Full Sized Weekend

As the air warms beer events start springing up much like dandelions sprouting in my front lawn. There are too many to handle. This weekend is the perfect example. There are three gatherings on Saturday and a classic one on Sunday that manages to get farm animals involved. The choice is yours.

Saturday May 2

3rd Annual Barleywine Expo

Stewarts Brewing Company

Bear, DE

Barrel Aged Beer Event @ Capone's

11am-11:45pm, PAYG

Founders Backwood Bastard

Founders Kentucky BreakfastStout

Arcadia Old Dicks Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Ale

Sprecher Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout

Allagash Curieux

Also Ramstein Eisbock and several other beers to be named later will be on draft.

McCoole's Beer Festival

Quakertown, PA

40 plus beers and two sessions

12-4pm and 5-9pm

$27 in advance & $30 @ the door.

Sunday May 3

Sly Fox Bock Fest and Goat Race

Phoenixville

11am-6pm

From the Sly Fox website

The annual Sly Fox Bock Festival & Goat Race (which determines the name of the year's Maibock) draws thousands to Sly Fox Brewhouse & Eatery in Phoenixville's Pikeland Village Square to enjoy German food and music and what may be the most extensive lineup of Bock beers poured at any brewpub in the nation on a single day: Slacker Bock, Helles Bock, Instigator Doppelbock, two Eisbocks (Slacker and Instigator) and the To-Be-Named-Later Maibock.

The race itself has evolved into a multi-heat event leading to a final run matching the day's best performers Register your goat now by calling Sly Fox Phoenixville at the number below. Not only is the winning goat honored by having the Maibock named after it, the winning owner gets a $75 gift card good at both Sly Fox locations.

We'll also be featuring some fantastic Bavarian pretzels and Brats along with a full lineup of German style beers. In addition to the four Bock beers and two Eis Bocks mentioned earlier we'll also be serving up our Gold Medal Winning Pikeland Pils, Helles Golden Lager, Royal Weisse, Vienna Lager, Charles Bridge Pilsner, & Dunkel Lager.

NOTE: There will be extremely limited parking onsite for the Bock Fest. Space will be available in the adjacent STS Tire & Auto Center lot until it fills up, but that will happen early. The primary parking area will be at the Kimberton Fairgrounds roughly a mile and half south on Rt. 113. There will be a free shuttle to site. Cars parked in the shopping centers across the road from Pikeland Village Square will be subject to towing by the township; police will be on hand to enforce parking regulations.For more information regarding this event contact: Sly Fox Phoenixville 610.935.4540