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Events for
MARCH 9, 2008
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Brew? You?
Home Sweet Homebrew
2008 Sansom St.
215-569-9469
11 a.m.
Join Home Sweet Homebrew’s own award winning brewer and Mid-Atlantic Brewing News Homebrew columnist George Hummel as he shows you how to become your own brewer. This introductory homebrew workshop is FREE, but space is limited, so reservations are required.
Lancaster Brews All Afternoon
Johnny Brenda’s
1201 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, Pa. 19125
215-739-9684
www.johnnybrendas.com
1-4 p.m.
Specials on Lancaster Brewing's best, brought to you by Stockertown Beverage.
Blue Point Brewing Presents Movie Night
The P.O.P.E
1501 E. Passyunk Ave.
215-755-5125
www.myspace.com/pubonpassyunkeast
9 p.m. Free
Blue Point Brewing Co. presents a double feature of Big Lebowski and Barfly on large projection screen with free popcorn.
Pennsylvania Breweries & Game Dinner
with Lew Bryson
Grey Lodge Pub
6235 Frankford Ave.
215-825-5357
www.lewbryson.com
5 p.m. price $80
Lew Bryson brings upstate favorite beers from his successful "Pennsylvania Breweries" guidebook to Northeast Philly's Grey Lodge Pub for a game dinner. Taste beers from some of the smallest and newest breweries in Pennsylvania, paired with game and grain dishes at "one of the top 50 bars in the U.S.," according to Esquire magazine.
Colorado Beer Brunch
Jose Pistola's
263 S. 15th St.
215-545-4101
www.josepistolas.com
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. $30
Buffet-style brunch featuring Colorado-based craft brews hosted by Jim Meiers and Ed Friedland of Origlio Beverage.
Lost Abbey Brunch
Drafting Room Taproom & Grille
900 Bethlehem Pike, Spring House
215-646-6116
and
635 North Pottstown Pike,
Exton
610-363-0521
Join us for a Lost Abbey Sunday Brunch Buffet while we pour Red Barn, Avant Garde, Lost and Found, Devotion, Judgment Day. While drinking fine beer our buffet will be enhanced with Belgium menu items like: Mussels in a lager beer broth, waffles served with a cherry lambic syrup, Belgian cheese fondue, roasted garlic steak frittes with garlic chive aioli carved maple porter glazed pork loin, and Stout spiked chocolate cake.
Sweet & Savory: Craft Beer & Chocolate
Devil's Alley
1907 Chestnut St.
215-751-0707
www.devilsalleybarandgrill.com
Noon-3 p.m.
A five-course tasting with savory BBQ from chef MichaelYeamans, prepared with cocoa and chocolate and paired with fine craft beer. Special guests: Carol Stoudt, Stoudt's Brewing; Jim Javenkoski, Unibroue; Lucy Saunders, author of "Grilling with Beer."
Belgian Beer Basics Class
with Tom Peters
Monk’s Café
264 S. 16th St.
215-545-7005
www.monkscafe.com
2 p.m. $25
This is a Philly Beer Week event. Tom will talk about Belgian Beer Culture, how to pour a proper beer, and how to really enjoy a great Belgian beer. This will be a tutored tasting of 5 totally different beer styles. Perfect for a novice, but enough information to please a beer geek. This will be held in the back room, so we will have room for only 25 guests. Tickets go on sale Jan 14th.
Urthel Dinner
with Hildegard & Bas van Ostaden
Monk’s Café
264 South 16th St.
215-545-7005
www.monkscafe.com
6 p.m. $60
Hildegard is a highly regarded female brewer. She moved her brewing operation from Belgium to the Netherlands last year and their already-great beers improved. The entire Urthel lineup of beer is very quaffable. Hildegard is a charming woman and her husband Bas is one of the most entertaining people I know. This will be a great dinner. This will sell out quickly, so don't delay in purchasing your tickets.
The 4th Annual Brewer's Plate Fundraiser
Supporting White Dog Community Enterprises
Independence Visitor Center
6th & Market streets.
6:30 - 9 p.m. General Admission
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. VIP Admission
Once again, this craft beer and gourmet food showcase will match 21 Philadelphia area craft breweries with 21 Philadelphia area restaurants to create exquisite collaborative food/beer pairings. Each chef prepares a dish to complement a particular craft beer. Chefs serve their creations at stations alongside the master brewers who pour guests samples of the corresponding beer. Come enjoy unlimited tasting and sampling of these gourmet combinations during this gastronomical extravaganza!
Movie Night at The P.O.P.E
The P.O.P.E.
1501 E Passyunk Ave
215-755-5125
www.myspace.com/pubonpassyunkeast
9 p.m.
Blue Point Brewing Co. presents "Movie Night at the P.O.P.E."
Free. Double Feature of Big Lebowski and Barfly on large projection screen with free popcorn.
Meet the Brewer: Iron Hill’s Paul Rutherford
Good Dog
224 S 15th St.
215-985-9600
www.gooddogbar.com
8 p.m.
Paul Rutherford makes the trek from Lancaster to crack open a firkin of Iron Hill’s finest. Beer TBD.
Drunkards’ Beer Brunch.
At ZoT
122 Lombard St.
267-639-3260
info@zotrestaurant.com
3-5 p.m.
Specially for those who’ve been really getting into the spirit of Beer Week, a brunch at a sensible time. As a hair of the dog, try out our new BLT Bloody Mary, special introductory price of $5.
Philly Beer Geek - Preliminary Qualifying Round
Bridgid's Bar and Restaurant
726 N. 24th St.
8 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to become Philly Beer Geek 2008? Show your knowledge and passion for Philadelphia Beer! This preliminary Quizzo round gets you to the finals at Johnny Brenda’s on Thursday, March 13, 2008, where you will have the chance to win a Grand Prize of Gift Certificates, Merchandise and Cash worth more than $1,000! For more info: www.phillybeergeek.com
Philly Beer Geek - Preliminary Qualifying Round
Old Eagle Tavern
3938 Terrace St., Manayunk
7 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to become Philly Beer Geek 2008? Show your
knowledge and passion for Philadelphia Beer! This preliminary Quizzo
round gets you to the finals at Johnny Brenda’s on Thursday, March 13,
2008, where you will have the chance to win a Grand Prize of Gift
Certificates, Merchandise and Cash worth more than $1,000! For more
info: www.phillybeergeek.com
Meet the Brewer from Boulder Beer
Aspen Restaurant
747 N. 25th Street
215-23-ASPEN
9-11 p.m. pay as you go
On tap offerings will include Never Summer Ale, Mojo Risin Double IPA, and Singletrack Copper Ale.
Authentic German Menu & Celtic Connection
The Blue Ox
7980 Oxford Avenue
215-728-9440
www.blueoxbistro.com
5:00 pay as you go
Authentic German Menu & the Celtic Connection after The St Patrick's Day Parade with your Irish Favorites.
Cooking with Beer Demo
The Foodery
837 N. 2nd St. (2nd and Poplar)
215-238-6077
www.fooderybeer.com
3 p.m.
Learn how to bring another dimension to your dinner by using beer in your recipe.
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