Thursday, March 15, 2012

Weekly Beer Calendar Update: March 15-March 21

If you're not in to all that green beer garbage for St. Patty's Day, you're in luck. Check out the events around the Philadelphia region over the next 7 days and nights for all the real beer you can handle.

Check out the entire March 2012 calendar over here.

If I'm missing any that you feel should be on here, let me know.
Brewery Promos and Samplings
@Bell Beverage, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Fri. 3/16 - Friday Night Tasting (4:00pm-6:00pm; $Free tasting samples of Magic Hat beers)

@Earth Bread + Brewery, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Keep the Pint Night (4:30pm; $PAYG to drink Cricket Hill beers and keep the glass)

@Exton Beverage, Exton, Pa.--- Fri. 3/16 - Friday Night Tasting (4:00pm-6:00pm; $Free tasting samples of Weyerbacher beers)

@Pinocchio's, Media, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Oskar Blues Beer Tasting (11:00am; $PAYG to check out the newest Oskar Blues beer "Deviant Dale's". Caitlin, our awesome rep from O.B., will be here giving out samples of all the amazing beers this wild & crazy Colorado brewery produces.)

@Rino's, Exton, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Flying Fish Night (6:00pm-9:00pm; $PAYG for several Flying Fish beers on tap in the bar, including Red Fish and Exit 4. For those who can’t stay, all 6 packs of Flying Fish will be discounted for take out. The new Exit 8 (Chestnut Brown Ale) will be available in large format bottles as well.)

@Sly Fox, Phoenixville, Pa.--- Fri. 3/16 - Third Friday Firkin Fest (12:00pm; $PAYG for Chester County Bitter, Seamus' Irish Red Ale, and Brewer's Select Pale Ale)

@Teresa's Next Door, Wayne, Pa.--- Tue. 3/20 - Local Tuesday Night ($PAYG for a night of Flying Fish beer and a special food pairing menu)

@The Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Yelp Movie Club (7:00pm-10:00pm; $PAYG for a Yelp Movie meet up and Founders beer specials throughout the movie)

@The Trestle Inn, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Tue. 3/20 - Brooklyn Tap Attack (7:00pm-10:00pm; $PAYG for Mary’s Maple Porter, Pennant Ale ’55, Dry Irish Stout, and the delicious East India Pale Ale. Keeping to Brooklyn Brewery’s motto of promoting the proliferation of good beer and good food, our Executive Chef, Travis Messman will pair each beer with a special dish.)

@TJ's, Paoli, Pa.--- Sat. 3/17-Fri. 3/23 - Featured Brewery Week ($PAYG for Dogfish Head's Noble Rot, Aprihop, Namaste, Red & White, Burton Baton, World Wide Stout, Palo Santo Marron, Indian Brown Ale, and 120 Minute IPA)

@Whole Foods, Devon, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Beer Sampling (5:00pm-8:00pm; $Free tasting samples of Tröegs Nugget Nectar)


Other Special Tastings
@Barcade, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Ides of March with Avery and Weyerbacher (4:00pm; $PAYG for Avery's Collaboration Not Litigation Ale, IPA, Mephistopheles’ Stout, Old Jubilation, Out of Bounds Stout, Samael, The Beast and Weyerbacher's Double Simcoe, Heresy, Insanity, Merry Monks, Quad 2008, Sixteen, and Uniform)

@Iron Hill, Newark, Del.--- Sat. 3/17 - St.out Patrick's Day — Stout Celebration (2:00pm-5:00pm; $PAYG for Dry Stout, Russian Imperial Stout, Chocolate Russian Imperial Stout, Chocolate Dry Stout, Cask Conditioned Vanilla Oatmeal Stout, and Irish Red Ale)
@Iron Hill, Wilmington, Del.--- Sat. 3/17 - St.out Patrick's Day — Stout Celebration (2:00pm-5:00pm; $PAYG for Chocolate Leprechaun, Russian Imperial Stout, Oompa Loompa Chocolate Stout, Bourbon Russian Imperial Stout, Shokolad Stout, Bourbon Shokolad Stout, Cask-Conditioned Coffee Chocolate Leprechaun, and Irish Red Ale)
@all Iron Hill locations in PA, DE, & NJ--- Sat. 3/17 - Firkin March Madness, First Round (1:00pm-5:00pm; $PAYG and see website for all beers and locations)

@The Belgian Café, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Wed. 3/21 - Three Draft Ports (3:00pm; $PAYG for Port Brewing's Shark Attack, Midnight Sessions, and Older Viscosity)


Food and Beer events
@Allentown Brew Works, Allentown, Pa.--- Sat. 3/17 - Jameson Whiskey and Beer Dinner (7:00pm-10:00pm; $50/$95 for a five-course meal paired with Monkey Wrench Saison, Nutso Nut Brown Ale, RyePA, Gold Rush Steam, and Bourbon Barrel Insidious. Hosted by Master of Jameson Whiskey, George Reppart, and Brewmaster Beau Baden)

@Hawthornes, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Sat. 3/17 - St. Patrick's Day Dinner (5:00pm-10:00pm; $22 for a traditional Irish Feast with house cured corned beef and cabbage, red bliss potatoes, carrots, Irish soda bread, and a lovely pint of Guinness.)

@Iron Hill, West Chester, Pa.--- Thu. 3/15 - Brewmaster’s Irish Beer Dinner (7:00pm; $70 for a five-course meal paired with Irish Red Ale, Ironbound Ale, Russian Imperial Stout, Belgian Wit, Abbey Dubbel, and Old Tom Barleywine)
@Iron Hill, Media, Pa.--- Tue. 3/20 - Brewmaster’s Spring Beer Dinner (7:00pm-10:00pm; $75 for a five-course meal paired with Irish Red Ale, Saison, Honey Do Wit, Hopilicious IPA, and Irish Dry Stout)
@Iron Hill, North Wales, Pa.--- Tue. 3/20 - Beer and Chocolate Pairing (6:00pm-9:00pm; $PAYG for six-course pairing including English Stout on Nitro, Coffee Porter, Vienna Red Lager, Pig Iron Porter, Abbey Dubbel, and Russian Imperial Stout)
@Iron Hill, Chestnut Hill, Pa.--- Tue. 3/20 & Wed. 3/21 - Brewmaster’s Spring Beer Dinner (7:00pm-10:00pm; $65 for a five-course meal paired with Dortmunder, Kamikaze, Cannibal, Biere de Garde, and Oompa Loompa Chocolate Stout blended with Flemish Red)

@McCrossen's Tavern, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Wed. 3/21 - Beer/Cheese/Food Pairings (6:30pm; $32 as Miles Moser of Brooklyn Brewery joins us with Rocco Rainone of DiBruno Bros.)

@Monk's Café, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Mon. 3/19 & Tue. 3/20 - Lost Abbey Dinner with Tomme Arthur (7:00pm; $85 for a five or six course legendary beer dinner at Monk's Café)

@World Café Live, Wilmington, Del.--- Tue. 3/20 - Grilled Cheese & Craft Beer Tasting (6:00pm; $34 for four delectable cheese and beer courses and finished off with a dessert to die for. Bring your vegetarian friends, too – we can accommodate them on all pairings)


Fun and Games and Movies
@Dock Street, Philadelphia, Pa.--- Tue. 3/20 - Movie Night, Pizza, and Beer (9:00pm; $PAYG for a night of Kan Dun on the big screen and food and beer discounts)

@Hulmeville Inn, Hulmeville, Pa.--- Sun. 3/18 - Charity Beer Raffle (get your tickets before 3/18) (6:00pm; $PAYG and see the website for all the details and prizes)

@Sly Fox, Phoenixville, Pa.--- Sat. 3/17 - St. Patrick's Day Party (12:00pm; $PAYG as the drawing for the winner of the Ireland Trip will begin at 9 p.m. Ted the Fiddler will be playing from around 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Our specials for the night are Bangers and Mashers with a Stout gravy and Corn Beef and Cabbage. Come enjoy some O'Reilly's Stout, Seamus Irish Red, and all of our other great beers.)

pickup at either Limerick or Lansdale, Pa. and bus cruising to The Blue Dog Pub, Crabby Larry's and Prism--- Sat. 3/17 - St. Patty's Day Beer Tour (12:00pm; $80 for a great excuse to do a St. Patty's Day Craft Beer Bus Tour! Join us for a trip to The Blue Dog, Crabby Larry's, and Prism Brewing. It'll be a St. Patty's Day you'll never forget!)


Homebrewing
@Keystone Homebrew, Bethlehem & Montgomeryville, Pa.--- throughout Mar. '12 - Beer Making, Cheese Making, and Wine Making classes (See website for all the class details)

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