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Philly Beer Week is Back
Check out some of the special events going on in your area for Philly Beer Week that kicks off Friday.
Can you hear that? The sound of hundreds of bars being prepped? Thousands of pint glasses being cleaned and stocked? Kegs being rolled onto trucks and into pubs?
Yep, you guessed it, Philly Beer Week is here!
That’s right folks, the annual 10-day celebration is back and begins on Friday and lasts until June 12.
Find out what's happening in Roxborough-Manayunkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Philly Beer Week, now in its fourth year, boasts on its website that “it’s the largest beer celebration of its kind in America, featuring hundreds of festivals, dinners, tours, pub crawls, tastings and meet-the-brewer nights to area bars, restaurants and other locations throughout Greater Philadelphia.”
For local residents who want to get in on the action in “America’s Best Beer-Drinking City,” PBW offers plenty of events to check out in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Manayunk and Roxborough, including a number of specially crafted beer inspired menus, happy hours featuring local and out of state breweries, late night happy hours, competitions, giveaways and the chance to try some exceptional brews.
Find out what's happening in Roxborough-Manayunkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
In Manayunk, virtually every restaurant and pub is getting in on the fun. Residents will have the chance to try a number of locally brewed ales every night of PBW, as well as participate in beer dinners at Bourbon Blue, (Dock Street Brewing), Cactus Restaurant and Bar (Lion Brewery), Cooper Brick Oven Wine Bar (Fegley’s Brew Works), Derek’s (Weyerbacher Brewing Company), Kildare’s (Victory Brewing Company) and Manayunk Tavern (Philadelphia Brewing Company).
Some other noteworthy events include Old Eagle Tavern’s pre-bike race party on Saturday featuring Bavarian Barbian Brewing Company’s wares as well as its race-day party on Sunday featuring Philly’s own Yards Brewing Company. The highly anticipated annual Philadelphia International Championship cycling race, which features “the Manayunk Wall,” takes place on Sunday. The tavern will also host beer and bourbon writer Lew Bryson on June 10.
Manayunk/Roxborough venues
Bourbon Blue: 2 Rector St. Philadelphia PA, 19127.
Phone: 215-508-3360
Website: www.bourbonblue.com
June 6
Manayunk Happy Hour with Philadelphia Brewing Company (Pay as you go, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
June 7
Manayunk Beer Dinner with Dock Street Brewing (Pay as you go, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.)
June 8
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Fegley’s Brew Works (Pay as you go, 10 p.m.-11 p.m.)
June 11
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Weyerbacher Beer (11 p.m.-midnight)
Cactus Restaurant & Bar: 4243 Main St. Philadelphia PA, 19127
Phone: (267) 385-6249
Website: www.cactusphilly.com
June 6
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Philadelphia Brewing Company ($3.50, pay as you go, 11 p.m.-midnight)
June 7
Manayunk Happy Hour with Dock Street Brewery (Pay as you go, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.)
June 8
Manayunk Happy Hour with Fegley’s Brew Works (Pay as you go, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
June 10
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Victory Brewing (Pay as you go, 10 p.m.-11 p.m.)
June 12
Manayunk Beer Dinner with Lion Brewery ($TBD, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.)
Cooper's Brick Oven Wine Bar: 4365 Main St. Philadelphia PA, 19127
Phone: 215-483-0444
Website: cooperswinebar.com
June 7
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Dock Street Brewery ($6 flights, pay as you go, 10 p.m.-11 p.m.)
June 8
Manayunk Beer Dinner with Fegley’s Brew Works ($40, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.)
Appetizer: Seafood and Avocado Salad (shrimp, octopus, scallop, calamari, plantain chips) paired with Steelgaarden Wit (Belgian style wheat beer brewed with chamomile, curacao orange peel and coriander).
Entrée: Mushroom stuff roasted Ribeye Cap Roulade, caramelized garlic flan and roasted morels paired with Fegley’s Amber Lager (caramel malt flavor with Hersbrucker hops).
Dessert: Pecan Pie Sundae paired with bourbon barrel aged Imperial Insidious Stout Shake.
June 10
Manayunk Happy Hour with Victory Flights and Pints ($6 flights, pay as you go, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
June 11
Manayunk Happy Hour with Weyerbacher Flights and Pints ($6 flights, pay as you go, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.)
June 12
Manayunk Happy Hour with Lion Brewery Flights and Pints ($6 flights, pay as you go, 11 p.m.-midnight)
Derek's: 4411 Main St. Philadelphia PA, 19127
Phone: 215-483-9400
Website: www.dereksrestaurant.com
June 6
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Philadelphia Brewing Company (Pay as you go, 10 p.m.-11 p.m.)
June 8
Manayunk Happy Hour with Brew Fegley’s Work (Pay as you go, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.)
June 10
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Victory Brewing (Pay as you go, 11 p.m.-midnight)
June 11
Manayunk Beer and Food Pairing with Weyerbacher ($45, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.)
June 12
Manayunk Happy Hour with Lion Brewing (Pay as you go, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
Kildare's Irish Pub: 4417 Main St. Philadelphia PA, 19127
Phone: 215-482-7242
Website: www.kildarespub.com
June 6
Manayunk Happy Hour with Philadelphia Brewing Company ($4 Philadelphia Brewing Company pints and bottles during PBC’s Keep the Pint promotion, Pay as you go, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.)
Featured Philadelphia Brewing Company beers: Walt Wit, Kenzinger, Philly Pale Ale
June 7
Manayunk Happy Hour with Dock Street Brewery ($4 pints of Dock Street’s Summer Session, pay as you go, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
June 8
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Fegley’s Brew Works: (Pay as you go, $4 Fegley Brew Work’s bottles and pints, 11 p.m.-midnight.)
Featured Fegley Brew Works beer: Blueberry Belch, Fegley’s Amber Lager, Always Sunny Pale Ale.
June 10
Manayunk Beer Dinner with Victory Brewing ($45, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.)
First course: V12 pistachio and goat cheese stuffed apricot with clove-honey drizzle.
Second course: Prima Pils seared scallops with jicama-pineapple slaw drizzled with citrus vinaigrette.
Third course: Scarlet Fire Rauchbier BBQ short ribs with cheddar polenta and creamed spinach.
Fourth course: Mad King Weiss bruleed bananas with black pepper caramel with candied lemon zest.
June 11
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Weyerbacher ($4 Weyerbacher pints and bottles, pay as you go, 10 p.m.-11 p.m.)
Featured Weyerbacher beers: Merry Monks, Double Simcoe IPA, Blanche.
Manayunk Brewery & Restaurant: 4120 Main Street. Philadelphia, PA 19127
Phone: 215-482-8220
Website: www.manayunkbrewery.com
June 9
2011 Philly Beer Geek Finals Competition (Free, 8 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.)
Manayunk Tavern: 4247 Main St. Philadelphia PA, 19127
Phone: 267-335-2121
Website: www.manayunktavern.com
June 6
Manayunk Beer Dinner with Philadelphia Brewing Company ($TBD, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.)
June 7
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Dock Street (Pay as you go, 11 p.m.-midnight)
June 10
Manayunk Happy Hour with Victory Brewing Company (Pay as you go, 6 p.m.-7 p.m.)
June 11
Manayunk Happy Hour with Weyerbacher Brewing (Pay as you go, 5 p.m.-6 p.m.)
Manayunk Reverse Happy Hour with Lion Brewing (Pay as you go, 10 p.m.-11 p.m.)
Maria's Ristorante on Summit: 8100 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia PA, 19128
Phone: 215-508-5600
Website: www.mariaspizzapasta.com
Old Eagle Tavern: 175 Markle Street, Philadelphia PA, 19127
Phone: 215-483-5535
Website: www.oldeagletavern.com
June 4
Stone Brewing Company Kegs & Eggs (Pay as you go, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Bavarian Barbarian Pre-Bike Race Party (Pay as you go, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.)
Featured: Bavarian Barbarian Brewing Company’s Melted Snow (bourbon barrel aged First Snow), Twinsted Steel (bourbon barrel aged Steeldriving Stout), 2x4 IPA, Steeldrivin Stout and Headbanger Brown. Draft specials will be available.
June 5
Yards Bike Race Party (Pay as you go, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Featured: Yard’s Philly Pale Ale, Yard’s Saison, Yard’s IPA.
June 7
Lost Abbey-Port Brewing Meet & Greet (Pay as you go, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.)
Featured: Red Barn, Judgment Day, Wipeout IPA, Mongo, Angel’s Share, Older Viscosity.
June 8
Weyerbacher Wednesday (Pay as you go, 8 p.m.-midnight)
Featured: Verboten, Merry Monks. Weyerbacher bottles and drafts will be on special during event.
June 10
Bourbon, Beer & beer/bourbon writer and blogger Lew Bryson (Pay as you go, 8 p.m.-midnight)
Featured: bourbon barrel aged beers & bourbon.