TJ's East Coast/West Coast Throwdown

Yeah, this time it's an east coast vs west coast thang. In TJ's ongoing regional beer battles the tag team from New York Ithaca/Southern Tier takes on California's Stone/Coronado. Throwdown goes 7pm-12am. Can't we all just get along?


(West Coast):
Stone IRS
Stone Vertical Epic 09.09.09
Stone Cali-Belgique
Stone Ruination
Stone 13th Anniversary
Coronado Hoppy Daze
Coronado Islander IPA
Coronado Red Devil
Coronado 12th Anniversary Stoopid Stout
Sierra Nevada Estate Harvest or Moylan's Hopsickle

(East Coast):
Ithaca Flower Power
Ithaca Eleven
Ithaca Cold Front
Ithaca Cascazilla
Ithaca Outdoor Harvest Ale
Ithaca Brute
Ithaca alpHalpHa (CASK)
Southern Tier Pumking
Southern Tier Mokah
Southern Tier Creme Brulee
Southern Tier Unearthly
Southern Tier Cuvee II
Southern Tier Harvest
General Lafayette Bier de Cerise

2nd Annual East Coast Cask Festival & Pig Roast: Spinnerstown Hotel

These pictures are from last year's West Coast Cask event at the Spinnerstown Hotel and it looks as if the rain is returning with the firkins. This year it's time to focus on the east. The Cask Festival and Pig Roast will feature 10 breweries from Maine to Georgia. Rain and cold weather be damned we shall eat pork and drink ale. Noon-5pm. PAYG

Featured Casks

Allagash Curieux
Southern Tier Pumpking Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Blue Point Hoptical Illusion
Sly Fox Palisades Parkway Pale Ale
The Duck-Rabbit Wine Barrel Aged Brown Ale
Terrapin Farmhouse Saison with
Bitter Sweet Orange Peel and Corriander
Dogfish Head 75 Minute IPA
Manayunk California Dreamin DIPA
Rock Bottom IPA
Victory Storm King Imperial Stout

Dirty Snow? She Did it for the Beer.

Say it ain't so. Ms. White is a chain smokin woman of loose morals? Well the Disney animated icon is certainly showing a different side in ads for Jamieson Brewery in Australia, as reported by The Daily Telegraph. Jamieson is using a likeness of Snow White to advertise their Raspberry Ale as "anything but sweet". The image gets right to the point. Don't worry mom and dad the names of the dwarves and America's sweetheart have been changed to protect the innocent. Snow White is Ho White (seems appropriate) and Sleepy, Happy and Doc are now Filthy, Smarmy and Randy (?). As you may have figured mega media corp Disney isn't too happy. The campaign creators, The Foundry, reported that they had "a little bit of contact" with Disney. Kids can we say cease and desist order? Yes we can!

Pumpkin Madness @ South Philly Tap Room and Devil's Den

Pumpkin fans rejoice. Pumpkin beer fans really rejoice. Two of South Philly's best beer locations are going all out pumpkin.

First

The Great Pumpkin Road Show
South Philly Tap Room
Sunday October 18th
4-8pm, PAYG

David Buhler travels to town from Elysian Brewing bringing in 6 of his pumpkin brews on draft. Add to that 6 more pumpkin beers from other breweries and you have 12 pumpkiny offerings flowing. Also look for pumpkin and squash dinner specials and a fall pumpkin carving contest. Pure pumpkin bliss.

Second

Pumpkin Fest

Devil's Den

Thursday October 22nd

7-10pm, PAYG

Time for your after work pumpkin fix. A variety of pumpkin and fall beers along with a pumpkin decorating contest and special pumpkin menu items from the kitchen. The final beer list is TBD.

NYC Beer Trippin' to the Yankees (PT2): Heartland Brewery & Rotisserie

The Yankees have already swept the Minnesota Twins and the Phillies have done away with the Colorado Rockies, however before all this October playoff pandemonium started I took the train up to NYC to meet a few friends for my first visit to Yankee Stadium. Since I am a fly-by-night baseball fan my trip to the Big Apple served another purpose. I made sure to arrive early enough to explore a few good beer bars before meeting the group. The afternoon started at the very impressive Rattle-N-Hum and then moved half a block west to Heartland Brewery & Rotisserie (350 5th Ave) located in the Empire State Building.

My first experience with Heartland happened a few years back while visiting friends in midtown. Kelleigh and I stopped by Heartland's original location in Union Square. Since I'm known to drift into the closest brewery no matter where I am a Heartland stop was inevitable. Unfortunately the only thing that stood out from that experience was that nothing stood out from that experience. The food was decent but I remember the beer being fairly average. Not bad just nothing to shout about. Kelleigh had made the point that the place might work better for someone who was trying craft beer for the first time. There was good variety with nothing too over the top to scare off the macro minded beer drinker. In a sense what Red Lobster is to seafood, Heartland is to beer. Fast forward to now. So why did I decide to stop in on this trip? Besides having to pass the front door on the way to The Ginger Man (more on that later) HB&R brews one of my guilty autumn pleasures, a pumpkin beer.

Put pumpkin in it and I'm on it: cake, pie, latte, ice cream, soup, yadda, yadda, yadda. Every fall for the past several years my never-fail-me pumpkin beers have been Southern Tier Pumking and Dogfish Head Punkin' Ale. Wishful thinking had me penciling in Heartland's fall classic Smiling Pumpkin Ale. The brewery website states: "Our Famous autumn colored beer is made with honey-roasted pumpkins and simmered with ginger, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. A sweet and spicy harvest treat that goes down smoothly". Tasty brewery speak.

Smiling Pumpkin starts out with the big aromas of fall. Nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander and allspice are all present. Sadly the first sip revealed a taste that didn't quite reach the level of the aroma. Some light spice and sweetness came through with a touch of pumpkin flavor. The honey-roasting isn't detectable. Overall a little too thin for my taste. Since I am more of a pie-in-the-glass guy I was hoping for a bolder spicier beer with a maltier background. However it does fall in line with their other middle of the road offerings.

My quick stop at Heartland allowed me just enough time to toss back the pint and look around the place. The most notable point about the Empire State location were the bars. Upstairs reminded me of a slightly fancier Friday's (where is your flare?) while the dimly lit, quiet downstairs seemed like a trendier spot for the evening. A great space but either way I wish the beer had made the big impression. Onward to the Ginger Man.

To be continued...

Happy Anniversary Earth Bread + Brewery

Wow, has it been a year of drinking great beer and tossing down yummy flatbread in Mt. Airy? I guess it has. Congrads Tom and Peggy on Earth Bread + Brewery's success!!!

Today is our 1 year anniversay!!
There will be 11 of Tom's beers on tap.
$1 off on all flatbreads (just wait until we're 5 or 10 years open!)
Anniversary pint glasses - growlers - Tshirts

Wegmans and the Business of Beer

This Sunday (10/11) is the big opening of Wegmans supermarket in Collegeville. Most of the beer people I know have had this date marked on their calenders and are specifically awaiting the opening of the Pub inside the Market Street Cafe. The availability of hundreds of beers in a restaurant setting, along with single bottle and six pack sales will give many a reason to head to the market for more than the normal weekly shopping trip. Of course all is not happy in the land of hops and malt. The MBDA ( Malt Beverage Distributors Association) of Pennsylvania still has issues with retailers selling beer and believes supermarkets are managing to slide by established state laws. Currently a lawsuit filed against the LCB by the MBDA is expected to be heard shortly by the state Supreme Court. The hot topic is covered in depth in the current issue of Philadelphia Business Journal

I Love the Smell of Wood in the Morning

If you aren't headed to the sold out Kennett Square Brewfest or maybe if you are and just need to make your day of beer drinking a little longer head to Union Jack's Inn on the Manatawny. UJ is providing some serious morning wood ***insert chuckle here*** with a Wood Barrel Aged Beer Fest featuring 15 barrel aged beers on tap. A 9am start means you will have to break your rule of no drinks before noon. Who am I kidding? I'm sure most of you reading this won't have a problem sipping on your first cold one at a time when you are more accustom to tossing back bacon, eggs and double caramel lattes. PAYG 9am-???

DRAFT LIST (SO FAR):

STONE RED WINE BARREL AGED OLD GUARDIAN

ALLAGASH INTERLUDE

OMMEGANG ROUGE

PENNICHUCK POZHARNIK

FOUNDERS MAPLE MOUNTAIN BROWN

SAINT SOMEWHERE LECTIO DU CHENE

FOUNDERS BACKWOODS BASTARD 07

TERRAPIN SUBSTANCE ABUSE

TERRAPIN BIG HOPPY MONSTER

NEW HOLLAND DRAGONS MILK 07

LEFT HAND OAKED IMPERIAL STOUT

RUSSIAN RIVER CONSECRATION

FOUNDERS HAND OF DOOM

Le Trou Du Diable La Claymore Cerise

Le Trou Du Diable Brandy Barrel La Buteuse

A firkin of Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12

NYC Beer Trippin' to the Yankees (PT1): Rattle-N-Hum

So what does a die hard football fan from Pittsburgh who places the importance of baseball dead last on the list of the four major sports do when asked to go to a Yankees game? I go, of course. Sure my love of baseball died around the same time Barry Bonds took a jet out of Pittsburgh back in 92 but even I can't deny the excitement of the New York Yankees and their new ballpark. Now if this were a sports blog I'd go on nostalgically about my childhood love of the game, the great ballpark memorabilia or the Yankees walk-off victory but here it's about the beer.

The good beer in this Yankees journey started with a short walk form Penn Station down 33rd to Rattle-N-Hum. There is an Irish flag over the door but a closer look at the beer signs tell you this isn't your average Irish American pub. While taking a seat at the long bar, one quick look at the hand written draft board and immediately you know this place takes its craft beer serious. There are 40 beers on tap and another 4 on cask at a separate cask bar at the back of the room. The place has the classic warm, been-there-forever pub feel. Surprising since it opened only a little over a year ago. The dimly lit room is trimmed in dark wood and has enough craft beer swag on the ceiling and walls to put the fear of God into a Coors Light drinker. Visiting for the first time I kicked myself for not taking time to make it up during their huge cask event for the recent NYC Craft Beer Week. In honor of real ale I decided on a Clipper City Brewing Hang 10 Weizen Dopplebock accompanied by a side of IPA brined fries (double fried perfection).

I am a big fan of Weizenbock and Hang 10 (bottle) is one of my top three American versions of the style. Penn Brewing Weizen Bock and Victory Moonglow Weizen Bock top my list. This was my first experience with H10 on cask and it didn't disappoint.

The pour was deep amber with a thin head that quickly faded. Banana bread came to mind with the first sniff; a good bit of sweet malt, spice and yeast. The fruit effect really comes out in this beer; raisins, apples, banana and a malt sweetness followed by a slight sourness towards the end. This was a very good sipper. The alcohol is well hidden. The fact that it's 10% abv still amazes me. If I didn't have an entire night of activity in front of me I would of loved to explore the rest of the cask list.

Midtown Village Fall Festival

There's a chill is in the air, the leaves are beginning to change and I have an urge to drink beer in the street. It must be time for the Midtown Village Fall Festival. Saturday October 3rd (noon-8pm) is the 4th year for the event that picked up where the former Ludwig's Oktoberfest left off. It's grown to include a multitude of shops, vendors, bars and restaurants all offering a grand afternoon of merriment in the streets of Midtown. The beer will flow from the usual locations; Fergie's, Vintage, Time and McGillin's Olde Ale House. For the Oktoberfest experience McGillin's will shut down Drury Street to create a beer garden with German beer, food and entertainment. Prost!!!

Celebrating with a Loser

Back in the early to mid 9os on any given day you would of found me dressed in a pair of torn jeans, a t-shirt and flannel (the standard grunge for dumbies kit) listening to Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Nirvana and Mudhoney. Yes, I fell hard for the whole grunge scene; music, clothes, attitude and scraggly facial hair (that still remains). Recently all those second hand Seattle memories came rushing back when I was lucky enough to score two tickets to the upcoming Pearl Jam concert at the Wachovia Spectrum in October. What makes the concert opportunity even better is that, the tix were free (Joe rules!). A true cause for celebration. A bottle of Elysian Brewing's Loser Pale Ale seemed like the best way to toast an evening of meaningful, hard driven, passionate tunes.

Loser is a tribute to 20 years of Sub Pop music. The Seattle based record company founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman was a big part of developing the "Seattle sound".

The beer is a golden orange with a light hop and fruit aroma. The look suggests a rich hoppy treat, maybe leaning to the IPA side, but the taste is all Pale Ale. There's a nice bitter grapefruit sting, breadiness and a touch of sweetness. This beer isn't going to abuse you, which is a good thing. Not every beer needs to smack you over the head. This is simply a good, easy drinking Pale. So mess up your hair, put on your best flannel, open a bomber and get in touch with your inner loser.

The following Mudhoney (band on the label) video should help with the mood.

Double Bastard Pour

Somehow it didn't seem fair to label this photo Double Bastard Pour without giving a little explanation. On Wed Stone rep Lee Marren brought some of the brewery's best offerings to a jubilant crowd at the Craft Ale House in Limerick. The draft choices were ample and as if that weren't enough the evening notched up when the locked top was sprung on a jeroboam of Double Bastard. Mmmm, caramel, malty, hoppy, bitter, sweet goodness. Thanks again Gary and Lee! We aren't worthy!

Happy Birthday Guinness

What do you do when you turn 250? You party like a rock star, hold a world wide toast and give others the experience of a lifetime. Today marks 250 years since Arthur Guinness signed the 9000 year lease on the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin and it's also Mr. G's 284th birthday. For the party Guinness is holding a concert featuring the Black Eyed Peas and giving away 3 amazing experiences; Space, Sea, Studio (check the video). If you are celebrating have your pint ready at 5:59 pm est, to toast with the rest of the world.

Tir na nog (Philly)

Guinness 250th Anniversary Party!:09.24.09Come be a part of history on Thursday, September 24 from 5 - 7pm at Tir Na Nog! Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Guinness with samples of Guinness' Limited Edition 250 brew, bag pipes, prizes, giveaways and a Global Toast at 5:59pm! Hosted by the Guinness Girls!

Stoned or a Resurrection?

Mr. Dan Bengel hit me with a Facebook invite that creates a slight biblical dilemma for Wednesday night. The Craft Ale House is having a Turn to Stone event with Stone Brewing rep extraordinaire Lee Marren supplying a fine mix of southern California goodies; Stone 13, Cali-Belgique, Sublimely Self Righteous, Ruination and Vertical Epic 9-9-9. Sounds perfect. Oops, Brendan and crew are opening the doors to Resurrection Ale House on the same night. Don't all you beer guys convene at a giant round table in a secret location so nights like this don't happen? Now a choice must be made. Do I head to the city for a resurrection or make my way to the country to get stoned? Decisions, decisions, decisions.




Big Dan's musical choice might be more spot on but I am feelin' this Black Crowes cover.

Resurrection Time

Ahhhhh yes, the time of the resurrection has arrived. On Wed Sept 23rd Brendan Hartranft and Leigh Maida will open the doors of Resurrection Ale House located at the corner of Catharine Street and Grays Ferry Ave (2425 Grays Ferry Ave). You know to expect great beer and the extra treat is the, impossible to get in Philly, Brewers Art Resurrection Ale on draft. The opening day festivities start at 5pm.

Opening Draft List

Brewer’s Art Resurrection Ale

Stoudt’s Pils

Slyfox O’Reilly’s Stout

Cantillon Cuvee des Champions

Schlenkerla Helles

Dogfish Head Punkin’

PBC Rowhouse Red

Brooklyn Sorachi Ace

Ommegang Rare Vos

Lagunitas Lucky 13

Ayinger Octoberfest

On Cask : Yards Cape of Good Hope

Russian River Pliny The Elder

Bottle List & Coming Soon On Draft

Oktoberfest

Today is the start of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. Over the next 16 days approximately 6 million people will celebrate Bavarian style. If your not one of the lucky ones headed to Germany don't get your lederhosen in a bind. Raise your liter at any of the local versions of the famous fall fest.
Prost!!!

Philly Oktoberfest 2009
Sat Sept 19th
Location: 23rd Street Armory
22 S. 23rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
Between Market and Chestnut Street
Session #1 : 1:00 p.m. - 4:00pm
Session #2 : 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m
VIP Entry an hour Early! Admission: $40 ($50 at the door)VIP : $75 (includes food* and souvenir liter) Designated Driver : $15
Spaten, Franziskaner, plus 25 more Oktoberfestbiers & Pumpkin Ales German Biergarten with food*. Wear your lederhosen & dirndls! Oom-pah Music by Heimat Klaenge & the Mummers All-Stars. Traditional dancing by GTV Almrausch Schuhplattler
*Buffet at additional charge. Close to Public Transportation. Must be 21 to Attend

Elwood Park Zoo's Oktoberfest
Saturday September 19, 2009
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm (last call at 8:30 pm)
Herald the fall season with a sampling of the harvest hops! Stroll the zoo, enjoy live music and sample seasonal craft brews. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided for designated drivers. Tickets $40 in advance, $45 at the gate, and only $20 for designated drivers. Pre-sale tickets are sold out, be sure to stop by Elmwood Park Zoo Saturday night to purchase your tickets and attend! Price includes complimentary Oktoberfest Mug and delicious Oktoberfest fare. Official Oktoberfest 2009 t-shirts are also on sale -- buy now or at the gate.
THIS EVENT IS FOR ADULTS ONLY! YOU MUST BE 21 TO ENTER. VALID PROOF OF AGE MUST BE SHOWN AT GATE!

Stoudt's Oktoberfest 09
SEPTEMBER 26 - Gate opens at 1pm.
3 to 10 pm - Music by "Alex Meixner" breaking for events.
2, 4:15, 6:15, and 8:15 pm - Performance by "The Reading Liederkranz Schuhplatters" Dancers
3:15 pm - Parade of the Pig
2:30 - Women's Cleevagheevin finals at 6:45 pm
4 pm - Children's contest
4:45 pm - Men's Cleevagheevin finals at 8:45 pm
Food available from 2 to 9 pm.
SEPTEMBER 27 - Gate opens at 1pm. Music by "Walt Groller" from 2 to 6 pm.
Food available from noon - 5 pm.

Teresa's Next Door
Sept 20th
Radnor Fall Festival to INCLUDE OKTOBERFEST!!!
Just like before at Jazz Fest Earlier this year we will be drinking in the streets of Wayne!!! Along with various forms of shopping, children's entertainment and A BIG SCREEN TV outside so you don't miss the Eagles play @1PM while we pour more draft beer in the street. Here is another great opportunity to loosen Wayne up a little.

Brauhaus Schmitz Oktoberfest
9/21-9/26
All week long we will feature an Authentic Bavarian Menu and Draft specials. If you have any questions regarding specific events, please call us 267-909-8814. Monday, 9/21 - 9PM - German/Beer Quizzo. (Sign up will start on 9/21 at 8PM - it is free to play. Winning team will get Gift Certificate and door prizes.)
Tuesday, 9/22 - 7PM - 4 Course Bavarian Dinner with Beer Pairing. $45/pp (Limited space - reservation only - Please call to reserve your spot)
Oktoberfest Beer Dinner
1st course: Poached Salmon with Celery Root Salad and Pilsner Sabayon served with a 0 .4L Jever pilsner
2nd Course: Duck Liver Pate en croute served with a 0.3L Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen

Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh
First 2 weekends in October
Next: Friday, October 2-4
Come join in the celebration of Hofbrauhaus Pittsburgh's 1st AnnualOktoberfest! Located in the Sydney Street Parking Lot, next to McCormick and Schmick's. Featuring delicious Hofbrauhaus bier and cuisine, local vendors, and live entertainment! We'll see you there!Friday 5PM to Midnight, Saturday Noon to Midnight, and Sunday Noon to 10:00 PM

Max's 2nd Annual German Beer Fest
September 18-20, 2009
11am-close (2am) each day. NO ENTRANCE FEE. We will be featuring over 80 Authentic German Beers on Draft. Over 70 Authentic German Beers in Bottles and a full German Inspired food menu. We will be offering 12oz Sample mugs, 1 Liter Steins, 1 Liter Boots and 2 Liter Boots. Full Draft list TBA....Soon. For any info Please contact chard@maxs.com 410-675-6297

Details On Beer

When I flipped through my October issue of Details magazine it wasn't the Prada ads, an article on a cocaine wrecked life or tips on how to achieve a killer orgasms that caught my eye, it was a photo of icy beer cans. The trendy, hip and those in the know now know what beer enthusiasts have understood for awhile. Great beer comes in a can. The quick article highlights 7 canned beers that are worthy of popping the tab. Sly Fox's Pikeland Pils is the Philly connection on the list. Details author, Rob Willey, states: "Malt and hops give it a subtle heft that most pale brews lack.". The other canned wonders on the list are; Steamworks Steam Engine Lager, Caldera Ashland Amber, Oskar Blues Ten Fidy Imperial Stout (my favorite), 21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA, Butternuts Heinnieweisse Weissebier and New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale.

Wealth of Riches: Blue Dog Family Tavern

When you have a monster lineup of craft beer what's the best course of action to take? If you're the Blue Dog Family Tavern in Chalfont you share the wealth. On Saturday the 19th "The Big Event" is a Wealth of Riches Celebration. The starting draft list may have you jumping in the car now. Arriving early is a good plan especially if you crave a pint of Nugget Nectar. Even with Sculpin, Pliny, KBS and CBS in the house my money is on the "fresh" Nectar firkin kicking first. The pours start at 11:00 am. PAYG.

Starting Line-Up
Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout
Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout
Ballast Point Sculpin India Pale Ale
Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Stone 13th Anniversary Ale
Beer Valley Black Flag Imperial Stout
Ithaca Flower Power
Great Divide Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti
Dogfish Head Sah ‘tea
Voodoo “Got Gas?” Nitro IPA
A fresh firkin of Tröegs Nugget Nectar

On Deck -
Russian River Consecration
Russian River Temptation
Founders Dumbo Head Wheat
Founders Maple Mountain Brown
Dogfish Head Chateau Jiahu
Boulder 30th Anniversary Flashback Ale
Great Divide 15th Anniversary Wood Aged Double IPA
Great Divide Double Wit
Ithaca Ten
Thomas Hooker Liberator Doppelbock - Cellared
Duck-Rabbit Duck-Rabbitor Doppelbock
Allagash Curiex
Port Brewing Hop 15
Lost Abbey 10 Commandments
Dogfish Head Palo Santo
Stone Cali-Belgique
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous
Allagash Fluxus
Bear Republic Double Aught
Saint Somewhere Lectio du Chene
Saint Somewhere Saison du Chene
Saint Somewhere Pays du Soliel
Lagunitas Vintage 2008 Olde GnarlyWine (En route)
Lagunitas Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ Extra! (En route)

And lots more....

Jazz Brew & Lew: Jenkintown Jazz and Brew Fest

This year the Jenkintown Jazz and Brew Fest has the added bonus of breakfast with über author on beer (whiskey too) Lew Bryson. Don't worry getting up Sunday at the crack of dawn for nourishment isn't necessary. Both times will allow you to sleep off some of what did you in last night. Seating #1 is @ 11:00 AM and #2 is @ 12:00 pm at the West Avenue Grille. Afterwards take in the tunes and get a few more pours of the hair of the dog that bit ya. The Brew Fest starts at 1:00.

Tickets for Breakfast and Brew are $25 and will be available at the West Avenue Grille on Sunday morning. BrewFest-only admission is $30 payable at the gate. This low entry fee gets you admittance to the BrewFest, a sporty wristband, a commemorative sampling cup, and all the samples you care to enjoy during the time taps are open. Designated Driver tickets (full access but NO sampling) are only $10. Sorry, no refunds.

Mondo Brewlicious Saturday

Nothing to do today? Then you are not thinking with your beer soaked brain. There are enough great beer events happening in and around Philly that you will wish you could clone yourself and get to them all.

Philadelphia

Drafting Room Spring House

Hopfest

noon start, all day, PAYG

Offerings scheduled to include:
Green Flash West Coast IPA, Brooklyn Blast, Drafting Room 15th Anniversary Ale, Green Flash Imperial IPA, Moylan’s Hopsickle, Southern Tier Hoppe, Rogue Latona, Southern Tier Gemini, Yards Cape of Good Hope, Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Tripel, Otter Creek Imperial IPA, Iron Hill (North Wales) Something Hoppy, Duvel Green, Bear Republic Racer X, Arcadia Hop Rocket, Rogue xs I2PA, Thirty Dog Hoppus Maximus, Great Lakes Burning River, Bavarian Barbarian Weldsplatter, Stoudts Double IPA, Tröegs Nugget Nectar “Firkin”
Sorry, No Growlers

Johnny Brenda's

Pils Picnic
Noon, all day, PAYG
Why celebrate Oktoberfest when SUMMER IS STILL HERE?! Saturday, September 12 from noon on we'll be serving 10 local pils on tap from Victory, Stoudts, Dock Street, Troegs, Sly Fox, Iron Hill, and McKenzie. We will be serving delicious picnic food like deviled eggs, potato salad, cold fried chicken, and more! Come enjoy the crisp, refreshing pilsners!

TJ's Restaurant & Drinkery

Suburban Philly Beer Meetup

3-5pm

Bring your best brews to share and meet other Suburban Pilly BAs. TJ's will be supplying the space and various appetizers to go around. This is a no cost event - so please tip your server generously as they will have to serve the apps and clean up after us. If the event is successful we will host one every quarter throughout the year.

Northern Liberties

A Full Plate's 3rd Annual Rib Cook-Off

1pm

With your $20 admission price you also get a beer from Stoudt's and a cocktail mixed with ROOT liqueur. A bottomless cup can be purchased for an additional $10. Doors open to the event at 1pm. The first 35 people through the door also get a FREE Rib Cook-Off t-shirt from Philly Fresh Prints!A Full Plate's 3rd Annual Rib Cook-Off2nd and N. Hancock Streets (directly behind The Piazza @ Schmidt's)FREE PARKING

Pittsburgh

Steel City Big Pour 2009

Session One: 12pm - 3pm (SOLD OUT), Session Two: 5pm - 8pm (SOLD OUT)
A Craft Brewing Experience Featuring: Beer Samples From 32 Craft Breweries, Food From Over 20 Local Restaurants, Live Art & Music, Deluxe Kegerator Art & Raffle, The Return of the Belgian Cafe, Big Pour's Own Brew, More Pours... Think Glass & Concrete, Many Organic Offerings, And Much Much More! Three hours of beer, live art & music. In two short years, the Big Pour has established itself as the preeminent craft beer festival in the region. Come and experience Craft Brewing like nowhere else in Pittsburgh. No one attending will ever be the same!