Skull Splitting or Hop Heavy

It's Saturday at 1:00, where do your loyalties lie? Do you want to give in to your hop head tendencies or is something of the high octane malt variety more to your liking? The choice is between today's Easter Hopfest at Union Jacks Inn on the Manatawny or Split Thy Skull Barleywine Fest at Sugar Mom's. Since the abv's will be high and the distance between the events is almost 54 miles there is a serious challenge if you want to hit both. So is it the city or the country? Either way be prepared for a mind altering experience.

Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny Easter Hopfest
1pm-1am
Southern Tier Gemini
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Russian River Pliny the Younger (backed up with Oggi's Left Coast Hop Juice)
Stone Ruination
Founders Double Trouble
Laughing Dog Alpha Dog Imperial IPA
Rogue I2PA
Moylans Hopsickle
Moylans Moylander
Bear Republic Apex
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Avery Maharajah
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Manayunk California Dreamin' Double IPA
Otto's Double D IPA
Troegs Nugget Nectar

Sugar Mom's Split Thy Skull Barleywine Fest
1-5pm
Victory Old Horizontal
Stone R.I.S.
PBC Philabuster Wheatwine
Sly Fox Panacea
Founders Backwoods Bastard
Rock Art Vermonster
Kulmbacher Eisbock
Flying Fish Hoppy 3x
Iron Hill Gold Barleywine
Porterhouse Aged Old Ale
Voodoo Love Child
Maybe Aged Brooklyn Monster

March Madness Beer Weekend

Now that Beer Week is just a memory it’s time to look forward on the beer calender. Easter and March Madness will dominate the weekend but there are a few local beer happenings. Union Jack’s Inn on the Manatawny is hosting its Easter Hopfest on Saturday March 22. The event starts at noon and should satisfy everyone’s early spring hop craving. Check out the list of big beers and click on the link for more details.

Union Jack’s 3rd Annual Hopfest

Bells Hopslam
Stone Ruination
Southern Tier Gemini
Southern Tier Unearthly
Troegs Nugget Nectar
Stoudt’s Double IPA
Ithaca Double IPA
Boulder Mojo Risin
Lost Coast Double Trouble
Sly Fox Odyssey
Avery Maharajah
Mad River Steelhead Double IPA
Weyerbacher Double Simcoe
Victory Hop Wallop

http://www.unionjacksmanatawny.com/

Brooklyn had theirs at Mugs Ale House now it’s time for the Philadelphia Split Thy Skull. As usual it is at Sugar Moms (225 church street) in Old City. The festivities start at 1pm and with one look at the beer list a designated driver is a wise choice.

Sugar Mom’s Split Thy Skull

Arcadia Cereal Killer Barleywine
Breckenridge 471 IPA
Flying Fish Applejack Eis-Grand Cru
Founders Devil Dancer Strong Ale
Iron Hill Quadfather Quadrupel
Porterhouse Old Buck Old Ale
Sly Fox Ichor Quadrupel
Stone Old Gardian Barleywine
Stoudt’s Old Abominable Barleywine
Thomas Hooker Old Marley Barleywine
Victory Old Horizontal Barleywine

A quick look at next weekend shows that Weyerbacher is having its annual Open House on Saturday the 29th. Expect 8 plus kegs to sample from and enjoy a little beer talk with the guys at the brewery. The day starts at noon and continues until 3pm. This is a free event.