A beautiful day in Philadelphia brought a wonderful event to the historic Reading Terminal Market. Conceived by Bill Covaleski of Victory Brewing and delivered by the White Dog Café Foundation (both legendary in their own right), the Brewer’s Plate event was a sold-out gala for the second year in a row.This event, as it suggests, celebrates local breweries and local restaurants who create beer and food which were carefully paired for the pleasure of the attendees. It was quite obvious that the brewers and the chefs were up to the challenge of bringing high quality products and serving them with pride. Case in point, check out the rightfully proud Tom Baker from Heavyweight here in the picture serving up just one of his brilliant brews, the Cinderbock Lager.
Oh, and I would be remiss if I were not to mention the ubiquitous beer pest Mr. Woody Chandler. Here’s a man so dedicated to his constituency, that he was personally acting as quality control tester for all of the breweries. As you can see from the picture, even the Golden Monkey from Victory received his personal attention; wow, whatta guy ;-) I get this sneaking feeling that this may turn out to be the most clicked-on picture at our site ever! So other than tasting great local beers and food, you may ask if I learned anything else useful that I can share with you....funny you should ask.
- Triumph opening in Old City Philadelphia in October/November is seen as highly optimistic; most likely won't happen this year due to city's infamous "red tape."
- Appalachian Brewing Co. plans to have 5 brewpubs (up from current 2) operating by EOY 2007
- The General Lafayette crew is planning to head to the Ommegang Festival in July
- McKenzie Brew House opening in Malvern/Frazer is scheduled for Wed. 4/5 (are you sick of hearing me announce this yet?)
- Woody likes beer, esp. Golden Monkey :)
Before I list them, I’ll finish by saying that of all the new beer I tried, the following four left a favorable impression as my favorite new beer finds (at least for this particular Sunday) - General Lafayette La Tete Fontaine (Belgian dubbel); - Nodding Head 3C Extreme Double IPA (cascade, centennial, chinook); - Yards Poor Richard’s Tavern Spruce Ale - McKenzie Biere de Mars (French Country Spring Ale)
Breweries
- Tröegs Brewing Co.
- Victory Brewing Co.
- Iron Hill Brewery
- General Lafayette Brewery
- Independence Brewpub
- Triumph Brewing Co.
- Nodding Head Brewpub
- Legacy Brewing Co.
- Stoudt's Brewing Co.
- Yards Brewing Co.
- Appalachian Brewing Co.
- McKenzie Brew House
- Sly Fox Brewing Co.
- Flying Fish Brewing Co.
- Heavyweight Brewing Co.
- Dogfish Head Brewing Co.
- Manayunk Brewing Co.
Restaurants
- Eulogy Belgian Tavern
- White Dog Cafe
- Iron Hill Restaurant
- General Lafayette Inn & Restaurant
- Rx
- Standard Tap
- London Grill
- Delilah's Southern Cafe
- Cosmic Catering
- Thomas's
- The Abbaye
- Zocalo
- Tria
- Fork
- Bridgid's
- Royal Tavern
- Down Home Diner
1 comment:
Lots of good info! I would have liked to experience the food pairings. That takes beer to a new level for me.
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