Weekly Beer Calendar Update: April 15th-April 21st

Tax Day is about to pass us by. If you're done with them, then come on out and celebrate with your refund or drown your debt repayment in a good beer. If you're not finished yet, get to work! Check out the entire April 2010 calendar over here. If I'm missing any that you feel should be on here, let me know. Tastings, samplings, free, PAYG, and the like @Beer Yard, Wayne, PA--- Fri. 4/16 - Friday Night Tasting (5:00pm-7:00pm; Free tasting samples of Weyerbacher's Hops Infusion, Slam Dunkel, Blanche, Maybe more.) @Bell Beverage, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 4/16 - Friday Night Tasting (4:00pm-6:00pm; Free tasting samples of Steven's Point) @Bridgid's, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 4/15 - IPA and Firk the IRS (7:30pm; PAYG by the good folks at Sierra Nevada) @Devil's Den, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 4/16 - Taste of Belgium (7:00pm; PAYG for a bunch of Belgian beers by way of Global Imports) @Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 4/15 - Keep the Pint Night (6:00pm-8:00pm; PAYG to hang out with and taste Victory) @The Foodery, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 4/15 - Free Tastings (6:00pm-8:00pm; Free tasting samples of Weyerbacher) @Hulmeville Inn, Hulmeville, PA--- Thu. 4/15 - Long Trail Brewing Night (6:00pm-7:00pm; PAYG for...well, the title says it all) @Ron's Original, Exton, PA--- Thu. 4/15 - Blues Brews 'n' BBQ (PAYG for beer by Ron's and BBQ by Jimmy's) @Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, PA--- Tue. 4/20 - Mead Tasting (PAYG for mead courtesy of Stonekeep Meadery in Birdsboro, PA) Spring Festivals of Beer are Fun @Blue Monkey Tavern, Merchantville, NJ--- Sat. 4/17 - Spring Beer Festival (5:00pm-9:00pm; $30 gets you in to sample new brews from the many craft beer makers that will be on hand.) @World Café Live, Philadelphia, PA--- Sun. 4/18 - Belgian Bierfeesten (1:00pm-4:00pm; $20/$50/$65 for 30+ Belgian breweries in attendance plus a special Belgian food menu) Got a nice refund? Here's some bigger ticket suggestions to reinvest in @Chifa Restaurant, Philadelphia, PA--- Thu. 4/15 - Tax-Free Dogfish Head Beer Dinner (7:00pm; $65 gets you a double rock star, 4-course beer dinner paired with 90 Minute IPA, Midas Touch, Red & White, and Theobroma) @Iron Abbey, Horsham, PA--- Wed. 4/21 - Dogfish Head Beer Dinner (7:00pm-9:00pm; $50 for a five course beer dinner paired with Aprihop, Red & White, Indian Brown, Burton Baton, and a 'surprise' beer for dessert pairing) @Iron Hill, Media, PA--- Tue. 4/20 - Spring Beer Dinner (7:00pm; $65 for a five course beer dinner paired with Belgian Wit, Hefeweizen, ESB, Abbey Dubbel, and Honey Do Wit) @Iron Hill, Phoenixville, PA--- Wed. 4/21 - Spring Beer Dinner (6:30pm; $65 for a five course beer dinner paired with Roggenbier, Raspberry Wheat, Ginger Tripel, Belgian Strong Ale, Abbey Dubbel, and Chocolate Stout) @Tria Café, Philadelphia, PA--- Fri. 4/16 - Everybody must get Stone (6:30pm-8:00pm; $48 gets you in the room with Lee Marren as he shares Stone’s hop-tastic lineup including Ruination IPA, Oaked Arrogant Bastard, the new Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale and some things we’re not allowed to mention yet. 2 standing-room tickets remain) And, then there are those 'oh boy, this could spell trouble' events @The Drafting Room, Spring House, PA--- Sat. 4/17 - Hopfest (12:00pm; PAYG for Green Flash West Coast IPA, Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Founders Double Trouble, Rock Art Belvidere, Port Brewing Wipeout, Bear Republic, Spring House Beyond the Gates, Southern Tier, Ithaca Ground Break, Lilja's Hop Nest Monster, Flying Fish Exit 16, Duvel Green, Brooklyn Blast, Green Flash Imperial IPA, Flying Dog Raging Bitch, Tröegs Nugget Nectar, Elysian Avatar – Jasmine, Brew Works Hop’solutely, a cask of Victory Yakima Twilight, Manayunk "The Hive", a firkin of Manayunk California Dreamin) @Grey Lodge Pub, Philadelphia, PA--- Tue. 4/20 - Everybody must drink Stone (5:00pm-8:00pm; PAYG for more Stone. It's 4/20 and you know what that means...it's the official local kick-off tapping of Stone Sublimely Self Righteous, plus Stone Smoked Porter on tap, and much more. Lee will have Stone gear for sale at cost.)