Thursday, December 03, 2009

Weekly Beer Calendar Update: December 3rd-December 9th

Did I say that a chill was in the air last week? Nothing compared to this week. Lots of great excuses here for eating well and drinking of good beer with good company instead of fighting the shopping mall mayhem. Check out the entire December 2009 calendar over here. Some tastings, some free, some PAYG @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 12/4 - Duvel Appriceciation Night (8:00pm; PAYG for Duvel draft & bottle specials & giveaways) @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 12/4 - 12% (Imports) Fridays of December (7:00pm; PAYG for a keg tapping of Piet Agoras) @Exton Beverage, Exton, PA--- Fri. 12/4 - Friday Night Sampling (4:00pm-6:00pm; free tasting samples from Stoudt's) @Exton Beverage, Exton, PA--- Sat. 12/5 - Friday Night Sampling, on Saturday (12:00pm-3:00pm; free tasting samples from Weyerbacher) @Old Eagle Tavern, Philadelphia, PA--- Tue. 12/8 - River Horse Tuesday Nights (8:00pm-10:00pm; PAYG to meet & greet the brewers & beer reps & to taste the beers.) @Old Eagle Tavern, Philadelphia, PA--- Wed. 12/9 - Lagunitas Night (3:00pm-close; PAYG for select Lagunitas beers and giveaways. Food pairings as well.) @Old Eagle Tavern, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 12/10 - Tröegs Mad Dreams Party (3:00pm-close; PAYG get a Tapping of the Tröegs Mad Elf and Dreamweaver. Combine the two for a Tröegs "Mad Dream". Food specials and giveaways too.) @Pickering Creek Inn, Phoenixville, PA--- Thu. 12/3 - Craft Brew Night (6:00pm; PAYG for a great lineup of Tröegs goodies) @Triumph, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 12/3 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (6:00pm; PAYG for Dunkelweizen) @Triumph, New Hope, PA--- Fri. 12/4 - Brewer's Reserve Barrel Tappings (6pm; PAYG for Winter Brunch) You all be careful out there now, you hear?! @Grey Lodge Pub, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 12/4 - Mad Elf/Happy You Night (6:00pm-9:00pm; PAYG for 2009 & 2008 Troegs Mad Elf, Dreamweaver, for making a Mad Dream half and half, Scratch 25, which is a hoppy rye beer, via gravity-pour firkin, and Hopback Amber on our beer engine. Plus, more fun than you can shake a Nick at: Get your picture taken with the elf; X-mas costume contest. Come dressed as an elf, reindeer, Santa, etc to win fabulous prizes! Joe Sixpack selling and signing his Christmas Beer book (great gift idea!) Mad Elf shirts for sale (great gift idea!)) @Iron Hill Brewery, West Chester, PA--- Thu. 12/3 - Holiday Party featuring bottled reserve tastings (6:00pm-8:00pm; PAYG to Sample our selection of 750 ML Bottled Beers; All bottles available for purchase only at Iron Hill. Preview Our Newest Big Bottle Release: Afternoon Delight, an Imperial Coffee Porter) @Iron Hill Brewery, Lancaster, PA--- Sat. 12/5 - Holiday Party featuring bottled reserve tastings (4:00pm-7:00pm; PAYG to Sample our selection of 750 ML Bottled Beers; All bottles available for purchase only at Iron Hill. Preview Our Newest Big Bottle Release: Afternoon Delight, an Imperial Coffee Porter) My how they've Grown @TJs, Paoli, PA--- Sat. 12/5 - 6th Anniversary Party (12:00pm & 5:00pm tap times; PAYG for more good beer than you can shake a Borgatta at) @Rattle 'n' Hum, New York, NY--- Thu. 12/3 - Mon. 12/7 - 1st Anniversary Party (PAYG for a never-ending cask list) Ring the Dinner Bell @Old City, Philadelphia, PA--- Sat. 12/5 - Craft Beer & Artisanal Cheese Tour (3:30pm-5:30pm; $45 gets you 15 minutes of walking, tasting of 8 craft beers, a selection of imported cheeses, and more) @Iron Hill Brewery, Lancaster, PA--- Thu. 12/3 - Brewmaster's Fall Beer Dinner (7:00pm; $60 for four courses Paired with Pumpkin Ale, Saison, Abbey Dubbel, and Baltic Porter) @Tap and Table, Emmaus, PA--- Tue. 12/8 - Sierra Nevada Beer Dinner (7:00pm; $50 for 6-courses, 6-beers! We will be tapping a number of Sierra Nevada's more obscure creations and pairing them with gourmet fare.) @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA--- Wed. 12/9 - Ancient Ales of Dogfish Tutored Luncheon (1:00pm; $45 for a private tutored luncheon with the Ancient Ales of Dogfish. Dr. McGovern will be attending this luncheon only to discuss the histories and resurrections of these truly unique ales. All five Ancient Ales will be served including, Midas Touch, Sah’Tea, Pangaea, Chateau Jiahu, and Theobroma. Others Dogfish beers will be poured as well. Expect no less than a five course, narrated pairing lunch with these fabulous ales.)

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