Philly Beer Week June 1st-10th

yeah i can see that...we stayed for 2-3 beers and then went somewhere else. that's the fun of it though - last year we left the monks LA event bc it was so insanely crowded and walked to grace tavern where they had older vis, framboise, mongo, anny ale and a bunch of other LA/port stuff and there was like 8 people there. the brewers from RR, LA, SN all showed up too and were talking to everyone there.

it turned out to be one of the better events we went to and no one seemed to know about it bc people were too busy fighting over a $10 glass of a beer that might have been in the same barrel that duck duck was in like 3 years ago. oh, and it was kinda flat too. ::rimshot::

 

What's Exportation (2011)? Anybody?

 

In 2010 beer camp made a porter called exporter then vinnie put it in a barrel to make exportation. It's really good, or at least it was last year.

 

The Drafting Room had a keg last summer, not sure if anywhere else had it....it was RIDICULOUSLY good. I think I went back three separate times for a pour.

 

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teresa's had this as well (and if IIRC they've had a few of them they've tapped throughout the year).

 

South Philly Tap Room tapped a keg at their PtY release a couple months back. It's pretty damn tasty

 

I don't know how I missed these events in the previous years, but what are we looking at as far as a selection? Like, no brainer if you're in the area good

 

This was last year's list - http://beeradvocate.com/events/info/44662

 

Was planning a Philly pub crawl (Monk's, McGillans, Brauhaus Schmitz, etc.) via chauffeured limo for a bunch of guys to celebrate a birthday. Tentatively scheduled for 6/02 but I have now become aware that that is the first Saturday of Beer Week. I'm now suggesting that we postpone until after 6/10. Is PBW the major shitstorm (crowds causing insufferable waits between drinks) that I think it is?

 

It really depends on what event you go to. If you're planning on going to a RR Event or a Founders event that will have CBS for example, yes that will be a total shitstorm. There are plenty of other events going on where if you plan it right you will be fine no matter what day you choose to do it.

 

Depending on the time of day you're talking about, Monk's, Brauhaus Schmitz and McGillan's will be crowded on a Saturday regardless if it's Beer Week or not.

Brauhaus Schmitz isn't hosting any PBW events this year, so they should be business-as-usual. McGillan's will be also be unaffected: they host few PBW events and none on the 2nd. Monk's has 4 Hands from 4-6pm, but I wouldn't expect it to be much more crowded than normal.

I'd check the schedule anyway: if you're going to be in town enjoy some of the great things PBW has to offer, don't avoid it. (Alternatively, you can look at the schedule and avoid bars during event times... or at least )

http://www.phillybeerweek.org/events.cfm#06022012

My guesses for probable shitstorms on the 2nd: Johnny Brendas' 11am Firkin takeover and Farmers Cabinet's 11:30am Mikkeller event. The rest should only see moderate upticks, though I may be underestimating the draw of some events.

 

Thank you all for the advice. Maybe we'll still crawl on 6/02...I've roughly mapped out a route, and we can always just tell the driver to keep going to the next stop if we see a line out the door. Cheers!

 

Elysian and Uinta will have some really nice events going on monday and tuesday

 

Here is the draft list for the Bella Vista Beer Bash at the Devil's Den on June 1st.
http://www.facebook.com/events/240867659353922/

 

Edit: Seems I was slow. But here's one for those without Facebook.

Devil's Den Bella Vista Takeover tap list was just announced:

Funky Buddah Raspberry Berliner
Cigar City Humidor IPA
4 Hands Prunus Sour Cherry Saison
Half Acre Chocolate Camaro
Half Acre Daisy Cutter
Old Forge Barrel Aged Celestial Blonde
Round Guys Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Saison
Neshaminy Creek Tribute Triple
Lavery Barrel Aged Lioaprd Oir
Voodoo Love Child
Tilquin Gueuze 2011
Evil Twin Weird Grape
Coronado Stingray IPA
Arcadia Whitsun
Ballast Point Even Keel
CCM Lupulus
Mont Blanc Blond
50/50 Honey Rye
50/50 Totality
Schonramer Pils
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Boulder Big Bad Bitter
Central Waters Exodus
Hill Farmstead Myth Of Saison
Williamsburg AleWerks Cafe Royal with Vanilla Beans and Dutch Chocolate (FIRKIN)

Pretty awesome. Definitely going to try to get there a bit earlier to get a seat.

 

Random PBW updates (it's been a while):

- Farm Cab is starting to pump out taplists (see their website). The Monday 6/4 Cellar Keg list and the Sat. 6/9 U.K. Beer Fest (just submitted the latter to calendar) list =

- There's a chance that the Maine Beer Co. tap takeover scheduled for Hawthorne's might be taking place at their new spot, The Cambridge (1509 South St), instead if it opens in time.

- Little bummed that Sidecar and Kraftwork aren't doing PBW this year but they usually bring it yearround anyways so no biggie there.

- Has anyone heard a peep about that Fishtown festival that was supposed to happen by Frankford & Girard on 6/9? Seems odd that there are no details yet while the other PBW neighborhood fests (Manayunk, U. City, E. Passyunk) are fleshed out.