Weekly Beer Calendar Update: May 7-May 13

The second week of May isn't quite as jam-packed as the first week. Maybe Mother's Day, maybe a tailing off leading into Memorial Day weekend, and then SAVOR, has something to do with it. Still, it's difficult to shake a mash paddle and not hit a decent beer event somewhere in your neck of the woods. Go out, have fun, no excuses. For a complete look at May's Calendar, follow this link First and easiest, let's take a look at some sampling/tasting promotions >> @Triumph, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 5/7 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (May's tapping: Imperius Pilsner) (6pm; PAYG) >> @Sly Fox, Phoenixville, PA--- Fri. 5/8 - Hops Project 2009 Varietal Release: Marynka (a firkin, then CO2) (11:30am 'til it kicks; PAYG) >> @Exton Beverage, Exton, PA--- Fri. 5/8 - Friday Night Tasting (Tröegs) (4:00pm-6:00pm; free sample tastings) >> @Isaac Newton's, Newtown, PA--- Wed. 5/13 - Special Tapping (Ommegang Obamagang) (4pm; PAYG for a piece of the sixtel) >> @Whole Foods (Bowery), New York, NY--- Fri. 5/8 - Victory Sampling (5:00pm-9:00pm; free sample tastings) Speaking of tastings, tonight should prove to be a special night... >> @Iron Hill, West Chester, PA--- Thu. 5/7 - Iron Hill's Changing of the Guards Party (6:00pm; PAYG for some usual and not-so-usual suspects) There's a homebrewing event and Rich Wagner has a couple of educational talks >> @Mercer Museum Folk Fest, Doylestown, PA--- Sat. 5/9-Sun. 5/10 - Colonial Brewing Demonstration (10:00am-5:00pm; $9) >> @Worcester Community Hall, Wayne, PA--- Tue. 5/12 - The Beers and Breweries of Colonial Philadelphia (7:00pm; PAYG) >> @Appalachian Brewing, Camp Hill, PA--- Fri. 5/8-Fri. 5/15 - 3rd Annual Homebrew Contest (see website for all of the details) Iron Hill's newest head brewer, Vince Desrosiers, will host his first sit-down beer dinner >> @Iron Hill Brewery, North Wales, PA--- Tue. 5/12 - Brewmaster's Spring Beer Dinner (7:00pm; $50 for a 5 course meal with beer pairings) Then, for something a little different...how about some funk and a 20th Anniversary celebration? >> @Cambridge Brewing, Cambridge, MA--- Fri. 5/8-Sat. 5/9 - 20th Anniversary Party (5:00pm both days; PAYG for more fun and food and beer than one should be allowed to partake in) >> @Triumph, Philadelphia, PA--- Sat. 5/9 - Funk Fest (1pm; PAYG for all the funk and sour you can handle from a handful of local breweries) For a complete look at May's Calendar, follow this link