Thursday, October 18, 2012

Weekly Beer Calendar Update: October 18 - October 24

Oktoberfest may have come to a close, but the month of October still has plenty to offer on the beer events calendar in and around Philadelphia.

Check out the entire October 2012 calendar over here. If I'm missing any that you feel should be on here, don't hesitate to let me know.

Brewery Promos and Samplings
@Brew, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - Harpoon Tasting (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; $Free for free tastings of Harpoon's Cider, IPA, Octoberfest, and Raspberry Hefeweizen UFO)

@Capone's, Norristown, Pa.--- Thu. 10/18 - Double IPA Draft Event ($PAYG for Bell's Oracle, Bullfrog Fresh Hopped Lager, Hill Farmstead Ephraim, Southern Tier Unearthly, and more)

@Devil's Den, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Tue. 10/23 - Boulder Beer Growlers (7:00 p.m.; $PAYG for Boulder Pinot Noir Barrel Aged Saison and Cold Hop among others. Free Boulder growlers go to the first fifty guests who purchase a Boulder growler fill, while Boulder drafts and flights are $1 off starting at 7 p.m.)

@Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Tue. 10/23 - Movie Night (8:00 p.m.; $PAYG for beer and food specials and Drag Me To Hell on the big screen)

@Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Thu. 10/18 - Wolavers/Otter Creek Promo (4:30 p.m.; $PAYG for a night of specials around Wolavers and Otter Creek)

@Goshen Beverage, West Chester, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - Friday Night Tasting (4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; $Free tasting samples of Stoudt's beer)

@Local 44 Bottle Shop, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Mon. 10/22 - Bottle Shop Happy Hour (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $Free tasting samples from Stockertown's portfolio of beers)

@Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Wed. 10/24 - Ommegang & Duvel Moortgat Night (5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG for Brasserie d'Achouffe Biere de Soleil, Ommegang's Scythe and Sickle, Seduction, Aphrodite, Art of Darkness, and Liefmans Goudenband)

@Monk's Café, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Mon. 10/22 - Debut of Stift Engleszell Gregorius Trappisenbier (5:30 p.m.; $PAYG to be among the first in the US to taste this excellent beer. Gregorious is a dark ale made with local, organic honey. It weighs in at 9.7%.)

@Sly Fox, Phoenixville, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - Third Friday Firkin Fest (11:30 a.m.; $PAYG for Chester County Bitter and Brewer's Select Pale Ale on the handpumps)

@Time, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Mon. 10/22 - Mutha Firkin Monday (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG for Flying Fish Red Fish from the cask and Extra Pale Ale, Exit 4, and Abbey Dubbel on tap. Brewmaster Casey Hughes will be in attendance.)


"Takeovers", Debuts, Festivals, and other noteworthy events
@Annie Bailey's Irish Pub, Lancaster, Pa.--- Sat. 10/20 - Firkin Fest (1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.; $30 for nine cask-conditioned ales from regional craft breweries, pub-inspired grilled fare from Chef Tyler, and musical stylings of Dennis McCaughy)

@Barcade, Philadelphia, Pa.--- MOVED TO THU. 11/8 Thu. 10/18 - Pretty Things Brewing Night (4:00 p.m.; $PAYG for Pretty Things' Babayaga, Field Mouse’s Farewell, Fluffy White Rabbit, Jack D’Or, Lovely St. Winefride, Meadowlark, and Saint Botolph’s Town)

@Hulmeville Inn, Hulmeville, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - Starr Hill Tap Takeover ($PAYG for Starr Pils, Jomo Lager, Boxcar Pumpkin Porter, Northern Lights IPA, and Double Platinum IIPA)

@Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - The Brewer's Dozen with Sixpoint (4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.; $PAYG for Crisp Pils, Righteous Rye Ale, Brownstone Brown Ale, Autumnation-Pumpkin Ale with Wet Hops, Mad Scientist- Mexican Adjunct (w/corn), Mad Scientist- mystery TBA, Spice of Life with Rwaka hops, Spice of Life with Amarillo hops, Redd- Red Ale, and Special X-TBA. Otis on Nitro and a Mystery firkin as well.)

@Monk's Café, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Mon. 10/22 - Mad Monday with Evil Twin (11:30 a.m.; $PAYG for Uber Tart, Lil’ B Imperial Stout, Wag N' Wisdom Wit, Femme Fatale, and The Talented Mr. Orangutan)

@Pinocchio's, Media, Pa.--- Thu. 10/18 - Evolution Tap Takeover (7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG for a night with beers from Evolution)

@PJ Whelihan's Pub, Downingtown, Pa.--- Thu. 10/18 - Goose Island Mini Tap Takeover (6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $PAYG)

@Rino's, Exton, Pa.--- Wed. 10/24 - Flying Fish Tap Takeover (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG for free wings with the purchase of Flying Fish beer. Mary Grace will be there to hand out swag and talk about the new brewery)


Food and Beer events
@Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa.--- Sat. 10/20 - Lambic Luncheon ($PAYG as they will be pouring St. Louis Gueuze Fond Tradition, Vicaris Tripel-Gueuze, Oude Gueuze Tilquin à L'Ancienne, and Cantillon Classic Gueuze all on tap. Also expect to see flights of assorted Cantillon, Drie Fonteinen and others poured from stashed bottles too. A Lambic based menu is in the works too.)

@The Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Sat. 10/20 - Jolly Pumpkin Cheese & Chocolate Pairing (2:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; $PAYG as they have 5 exceptional Jolly Pumpkin beers paired with various cheeses and in house made chocolates.)

@World Café Live, Wilmington, Del.--- Tue. 10/23 - Grilled Cheese & Craft Beer Tasting (6:00 p.m.; $35 for Grilled Cheese and Craft Beer paired together in unexpected and delicious ways. Bring your vegetarian friends, too – we can accommodate them on all pairings)


Homebrewing & Education
@DiBruno Bros., Philadelphia, Pa.--- Sat. 10/20 - Beer Making Class (12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.; $Free as Brooklyn Brew Shop co-founders Erica Shea and Stephen Valand will be teaching a free beer making class to show you all the steps from grain to glass to start turning out your own high-quality stove-top craft brews. The two will be on hand to answer your brewing questions and will be pouring samples of seasonally-inspired Fall beers including Bourbon Dubbel, a smooth dark Belgian ale brewed with oak chips soaked in bourbon. Beers will be paired with cheeses from the Di Bruno Bros. team.)

@Dock Street Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa.--- MOVED TO FEB. 2013Sun. 10/21 - West Philly Homebrew Competition (1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.; $Free to enter, $PAYG to attend)


Fall seasonal celebrations
@Bridgid's, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Thu. 10/18 - Pumpkin Fest (4:30 p.m.; $PAYG for tastings of all of the best pumpkin beers from the U.S. and beyond, with specials running through the weekend.)

@Grey Lodge Pub, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - Oktoberfest + Meet the Candidates Night (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG for the annual Oktoberfest with lots of festbier, sausage, spatzel, promos from a couple of breweries, and more. This will also be our Meet the Candidates night for the November election. We will invite all the local candidates to meet with us in an informal manner.)

@Iron Hill, North Wales, Pa.--- Fri. 10/19 - The Month Of Pumpkins (5:00pm-10:00pm; $PAYG for a Pumpkin Cask Challenge: Chestnut Hill versus North Wales)

@Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville, Pa.--- Sat. 10/20 - Ottertoberfest (10:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; $included with Zoo admission for local wine and seasonal craft beers to benefit the conservation efforts of Lehigh Valley Zoo featuring activities and entertainment for folks of all ages.)

@Pinocchio's, Media, Pa.--- each Monday in October - Fall Beer Tasting (8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.; $Free tastings of beers from the season)

@Speckled Hen Pub, Reading, Pa.--- Wed. 10/24 - Harvest Beer Dinner (7:00 p.m.; $45 for a four-course meal paired with Duvel, Rodenbach Grand Cru, Sly Fox Pikeland Pils, and Old Speckled Hen)

@The Abbaye, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Wed. 10/24 - Oktoberfest (7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.; $PAYG for an Oktoberfest "U Buy The Glass" party and Oktoberfest menu specials)

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