Philly Beer Week June 1st-10th

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  1. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I agree this is an awesome list... however....

    When I went last year, my guess is that less than half of the "special" beers were tapped at the start of the event. When I asked the bartender about the other beers, he mentioned some would be tapped later that evening, and some would likely be tapped later in the week, depending on what they went through that evening. Considering how many tap handles DD has, that makes complete sense (it only caught me by surprise because I had never been there before and didn't know what to expect). I only mention this, in case there is a particular beer someone wants to try from the list, they might want to call over to DD to make sure it's been tapped before heading over.
     
    #61 John_M, May 23, 2012
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  2. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    With that list at Devil's Den, just go and have a good time. There's not a bad beer in the bunch. Remember, it's just beer, enjoy yourself
     
    #62 SPRichard, May 23, 2012
  3. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    Yes. If you have an Iphone or Android phone you can download the PBW app for your phone. App is much more customizable compared to the website
     
    #63 SPRichard, May 23, 2012
  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Agreed. However, there were some specific beers I was hoping to try at last year's event, and so I was a bit disappointed by what the bartender told me. Don't get me wrong, I still found plenty of great beer to drink at the event, and I did have a good time... on the other hand, if I were to go again and there was something specific I wanted to try, I would call DD first.

    The problem is (if you want to call this a problem) that there are so many great events, and so many opporunities to try something exceptional that I've never sampled before, I have no choice but to organize my priorities (seeing as how I'm coming from out of town). I can't do them all, and often times I'll go to a particular event, just to try a specific beer. So yeah, it's a bit of a disappointment if I make a special trip to try something, only to find out it's not available.
     
    #64 John_M, May 23, 2012
  5. SPRichard

    SPRichard Maven (1,296) Apr 26, 2008 New Jersey
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    I see where you're coming from. PBW is overwhelming to say the least. Hopefully they are small kegs and they kick fast so you can get in as many as you were looking to try
     
    #65 SPRichard, May 23, 2012
  6. chcfan

    chcfan Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2008 California

    Is there some type of Bat Signal for the spreadsheet guy? I work in IT, but have no idea how to dump all that data into a sheet without manually expanding each event, which would take hours and hours. How about we all pitch in a buck to two to pay a data entry temp to do this for us?

    Edit: I tried to View Source on a n event day page and it crashed my browser. It would still be a very ugly cut and paste. There might be some freeware out there to make the job easier, but I don't have the time to mess with it right now.
     
    #66 chcfan, May 24, 2012
  7. leeds376

    leeds376 Initiate (0) Sep 27, 2005 Pennsylvania

    A little help from the PBW vets would be welcome......

    Thinking about heading to Philly early Monday the 4th staying in Center City and leaving Tuesday early afternoon. I'm looking at the events, but am just overwhelmed. The Cigar City/Funky Buddah at Hulmeville would be great to hit, but it starts at six and is out in the burbs which makes getting back into the city a concern. Anyone have any suggestions if I were to just stay in the city and not head out to Hulmeville?
     
    #67 leeds376, May 24, 2012
  8. hhkal17

    hhkal17 Pooh-Bah (2,601) Jul 10, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Devil's Den just got some competition from Barcade for Opening Day taplist...damn!!!

    Bell’s Hopslam
    Brooklyn Mary’s Maple Porter
    Central Waters Peruvian Morning
    Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree
    Dogfish Head Urkontinent
    Elysian Peste Chocolate Chili Stout
    Free Will Napoleon Farmhouse Sour
    Flying Fish Exit 8
    Harpoon Triticus
    Ithaca Dark Humor (Iron Hill collab with Ithaca, brett porter)
    Lost Abbey Deliverence
    New Holland Farmhouse Hatter
    Round Guys Saison Du Pomme
    Russian River Supplication
    Sly Fox Renard D’Or
    Southern Tier Oak Aged Pumking
    Thirsty Dog Bourbon Aged Siberian Night
    Victory Oak Aged Otto
    Voodoo Love Child
    Weyerbacher Seventeen
    Yard’s Bourbon Aged General Washington Tavern Porter

    Descriptions for each beer in here - http://beeradvocate.com/events/info/54675
     
    #68 hhkal17, May 25, 2012
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  9. bigfnjoe

    bigfnjoe Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2009 Pennsylvania

    The 2/2/2 happy hours at Teresa's look absurd. Won't be able to get there at all (especially since I bet the Hill Farmstead event will be bonkers), and that makes me sad. Looking to go to 3-4 of the Capones events, and RR brunch at TDR
     
    #69 bigfnjoe, May 25, 2012
  10. Erin

    Erin Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2005 Pennsylvania

    Devil's Den just added a few new kegs to there Bella Vista Beer Bash event
    Fifty Fifty BART
    Cigar City Apple Brandy Barrel Aged Marshal Zhukov
    Stillwater Fokelore
     
    #70 Erin, May 26, 2012
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  11. JBette01

    JBette01 Initiate (0) Mar 4, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Here's the details on JBs & Frankford Hall FestivALE: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/241976822569060/

    Looks like they are going lowkey with the beer, which is probably a good idea because my liver is usually a wreck by Thursday.

    Alsoooooooooo......

    Anyone doing Farmer's Rare on Mondee the 4th? There is so much competiton I hope it's not crowded. I'm not even posting the tap list, its ridiculous.
     
    #71 JBette01, May 30, 2012
  12. Annesemj

    Annesemj Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2010 California

    i have some suppliers in town monday and tuesday i have to take to events, hopefully i can squeeze in some "own time" later in the week...but ill probably just want to sit at home unfortunately
     
    #72 Annesemj, May 30, 2012
  13. hhkal17

    hhkal17 Pooh-Bah (2,601) Jul 10, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Alright! Been checking on this one for a while and it finally came out today. The Half Acre taplist for Memphis Taproom on Sat. 6/2 (just submitted to BA calendar) -

    Draft -

    Chocolate Camaro
    Ginger Twin
    Daisy Cutter
    Galactic Double Daisy Cutter
    Barred Aged Dripping Saison (Pinot Noir barrel for 8-9 months with tart cherries, Brett and Lacto)
    Big Hugs
    Gossamer

    Cans (in the beer garden) -

    Daisy Cutter
    Gossamer
    Over Ale
     
    #73 hhkal17, May 30, 2012
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  14. ColForbinBC

    ColForbinBC Pooh-Bah (2,495) Sep 9, 2005 New Jersey
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    Insane list there. I think I have to re-arrange my schedule to get over there for that.
     
    #74 ColForbinBC, May 30, 2012
  15. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    honestly, if you're staying in center city and only have one day, you might as well just stay in town. there's so many things going on without having to go out into the burbs.

    i'd suggest:
    the farmers cabinet: rare beer tapping (lots of european beers you hardly ever see)
    monks: de molen (bunch of rare kegs including a one-off that tom brewed with them)
    hawthornes: 50/50 (like 8 draft beers and eclipses too)
    pope: founders (kbs or something like that will probably show up)
    city tap house: goose island (15 beers including something bourbon county)

    these places are at different spots around the city, but most are easily accesible from center city, with city tap house being the farthest away. if you're going to eat i'd suggest monks or hawthornes (or both!) enjoy.
     
    #75 xnicknj, May 30, 2012
  16. voodoobrewery

    voodoobrewery Devotee (314) Aug 31, 2011 Pennsylvania

    we will be announcing the winner of the philly voodoo barrel aged release competition friday during our event at doobies. thanks to everyone that participated and supported us. we're sorry we didn't make a new beer this year for pbw, but with our pub opening in a few weeks, we had to divert resources.
     
    #76 voodoobrewery, May 31, 2012
  17. PABeerDude

    PABeerDude Aspirant (288) Jun 29, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Does anyone know if Monk's, Teresa's, Hawthorne's Jose Pistola's, Devil's Den, and Hulmeville do flights? Too many damn good beers I want to try.
     
    #77 PABeerDude, May 31, 2012
  18. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Teresa's generally does not do flights, but they'll let you sample anything on the draft list. Pretty sure DD and Monks' don't either, though maybe for PBW? I'm just not certain.
     
    #78 John_M, May 31, 2012
  19. PABeerDude

    PABeerDude Aspirant (288) Jun 29, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Man, that blows. Far too many good beers on at the Bella Vista event and the HF Teresa's event to plow through and still have a liver.
     
    #79 PABeerDude, May 31, 2012
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  20. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Tell me about it. Coming up from Baltimore, I have to be very careful about what events I attend, and how long I can stay. Generally I can only do a couple events a day, and I make sure that I drink plenty of water and eat something. Also, far too many places won't or don't offer samplers, tasters or flights, so I just end up dumping a lot of beer that I order. I hate to do it, but when you have 10 or 12 ounce glasses of Abner, Edward, double citra and Ephraim staring you in the face, what are you gonna do? I hate to throw them out, but the alternative is much, much worse.
     
    #80 John_M, May 31, 2012
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