Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Beer Calendar: What To Do in September 2012

Back to school, back to beer. Well, that should probably read, back to school for the kids, back to beer for the adults. After a busy summer, this beer calendar should help you settle back in to your "regular" habits with everything ranging from beer festivals (quite a few of them) to fundraisers to free tastings.

As always, 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
Mon 9/3 - Labor Day All-IPA Brunch @Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia, Pa. (11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/3 - Dogfish Head Brunch @Local 44, Philadelphia, Pa. (11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/3 - Victory Brunch @Resurrection Ale House, Philadelphia, Pa. (11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Tue. 9/4 - Movie Night (Endless Summer) @Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa. (8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/5 - Monthly Beer School (Vintage Beers from the cellar) @Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia, Pa. (12:00 p.m.; $Free)
Wed. 9/5 - Beer Tastings (Beer Drinkers Choice tasting party with Marcus Wilkerson) @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/7 - Friday Night Sampling (Sly Fox) @Craft Beer Outlet, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/7 - Beer Tasting (Weyerbacher) @Trolley Car Diner, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/7 - First Friday @Drink Philly HQ, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/7 - Re-Opening Night @Field House, Philadelphia, Pa. ($PAYG)
Sat. 9/8 - Beers & Steers Featuring Neshaminy Creek Brewing @The Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/8 - Pils Picnic @Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, Pa. (12:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/10 - 5th Anniversary Party @The Belgian Café, Philadelphia, Pa. ($PAYG)
Mon. 9/10 - Monk's Mad Monday (Dogfish Head) @Monk's Café, Philadelphia, Pa. (11:30 a.m.; $PAYG)
Tue. 9/11 - Movie Night (Joe Strummer, The Future Is Unwritten) @Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa. (8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/12 - Monthly Beer School @Resurrection Ale House, Philadelphia, Pa. (4:00 p.m.; $Free)
Wed. 9/12 - Beer Tastings (River Horse Brewing with Kevin Romer) @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $Free)
Thu. 9/13 - Keep The Pint Night (Old Forge) @Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa. (4:30 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Allagash "Drink For Research" @Revolution House, Philadelphia, Pa. (7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $15 cover + $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Cowabunga Porter Release @Iron Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Meet The Brewers (Twin Lakes) @Bridgid's, Philadelphia, Pa. (4:30 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Yards Tap Takeover @For Pete's Sake Pub, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Penn Brewing Night @Barcade, Philadelphia, Pa. (4:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/14 - Friday Night Sampling (Yuengling) @Craft Beer Outlet, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free)
Sat. 9/15 - US-French Collaboration @Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa. (12:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/15 - Outdoor End Of Summer BBQ @Opa, Philadelphia, Pa. (1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/15-Sun. 9/16 - Oktoberfest @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, Pa. ($PAYG)
Tue. 9/18 - Movie Night (Cabin In The Woods) @Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa. (8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Tue. 9/18 - Weyerbacher Tap Takeover @Lucky's Last Chance, Philadelphia, Pa. (8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/19 - Monthly Beer School @Local 44 Bottle Shop, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.; $Free)
Wed. 9/19 - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Night @Resurrection Ale House, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/19 - Dock Street Firkin Night (dry-hopped Rye IPA) @Standard Tap, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/19 - Ales From Afar @The Khyber Pass Pub, Philadelphia, Pa. ($PAYG)
Wed. 9/19 - Ommegang Night @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, Pa. (7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/21 - Oktoberfest Celebration @Iron Hill, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00pm-8:00pm; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/22-Sun. 9/23 - Craft Brewing: It's A Revolution @The New Philadelphia History Museum (formerly Atwater Kent), Philadelphia, Pa. (11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; $Free)
Sat. 9/22 - Oktoberfest Street Festival @Frankford Avenue/Frankford Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/22 - Pumpkin Festival @Hop Angel Brauhaus, Philadelphia, Pa. (3:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sun. 9/23 - Pumpkin Festival Brunch @Hop Angel Brauhaus, Philadelphia, Pa. (11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/24-Sat. 9/29 - Oktoberfest @Brauhaus Schmitz, Philadelphia, Pa. ($PAYG or VIP $100)
Mon. 9/24 - Mother Firkin Monday (Yards IPA) @Time, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Tue. 9/25 - Movie Night (Avengers) @Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa. (8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/26 - A Beer For All Seasons Fall Release (Spanish Fly) @Four Seasons Hotel "With Love Beer Garden", Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/26 - Third Anniversary Party @Resurrection Ale House, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/26 - Beer Tastings (Origlio Oktoberfests with Marcus Wilkerson) @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/28 - Yuengling's City-wide Lager Toast @bars around Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:30 p.m.; $Free)
Sat. 9/29 - Oktoberfest @Hop Angel Brauhaus, Philadelphia, Pa. (3:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; $PAYG)


Philadelphia's close suburbs (within 20 mile radius of Philadelphia)
each Friday in September - German gravity keg night @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa. (5:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 8/31-Sat. 9/1 - Double IPA, Saison, etc. Draft Specials @Capone's, Norristown, Pa. (all day; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/1 - Delaware County SPCA Fund Raising Party @Beer Yard, Wayne, Pa. (1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/5 - Weyerbacher Wednesday @Uno Chicago Grill, Maple Shade, NJ (5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/6 - Unibroue Tap Takeover @High Street Grill, Mount Holly, NJ (7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/6 - Neshaminy Creek Floods the Hulmeville @Hulmeville Inn, Hulmeville, Pa. ($PAYG)
Thu. 9/6 - Thursday Night Sampling (5 Rabbit and Finch's) @Whole Foods, Plymouth Meeting, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/7 - Friday Night Tasting (Summit) @Beer Yard, Wayne, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free)
Tue. 9/11 - Tasty Tuesday with Dogfish Head @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa. ($PAYG)
Wed. 9/12 - Victory Tap Takeover @Fingers, Wings, and Other Things, Conshohocken, Pa. (6:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Finch's Beer Tasting @Pinocchio's, Media, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $Free)
Thu. 9/13 - Brooklyn Brewing Beer Geek Trivia Night @High Street Grill, Mount Holly, NJ (7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Founders Study Event @Capone's, Norristown, Pa. (4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/14 - Friday Night Tasting (Belgian Night) @Beer Yard, Wayne, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/14 - Free Sampling (Finch's & 5 Rabbit) @Capone's, Norristown, Pa. (4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.; $Free)
Sat. 9/15 - IPA Fest @High Street Grill, Mount Holly, NJ (1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; $15-$20)
Sat. 9/15 - The Grand Inquisitor Bottle Release Party @Iron Hill, North Wales, Pa. (2:00pm-5:00pm; $PAYG)
Sun. 9/16 - Octoberfest Sunday Brunch @High Street Grill, Mount Holly, NJ (10:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m.; $30)
Mon. 9/17 - Fall Beer Tasting @Pinocchio's, Media, Pa. (8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; $Free)
Thu. 9/20 - Hair of the Dog (fish Head) @Hulmeville Inn, Hulmeville, Pa. ($PAYG)
Thu. 9/20 - Beer Sampling (Sly Fox's Wegmans Pub Pale Ale) @Wegmans, King of Prussia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/21 - Friday Night Tasting (Widmer Bros.) @Beer Yard, Wayne, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/21 - England vs. Germany @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa. ($PAYG)
Sat. 9/22 - Sour Saturday @Whole Foods, Devon, Pa. (12:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/24 - Fall Beer Tasting @Pinocchio's, Media, Pa. (8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; $Free)
Tue. 9/25 - Tasty Tuesday with Victory Brewing @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa. ($PAYG)
Fri. 9/28 - Friday Night Tasting (Goose Island vintage beers) @Beer Yard, Wayne, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/28 - Thomas Creek Draft Event @Capone's, Norristown, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $PAYG)


Greater Philadelphia Metro / Eastern Pennsylvania / Other (beyond 20 mile radius of Philadelphia)
every Thursday from 9/20 through 11/1 - Headwaters Happiness @Victory Brewing Company, Downingtown, Pa. (1:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/5 - Charity Cask Night (to benefit Allentown Public Theatre) @Fegley's Brew Works, Allentown, Pa. (5:00pm; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/6 - Victory Night @Brother Paul's, Eagleville, Pa. (6:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/6 - Charity Cask Night ("Belgian Cocoa Wit" to benefit the Pennsylvania Perimeter Ride Against Cancer) @Fegley's Brew Works, Bethlehem, Pa. (5:00pm-9:00pm; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/7 - Friday Night Tasting (Tröegs) @Goshen Beverage, West Chester, Pa. (4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/7 - Beer Tasting (Free Will) @Washington House, Sellersville, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $Free+$PAYG)
Sat. 9/8 - Hop Slam Multi-tap Event @Iron Hill, West Chester, Pa. (1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/8 - Big Beer, Small State @Iron Hill, Wilmington, Del. (1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Fort Collins Brewery Tapping @The Drafting Room, Exton, Pa. (4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/13 - Fort Collins Brewery Night @Ram's Head Inn, West Chester, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/14 - Operation Homefront Check Presentation @Sly Fox, Phoenixville, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Wed. 9/19 - Complimentary beer tasting (Sly Fox) @Judy's on Cherry, Reading, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; $Free)
Thu. 9/20 & Fri. 9/21 - Smokin' Summer Sendoff @Iron Hill, Phoenixville, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/20 - Sierra Nevada Tap Takeover @The Drafting Room, Exton, Pa. ($PAYG)
Thu. 9/20 - Opening Week - Stone Tap Takeover @Two Stones Pub, Wilmington, Del. (4:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Thu. 9/20 - Ballast Point Brewery Night @Pickering Creek Inn, Phoenixville, Pa. ($PAYG)
Fri. 9/21 - Oktoberfest Release @Iron Hill, Newark, Del. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/21 - Friday Night Tasting (Sierra Nevada) @Goshen Beverage, West Chester, Pa. (4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; $Free)
Fri. 9/21 - Third Friday Firkin Fest (Chester County Bitter and Route 113 IPA) @Sly Fox, Phoenixville, Pa. (11:30 a.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/21 - An Evening with Evolution @Two Stones Pub, Wilmington, Del. (4:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/21 - Evolution Craft Brewing Sampling @Austin Beverage, Collegeville, Pa. (4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.; $Free)
Sat. 9/22 - Schuylkill Brewfest @Joulwan Park, Pottsville, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $10/$25)
Sat. 9/22 - Kan Jam Festival @Sly Fox, Pottstown, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/22 - Oktoberfest Celebration @Iron Hill, Lancaster, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Sat. 9/22 - Ommegang & Duvel @Two Stones Pub, Wilmington, Del. (11:00 a.m.; $PAYG)
Sun. 9/23 - Allagash @Two Stones Pub, Wilmington, Del. (10:00 a.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/24 - Stone Brewery Night @General Sutter Inn, Lititz, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $PAYG)
Mon. 9/24 - PA's Finest @Two Stones Pub, Wilmington, Del. (11:00 a.m.; $PAYG)
Tue. 9/25 - Dogfish Head @Two Stones Pub, Wilmington, Del. (11:00 a.m.; $PAYG)
Fri. 9/28 - Kennett Brewfest's Meet The Maker @downtown Kennett Square, Pa. (4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $5/$10)
Sat. 9/29 - Wealth Of Riches @Blue Dog, Chalfont, Pa. (11:00 a.m.; $PAYG)
Sun. 9/30 - Downingtown Fall Fest presented by Victory Brewing @downtown Downingtown, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; $PAYG)


Events Over $20

Philadelphia
Sat. 9/8 - Phestiv-ale @Penn's Landing Caterers at the Sheet Metal Worker's Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.; 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.; $45/$55)
Tue. 9/11 - Grilled Cheese & Craft Beer Tasting @World Café Live, Philadelphia, Pa. (7:30 p.m.; $45)
Sun. 9/16 - B. United Tasting @Fiume, Philadelphia, Pa. (2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; $40)
Sun. 9/16 - Brewers Lounge featuring Chris Wilson The Philly Beer School, Philadelphia, Pa. (1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.; $49.99)
Fri. 9/21 - Green Mountain Glory @Tria Fermentation School, Philadelphia, Pa. (6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $68)
Sun. 9/23 - Smoke 'Em If Yous Got 'Em @Yards Brewing Company, Philadelphia, Pa. (11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; $25/$50/$60)
Thu. 9/27 - Philly Philms Presents the Premiere of: Beeradelphia @World Café Live, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.; $20/$40)
Sat. 9/29 - X-toberfest @Xfinity Live!, Philadelphia, Pa. (1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $25/$35/$60)
Sun. 9/30 - Wisconsin Beer Dinner @Hawthornes, Philadelphia, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $TBD)


Philadelphia's close suburbs (within 20 mile radius of Philadelphia)
Thu. 9/6 - Crab-N-Craft Beer Fest @Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center, Blue Bell, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $41.95-$43.95)
Sat. 9/15 - Oktoberfest @Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $25/$50/$65)
Sun. 9/16 - Pig Roast with Yards Brewing Company @Paramour, Wayne, Pa. (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $39)
Tue. 9/18 - Late Summer Brewmaster's Dinner @Iron Hill, Media, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $75)
Tue. 9/18 - Beer & Sausage Pairing @Iron Hill, North Wales, Pa. (6:00pm-9:00pm; $35)
Wed. 9/19 - Firestone Walker Beer Dinner @Iron Abbey, Horsham, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $65)
Thu. 9/20 - Craft Beer Tasting Dinner (Victory) @Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Horsham, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $30)
Sat. 9/22 - MGK Brew Blast @Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ (1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; $45)
Tue. 9/25 - Farm To Table Brewmaster's Dinner @Iron Hill, Maple Shade, NJ (7:00 p.m.; $75)
Wed. 9/26 - Artisan Pizza & Beer Pairing @Pinocchio's, Media, Pa. (7:30 p.m.; $45)


Greater Philadelphia Metro / Eastern Pennsylvania / Other (beyond 20 mile radius of Philadelphia)
Wed. 9/12 - Meet the Brewery Dinner with Oskar Blues @Spinnerstown Hotel, Spinnerstown, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $45)
Fri. 9/14 - Belgian Beer Dinner @Fegley's Brew Works, Allentown, Pa. (7:00pm; $50/$95)
Sat. 9/15 - Pints Between The Pages @Coatesville Public Library, Coatesville, Pa. ($40)
Sat. 9/15 - Beerfest @Brother Paul's, Eagleville, Pa. (1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; $35/$40)
Sat. 9/15 - Beer Festival @McCoole's, Quakertown, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $10/$15/$30/$35/$40)
Sat. 9/15 - Capital City Invitational Beer Fest @Appalachian Brewing Company, Harrisburg, Pa. (2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $15/$35/$40)
Mon. 9/17 - Girls Just Wanna Have Horace @Victory Brewing Company, Downingtown, Pa. (6:00 p.m.; $35)
Sat. 9/22 - Newtown Beer Fest @The Stocking Works, Newtown, Pa. (12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; $10/$40/$75)
Sat. 9/22 - Sips For Scholars @Canal Street Pub, Reading, Pa. (6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $45)
Sat. 9/22 - Brew Fest Fundraiser @Perkiomen Township, Pa. (7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $25)
Sun. 9/23 - Bike Fresh, Bike Local @Victory Brewing Company, Downingtown, Pa. (7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; $40/$45)
Wed. 9/26 - Southern Tier Beer Dinner @Uno Chicago Grill, Exton, Pa. (7:00 p.m.; $55)
Sat. 9/29 - Kennett Brewfest @downtown Kennett Square, Pa. (12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.; $10/$45/$70)

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