pm-11:00pm; $30 for a tasting glass, 4 hours of beer sampling, live entertainment by the Daisy Jug Band, buffet from 12-3 pm, and free shuttle bus service to local accommodations)
@The Belgian Café, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 8/26 - Duvel, Ommegang, Drinking, Tasting, and Stuff (7:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG for Duvel Green, Ommegang Zuur and other pourings & tastings, along with t-shirt giveaways!)
@The Penn Stater, State College, PA--- Sat. 8/28 - State College Microbrewers Expo (1:00pm-6:00pm; $50/$75 for this 12-year-old beer festival that will benefit Penn State Coaches versus Cancer. Plus, an all you can eat buffet is included with every ticket)
@TJs, Paoli, PA--- Thu. 8/26 - Great Lakes Oktoberfest Debut (6:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG for an Ohioan Oktoberfest delight)
