Wheat Beer, Art and a Cigar or Two

Last Saturday the Blue Ox Bistro kick started the summer with the 20 Wheat Beers of Summer Festival. This Saturday South Philadelpia Tap Room follows with their Wheat Beer Fest. About 30 breweries and $3.00 pints of wheaty goodness all day.


Art and beer mix at the GoogleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, PA. Starting last year the show runs every June and features art work from craft breweries across the country. Think of all the cool, labels, posters, case graphics and web site visuals. Design Drink and Be Merry honors all that creativity. Their beer tasting event will feature some of the breweries featured in the show. Money raised from the beer tasting will go to GoogleWorks After School Arts Program.

Beer Tasting and Fundraiser
Notice: Tickets are selling out, and this event is capped at 150 attendees. Please make sure you call ahead to reserve your tickets! Confirmed Breweries and Distributors presenting beer at this year's tasting:
Atwater Block Brewing Co.
Beer Mart (presenting Lagunitas Brewing Co.)
The Brew Works
Erie Brewing Co.
Legacy Brewing Co.
Raven Beer
River Horse Brewing Co.
Shmaltz
Stoudts Brewing Co.
Troegs Brewing Co.
D.H. Yuengling & Sons
Food sponsors:Jimmy Kramer's World Famous Peanut Bar
Cucina Catering
The "Design, Drink and Be Merry" beer tasting and fundraiser is on
Saturday, June 27th, beginning at 5 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance ($25 at the door), and make a great Father's Day present. For groups of 10 or more, tickets are $15 each.


I caught Joe Sixpack on WIP radio this afternoon. Between discussions of great outdoor beer spots in Philly and the worthiness of a beer float (a rich dark stout and vanilla ice cream) Mr. Sixpack dropped the word about his Cigar and Microbrew Pairing tomorrow at BnB Cigars in Chestnut Hill. He and BnB's Bernard Scally will guide you through a tasting of great drink and smoke.

A Weekend at BnB Cigars
BnB International Cigars and Accessories
Saturday June 27th from 4PM-8PM don't miss Cigar & Micro Brew Pairings with The Daily News' Joe Six pack, Don Russell and BnB's own Bernard Scally reservation are required for this and there will be a $15 cover.

'Tis the Season of the Elf

Tonight at the South Philadelphia Tap Room experience Philly's first keg of Troeg's Mad Elf 2008. The joyous 11% holiday brew starts pouring at 6:30pm.

Also:

I forgot to mention another New Holland event that happens this Friday the 21st. Head over to The Beer Yard in Wayne for the New Holland Variety Case Tasting. Taste the beer, chat about New Holland and then buy a case so you can enjoy your favorites at home.

Allagash, Heavy Seas and Triumph

Thursday is yet again the new Friday with three cool events happening tonight in the city. The South Philadelphia Tap Room has Rob Tod and 13 of his Allagash beers. The running time is 7-10pm. Jose Pistola's has Clipper City/Heavy Seas night. Finally Triumph Brewing in Old City is tapping a firkin of Framboise. Why wait until the weekend? Grab cab fare and make it a bar hopping adventure for good beer tonight.