Sunday, September 27, 2009

Beer Calendar: What To Do in October 2009

With GABF and Oktoberfests now behind us, we can focus on cooler weather, warmer beer styles, and plenty of reasons to get together to share a brew. Read more below to find out where. 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. 10/1 - First Thursday Firkin Tapping (Coronado Idiot IPA) @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/1 - Meet the Brewer, Keep the Pint Glass (Clipper City) @Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, PA (6:30pm-8:30pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/1 - Stoudt's Pumpkin Night of the Living Firkincorn @Grey Lodge Pub, Philadelphia, PA (PAYG) Thu. 10/1 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (October's selection: Oktoberfest) @Triumph, Philadelphia, PA (6:00pm; PAYG) Sat. 10/3 - Charlie's Pumpkin Patch @The Institute, Philadelphia, PA (all day; PAYG) Tue. 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 - Great Lakes Tuesday Nights @Old Eagle Tavern, Philadelphia, PA (8:00pm-10:00pm; PAYG) Wed. 10/7 - Ryes Above @The Khyber, Philadelphia, PA (5:00pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/8 - A Night with Boulder Brewing @Jose Pistolas, Philadelphia, PA (5:00pm-10:00pm; PAYG) Fri. 10/9 - Lunch with Ithaca Brewing @Jose Pistolas, Philadelphia, PA (11:30am; PAYG) Fri. 10/9 - 1st Year Anniversary Party @Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, PA (5:00pm; PAYG) Sat. 10/10 - Bake Sale in the Side Lot @Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia, PA (10:00am-3:00pm; PAYG) Sun. 10/11 - Swift Eagles Firkin @Swift Half Pub, Philadelphia, PA (1:00pm-5:00pm; PAYG) Wed. 10/14 - High Gravity @The Sidecar Bar & Grille, Philadelphia, PA (details TBD) Thu. 10/15 - Meet the Brewer, Keep the Pint Glass (Lancaster Brewing) @Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, PA (6:30pm-8:30pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/22 - Meet the Brewer, Keep the Pint Glass (Ommegang) @Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, PA (6:30pm-8:30pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/22 - Pumpkin Fest @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm; details TBD) Thu. 10/22 - A He'brew Jewbelation @The Sidecar Bar & Grille, Philadelphia, PA (details TBD) Fri. 10/23 - Lunch with Sierra Nevada @Jose Pistolas, Philadelphia, PA (11:30am; PAYG) Mon. 10/26 - Ten Yards with Tom Kehoe Tailgate @Jose Pistolas, Philadelphia, PA (5:30pm-11:00pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/29 - Duck Rabbit Firkin Chocolate Insanity @The Institute, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG) Fri. 10/30 - Mischief Night with the Ladies @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm; details TBD) Sat. 10/31 - The Halloween Extravaganza @Jose Pistolas, Philadelphia, PA (details TBD) Philadelphia's close suburbs Thu. 10/1 - Tröegs Day @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA (PAYG) Fri. 10/2 - Incubus Friday @Sly Fox, Phoenixville, PA (11:30am 'til it kicks; PAYG) Fri. 10/2 - Friday Night Tasting (Victory) @Beer Yard, Wayne, PA (5:00pm-7:00pm; Free) Sat. 10/3 - Autumn Harvest--Beer and Food Pairing @Wegmans, Downingtown, PA (11:00am-3:00pm; Free) Sun. 10/4 - Fifteen Hoppy Clones @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA (PAYG) Thu. 10/8 - Stone Takes Over the Taps @The Pour House, Westmont, NJ (PAYG) Fri. 10/9 - Hops Project 2009 Varietal Release: Columbus (a firkin, then CO2) @Sly Fox, Phoenixville, PA (11:30am 'til it kicks; PAYG) Thu. 10/15 - Blues Brews 'n' BBQ @Ron's Original, Exton, PA (PAYG) Thu. 10/15 - Follow the Liter @Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA (6:00pm-8:00pm; PAYG) Fri. 10/16 - Cask Ale Series (October's Selection: Chester County Bitter) @Sly Fox, Phoenixville, PA (all day; PAYG) Sat. 10/17 - East Coast/West Coast Throwdown @TJ's, Paoli, PA (7:00pm; PAYG) Sat. 10/17 - Oktoberfest Brewers' Reserve @Iron Hill Brewery, Phoenixville, PA (2:00-5:00pm; PAYG) Fri. 10/23 - Lost Abbey & Port Brewing tappings @The Drafting Room, Exton, PA (6:00pm; PAYG) Sat. 10/24 - Brewers' Reserve with Flying Fish @Iron Hill Brewery, Maple Shade, NJ (1:00-5:00pm; PAYG) Sat. 10/24 - The Gathering of the Gourds / Pumpkin Ales @Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester, PA (2:00-5:00pm; PAYG) Sun. 10/25 - Last Year's Barleywines @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA (PAYG) Fri. 10/30 - Pumpkin Ale Release Party @Iron Hill Brewery, North Wales, PA (6:00pm; PAYG) Greater Philadelphia Metro / Eastern Pennsylvania Fri. 10/2 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (October's selection: Sour Apfelweizen) @Triumph, New Hope, PA (6pm; PAYG) Sun. 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 - Oktoberfest Sundays @Stoudt's Brewery, Adamstown, PA (12:00pm-6:00pm; PAYG) Wed. 10/7 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (October's selection: Grand Cru) @Triumph, Princeton, NJ (6pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/8 - Yards Beer Tasting and Pizza @Villa Capri, Doylestown, PA (9:00pm; $10) Sat. 10/10 - Wood? Barrel-aged Beer Fest @Union Jack's, Boyertown, PA (all day; PAYG) Thu. 10/15 - Sly Fox Showcase @Tap and Table, Emmaus, PA (3:00pm; PAYG) Thu. 10/15 - Thursday Night Tastings (Great Lakes) @Isaac Newton's, Newtown, PA (7:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG) Sat. 10/17 - 2nd Annual Cask Festival & Pig Roast @Spinnerstown Hotel, Spinnerstown, PA (12:00pm-5:00pm; PAYG) Fri. 10/23 - Jazztoberfest @Tap and Table, Emmaus, PA (5:00pm; PAYG) Wed. 10/28 - Ommegang & Cheese @Craft Ale House, Royersford, PA (PAYG) Fri. 10/30 - Cask Ale Night (October selections: TBD) @General Sutter Inn, Lititz, PA (5:00pm; PAYG) Elsewhere Fri. 10/2-Sat. 10/3 - Cajun, Blues, & Brews @Stewart's Brewing Co., Bear, DE (all day; PAYG) Sat. 10/10-Sun.10/11 - Oktoberfest 2009 @River Horse Brewery, Lambertville, NJ (12:00pm-5:00pm; no cover, PAYG) Sat. 10/10 - Waffles & Puppets @Ommegang, Cooperstown, NY (12:00pm-5:00pm; no admission, PAYG) Events Over $20 Philadelphia Sun. 10/4 - Sippin' by the River @Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA (1:00pm-5:00pm; $35/$40) Tue. 10/13 - Oktoberfest Beer Dinner @Monk's Café, Philadelphia, PA (7:00pm; $50) Thu. 10/22 - Cheese 101 @Tria Café, Philadelphia, PA (6:30pm-8:00pm; $45) Wed. 10/28 - Wild for Weyerbacher @Tria Café, Philadelphia, PA (6:30pm-8:00pm; $45) Thu. 10/29 - Left Hand/Terrapin Beer Dinner @Monk's Café, Philadelphia, PA (6:00pm; $TBD) Philadelphia's close suburbs Thu. 10/1 - Sly Fox/Dogfish Head Beer Dinner @The Pour House, Westmont, NJ (7:00pm; $50) Sat. 10/3 - Bucktoberfest @The Buck Hotel, Feasterville, PA (12:00pm-4:00pm; $10/$40/$45) Wed. 10/7 - Victory Beer Dinner @Georges, Wayne, PA (7:00pm; $65) Tue. 10/20 - Fall Beer Dinner @Iron Hill Brewery, North Wales, PA (7:00pm; $50) Wed. 10/21 - Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner @Firecreek, Downingtown, PA (7:00pm; $65) Thu. 10/22 - Lagunitas Beer Dinner @The Pour House, Westmont, NJ (7:00pm; $40) Tue. 10/27 - Harvest Beer Dinner @Victory Brewing Co., Downingtown, PA (6:00pm; $50) Greater Philadelphia Metro / Eastern Pennsylvania Sat. 10/3 - Oktoberfest @Isaac Newton's, Newtown, PA (12:00pm-4:00pm; $25) Wed. 10/7 - Meet The Brewer Series Presents…Allagash @Spinnerstown Hotel, Spinnerstown, PA ($40) Thu. 10/8 - Birrificio Pausa Café @Tap and Table, Emmaus, PA (7:00pm; $25) Sat. 10/10 - Kennett Brewfest @Kennett Square, PA (12:00pm-1:30pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm; $10/$35/$60) Fri. 10/16-Sat. 10/17 - Microfest @Stoudt's Brewery, Adamstown, PA ($30, see website for more details) Sat. 10/17 - Lehigh Valley Brewfest @Hugh Moore Park, Easton, PA (12:30pm-2:00pm, 2:00pm-6:00pm; $5/$30/$35/$75) Tue. 10/20 - Gambrinus Beer Dinner @Triumph, Princeton, NJ (7:00pm; $65) Tue. 10/27 - Artisanal Imports Beer Dinner @Tap and Table, Emmaus, PA (details TBD) Elsewhere

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