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MARCH 7, 2008

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Friday, MARCH 7

3747 Ridge Ave.

7-10 p.m. $60

www.joesixpack.net

Join Joe Sixpack Beer Reporter of the Philadelphia Daily News for the official kick-off of Philly Beer Week, featuring a one-of-a-kind beer sampling with specially selected kegs from 22 local breweries and brewpubs. These fine ales and lagers are among Joe Sixpack's favorites, representing the very best from Philadelphia's world-class beer-makers. The beer will be served with gourmet food from the vendors at Philadelphia's newest fresh foods marketplace. Be on hand for a special keg-tapping to kick off Philly Beer Week. And, get your autographed copy of Joe Sixpack's Philly Beer Guide: A Reporter's Notes on the Best Beer-Drinking City in America. Buy tickets here.

Meet the Brewer: Flying Fish
Good Dog
224 S 15th St
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
215-985-9600
www.gooddogbar.com
7:00 p.m.
Head Brewer Casey Hughes will knock the top off a firkin of his Flying Fish E.S.B. in a bid to break the “Philly’s fastest firkin record” Will he do it? There’s only one way to find out…

The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous... Again! (Sort Of)
Grey Lodge Pub
6235 Frankford Ave.
215-624-2969
www.greylodge.com
Join us in welcoming Milwaukee's Sprecher Brewing, a really solid and innovative brewery, to Philadelphia. Sprecher may not have made Milwaukee all that famous again (we alas do not live in a perfect world), but who needs fame when you got really great and interesting beer? We will have their Black Bavarian on tap, which I was lucky enough to try a few years ago. We'll have some opportunities to win some Sprecher gear.

Yards Brewing Beef 'n' Beer
The P.O.P.E.
1501 E Passyunk Ave.
215-755-5125
www.myspace.com/pubonpassyunkeast
7:00 p.m.
Special menu items include: beef stew using Yards ales, of course. And a vegetarian chili option for the non-meat eaters

Meet the Brewer: Sly Fox (debut of Standard Ale)

The Standard Tap
901 N. 2nd Street
215-238-0630
www.standardtap.com
5-7 p.m.
Brewmaster Brian O'Reilly will be on hand to discuss his beers. The evening will also be marked by the release of Standard Ale, a special one-time cask-conditioned beer brewed by Standard Tap partner William Reed and O'Reilly. This beer will pour exclusively on the handpumps at the Tap and Johnny Brenda's throughout Philly Beer Week.

Beer and Cheese: A Victorious Combo
Tria’s Fermentation School
1601 Walnut Street
215-972-7076
www.triacafe.com
7:30 p.m. $50
Join Victory Brewing Company's Bill Covaleski and Tria's own Michael McCaulley to taste Victory's masterful brews paired with artisanal cheeses and explore one of the world's great, but undiscovered, culinary marriages. Tickets at Tria's website.

ZoT’s First Birthday Party,
ZoT
122 Lombard St.
267-639-3260
info@zotrestaurant.com
8:00 p.m.
Grand Opening of t’Zottekot (the Nuthouse),our games and beer lounge upstairs. US craft beers on draft, darts, fussball, backgammon. Free drafts from 9-11pm, capacity limited so first come first served. Special Guest: Dr. Tim Wadkins from Victory Brewing will introduce Victory’s Abbey 6 and will be pouring Victory’s Red and White Saison.

Thank God It's Firkinday

Aspen Restaurant

747 N. 25th Street

215-23-ASPEN

www.theaspenrestaurant.com

8 p.m. pay as you go

Kick off Philly Beer Week with Firkin Friday at Aspen!! We will be pouring Firkins at the bar to get the week's festivities started right. Firkins from General Lafayette (Chocolate Thunder), Gritty McDuff Brewery (Best Brown Ale), Boulder Beer Co. (Hazed & Infused Amber Ale) and other offerings tbd.

Happy Hour
The Blue Ox
7980 Oxford Ave.
215-728-9440
www.blueoxbistro.com
5–7 p.m. pay as you go
Special Irish Menu & Catch 22, 1/2 Price Appetizers & Live Entertainment 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Clipper City Brewing Company
Ten Stone
21st and South streets
215-735-9939
www.tenstone.com
8 p.m. pay as you go Featuring a firkin of Small Craft Warning and Loose Cannon on draft.

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