Thursday, June 9th

 

Flying Dog Tap Takeover + Nuts For Beer Charity

Time: 11:30am-2:30pm

Place: Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse

Cost: Pay As You Go

Join Cavanaugh's as they host Flying Dog Brewing and team up with Philly Beer Scene to help raise money for Testicular cancer. They will have four different Flying Dog beers on draft, and there will be a bunch of people from the brewery there to talk shop. They'll also have a special lunch menu to pair with Flying Dog beers. All Flying Dog drafts are only $3.00 all day!

Special Philly On Tap Tour, featuring Blue Point Brewery and Joe Gunn's Variety Show
Time: 5pm-7pm
Place: Begins at City Hall
Cost: $30 (Advance purchase required)

Urban Adventures presents the Philly On Tap Tour, this time featuring Gary Rosen, sales rep and former brewer for Long Island’s Blue Point Brewery. Bring a bag to take home some blue point goodies!

Though the tour will cover several famous pubs in Philadelphia, it will end at Jose Pistola's, where Philadelphia Urban Adventures is joining forces with Drink Philly to co-sponsor a "Big Guns" tapping of rare Blue Point beers from 7-10pm. Gary will be sampling No Apologies (Double IPA -- one of three kegs in PA), Toxic Sludge (a firkin of one of the last batches ever made), and Old Howling Bastard barleywine that's been aged one year. Philly on Tap participants get $1 off each pint they purchase. We'll also be giving away prizes like coupons for future tours.

Stick around after for the ever-riotous "Late Night with Joe Gunn" variety show.

Buy tickets here!

Beauty of the Beerholder
Time: 9pm-Midnight
Place: The Draught Horse
Cost: Pay As You Go (featuring $0.99 Magic Hat #9 draughts)

Pub meets Art Gallery! The Draught Horse and Magic Hat are setting out to show that it’s not just the beer that makes Philadelphia a wonderful place, but the art as well. Expect $0.99 Magic Hat #9 drafts, and beer-inspired artwork! If you have any art that was inspired and/or includes beer in it and would like to be part of this celebration, please let us know at info@draughthorse.com Any format is welcomed, for example photographs of taps, paintings of people drinking, sculpture made with beer cans, etc

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Friday, June 10th 

The Beers of Philly Beer Week 

 

What: Best of Philly Beer Week 

Where: Bell Beverage 2809 S. Front St. (South Philly) 

When: Friday, June 10th 4-6pm 

 

Joe Sixpack will be leading a tasting that highlights the best beers of Philly Beer Week.

Something In the Wings
Time: 4pm-7pm
Place: Irish Pol
Cost: Pay As You Go

The Irish Pol's unique Hot Mustard Wings are getting an upgrade! If you know the team at Drink Philly, you already know just how much we love these wings. Irish Pol is mixing a beer from Flying Dog into the secret recipe to give them a little something extra. This special variety will only be available for this event. While you’re here, get a Flying Dog pint - there’s a good chance that most, if not all, will be three bucks for their happy hour.

Anchor Steam Tap Take Over!
Time: 7pm-10pm
Place: Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse
Cost: Pay As You Go

Cavanaugh's Rittenhouse will have Four Anchor Steam beers on tap! When you arrive, collect your card with all four beers listed. For each style you drink, you'll get a hole punch. Finish all four, and you'll be put in a drawing to win two free Philadelphia Union Tickets.

You will be given a card with all four beers... we will punch a hole in the the card for ach beer you finish
Once you finish all four you name will be put in a drawing to win Two FREE Philaldephia Union Tickets!!!

 

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Saturday, June 11th 

East Coast vs. West Coast Beer Tasting 

 

What: Beer tasting featuring west and east coast beers

Where: The Bottle Shop, 1837 East Passyunk

When: Saturday, June 11th 1:30-4pm & 6:30-9:00pm 

 

Session one starting at 1:30pm is Felgey’s BrewWorks and Magic Hat vs. Breckenridge and Oskar Blues. Session two at 6:30 is Allagash and Pretty Things vs. 21st Amendment and Elysian. Tickets are $5 for one session or $8 for both. 

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Sunday, June 12th 

Meet the Brewer: Sixpoint Brewing Company 

 

What: Beer and cheese tasting

Where: Tria Rittenhouse (18th & Sansom) and Tria West (12th & Spruce) 

When: June 12th, 1-2:30pm (at Rittenhouse location), 3-4:30pm (at West)

 

The good people at Tria are in a never ending persuit to expose and teach you about great beer. This time, brew master of Sixpoint Brewing Company is coming to talk about his new Signal Smoked Beer. To pair with the beer will be Wisconsin Crave Brothers Petite Frere, which was washed with this particular Sixpoint brew. Elizabeth Chubbuck from NYC’s Murray’s Cheese will also be along to educate on the cheese. Beverages will be $5 with the exception of the first glass, which will be $3. 

Dock Street Philly Beer Week Music Festival
Time: 2pm-6pm
Place: Dock Street Brewing Co.
Cost: No cover, Pay As You Go for food/drink.

If you love a good beer, wood-fired pizza, great music and sunshine, get over here.

Dock Street will be serving:
Summer Session: a wheat beer spiced with lemon grass and fresh ginger
Sudan Grass Ale: traditional African Gluten Free beer
Pimp My Rye: our Philly Beer Week exclusive and the first release in a summer series of Saisons brewed with rosemary, basil, oregano and black pepper! Tried and true favorites
Rye IPA and Royal Bohemian Pilsner will also be on tap.

Expect music from psychedelic rockers Bardo Pond, TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, Da Comrade!, and City Wide Specials.

We also hear that Buttercream Cupcake Lady will be around to serve some delicious sweet stuff.

Rock!