Philadelphia's biggest beer celebration is almost upon us. Philly Beer Week is just over a week away and anyone who enjoys great craft and import beer has already been searching websites to figure out what activities to attend during the ten day event. Several blogs and websites have already listed the events in calender form to make it easier for everyone to pick and plan so I am not going to rehash that information here. Instead I want to concentrate on one aspect of Beer Week, THE BEER FESTIVAL. You can call it a festival, a tasting or a sampling event. Hold it in a museum, arena, convention center, zoo, brew pub or local bar but it's all the same. Whether it's 300 plus beers being poured or under 20 it's an event dedicated to the diversity of beer and the people who enjoy it.
Over the past 15 years I have attended multiple festivals in several states. Now I am a little more selective about the ones I attend but when go I never fail to have a great time. Philly Beer Week kicks off an amazing list of festivals that continue through March and into April. The following list shows the events during and after Philly Beer Week. Some of the festivals are local while the others are just a quick road trip away.
Pre Beer Week
March 1, 2008
2nd Annual Philly Craft Beer Festival
Phila Naval Shipyard
Philly Beer Week Events
March 7, 2008
Joe Sixpack's Philly Favorites
The Marketplace at East Falls
7pm-10pm $60
Joe Sixpack (Don Russel) kicks off beer week with samplings from 22 local breweries and brewpubs. Gourmet food is provided by the vendors at the Marketplace.
March 8 and 9, 2008
3rd Annual Atlantic City Beer Festival
The Atlantic City Convention Center
March 9, 2008
The 4th Annual Brewer's Plate
Independence Visitors Center
March 15, 2008
Micheal Jackson: The Man and His Legacy
19th Annual Tutored Tasting At Penn
Chinese Rotunda and Upper Egyptian Gallery
Experts lead a tutored tasting followed by a two hour open sampling session.
March 16, 2008
Real Ale Festival
Triumph Brewing in Old City
Triumph and Yards unite to present 20 different firkins from 20 different breweries. Only room for 300 at this event.
1-4pm, $50
After Beer Week
March 22, 2008
Split Thy Skull 08 Barleywine Fest
Sugar Moms Philly
Pay as you go
Road Trip
March 8-9, 2008
Split Thy Brooklyn Skull
Mugs Ale House, Brooklyn
Pay as you go
March 28-30, 2008
1st Manhattan Cask Ale Festival
Chelsea Brewing Co.
Pay as you go
April 10, 2008
ASN's Ultimate Belgian Tasting 3
Heartland Brewery, Empire State Building
April 26-27, 2008
TAP New York Craft Beer and Fine Food Festival 2008
Hunter Mountain
A BIG trip
April 26, 2008
3rd Annual World Beer Festival
Raleigh, NC
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