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THE ECONOMY OF PHILLY BEER WEEK

How ten days of drinking beer makes the city better as a whole.

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WELCOME TO BELGIUM

3,751 miles apart, Philadelphia is still the second home to Belgian beer.

20 MORE THAN A HAMMER There’s more to the HOG than just tapping kegs.

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Here we are, on the precipice of our eighth year as a Philadelphia cultural institution, gazing upon the next ten days of events like proud parents. Putting together this year’s festival was challenging, but we did it. Drink up!

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Philly Beer Week has grown a lot in the past eight years, particularly in the social media sphere. We love being able to connect to you all year long by sharing both local and national beer stories on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

You should follow us!

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This guide you just picked up is no doubt dramatically different from those you have used in years past to help you navigate the many venues and events of the week. Our new publishing partner, Philly Beer Scene, scrambled through many late nights and long weekends to produce a true Keepsake Guide, one that will remain relevant throughout the year as a testament to Philly Beer Week’s role as the glue that binds tiny taverns and large festivals, major distributors and independent brew pubs, the suburbs and center city, into one cohesive celebration of our region’s stellar beer culture.

Kristine Kennedy Curt Decker, Christina Dowd—Secretary, Mark Edelson, Ed Friedland, Nick Funchion, Jennie Hatton, Tom Kehoe, Jim Kirk—Treasurer, Terrence Leach, Casey Parker—Vice President, William Reed—President, Matt Satten, Mike Scotese & Erin Wallace Adrienne Renzelli Tom Peters

More amazing changes are in the works for this grandfather of all beer weeks. This fall/winter we will be unveiling a brand new website that will include regular contributions from seminal Philadelphia bar owners and beer makers. Our e-newsletter is also undergoing a major overhaul, so be sure to sign up for our mailing list to stay informed of upcoming events beyond PBW2015.

It’s been my pleasure to be a part of the evolution of Philly Beer Week over the past year and a half. Whether you hail from England or East Passyunk, I look forward to raising a pint with you and toasting America’s Best Beer-Drinking City, the one I have called home for nineteen years —Philly.

Sincerely,

Special thanks to departing Executive Committee Board Member Tommy Buonanno who has been with PBW since its earliest days and has helped to make us what we are today.

Kristine Kennedy Executive Director

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YOUR QUICK GUIDE TO

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avigating your way through Philly Beer Week can be a daunting task. With well over 200 participating breweries and venues, just reading through the list of events can be an all-day task. Add that massive quantity (it’s safe to assume there will be well over 1,000 events throughout the course of Beer Week) to the wide array of types of events, and it’s easy to find yourself overwhelmed.

In hopes of simplifying the process for everyone, here is a breakdown of what to expect at the various types of events.

MEET THE BREWER Compare this to a celebrity appearance-type event, where you get to shake hands with one of the big names in the craft beer industry. Meeting some of these people can be quite the experience, but there’s something to be said about drinking a beer with the person who made it and the effect it has on that beer. Craft beer is an art and when these brewers explain their art, to you, no matter how much you

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already liked it, it seems to suddenly taste even better. Or, at least you appreciate it more.

other better and the more food you eat during Philly Beer Week, the more beers you’re able to sample without making a fool of yourself.

With that said, these are the events where you go to connect more with your favorite beers. Get to know the personalities behind them and oftentimes, you’ll see a lot of correlation between the art and the artist.

Chances are they usually bring some of their best beers with them too.

One example of such events is the Bullfrog Meet the Owner Night at Jon’s Bar and Grille on May 29th, featuring their Smoked Cherry Sour, Grrrz Kriek, Grrrz Apricot and more.

FOOD & BEER

These events also have a broad range with anything from the first Monday of Beer Week tradition Beer Oyster Cult, which features beer and oyster flights at participating bars throughout the area, to the ever-popular beer brunches. Is there a better way to start your day than a big brunch and a few beers? Each year, Whole Foods in Glen Mills features their Sours in the Suburbs event that pairs different brunch items with sour beers on their outdoor patio. This year's event is May 31st. Then, there’s food events featuring the summertime classic crab boils. Manayunk’s Old Eagle Tavern fittingly pairs theirs with beers from the state of Maryland for their annual Maryland Crab and Beer Fest, which will be held on May 30th.

Whether it’s a cheese and beer pairing, oyster and beer pairing, or a special menu of items cooked with a featured beer, food and beer events are about as hard to go wrong with as it gets. What’s not to love about an event that pairs the two? Food and beer make each

There are also times when these events get a bit more formal and you can take a seat at a multicourse beer dinner. These events usually feature at least four courses each paired with a different beer. Typically the beers are from a single brewery or comprise a theme. They also tend to be guided dinners with the chef and someone from the brewery explaining each course. Sancho Pistola's

Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen will be a dinner prepared by seven guest chefs from some of the city’s finest restaurants, paired with their favorite beers, including the much sought-after Cantillon Saint Lamvinus on June 2nd.

CHARITY It’s hard to feel bad about drinking a great beer, but when you know that drinking that great beer helps to support a good cause, it makes you feel even better about enjoying that beer and allowing yourself to have another.

Throughout beer week, you’ll find a number of events supporting a charity near and dear to the venue. It’s the perfect way to give back and take in Philly Beer Week at the same time. One such event is the annual Pints for Paws event at the Whole Foods in Devon on May 30th to raise money for PAWS.

PUB CRAWLS While it’s easy to make any day or time of Philly Beer Week a pub crawl with so many events happening at once, the neighborhoods still like to make it easier for you at times and provide you with a more formal pub crawl. These are a great opportunity to visit multiple bars that are featuring different breweries or different themed events. It’s the perfect way to find out what your favorite spots in each neighborhood are, so you’re better prepared for when you return post-Beer Week. One not to miss pub crawl is East Passyunk Ave.’s annual Craft Beer Day on May 31st. Twelve different bars are featured through the course of thirteen hours, making it easy to get lost spending a whole day on a single block.

BEER FESTIVALS The next step up from the pub crawl is the beer festival. During Beer Week, these can range from a block party, shutting down the street outside your favorite bar, to a ticketed, all-you-candrink festival featuring over a hundred different beers.

One of the biggest streets festivals this year is sure to be The Deschutes Street Pub on May 30th.Deschutes put together the world’s biggest pop-up pub, and

not-to-be-missed-events if you are seeking out trying some more limited offerings from your favorite breweries. Bars will typically dedicate all of their draft lines to a single brewery, likely promising more than one beer you have never

BARS WILL TYPICALLY DEDICATE ALL OF THEIR DRAFT LINES TO A SINGLE BREWERY, LIKELY PROMISING MORE THAN ONE BEER YOU HAVE NEVER HAD.

it’ll be taking over the block at 2nd and South streets, raising money for the Vetri Foundation and pouring 40 different beers from a 400 ft. bar.

If you want to go the all-youcan-drink ticket route, the International Great Beer Expo in the Navy Yard on the same day is an annual event not to be missed. It doesn’t get much better than sampling over a hundred different beers on a sunny day in the open fields of the Navy Yard. You can also go the ceremonial route and check out Opening Tap. It ’s the annual official kickoff to Philly Beer Week and boasts some of the best local beers available. You can also catch a lot of the breweries at the official Beer Garden of Philly Beer Week located under the Shambles in Headhouse Square, which will be set up each evening from June 1st-5th

TAP TAKEOVERS One of the most common events throughout Philly Beer Week is the tap takeover. These are the

had. Sometimes though, instead of just featuring a single brewery, a tap takeover will take a theme such as Memphis Taprooms annual All-Weekend Wood. Barrel-aged beers are all you will find on tap here during the course of the first weekend of Beer Week. Other bars such as Bottle Bar East will feature beers from a certain region, like the Best of Bucks event on June 5th, which will dedicate their draft lines to their favorite beers being brewed in Bucks County.

OTHER There are some events that don’t fit a category very well and you really just need an other option to list them under. They’re the events that end up being a lot more than just beers on tap. Sometimes beer almost becomes the secondary reason for attending. Kite and Key’s annual Throwdown in Franklintown is the perfect example, as it’s really hard to decide if you’re there for a pint of Allagash or to see their rep Suzy Woods box a fellow rep, or see Yards Tom Kehoe take on Kite and Key’s owner in a gladiator-themed battle. Whichever reason you choose to attend, going to this on May 31th is the right decision.

New this year, City Tap House is bringing Smuttynose Brewery and a mobile mini-golf course for their Smutt Putt event on May 30th. How often do you get to go to a bar and play mini-golf ? Exactly.

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Victory Ice Cream Social:

Join us and Victory Brewing Company for a good ole fashioned ice cream social! On Saturday May 30th all our locations will have free samples of the Victory beer you know and love and free samples from their new line of gourmet ice cream. Sample them on their own or together in a beer float!

The Foodery Presents:

Oak Bourbon Barrel Aging Project #3 The Foodery X Philadelphia Brewing Co. Collaboration It just wouldn’t be right if we didn’t deliver something that no one else has in Philly Beer Week Except for” the Foodery Roxborough”. Brewmaster Ben S., Philadelphia Brewing Co. filled our 5 gallon Oak Bourbon Barrel with something special. That “Brew” then will be aged for about a month and then carbonated.

For each 10oz pour purchased, you will receive a complementary 3oz pour of the “un-carbonated” version of the same beer and receive a discount on a pint of PBC beer on tap. Meet the Brewermaster Ben S. from 530-730pm June 5th as this time will be the release of “Project #3”

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Hangover Photo Contest with Magic Hat:

It’s no surprise that 10 days of wall to wall, city wide, beer events can cause some pretty epic hangovers and we want to see your best... or well worst, hangover face! From 11am-5pm on Sunday June 7th the Magic Hat Road Revelers Tour Van will be traveling all over the city visiting out our Northern Liberties, Center City and Rittenhouse stores sampling beers for bit of hair of the dog and holding a photo contest to find the most gnarly hangover face in the city of Philadelphia. The winner will receive awesome Magic Hat prizes, a case of beer and have their photo on display at their local Foodery for the month of June.

Beer and Cheese with Boulevard and DiBruno Bros:

It wouldn’t be Beer Week without an event with our friends at Di Bruno Brothers and this year

we will be pairing an assortment of their cheese with Boulevard’s brand new line of cans.

Wednesday June 3rd from 6-8 at the Foodery Northern Liberties, Thursday June 4th from 6-8 at the Foodery Roxborough and Saturday June 6th at the Foodery Rittenhouse there will be free samples of beer and cheese and good times to be had by all.

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THE HISTORY OF THE

HAMMER OF GLORY WORDS BY AMY STRAUSS

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t may not be as righteous as the Liberty Bell or possess the heroic prowess of the Rocky Statue, but the Philly Beer Week Hammer of Glory has a lofty reputation, having quickly become our city’s most talked-about icon.

IT’S HAMMER TIME A quick trip down memory lane reveals that the notorious Hammer of Glory—known to many only by its acronym, H.O.G.—made its public debut at the second-ever Philly Beer Week, in 2009.

“It just needed to exist,” says William Reed, of Standard Tap and Johnny Brenda’s, who developed the ceremonial “mascot” with friend and fellow bar owner, Mike “Scoats” Scotese of Grey Lodge Pub. “William and I were just regular venue members of Philly Beer Week at the time—not on the board yet,” recalls Scotese. “We’d been instant messaging, talking about how the first beer week was too serious and agreed that it needed something stupid.”

“Beer is meant to be fun and we didn’t want Philly Beer Week to develop into something like, a ‘fine beer appreciation week,’” continues Reed. “This was around the time that the 2008 Summer Olympics had just ended and we wanted something like the Olympic Torch—but something that was our

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thing,’” says Reed. “And having a big mallet to use—that would be awesome!”

Dedicated to the task of bringing a light-hearted symbol to what would become the biggest beer celebration in America, the duo arrived at the idea of a beer hammer, one that was destined to tap the ceremonial keg at Opening Tap, the week’s annual kick-off event. In winter 2009, they called upon blacksmith Warren Holzman of Iron Studio based in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood, who agreed to develop a custom Philly Beer Week hammer. Scotese and Reed had crazy ideas for it at first, that it would “shoot out flames,” but settled for something more Thor-like and ironclad.

Holzman, who had worked with Reed on design projects for both of his restaurants, laughingly recalled that Reed “wanted a sledgehammer.

At the time, it was not envisioned as an iconic image—it was merely a novel idea of producing a hammer and mallet-type object to tap the first keg of Philly Beer Week.”

Over a month’s time, from February to March 2009, Holzman constructed the 10-pound iron hammer, one that was attached to a two-foot ax-handle and engraved with a play on Robert Indiana's Love sculpture—reading BEER, of course. (Its momentous name was developed in this time too, inspired by Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory.)

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that hammer.’ It’s absolutely Philly Beer Week’s version of the Rocky Statue.”

However, it wasn’t until June 2009 at Philly Beer Week’s Opening Tap ceremony that the H.O.G. was introduced to the public. “It was a very awesome moment when the Hammer of Glory was handed to Mayor Nutter at Opening Tap,” reminisces Reed. “At first the Mayor looked puzzled—’what’s this?’—but instantly got what it was all about. He immediately held it up in front of the crowd and everyone roared. Now that part continues to be a part of the theatrics.”

Nutter agreed that the H.O.G. was a triumphant and appropriate tool for Philly Beer Week’s first tapping, much more grand than the petite mallet they handed him to do the job in 2008.

“That hammer is a lot heavier than you think,” laughed Nutter.

H.O.G. RELAYS — A TRAVELING CIRCUS, ALLOWED AROUND PHILLY FOR ONE DAY ONLY

The H.O.G. immediately hit the ground running, flying from one event to the next, quickly becoming Philly Beer Week’s celebutante through its endless rounds of guest appearances.

“The amount of photos taken with the H.O.G. is very surprising,” says Scotese. “It’s astonishing how when the H.O.G. shows up, cell phone cameras instantly come out.”

Its creator is quite surprised too. “I’ve had interactions around the country—where folks will find out that I’m from Philly and know of Philly Beer Week,” says Holzman. “Immediately, they then say, ‘I need to get my picture with

All the fun of the H.O.G. wasn’t just for Opening Tap. Leading up to the ceremonial tapping, the ironclad symbol travels bar to bar via the established H.O.G. Relay, transported by everything from dog-pulled carts to a parade of pin-up girls. Scotese and Reed also collaborated on this idea, encouraging bar owners to dream up the most original transportation device. Beer fanatics trail along the relay too, to such bars as Fergie’s Pub and The Institute Bar, or hop on the free double-decker (party) bus as a day-long spectator.

“We thought up the relay to be similar to the Olympics,” shares Scotese. “Like the passing off of the Olympic Torch—but we’re passing off the H.O.G. and our grand finale is a giant keg tapping with the hammer [at Opening Tap]."

“It’s turned into a traveling circus,” laughs Reed. “It’s very grassroots and

just a fun way for us to compete with one another while plotting the coolest way to transport the hammer from one stop to the next.”

The H.O.G. relay began in 2009, same year as the hammer, with more and more bars requesting to be involved each year. “The first year we did it (the second Beer Week), we traveled to places via word-of-mouth, but in the years to come, we figured out the route and logistics in time to actually arrive at Opening Tap,” continues Scotese.

Who has done it best though? “Kite & Key kills it every year,” beams Reed. “They’ve done a Top Gun float with F-14 Tomcats.

They’ve recreated ‘George Washington Crossing the Delaware,’ with the hammer in a boat on wheels. Philadelphia Brewing Company remains a champion too, outdoing themselves every year and once creating a makeshift space shuttle.”

Reed and his Standard Tap brigade also have a history of memorable relay feats, including the owner zip-lining with the hammer across Poplar Street, as well as pogo-sticking, riding tricycles and developing a Star Wars Imperial

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Transport. (Oh, and there was that time that he and Jim Kirk of Kite & Key went skydiving with the H.O.G., but that’s another story.) “I have an awesome idea for this year, but you’ll have to wait until May 29.”

There’s even a relay toast that each participant must recite when passing off the H.O.G. to the next. Dreamt up by Scotese and described by Reed as something similar to “what you’d read in the Hobbit," the toast is as follows: "Noble carrier, we entrust you with the Hammer of Glory, the omnipotent symbol of our beloved Philadelphia Beer Week. May your journey be safe. Work ye up a thirst, for there shall be a beer waiting for you at your destination. Godspeed!"

THE FIRST-EVER H.O.G. TOUR Building off of the undeniable fame of the beloved hammer, in 2015, Philly Beer Week began the official #HOGTours leading up to the 10-day celebration. Led by Beer Week Grand Marshal Tom Kehoe (of Yards Brewing Company), the universal symbol makes celebrity appearances from March to May, for one day only, stopping at spots like London Grill,

Urban Saloon, The Belgian Café and Kite & Key. Of course, H.O.G. appearances lead to Instagram feed popularity, which Kristine Kennedy, Executive Director for PBW2015, suggests is the “hammer’s newest online obsession.”

HAMMER FAME COMES WITH A PRICE With any fame comes wrongful circumstances and copycats, and the Hammer of Glory has had its fair share of those too. At the end of Philly Beer Week 2013, the hammer went missing, presumably stolen from the Fishtown Festivale.Thankfully, it was returned in less than 24 hours of being reported to the Philadelphia Police, when a Good Samaritan (rumored to be the thief ’s roommate) dropped it off at Frankford Hall after it was found under I-95.

Then there was Baltimore Beer Week’s hammer, introduced after the neighboring beer celebration began in 2009. “Some Baltimore beer reps mentioned that they got the hammer idea from us, which was pretty obvious,” says Reed. “I’m alright with it though—they at least gave us credit. Plus, they made theirs unique too, built with wood from a famous tree struck by lighting.”

Their hammer’s moniker? The Star Spangled

Banger—a mallet crafted by wood expert John Gasparine that uses wood from Maryland’s famous fallen Wye Oak tree.

EVERYONE LOVES THE H.O.G. Wrongful doings aside, the Hammer of Glory continues to be a tangible legend—it has its own Facebook page, has been replicated into silica bronze-casted key chains and Shane Confectionery chocolates, and even inspired a ballad.

(Catch that on YouTube.)

“It’s become the most recognized part of Beer Week,” concludes Scotese. “We never felt like we needed to be the official leaders of Philly Beer Week to create the H.O.G. We just took the initiative to do it and it’s awesome how it became such a large part of the culture of Beer Week. If you bring it to any bar and hold it up—everyone is happy!”

So, the H.O.G. may not be the Liberty Bell or the Rocky Statue, but it’s a hammer of heroic proportion and you know you want to take a selfie with it. Oh, and where’s that hammer the when it's not on tour? Tucked away in the Hammer of Glory Hold at Standard Tap, resting up for the next year’s beer-drinking festivities.

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I always wanted to visit Belgium.

As a brewer, Belgium is the source of so many of my favorite styles, such as Lambic and Flemish red. It is a historic country and I have particularly wanted to see the town of Bruges, famous for its architecture and canal system. Yearly, we toss our name in the hat with other breweries in the area for the chance to brew beer with a rotating list of stellar breweries who call Belgium their home. This year we got our chance thanks to a nomination by Bryan Kolesar, accomplished beer writer and author.

It started in December. Bryan’s name was pulled from the raffle and he chose Free Will brewers to accompany him. When I heard that we had won the Belgian brewing trip, I was in disbelief and had to verify with several people just to confirm it was not some friends’ cruel joke. When the phone started ringing and the texts and social media notifications started streaming in, I knew it was, in fact, not a joke. I am very thankful for the opportunity that Bryan gave Free Will by entering us in the raffle together.

December was jammed with holiday madness and joy as we opened our new taproom at Free Will. From one great step to another, now it was time for Free Will and Hof ten Dormaal brewers in Tildonk, Belgium, to start collaborating on a recipe. Creating a recipe via email is not an easy thing and it took a team of greats: Tom Peters, Casey Parker, William Reed, Brian Ewing of 12 Percent Imports and the Free Will champion, Bryan Kolesar. I worked hard to ensure everyone was included in the process, that every suggestion received fair discussion and that none of these extremely busy people felt unappreciated. Managing this project over email was intimidating and a new challenge for me, but it was the kind of challenge one welcomes in the brewing business. Unfortunately Hof ten Dormaal suffered the kind of challenge no one wants; there was a catastrophic fire in their brewing barn. The fire took their bottling line, glycol chiller, water tanks, beer stores, grains, and two thirds of the roof.The brewery itself was not destroyed

and the fermenters were still standing, save for some singed wiring. A relief site was set up immediately to generate funds to recover their livelihood. I asked myself what I would do about this distant collaboration if I was in their shoes and found myself thinking that I would probably drop out of the project in order to focus on rebuilding. Not Hof ten Dormaal. The Janssens family was determined to get the power back up and get the brewhouse going again. Luckily, the fire did not destroy the brewery or fermenters beyond some wiring, which would be troublesome later.

Formulating the recipe took approximately 350 emails and came down to the last minute. There was a lot of local ingredient talk tossed around and, as with every Philly Beer Week collaboration, we incorporated some Philadelphia into the final flavor. We settled on American grain from Briess Malting that we had shipped in from the UK to Tildonk the day before brewing. We imagined the resulting beer would be dark and utilize grain almost entirely grown onsite in Tildonk. The beer would be fermented with their own yeast strain and be one of a kind. On second thought, this was a bit too easy. Together

adds something new to the excitement of the best Beer Week in the world.

It was finally time to go to Belgium. My wife and I decided to get to Belgium a bit earlier than everyone else so we could explore Brussels on our own for a day or so. We arrived on a Sunday to rain and a temperature in the low 40’s. A bit dreary, but as Philly was having an exceptionally cold winter, it was comparatively quite nice. We walked around and admired the architecture and the ridiculous number of chocolate shops that populate the city. It was an easy, restful day. Bryan Kolesar arrived the next day and we went to Bruges to see the sights and, of course, drink beer . . . lots of beer.

That same day the Philly Beer Week crew arrived elsewhere in Europe and started their trip with some alternative sightseeing before making the trip to Brussels on Tuesday to meet up with us. Tuesday was spent the day at Cantillon. Mmmm, Cantillon. I think we all know how awesome that was. While drinking beer in Cantillon for about 5 hours, I had been communicating back and forth with Jef, the head brewer at Hof ten about what time to start and other details about brew day, which was Wednesday. Jef wanted to start at six a.m., which is an hour later than I am used to so I had no problems with that. The rest of our crew, however, really did not want to start at six a.m. so I resigned myself to jump on a train into the Belgian countryside solo that evening and stay on Jef ’s schedule. That meant I missed out on some spectacular revelry in Brussels that night, but I was in Belgium to work.

FORMULATING THE RECIPE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 350 EMAILS AND CAME DOWN TO THE LAST MINUTE.

we came up with the possibility of brewing a second batch in Philly around the time of Philly Beer Week 2015 and using local fruit to really impart some Philly. Someone said, “How about local blueberries?” That was the answer, and since Free Will also operates a sour beer program we decided to barrel age the second batch until next year so that it has time for maturation. We feel that it

Taking a train out in a country alone when I do not speak their language was not exactly what I had in mind for fun, but I arrived at the Wespelaar-Tildonk station without a problem.

I was greeted by Jef and we quickly disappeared into the night toward the Hof ten farm which lies just outside of town down a long, dirt driveway.

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for the next day. Since the fire destroyed much of the barn, the grain was out by the road in storage trailers, the scale was in the barn attached to the house, and the mill was out back of the brewery barn under a partial overhang where the animals were kept. After milling grain, we set to make sure the water in the brewhouse was close to the temperature we would need for the morning brew. The power breaker had tripped several times that evening and had kicked off the steam boiler a couple of times as well. Once it was decided no more could be done we retired to the kitchen for dinner and beer. Pizza. How about that? In Belgium and I am eating pizza. Homemade pizza. We also drank some beer and some straight barrel-strength whiskey made entirely from Islay malt. Needless to say, I slept just fine that night.

The next day was cold and snowy. The rest of our crew arrived mid-morning. There were some challenges as we began brewing. After the fire, the insurance crew had “cleaned up” and there was a shortage of brewing equipment needed for the day’s work. Besides brewing the beer, we also had to transfer a tank of beer, clean the fermenter and move some yeast...all the while the breakers were popping off and on, and the boiler occasionally stopped. All in all, the brew day was about 12 to 14 hours with cleanup.

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Lunch that day was our group and almost the entire Janssens family, and we all just about fit at the one table in the farmhouse.

Jef and Dries’ father Andre was so welcoming in opening his home to us. The food and beers were plentiful and it was as if we all were part of the family. Nothing on the trip could really compare to the friendships that were created that day and the rest of the week.

The brewing was not my only take away from this wonderful opportunity. It is the new relationships I forged with people from Philly and in Belgium. I am truly grateful for it. Many thanks to Tom Peters, Ken Correll and his daughter Rachael, Casey Parker, William Reed, Bryan Kolesar, Brian Ewing, Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Alberto Cardoso, Frank Boon, Armand Debelder, and Andre Janssens and his entire family...especially Jef, who made sure we stayed inspired while brewing through the perfect blend of Metallica and other metal.

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act: beer and cheese is the world’s very best pairing. (No offense, wine lovers and cocktail enthusiasts. Beer and cheese simply reign supreme together.) A beer's bubbly carbonation cleanses the palate after a smear of anything creamy, while any brew with a strong, malty backbone has the power to stand up to all things big, crunchy and cheddary.

Natural, and tasty, progression: cheese washed in beer is delicious as well. Washing cheese in beer is a practice centuries old. The origins of cheese washed in beer notably stems to Benedictine monks looking for a hearty protein substitute in times of not eating meat.

A little bit of technical stuff: Monasteries had large herds of cattle and the ability to make cheese with fresh milk, often at least twice daily—contrast this with peasant farmers in the Loire, Brie and Normandy who sometimes needed three or four milkings to have enough milk to make their cheeses. That abundance of monastic milk was regularly made straightaway into cheese and not left out to acidify or begin to curdle on its own. This naturally set the stage for lower-acid, ultimately creamier cheeses. Picture (or Google) the interior of a wheel of famous stinker Epoisses, if you’d like

a visual. After coagulation with a starter culture, the cheeses would go into forms and then be bathed in brine (a mixture of salt and water), beer or wine for a few days. This low acid, high salt environment created perfect conditions for B. Linens, the bacterium that live on a washedrind cheese, to thrive.

Backtrack: have you ever really LOOKED at a washed-rind cheese? They’re pretty colorful.

Throughout their aging period, washed rind cheeses grow a funky smelling surface bacterium called Brevibacterium Linens. The color of B. Linens ranges from a pinkish strawberry lemonade hue all the way to a neon orange that resembles the Nickelodeon logo. B. Linens is very particular about where it lives – it best thrives in moist, low acid, salty environments.

It also grows naturally under your arms and in other “special places” on your body, which is why some washed rind cheeses smell a little like body odor. (They’re also why the armpits on your white t-shirts turn different colors when you sweat.) Because washed-rind cheeses are low acid, they’ll actually seem richer, milkier and sweeter on the palate than the smell would suggest—the bark is so much worse than the bite.

Cheesemakers in monasteries had it pretty easy when it came to picking and choosing particular cheeses to wash, because they would use what was available from their own brothers.

Each monastery aimed to be self-sufficient and each monk specialized in one type of labor that helped to support the community; brewing, cheese making, laundry, etc. Their lives were built around repetition: prayer, hard work and then prayerful hard work. Oh, and hard work followed by prayer. This sort of attitude and commitment to work for work’s sake is important because washed rind cheeses are extremely labor intensive. Other groups wouldn’t have had the manpower, time or quantity of materials to create such labor-intensive cheeses.

Nowadays…

Lucky us—we live in an area where lots of awesome people make lots of tasty things, particularly great beers and killer cheese.

When it comes to picking products for fermentation projects, the choice is no longer as straightforward as “what’s yours, my brother, is also mine.”

Enter DiBruno Brothers: Philadelphia’s top cheese pioneers and most beloved cheese shop since 1937. Better yet, they’ll soon be meeting your beer needs as well, with an impending bottle shop in the works at their 9th and Sansom location, the Franklin.

For expert advice, and a few horror stories, in the Dos and Don’ts of beer-washed cheeses, we turned to DiBruno’s Cheese Cave Team Leader Rich Morillo. This CCP-certified monger has been with DiBruno’s for over seven years and has led all aspects of their house-washing projects for four. With access to hundreds of different cheeses at a time, and a wealth of great Philadelphia brews at his disposal, Rich has a lot to play with—and he does it well. Whether you’re interested in eventually making your own beer-washed cheeses, or are just fine with buying the awesome ones available at DiBruno’s, here’s a bit about the history of their beer washing program, a few favorites to keep an eye out for and a handful of horror stories.

Go with flavors you know.

Rich’s aromatic beer-washed portfolio began in 2011 with young pieces of Cato Corner Hooligan, a pudgy stinker from Connecticut.

The paste of this cheese is known for having a strong salty kick; Rich took that familiarity and ran with it, sweetening things up with a honeyed pale ale wash.The resulting cheese, “Sweet and Tender Hooligan,” shone for a mesh of

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salty, sweet and luscious flavors. It was a picture-perfect beginning in the beer-washing department.

Practice makes perfect.

Alas, a great start will still lead to a dud here and there. “Sweet and Tender” was good, but a few follow-up projects were not. Luckily, R&D is a tasty experience.

Dilute, dilute, dilute; straight up beer isn’t going to cut wash it.

A beer brine (the beery/watery solution a stinky cheese is washed in) needs the same treatment.

Rich recommends using a beer brine made with a ratio of 1:3 beer to water. Not cutting brine will make the flavors too aggressive – they’ll sit on the rind and not cut through the paste of the cheese properly. Gnarly!

No wort: stick to actual beer.

Early on, Rich tested a theory of using wort instead of brine for stronger flavor; never again.

The sugars that hadn’t fermented into alcohol attracted many a random mold during the aging period. (As well as who knows what else…) Brine is simply more durable.

Size DOES matter.

Always take size into consideration. Smaller cheeses will ripen at a faster pace than something big and dense with loads of surface space. Tiny porous cheeses absorb flavor at a quicker rate, but rinse them one time too many and they'll pass their peak way too quickly. Remember to eat smaller-format cheeses ASAP when you buy or make them.

As if being told to eat your cheese as soon as possible is a real problem…

Start clean.

Think of ambient molds on a young cheese as the dating skeletons you, and everyone, should keep in their closets. If you let all of the scary things hang out right from the beginning instead of scraping them off, nothing good will develop. You’ll end up with an uneven, awkward cheese that won’t be very enjoyable—remember, it’s a sin to waste good queso.

Keep things light.

We’re talking ABV, that is. There’s a reason so many cheeses are washed in

light, aromatic brews. Loads of hops, loads of alcohol and loads of malt will lead to a totally overpowered cheese. How often do you see a cheese washed in Barleywine? We didn’t think so.

Find a relationship that works, keep it working.

Passion is power. For years, Rich has washed with many of the amazing low-ABV saisons from Ardmore’s Tired Hands Brewery—in fact, one of his earliest cheeses was France’s earthy semi-firm St. Nectaire cheese, bathed in Tired Hands FarmHands. (Time warp: this was way back in the day when it was still allowed to be called FarmHands.) Rich’s passion for cheese and Tired Hands brewer Jean Broillet’s passion for beer have evolved into a long-running relationship of beer-washed cheeses, available on lucky occasion for DiBruno’s patrons.

Rich also highly recommends young cheeses from local cheese maverick Sue Miller of Birchrun Hills Farm, praising her raw cow’s milk wheels for their natural sweet tanginess and light scallion notes as being the perfect palate for a beer rinse. Looking to do a washing project of your own? Try to score one of Sue’s cheeses pre-proteolysis (the natural process where the proteins in the cheese start to break down and the inner paste get deliciously ooier and gooier). For Rich, they’ve worked with everything from smoked saisons to medium-bodied black ales. A good tip: toastier beer flavors work better for harder, fattier cheeses (think firm sheep’s milk and fatty buffalo’s milk cheeses), whereas beers with lighter, brighter flavors are great for younger, smaller-format cheeses, such as chèvres and triple crèmes.

If something isn’t working, stop!

Making beer-washed cheeses is expensive and laborious. You need great beer, great cheese, a lot of time and ample attention to detail. If your project seems to be a wash in the bad way, step away and try again. Don’t beat a dead horse cheese.

Looking for more tips on trying your own washing project, or just craving tasting as much cheese as possible now? You can catch Rich Morillo at the 18th and Chestnut DiBruno Brothers, or talk to any of the awesome mongers at any of their other locations.

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hilly Beer Week, one of the most anticipated weeks on a craft beer lover’s calendar, is filled with opportunities to seek out rare beers, meet and mingle with the brewers of your favorite beers and experience beer during fun and unique events. According to the Philly Beer Week website, “Established in 2008, 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.” The options to seek out your favorite brews and brewers are endless, even overwhelming to some; but hidden in the beer-filled week are rare chances to enjoy beer more rare than Pliny the Younger. Events focused on local homebrews are often overlooked by the craft beer drinker. Craft beer and beer week are about expanding your exposure to the ever changing flavors and having a unique beer drinking experience. Craft beer has its roots in homebrewing and historically is at the leading edge of craft beer trends. The stories of craft breweries that got their start as small homebrew dreams are numerous.

Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head was a homebrewer, as was Tom Kehoe of Yards Brewing. A large percentage of the newest and most exciting breweries in the Philadelphia area were founded by humble homebrewers, from Round Guys and Free Will in the suburbs to 2nd Story and St. Benjamin Brewing right here in the city.

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The Philadelphia region is home to over eleven homebrew supply shops and twelve homebrew clubs. Membership and shop customer base estimates that the Philadelphia region is home to close to 5,000 homebrewers of beer, wine and other fermented goods. Local homebrew clubs meet regularly to learn more about their hobby, run local charity events, participate in homebrew competitions, and share beers with one another. This is a portion of a much larger and ever growing community nationwide. According to the American Homebrewers Association, there are over 1.2 million people who brew their own beer at home in the United States. Homebrew is a large presence in the craft beer scene and it provides a great opportunity to connect with beer on a personal level.

Throughout the year, local clubs hold competitions to rank the best homebrewers in the area, and it’s fair to say that the Philadelphia area, has some of the nation’s best homebrewers living right in your neighborhood. You’ve probably run across homebrew at back yard BBQs or hanging out with friends.

With so much access to both professional beer and brewers during Philly Beer Week, should one choose to go to an event that serves homebrew? There are many homebrew-focused events to choose from during Philly Beer Week: competitions, samplings and showcases will lend a view into the future of craft beer. You will undoubtedly taste some amazing beer you’ll never be able to drink again, while granting you access into

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a world of brewing that is alive and thriving in Philadelphia year round. To get the inside track on why you should attend a homebrew event during Philly Beer Week, we asked the experts; craft beer drinkers, homebrew shop and bar owners. Here’s their top five reasons:

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HOMEBREWERS LOVE THEIR CRAFT AND ARE EXCITED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU:

While the focus of Philly Beer Week is promoting our local beer scene and access to brewers, meeting a homebrewer and talking beer with them is a unique experience. According to Glenn Koehler, a local craft beer drinker, “Homebrewers seem more likely to give honest criticism about another homebrewer’s beer, offer help and guidance in the process, share recipes, and talk about what they’re pouring. While professional brewers all do that as well, you won’t usually see a brewery put the recipe for their award winning beer online.

The homebrewing community seems great and open to collaborating, sharing knowledge, and educating people who don’t brew themselves but love beer and want to learn more about it.” Also, according to George Hummel, owner of Home Sweet Homebrew in Philadelphia, “Discussing beer with a homebrewer moves the subject from grandiose levels to a scale that the casual beer lover can wrap their head around.”

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UNIQUE AND AMAZING BEER AT AND A TRULY CRAFT EXPERIENCE.

When else can you sample crazy beers like a tomato lambic, hibiscus/brett saisons, or lime IPAs? One event alone, The Extreme Homebrew Challenge ( June 1) pits qualifying homebrewers against each other in the quest to brew with the brewers of Dogfish Head for the GABF's ProAm competition.

You’re be sure to get some crazy beers here that

you’ll never see again. If you are a Do-ItYourself person, love to cook at home, or have a hobby, drinking the beer with the brewer who made it provides access to unique look at the crafting of a beer.

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HOMEBREW EVENTS ARE FUN AND FREE!

Brendan Hartranft, of Memphis Taproom, Local 44 and other great craft beer bars in Philadelphia puts it simply, “there is a 100% guarantee that everything there was made by someone who has an unbridled passion for craft beer and that almost always means that they have the same passion for a variety of things, which ultimately creates an atmosphere of diversity and interest. It is a fun time, because the key ingredient of fun is still the point of doing it.” Also, since homebrew cannot be sold in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, events featuring homebrew are free. There may be a nominal cost associated with food, or running the event, but bar none, this will be your cheapest option to great beer during Philly Beer Week.

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IT’S AN AMAZING AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY.

Craft beer is known for being a very collegial industry, which certainly has its roots in homebrewing. Homebrewers are often the most passionate people you’ll meet when it comes to beer and they will, more times than not, be there to answer your questions if you have been toying with entering the world of brewing beer at home. Maybe you already brew at home, but want to get better, ask away – they’ll be sure to give you

more information that you ever wanted to learn how to be a better homebrewer. Jessica Streeter, Vice President of ALEiens Homebrew club put it best, “I think talking to homebrewers also makes everything a bit more accessible. It's more like, hey, a person just like me is making killer beer, without any fancy labs or crazy setups.”

Want to learn more? Start a conversation with a homebrewer.

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Jimmy McMillan of Philly Homebrew Outlet notes that “Philly Beer Week is one of the largest beer weeks happening across the country, and finding local amateur brewers is a key component to learning what's coming next. I'd like to assume that nearly 100% of all micro breweries across the country were originally homebrewers, and it's been quoted that homebrewers are the ones that create and set the trends for larger breweries to do what they are currently doing. For example, Chocolate Covered BEAVR Nutz.” Wondering what’s next? What style or random flavor combination will be on shelves soon? Homebrew is a peek into the future.

There are many more reasons to attend a local homebrew event, during Philly Beer Week or even the rest of the year. Who knows, you might be meeting and tasting the Philadelphia area’s next best beer or brewer! Garrett Williams, of Home Brewed Events observed, “Every single craft brewery you can think of started off by someone taking a 5 gallon pot on their stove and boiling some wort. You could in ten years be able to say 'Oh, yeah, I met him at a PBW event before he started the brewery, nice guy.’

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That’s a good-sized chunk of change! For comparison, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), a national event held by the Brewers Association that draws more than 700 breweries to Denver annually, was estimated in 2014 by Visit Denver to have had a $7 million economic impact on its host city.

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magine a sizable crowd at Lincoln Financial Field, nearly every seat filled. Now imagine each person in the stadium tossing $150 onto the field. Maybe they use all tens. Maybe a few twenties. A couple might showboat and throw down hundreds.

Whichever they chose, the gridiron becomes completely covered, a leafy sea of more than 500,000 greenbacks. It’s a lot of cash, and it’s one estimate of how much Philly Beer Week (PBW ) attendees spend each year... on things other than beer.

If we add in beer sales, the PBW spending figure jumps, by a lot—to the tune of an additional $178 per person.

These figures—which are estimates based on a survey filled out by 2012 PBW attendees—were cited in an official January 2013 report by the Pennsylvania legislature. The PA Legislative Budget and Finance Committee estimated Philly Beer Week had a $16.4 million direct impact on the local economy.

Why is that figure less than half ? Likely because Philly Beer Week is longer—and because it’s about much more than just sipping beer.

At GABF, people fly in from around the country to focus on beer and beer alone. Denver bars and regional breweries host pre-game sessions and after-parties, but visitor activity is mostly concentrated on the main festival floor. Attendees have already purchased their tickets and are less likely to venture beyond the Convention Center, where distractions from standing in line or sipping brew don’t go much further than buying pretzel necklaces, browsing t-shirts, dancing at the silent disco and gawking at geeks who dress up in Where’s Waldo outfits.

By contrast, at Philly Beer Week, attendees come mostly from the surrounding area—close to 80% of attendees hail from Southeastern Pennsylvania, around half from the PA or NJ suburbs—and activity takes place over the course of 10 days at various venues all over the city. Events during PBW are incredibly varied in scope and format (RIP Dunk Tank, long live the Throwdown in Franklintown!). There are tasting events and pairing events and competitions and educational seminars and tap takeovers and beer gardens and music shows and block parties and more.

It adds up to this: beer bars are not the only places that get Beer Week business.

“Something this big creates a great energy that spills over into all of our categories of membership,” says Corie Moskow, executive director of the Rittenhouse Row business association. “The restaurants are busy, stores, salons.”

Even though the grand majority of PBW events take place in Center City, the same spillover is noticeable outside the central locus. During East Passyunk Avenue’s PBW Craft Beer Day, upwards of 400 people descend on the recently revitalized South Philly strip. Official stops throughout the day are scheduled at bars, restaurants and bottle shops, but the event increases exposure for all the shops in the neighborhood, says East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District executive director Renee Gilinger. “Event days along the Avenue are a great way to introduce East Passyunk boutiques and restaurants to a large amount of people, which is why we produce over 35 events a year,” she says.

Founded in 2008, Philadelphia’s Beer Week is widely accepted as the first of its kind, and it was a hit from the start. Around 15,000 people attended the inaugural festival, a crowd already on par with peak attendance at The Book and the Cook, the long-running Philly food and drink festival whose draw had lagged in recent years as cookbook authors’ and celebrity chefs’ schedules began to fill up with more lucrative gigs (thanks, Food Network).

The Book and the Cook had for years hosted beer luminary Michael Jackson as one of its star speakers, and the event’s shift from spring to fall—in

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search of more participants and a bigger audience—was one of the reasons Tom Peters, Don Russell and the late Bruce Nichols decided to launch Philly Beer Week in the first place.

The first PBW only hinted at the attention to come. The sophomore edition drew nearly 40,000 people, and the audience only grew from there.

The most recent reckonings put PBW 2014’s draw somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 people— that’s slightly more than attendance for GABF. Because folks go to multiple events (between four to seven, on average), PBW events will see nearly 150,000 in attendance over the course of the fest.

The crowd makes a great market for beer purveyors at many levels, from distributor to bottle shop to bar.

“Philly Beer Week is tremendous for us,” says Alex Bokulich, director of operations at Midtown Village’s Bru Craft & Wurst (and newcomer U-Bahn). “We approach the week with great vigor, and attempt to host as many big events as our keg storage limitations will permit.” All this takes a lot of work, of course. “By the time PBW kicks off I am personally exhausted,” he adds, “but the business undeniably prospers.”

Penn Beer Sales & Service president Matt Funchion agrees, describing a PBW-instigated increase in sales for pretty much all beer brands his distributorship handles, which range from Goose Island to Victory to Troegs to Budweiser.

He notes only one downside: “Just about the only negative to PBW is that we all don’t get as much sleep as we would like!”

The economic boost is one of the reasons copycat beer weeks have sprung up in hundreds of other cities across the U.S. In Texas, Austin Beer Week has become the second-busiest time of the year for craft beer sales, according to co-producer Joanne Marino. “[It’s] right behind SXSW—and SXSW is absolutely massive, so we take that as really good feedback.”

The Los Angeles County Brewers Guild hasn’t yet done any research into the impact of L.A. Beer Week, but do note it’s in the plans for the near future. “[Economic impact studies are] on the to-do list for us this year, as our organization has grown 500% over three years,” says guild marketing director Frances Lopez.

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Not all players in the local beer industry experience a PBW revenue bump.

In the case of bars, publicans must absorb huge cost outlays to stock up for all the special events they plan to host, and then are often left with an oversupply of half-filled kegs—a side effect of the rapid rotation required to keep up with daily-changing tap takeovers and other brewery-centric affairs. (Of note, beer sales reps have begun to recognize this drawback, says Harpoon PA sales manager Sean Hamel, and are increasingly partnering with one another to help reduce that surplus.)

However, there are benefits to be reaped outside of daily cash flow.

For one, there is the chance to get creative.

Even though he says Beer Week is “always a bit of a loss and a logistical nightmare” thanks to those leftover kegs, Jason Evenchik sees PBW as a net positive for his businesses, which include Time, Bar, Garage, Heritage, Vintage and Growlers. In addition to the general marketing push behind the festival, he appreciates the opportunity to get a bit “slap happy” with PBW ideas—like the trio of goats that welcome customers to an annual Sly Fox party at his Midtown Village drinkery Bar. Creativity is also on display during the kickoff Hammer of Glory relay, where the PBW mascot mallet gets transported to bars in all corners of the city via methods as outlandish as possible (past modes of transit have included pogo stick, zip line, wheel barrow and a Star Wars Starfighter, to name a few).

Having fun and strengthening community are their own rewards.

“We love doing PBW events because it’s fun and we get to hang out with beer people, and Philadelphia beer people are the best,” says London Grill co-owner Terry Berch McNally. “[But] economically, it’s not great.”

She points out that June is already filled with happenings that might draw crowds to hospitality venues (graduations and weddings, for example). For many food and drink businesses, it’s tough to tell if PBW is the cause of solid sales receipts, or if they would have happened anyway.

“We’re busy during Beer Week, but people are really walking into business we already have,” says Teresa Iovine, manager at Molly Malloy’s. As Reading Terminal Market’s only craft beer vendor, the bar is busy whenever the food market is buzzing, which is pretty much always. Many other Reading Terminal Market vendors aren’t even conscious of PBW dates—if beer hounds visit for a roast pork sandwich or Amish donut to soak up a lunchtime indulgence in barleywine, they just blend into the crowd.

Hop Angel Brauhaus, one of the city’s farthest flung craft beer bars, benefits from a PBW surge, according to co-owner Mike “Scoats” Scotese. However, that’s probably not the case for his other beer destination in Northeast Philly. “For Grey Lodge, being outside of the tourist areas, I'm not sure [if there’s a noticeable increase]. It’s hard to know what bar sales would have been without Philly Beer Week,” he says. Plus, the sales that come in during the 10-day period require more time investment than usual, due to preparation for all the special events.

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On the brewpub side, Iron Hill Brewery sees zero jump in sales during Beer Week. None of its 11 locations are near Center City (and only one is within Philadelphia city limits, in Chestnut Hill), and past attempts at holding events in the suburbs were never successful in garnering much interest.

Despite that, Iron Hill continues to sponsor and support the festival, simply because it’s good for beer.

plays in cementing Philadelphia’s position as the best beer-drinking city in America.

“The real benefit of Beer Week is the exposure to a slew of potential new customers,” says Dave Garry, co-owner of Center City’s Good Dog Bar and The Industry in Pennsport. His receipts don’t swell during PBW specifically, but he can count on the promotions and marketing that happen during that time to raise consumers’ awareness of his bars in general.

“PBW is a tremendous event to put beer into the conversation of the public,” says director of brewery operations Mark Edelson. “That is good for beer.

And since we are in the beer business, that does have a net positive effect for us.”

It’s not just the 10-day period that matters.

Arguably the biggest impact Philly Beer Week has, and definitely its longest lasting effect, is the role it

“Beercations” are exploding in popularity, so even if beer-loving out-of-towners can’t make it during Philly Beer Week,

Growing Philly’s reputation as a national beer destination is a bonus for the city’s tourism industry as a whole. Travelers drawn to Philadelphia because of its beer culture will be adding to the city’s $10 billion travel economy.

the city’s beer-happy rep will make it an attractive vacation destination. This holds true for more than just leisure travelers—the city’s status as a brew mecca helped Philly land the Brewers’ Associations national 2016 Craft Brewers Conference.

It’s a connection that tourism marketing corporation Visit Philadelphia realized early on. In 2010, Visit Philly commissioned a new, co-branded beer from Victory Brewing. Originally released at a PBW event as a limited edition label, Summer Love Ale is now one of Victory’s most popular summer seasonals and available throughout the country. So when a beer lover in Idaho, Maine or Alaska cracks one open and relishes the refreshing blend of German hops and pale malt, they can raise a toast to Philly Beer Week.

The craft beer industry in general is on an upwards trajectory — in 2014, craft beer notched a record-setting 11% market share by volume — and Philly’s prestigious brew culture has no doubt been a factor in helping it become a city on the rise.

Philly Beer Week is about more than drinking beer, it also generates a positive economic impact that has never tasted so good.

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A Round of Belgians, Please PHILADELPHIA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH BELGIAN BEER WORDS BY CAROLYN SMAGALSKI

ridescence reflects the curves of my vase, as invisible threads of lemon, melon and tart apple spin through the air. Casually, I glance around at the tapestries and mahogany warming Monk’s back bar, sucking-in the delicious atmosphere, thick with cereal and hints of whiskey. The ribs of the glass seem alive, bending to support a rock-white head of meringue, forming arches of lingerie within. This Boon (pronounced “bone”) Oude Gueuze, champagne of Brussels, unrolls layers of fruit, clove and cork overshadowed by a soft blanket of vanilla. It is a religious experience, for sure, and not one that is easily forgotten.

As I discover the delights of Belgian beer, my mind lies open to a good story. I love them all – old stories peppered with seduction at the Moulin Bruges - or was that Rouge? – a place in which can-can dancing and beer liberated women for many an illicit affair. Pieter Bruegel the Elder slathered oil on oak, giving life to his painting, The Peasant Wedding, accented

with rustic beer that poured from one vessel into another. On occasion, these stories were solemn lessons, like the one recounting Countess Mathilda’s despair at losing her ring in the waters near Luxembourg. Her impassioned prayer birthed a miracle, provoking a trout to leap from the pool with ring in its mouth, returning her valued possession. She proclaimed this Val D’Or, the Valley of Gold, and pledged to build a monastery there, the site of today’s Abbaye Notre-Dame d’Orval.

Of course, recent stories abound too. Those of Jan Toye of Palm Breweries, grooming his team of Belgian-American draft horses; Rudi Ghequire of Rodenbach, creating the missing link between beer and wine; Frank Boon of Brouwerij Boon, preserving traditions of Lambic beer; and Yvan DeBaets of Brasserie de la Senne, upholding his mantra: “bitter is better.”

With so much European influence in Philadelphia, there is little need to travel to Belgium to experience her beer on a sophisticated level ...unless it’s on your bucket list. Perhaps Russell H. Conwell’s Acres of Diamonds predicted the success we now enjoy in our influential little beer town. “Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas," he wrote. “They are in your own backyard.”

Back in the late 1990s, Philadelphia was anointed as Brussels on the Schuylkill. Perhaps it was Jack Curtin who first coined the phrase in his article of the same name, written as ink on paper in Barleycorn’s August/ September 1998 edition. Ten years later, a Philadelphia Inquirer article quoted Canada’s Stephen Beaumont as saying, “If Portland is Munich on the Willamette, then Philly

is Brussels on the Schuylkill,” but omitted exactly when Beaumont praised Philadelphia’s dominance as the Belgian beer capital of the United States.

Pin-pointing the origins of the phrase is impossible at this stage, but it would serve as a valued bit of trivia for any Philly Beer Geek contestant. “The answer would appear to be that there is no answer,” says Curtin in his own inimitable style. Well stated, Mr. Curtin.

How Philadelphia gained such prominence lies in its ability to both give and receive. You might say that Philly was the wide receiver in the early days, when Tom Peters tended bar at the old Café Nola on South Street. Belgian beer was something new to the American palate back in 1985.

Unrolling a little background magic, Peters recalls gong to Wentz’s Beers from Around the World in Allentown as an 11th grader. “Sort of a field trip,” he says. “A teacher was dating a student, so we all piled in her car and went adventure-seeking to this beer mecca that was known for their imports,” he continues. “We found beers like Watneys Red Barrel and DAB, but no Belgians here at that time.”

A trip to Belgium in 1984 introduced Peters to Chimay. He couldn’t get enough. When he found it in the U.S. in 1985, he approached his boss. “This is the most amazing beer you’ll ever have,” he touted.

“Too expensive,” he grumbled. “Our customers will never go for it.”

“I swear, if it doesn’t sell, I’ll buy the whole case,” he countered.

When closing time rolled around at 2 a.m., Peters was ready for his bottle of Chimay. “It was gone.

Every drop. He never saved one for me!” said Peters with an affable laugh. That was the beginning of a new trend, one that Peters instantly recognized for its sizzle-factor.

When he moved on to Copa Too! as manager in 1987, his sights were set on transforming it into a Belgian beer bar, and transform it he did. He featured rare Belgian beers on draft, along with every bottled Belgian he could find, including U.S. Belgian styles like New Glarus Wisconsin Cherry Red. He began reading Michael Jackson’s World Guide to Beer.

“Michael created the language of beer,” Peters says, and that lexicon catapulted Peters into the expanded domain of Belgian beer dinners and cuisine à la bière.

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“Nobody was a bigger advocate of Belgian beer in America at the time,” remarks James Fernandez, who worked with Peters at the Copa. “I cut my gums on Belgian beer with Tom. He is a great teacher and a great drinker,” he asserts.

In 1997, Fergus Carey and Tom Peters had the opportunity to buy a liquor business on 16th Street near Spruce in Center City, Philadelphia. They wanted to go Belgian, so they plunged full throttle into creating Monk’s Café & Belgian Beer Emporium. They were out to impress.

When world-renowned Michael Jackson agreed to host a beer dinner at Monk’s, they set the stage for an All Trappist Beer Dinner. “Let’s shock this guy,” said Peters.

Jackson was skeptical. “You can’t get those beers here,” he cautioned.

“Achel? We got it.”

“Westvleteren? We got that too, in bottles, with no labels on the bottles. On that day, the beers were available,” boasted Tom Peters.

Jackson was impressed. ”These beers are only available within the brewery walls,” he announced to the spellbound diners, “but here they are in Philadelphia.”

So impressed was Michael Jackson that he would spontaneously digress into unsolicited praise for Monk’s during his annual Book & the Cook events at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology & Anthropology. “Seventeen kegs of Kwak from Belgium, the first pouring of Kwak in the United States!” he would exclaim, when speaking of Monk’s.

Peters went to Belgium to seek out the best: Gouden Bruin from Pierre Celis,Saison Dupont from Olivier Dedeycker, and beers from Cantillon and Drie Fonteinen. He and Carey became hands-on, familiarizing themselves, analyzing on a personal level – sharing experiences among the Belgian brewers and blenders as American bar owners and ambassadors.

Beer dinners focused on themes: All CaveAged; All Trappist; All Lambic; All Flemish Sours; All None-Are-Available-in-America; and All Organic Beers. It wasn’t long before Michael Jackson wrote, “Monk’s. Simply the best Belgian café in the United States,” in his award-winning book, Michael Jackson’s Great Beers of Belgium.

With 20 beers on draft and 250 in bottles, 15 bourbons, and 15 premium tequilas, Monk’s is hard to beat. It isn’t unusual to

meet a robust set of beer celebrities at Monk’s - Belgian brewers like Jean-Pierre van Roy and Armand Debelder, or American brewers Tomme Arthur of The Lost Abbey or Vinnie Cirluzo of Russian River. Tom Peters, also one of the Founding Fathers of Philly Beer Week, has received some of the most prestigious honors in the world. In September 2004, he was inducted as a Knight of Honour in le Chevalerie du Fourquet des Brasseurs, the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash Staff, the ancient, traditional guard of the noble profession of brewing, based in Brussels, Belgium.

Peters has been honored as Ambassaduer Orval since 2008, while Monk’s Café has been named for such honors as "Top 10 Places in the World to Have A Beer Before You Die" (All About Beer Magazine, 2008); "Best Beer Selection" (Citysearch, Philadelphia Style magazine, Celebrator, City Paper Reader’s Choice, and Philadelphia Magazine), and top honors in Zagat’s Guidebook of Philadelphia Restaurants. Monk’s has won multiple awards for "Bar of the Year," "Best Beer in Philadelphia," and "Best Bar Food" from Philly Beer Scene magazine, and Tom Peters was presented the humanitarian award at the 2013 PBS Best of Awards.

There are others who brought Belgian beer to Philly, too—a list that includes Michel Notredame. As bar manager of Brigid’s at 24th in Fairmount from ’91-‘95 and founder of the now defunct Cuvee Notredame on Green Street in Spring Garden (site of the current St. Stephen’s Green) from ’96-2002, Notredame added to the aura of Belgian beer.

Michael Naessens had Eulogy on Chestnut.

The Belgian Café, at 21st and Green, thrived at the hands of Tom Peters and Fergus Carey.

There are even a sprinkling of Belgians at The Abbaye in Northern Liberties. In the ‘burbs, Belgium comes alive at The Iron Abbey in Horsham and Teresa’s Next Door in Wayne.

PHILLY’S BELGIAN BREWERS Jean Broillet IV, owner and brewmaster of Tired Hands in Ardmore may well be the most creative Belgian small-batch brewer in the Philadelphia region, with a portfolio of Belgian and American styles a mile long. His Belgians include a wealth of farmhouse ales, including a series of single-hopped saisons, and a supporting cast of Flanders oud bruin,

Bière de Garde, and hybrid American Wild Ale and Belgian IPAs. But wait a minute. What about Daniel Endicott and Gerard Olson of Forest & Maine in Ambler, with an equally robust track-record for Saison, Bière de Garde, Dubbel, American Wild, and Belgian Pale Ale? They seized the #1 spot for Palomino Saison in Philadelphia Magazine’s Best Craft Beers from Philadelphia in 2014.

Former McKenzie Brew House brewer, Ryan Michaels has won multiple gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival for Saison Vautour and Saison Vautour Barrel Aged. Even if you’re skeptical of competition, it’s hard to pass his success off as a fluke. Ryan Michaels is now head Brewer at Rinn Duin Brewing in NJ – and his influence, delivered

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with low-key style, is spreading. His award-winning saisons though live on under the brewing direction of current McKenzie’s brewer, Nate Walter.

Despite having a strong German culture in the Philly region, nearly every brewery in Philadelphia has at least one saison. Over time, they have added styles of Flanders red, oud bruin, or Belgian strong dark ale to the mix, often pushing the envelope closer to the American-Belgo edge.

BREWERS WITHOUT BORDERS And then there’s the quarterback who advances Philadelphia’s influence toward Belgium’s goal line.

Since 2011, the team behind Philly Beer Week have selected a brewer and beer enthusiast each year—via raffle—to travel, all expenses paid, to Belgium to create a collaborative Philly Beer Week brew with Belgian brewmasters. In its fifth year, this program has left seeds of American influence within each Belgian brewery hosting a collaboration brew.

In 2011, Sly Fox built the fruity and funky Broederlijke Liefde Saison in concert with De Proef Brouwerij in Lochristi, near Ghent.

2012 brought together Chris LaPierre from Iron Hill Brewery with Olivier Dedeycker at Brasserie Dupont in Tourpes for Dupont Speciale Belge, an earthy Farmhouse style infused with hops and smoke.

That same year, Urbain Coutteau of De Struise in Oostvleteren collaborated with Terry Hawbaker, former brewer of the Farmer’s Cabinet and current co-owner of Intangible Ales, experimenting on a secret Farmer's Cabinet-Struise project.

By 2013, William Penn took on Belgian culture when Yvan de Baets of Brasserie de la Senne joined Weyerbacher’s Chris Wilson and local beer fan Matt Hohorst to create Manneken-Penn, a rich, malty Belgian-American dubbel at 7.5% ABV. Wendy Littlefield and Don Feinberg, owners of Vanberg & DeWulf, one of the most influential importers of Belgian beer for the U.S. market, recommended Anne-Catherine Dilewyns of Brouwerij Dilewyns in Dendermonde as Belgian collaborator in 2014. Touted by Littlefield

as “one of the leading lights in the Belgian craft brewing renaissance,” Dilewyns, then 26-yearsold, created an unforgettable Philly Tripel with Justin Low of Dock Street Brewery and Dan Neuner, a then Philly beer enthusiast and photographer, now brewer at one of New Jersey’s newest breweries, Forgotten Boardwalk. Using Vicaris Tripel as a base formula, they combined the delicate nuances of Belgian honey with local Pennsylvania honey for a dusty light palate-pleaser with citrus appeal.

Jef Janssens of Hof ten Dormaal in Tildonk, east of Brussels, joined Free Will brewer John Stemler and beerwriter Bryan Kolesar for the 2015 collaborative beer, using raw ingredients grown on site, a steam boiler and a decoction mash for clean, fresh flavors. The final result lies cloaked in mystery for a final revelation during Opening Tap. Throughout these five big-brews in Belgium, representatives from Philly Beer Week have provided support to the brewers and beer fans during their travels, highlighting the diversity of

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beer culture along the way, and using their relationships to enrich each experience.

This year, Stemler and Kolesar were accompanied by Tom Peters of Monk’s and the Belgian Cafe, William Reed of Standard Tap, Casey Parker of Jose Pistola's, and Ken Correll of Memphis Taproom and Diverse Catering. Brian Ewing of 12% Imports was also instrumental in bringing this year’s collaboration to fruition.

GOT ATTITUDE? Aside from these influencers are the avant-garde brewers, the trendsetters of Belgian’s beer renaissance who seem to echo Philly’s reputation for having “attitude.”

Who owns the rights to such brass tacks?

I’m talking Philly’s sense of arrogance, unbridled innovation, or, in the words of beer-writer Don Russell, “simplicity

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without pretension.” It is one of gutsiness, impertinence and shameless temerity. And we’re proud of it. A branch of our Belgian brewing family echoes this attitude.

Unruffled by criticism, they laugh as they stray from traditions that set the groundwork for Belgian’s stellar brewing reputation. There is room for such crustiness in a country with 130 breweries in a landscape roughly the size of Maryland.

Eleven-hundred beers still provide openings for more.

Urbain Coutteau and Carlo Grootaert of de Struise have become icons in America with their attitude of innovation that makes the tastebuds come alive … and they raise ostriches, too. They know their craft and their attitude is non-apologetic.

When a Canadian writer panned them as being “self-promoting, narcissistic” … er … “bastards” is the word I believe he used, they fought back with their stained-glass window-styled label on

Sint-Amatus 12, a Quad with flavors of dark fruits, rum and hints of nutmeg.

The label depicts Grootaert as the embodiment of sainthood, flanked by fellow saints/brewers Philippe Driessens and Peter Braem. Head Brewer Urbain Coutteau represents God at the top. They uphold this sense of brashness with Tjeeses, a 10% oak-aged Strong Golden Ale with a label so offensive it was “rejected by the American TTB,”writes Wikipedia. But de Struise makes stellar beer. How about Black Albert?

“Dr. Canarus” of Huisbrouwerij Sint Canarus, reputedly Belgium’s smallest brewery in Dienze-Gottem, uses his garrulous nature to promote Maeght Van Gottem (Virgin of Gottem), his Belgian Blonde; and she has a Drunken Father, Pere Canard, thinly disguised as a Belgian Strong Dark Ale. Scoats of Philly’s Grey Lodge Pub reminds us, “Every beer has a story to tell.”

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OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

6 M-F: 5pm-10pm, S: 11:30am-11pm, Su: 11:30am-10pm

THE SHAMBLES AT HEADHOUSE SQUARE 200 Pine St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-413-3713 southstreet.com

10 M-Su: 11:30am-2am

GROWLERS

Home of the official Philly Beer Week Beer Garden.

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THE TWISTED TAIL

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509 S 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-558-2471 thetwistedtail.com 16 M-S: 12pm-2am, Su: 10am-2am

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HAWTHORNES BEER CAFE

900 S Front St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-462-2230 forpetessakepub.com ON TAP: HOURS:

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2229 Grays Ferry Ave Philadelphia, PA 19146 215-893-9580 gracetavern.com A lovingly restored neighborhood tavern. Tin walls & ceilings. Antique Bevadore. Serving fine beer, wine and spirits. Full food menu served daily from 11:30 a.m. - 2 a.m.

FOR PETE'S SAKE

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900 South St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-625-8510 percystreet.com

GRACE TAVERN

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22 M-S: 11am-2am, Su: 11am-12am

PERCY STREET BARBECUE

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30 M-Su: 11:30am-2am

BRIDGET FOY'S

ON TAP: HOURS:

614 S 7th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 thegoodkingtavern.com

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THE GOOD KING TAVERN

BAINBRIDGE ST BARREL HOUSE

625-627 S. 6th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 267-324-3553

20 M-F: 4pm-2am, S-Su: 12pm-12am

606 S 3rd St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-592-1390 jonsbarandgrille.com Two levels of outdoor dining. 26 craft beers on tap. Large selection of bottled and canned beers. American pub fare. Beer Garden Happy hour 4-6 on weekdays and at the main bar from 5-7 on weekdays.

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738 S 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-627-3012 hawthornecafe.com 22 M-Th: 9am-10pm, F-S: 9am-10:30pm, Su: 9am-9pm

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831 Christian St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-238-0379 12stepsdown.com

1612 South St Philadelphia, PA 19146 267-519-0253 foundingfathersbar.com Founding Fathers Sports Bar & Grill features a full American bar food menu and twenty beers on tap. Watch your favorite team on one of our thirteen televisions!

JON'S BAR & GRILLE

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FOUNDING FATHERS SPORTS BAR & GRILL

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McCrossen’s Tavern has been called Philadelphia’s “best neighborhood restaurant”

We offer stepped-up fare that makes us the perfect stop for a casual, yet amazing meal. We feature twelve rotating draft options, a large whiskey selection, and host several beer events each month.

529 North 20th St., Philadelphia PA 19130 | mccrossens.com KITCHEN IS OPEN NIGHTLY UNTIL 1AM

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COCO'S FOOD & SPIRITS

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101 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-800-1079 www.bar-ly.com 60 M-Su: 11am-2am

BRÜ CRAFT & WURST

1318 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-800-1079 bruphilly.com German bierhall meets American gastropub, featuring an extensive draft list, as well as an eclectic bottle list of 100+ choices and a creative kitchen putting a spin on classic Bavarian dishes as well as contemporary pub fare.

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124 S 18th St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-558-2500 thedandelionpub.com The Dandelion features an updated seasonal take on British food, while also staying true to tradition with our casks and tap craft beers which are always rotating.

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1907 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-751-0707 devilsalleybarandgrill.com Featuring devilishly good comfort food in the heart of Rittenhouse Square, Devil’s Alley offer 8 rotating craft drafts from the region’s best breweries.

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2 Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-587-9040 citytaphouselogan.com Located in the heart of Philadelphia's business & museum district, a short walk from

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2201 Lombard St Philadelphia, PA 19146 215-546-0316 9+1* M-F: 2pm-2am S-Su: 3pm-2am

OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

FIELD HOUSE

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FINN MCCOOL'S

118 S 12th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-923-3090 finmccoolsphilly.com Center City’s “local Irish pub,” blending time-honored pub favorites with a modern craft sensibility, perfect for a Guinness & shepherd’s pie, or a local craft beer and a ballgame.

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17 M-Su: 11:30am-2am

THE FOODERY 10TH STREET

324 S 10th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-928-1111 fooderybeer.com Serving the Philadelphia community for over 38 years and the Pioneers of the mix-six pack, The Foodery showcases over 1,000+ different American and Imported beers and the knowledge to sort through it.

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8 M-F: 11am-2am Su: 10am-2am

DOOBIES

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1150 Filbert St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-629-1520 fieldhousephilly.com Located in the heart of the Convention Center district of Center City, Field House is also about watching the game, playing the game and enjoying the game. Whether it's watching the big game or celebrating a night out with friends in Game Room, Field House offers the Philly sports bar experience with straight forward pub food and a selection of 40 draught beers. Seasonal beer events always revolve around exciting new beer releases and fun sporting events.

6+3* M-F: 11:30am-2am Su: 10am-2am

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1214 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-928-8118 fergies.com 9+1* M-Su: 11:30am-2am

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123 S 7th St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-226-2667 cooperagephilly.com 8+1* M-F: 11am-2am, S: 12pm-2am, Su: 5pm-2am

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1309 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19107 267-308-7364 barphiladelphia.com BAR is a bar named bar because it is in fact a bar. An enormous can list fleshes out the nine taps. BAR has a pool table, bubble hockey, a juke box, and a load of wood paneling. Home of the pickle back, we won’t judge you.

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112 S 8th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-923-0123 cocosphilly.com 8 M-Su: 11am-2am

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1901 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-454-6529 aldinerestaurant.com 4 T-Th: 5pm-10pm, F-S: 5pm-11pm, Su: 5pm-9pm

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8 M-F: 4pm-2am S-Su: 1pm-2am

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1311 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-545-0170 opaphiladelphia.com Located on Drury Street in Opa’s backyard, Drury Beer Garden has a pingpong table, Jenga, a boombox, a great beer selection and a food menu that includes pretzels with mustard made with Dale’s Pale Ale. Center City’s only outdoor beer garden! Come check us out!

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22 S 23rd St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-564-1488 firsttroop.com Home of Opening Tap. Visit phillybeerweek.org for tickets.

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23RD STREET ARMORY

local attractions, including the Comcast Center, Franklin Institute, Academy of Natural Sciences and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Logan is one of Philadelphia's newest goto gastropub destination's for craft beer. brick oven pizza, live music & gamewatching.

With 40 taps and 2 cask beer engines, there is always standby craft favorites, seasonal favorites, and interesting rarities.

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THE FOODERY RITTENHOUSE

1710 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-567-1500 fooderyrittenhouse.com Serving the Philadelphia community for over 38 years and the Pioneers of the mix-six pack, The Foodery showcases over 1,000+ different American and Imported beers and the knowledge to sort through it.

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6 M-Th: 11am-11pm, F-S: 11am-12am, Su: 11am-8pm

JOSE PISTOLA'S

263 S 15th St Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-545-4101 josepistolas.com Jose Pistola's is almost eight years old now and like most kids his age he spends his days hanging out with art chicks and male attorneys. At night, his best friends, Philly's hottest singles, come over. He has this really cool aquarium across the street where he keeps his pet people that can't dance. Tons of craft beer and super food seem to keep away disease and terrorism. Now with bigger TV. 22

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FOX & HOUND

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GOOD DOG

224 S 15th St Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-985-9600 gooddogbar.com Cozy neighborhood gastropub in the heart of Center City, featuring upscale comfort food and craft beer.

ON TAP: HOURS:

10 M-Su: 11:30am-2am

HOME SWEET HOMEBREW

2008 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-569-9469 homesweethomebrew.com Fermenting Philly's brewing renaissance since 1986. Home to George Hummel, author of "The Complete Homebrew Beer Book," award-winning home brewer and Mid-Atlantic Brewing News columnist. He collaborated with Nodding Head on their GABF gold George's Fault. Conveniently located off Rittenhouse Square, near many of Philly's great beer bars.

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117 S 17th St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-563-5006 hotelpalomar-philadelphia.com

Set in a local architectural landmark, Hotel Palomar delivers genuine warm hospitality and sleek, sophisticated accommodations for an art-inspired and eco-friendly stay.

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704 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-592-9533 lasvegaslounge.com 12 M-S: 11am-2am, Su: 5pm2am

MCGILLAN'S OLDE ALE HOUSE

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1310 Drury St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-735-5561 mcgillins.com 29 M-Su: 11am-2am

MISCONDUCT TAVERN

1511 Locust St Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-732-5797 misconducttavern.com A variety of 12 beers on tap including seasonal and local favorites, with an array of bottles and cans to boot. 10 HD flat screens ensure the best seat for sporting events, including the NFL, MLB and NHL packages.

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12 M-Su: 11:30am-2am

MOLLY MALLOYS

T, Th, F: 11am-6pm, W: 11am-7pm, S: 11am-5pm, Su: 12pm-4pm

HOTEL PALOMAR

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1136 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 267-525-1001 mollymalloysphilly.com 24 M-S: 8am-6pm, Su: 9am-5pm

MONK'S CAFÉ

264 S 16th St Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-545-7005 monkscafe.com "2015 Best Craft Beer Bar in PA". “Top 5 Places in the World to Have a Beer.” Dozens of awards for our food and beer selection. But, it’s not the awards we love, it’s our guests.

20 M-Su: 11:30am-2am

MORIARTY'S

1116 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-627-7676 moriartyspub.com Fuses the warmth and friendliness of a traditional Irish pub with a diverse and delicious menu that celebrates the flavors of Philly.

Three great floors with a selection of 30 drafts and the best wings in Philly.

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LAS VEGAS LOUNGE

1501 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-732-8610 fergies.com 36 M-Su: 11am-2am 23

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We love you guys! C’mon in for great beer and amazing food.

30 M-S: 11am-2am, Su: 12pm-2am

OPA

1311 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-545-0170 opaphiladelphia.com Craft beers, great cocktails and modern Greek taverna style food are enjoyed. Named “One of America’s Best New Greek Restaurants” by Details Magazine.

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8 M-F: 11:30am-2:30pm, 5pm2am, S: 5pm-2am, Su: 1pm-2am

PENNSYLVANIA 6

114 S 12th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 267-639-5606 penn6philly.com Bringing American cuisine and raw bar to Center City’s Midtown Village. Guests dine in a post-prohibition style restaurant featuring dark wooden accents, plush-red banquet seating, white marble-topped tables and bar with extensive beer and cocktail list. Executive Chef Mark Plessis, designs contemporary American dishes with a dynamic raw bar, featuring crudo, seafood towers, & daily fresh East and West Coast Oysters, specializing is classic cocktails, PE6 offers benchmark American craft beers appealing to the taste of the sophisticated diner.

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7 M-f: 4pm-2am, S-Su: 11am-2am

PERCH PUB

1345 Locust St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-546-4090 perchpub.com Enjoy a brew with a view overlooking the Avenue of the Arts. Featuring award-winning drafts, an extensive bottle/can list, and creative pub fare with a flair.

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14 M-Tu: 4pm-2am, W-Su: 11:30am-2am PHILLY BEER WEEK

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SMOKIN' BETTY'S

116 S 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-922-6500 smokin betty s smokinbettys.com Smokin’ Betty’s offers upscale comfort food, complimented by 16 rotating craft drafts, daily specials, and weekend brunch. ’

1320 Chestnut ST Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-800-1079 ubahnphilly.com Center City's underground stop for "all things local", featuring an all-PA draft list, a menu inspired

by Philly street food favorites, and a stage showcasing home grown talent 4-5 nights a week.

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116 S. 11th Street NW Corner of 11th & Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA 19107

phone: 215-922-6500 web: smokinbettys.com

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16 M-Tu: 11am-10pm, W-Th: 11am-11pm, F: 11am12:00am, S: 10am-12:00am, Su: 10am-12:00am

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20+2* M-Su: 11:30am-2am

TIME

1315 Sansom St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-985-4800 timerestaurant.net Time has one of the hardest working kitchens in Philadelphia, offers 20 rotating taps, and the largest whiskey selection in the city. There is live music everyday in the main dining room, while the whiskey bar offers a few TV’s and a pub vibe. Upstairs dances on the weekends and is available for private events.

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20 M-Su 5pm-2am

TIR NA NOG

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1600 Arch St Philadelphia, PA 19103 267-514-1700 tirnanogphilly.com 22 M-F: 11am-2am Su: 10am2am

TRIA TAPROOM

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2005 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-557-8277 triataproom.com 25 M-Su: 12pm-late night

OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

601 N 21st St Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-235-3500 thebelgiancafe.com The guys from Monk's present The Belgian Cafe, bringing 12 draught and over 200 bottles of great World and U.S. craft beer to the Art Museum/Fairmount area with dekicious cuisine a la biere, burgers, mussels, frites, and vegetarian choices. Outdoor seating on the beautiful, sunny, tree-lined corner of 21st and Green Streets.

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231 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-546-6800 varalliusa.com Enjoy 8 rotating craft drafts and a full bar. The cuisine is gourmet Italian and seafood, with many Mediterranean twists.

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STRANGELOVE'S

216 S 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-873-0404 strangelovesbeerbar.com A world class craft beer destination in the heart of center city, Strangelove's serves inspired, from scratch, vegatarian-, vegan- and omnivore-friendly fare seven days a week until midnight. This 20tap, two-floor restaurant is a open 'till 2am nightly.

15 M-Su: 4pm-2am

THE BELGIAN CAFÉ

8 M-W: 4:30pm-10pm, Th: 4:30pm-10:30pm, F-S: 4:30pm-11:30pm, Su: 4pm-9Pm

THE INSTITUTE BAR

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20+2* M-Th: 4pm-2am, F-Su: 11am-2am

549 N 12th St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-787-0888 institutebar.com 16 M-F: 4am-2am, S-Su: 12pm-2am

KITE & KEY

VARGA BAR

941 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-627-5200 vargabar.com All-American craft beer and upscale comfort food in a casual pin-up themed bar and restaurant. We have a lot of outdoor seating to enjoy the weather. Takeout beer and food and growler fills available.

12 M-F: 11:30am-2am, S-Su: 11am-2am

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1836 Callowhill St Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-568-1818 thekiteandkey.com 16+1* M-Su: 11am-2am

LONDON GRILL

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WRAP SHACK

120 S 18th St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-569-1666 wrapshackpa.com 6 M-Su: 11am-2am

2301 Fairmount Ave Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-978-4545 londongrill.com 14+1* M: 4pm-2am, T-F: 11am-2am, S-Su: 10am-2am

MCCROSSEN'S TAVERN

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529 N 20th St Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-854-0923 mccrossens.com 12 M-F: 11:30am-2am, S-Su: 10:30am-2am

FAIRMOUNT / SPRING GARDEN

THE OVAL

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2601 Benjamin Franklin Parkway,

ALLA SPINA

1420 Mt Vernon St Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-600-0017 allaspinaphilly.com Inspired by years of visits to Italy and a true love of finely made beer, the Vetri family has brewed up their version of an Italian gastropub with Alla Spina (Italian for “from the tap”).

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Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-422-4169 theovalphl.org W-F: 5pm-10pm, S: 2pm-7pm

URBAN SALOON

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2120 Fairmount Ave Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-232-5359 urbansaloon.com 11 M-F: 5pm-2am, S-Su: 11am-2am

BREWERY

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1615 Chancellor St Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-763-3760 pizzeriavetri.com

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Richmond Bottle Shop

(LOCATED INSIDE THE PORT RICHMOND THRIFTWAY)

B E LOW FA I R M O U N T / S P R I N G GA R D E N

2497 Aramingo Ave., Phila, PA 19125 215-425-5690

Over 700 varieties of beer from all corners of the world.

50+ NEW beers in our monthly inventory local Nano Brew on tap

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Saturday, June 6th The Nick Johnson’s Troegs outdoor beer garden in street all day during the Wayne Music Fest headlined by Dirty Dozen Brass Band 24 TAPS + 3 HANDUMPS (1 is always lambic)

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GLUTEN FREE TOWER 7 cider • 1 cyser 1 mead • 1 GF IPA from stone 3 white wines

124 N Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087 610-293-9909 | teresas-cafe.com

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1114 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-634-4400 barcadephiladelphia.com 24+1* M-Th: 4pm-2am, F-Su: 12pm-2am

BOTTLE BAR EAST

1308 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 267-909-8867 bottlebareast.com Bar and kitchen with 12 rotating beer taps, 700+ bottles & cans, 4 wine taps, seasonal cocktails & scratch made food menu.

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12 M-Su: 12pm-2am

THE BRIDGE

100 Spring Garden St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-867-2203 thebridgephilly.com The Bridge is a bar to hang out in. You wanna chill, drink good booze, eat good food and relax. No pretentiousness, just a bar.

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OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

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8 M-F: 11am-2am, S-Su: 10am-2am

FETTE SAU

1208 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-391-4888 fettesauphilly.com Fette Sau (German for “fat pig”) is a barbecue restaurant specializing in dry-rubbed meats, sourced from small, local farms and smoked in-house. The menu changes daily, with a rotating selection of meats available for purchase by the pound. You will find nine craft beers on draft and one cider.

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10 M: 5pm-10pm, T-Th: 5pm-11pm, F: 5pm-12am, S: 12pm-12am, Su: 12am-10pm

THE FOODERY

837 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-238-6077 fooderybeer.com Serving the Philadelphia community for over 38 years and the Pioneers of the mix-six pack, The Foodery showcases over 1,000+ different American and Imported beers and the knowledge to sort through it.

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611 Spring Garden St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-627-2332 germansociety.org M-F: 9am-5pm

GLOBAL BEER DISTRIBUTION

1150 N American St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-925-1650 Global Beer Distribution has been serving the Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighborhoods for 5 years. We offer an extensive collection of American craft, Belgian, English and German imports, ciders, and macro and domestic beers. We also have kegs available and can special order you most any keg or case available in Philadelphia.

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EL CAMINO REAL

1040 N 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-925-1110 elcaminophilly.com Texas BBQ and traditional Northern Mexican fare with local craft flavor.

12 M-F: 4pm-2am, S: 12am-2am, Su: 11:30am-2am

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1030 N 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-923-1313 barferdinand.com Bar Ferdinand came about as a part of the natural evolution of Owen Kamihira's career as a restaurant designer and consultant. He envisioned an anchor establishment in the Northern Liberties community for neighbors to go for great tapas, wine, and conversation.

His love for Spanish culture, combined with the right opportunity and timing, turned Bar Ferdinand from concept to reality.

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2301 E Albert St Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-426-2665 cookandshaker.com 8 M-S: 3pm-2am, Su: 11am-2am

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637 N 3rd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-627-6711 theabbaye.net 10+1* M-F: 11:30am-2am, S-Su: 10am-2am

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HERITAGE

914 N 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-627-7500 heritage.life Heritage is in the heart of the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia along 2nd Street, it's a modern rustic restaurant with a seasonal New American menu. The 36 rotating drafts and revolving menu are complimented by live jazz and funk every night. A 40ft long black walnut bar holds you up as you eat and drink your way through the menus at this new neighborhood gem.

A large, glass garage door opens in the nice weather to offer that indoor-out vibe.

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28 M-Su: 5pm-2am

BREWERY

ABBAYE

2370 E Norris St Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-423-5400 cedarpointbarandkitchen.com 14+1* M-F: 12pm-2am, S-Su: 10am-2am

1210 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-634-3338 frankfordhall.com Frankford Hall is Philadelphia's premiere urban, Geman-style open-air Beer Garden. An experience unlike anywhere else in town. Enjoy the garden on a lazy day, thoughtful evening, or fun night out with your friends. Come for the giant beers and pretzels, stay for the relaxed vibe and excellent people-watching.

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FISHTOWN / NO. LIBERTIES

FRANKFORD HALL

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CEDAR POINT BAR & KITCHEN

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NORTH 3RD

DRAFT DRAFT HOUSE HOUSE PHILADELPHIA

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801 N 3rd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-413-3666 norththird.com North 3rd serves classic pub fare plus a comprehensive selection of beers, wines and cocktails. Enjoy the quirky décor inside or sidewalk seating outside.

1235 E Palmer St Philadelphia, PA 19125 267-455-0045 interstatedrafthouse.com 16 M-F: 4pm-2am, S: 3pm2am, Su: 11am-2am

JERRY'S BAR

129 W Laurel St Philadelphia, PA 19123 267-273-1632 jerrysbarphilly.com Jerry's Bar is a neighborhood bar and restaurant located in Northern Liberties. We are commited to Old World traditions and cooking with fresh, local ingredients. 12 rotating taps, cocktails and wine.

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JOHNNY BRENDA'S

1201 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-739-9684 johnnybrendas.com Johnny Brenda's is a bar, restaurant and live music venue. We serve all-draft, high-quality beer from local brewers and a seasonal menu prepared by Chef Adam Diltz using fresh ingredients supplied from area farmers. We've got an even dozen taps and two handpumps serving cask-conditioned ales. Our kitchen open everyday from 11 a.m. until 1 a.m.

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THE RICHMOND BOTTLE SHOP

12+2* M-Su: 11am-2am

10 M-F: 4pm-2am, S-Su: 11am-2am

MEMPHIS TAPROOM

2331 E Cumberland St Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-425-4460 memphistaproom.com Nationally acclaimed craft beer destination and one of Draft Magazine's "Top 100 Beer Bars" in the country, Memphis Taproom features a fun, vegatarian-, vegan- and omnivore-friendly menu with a healthy helping of beer-centric dishes. Summer months include a Beer Garden next door. Open 'till 2am nightly.

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19 W Girard Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 267-324-3530 sanchopistolas.com The soul of Mexico combines the charm of extinction causing asteroids and the generosity of peasant sacrifices on pyramids. Kinda like Fishtown. We at Sancho Pistola's try to capture that spirit through dreamy tacos, inventive cocktails, and a beer list that would make a cartel giddy. Whether it's for our world-class service, or our second-rate management, you'll always come back for more.

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901 N 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-238-0630 standardtap.com 100% DRAFT-100% LOCAL. Standard Tap is fanatical about sourcing fresh, local beer. The same philosophy is evident in our food. Our chalkboard menu is created daily by Chef Carolynn Angle from the best local farmers and purveyors. Hit us up for late-night dinner. Our kitchen stays open until 1 am, 7 days a week.

SANCHO PISTOLA'S

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435 Spring Garden St Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-592-8838 silkcityphilly.com Silk City: part diner, lounge and outdoor garden, serving variations on classic diner fare, beers and cocktails. DJs and bands most nights of the week.

STANDARD TAP

2497 Aramingo Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-425-5690 therichmondshops.com 8 M-Th: 10am-9pm, F: 10am-9:30pm, S: 9am-9:30pm, Su: 11am-8:30pm

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MANAYUNK AREA THE FOODERY ROXBOROUGH

6148 Ridge Ave Philadelphia, PA 19128 215-482-4500 fooderybeer.com Serving the Philadelphia community for over 38 years and the Pioneers of the mix-six pack, The Foodery showcases over 1,000+ different American and Imported beers and the knowledge to sort through it.

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8 M-Th: 10am-11pm, F-S: 10am-12am, Su: 11am-11pm

LUCKY'S LAST CHANCE

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4421 Main St Philadelphia, PA 19127 215-509-6005 luckyslastchance.com 6 M-Su: 11am-2am

beer craft beer with 11 drafts of interesting and well-considered brews. Fun and engaging beer-centric events compliment beer specials every day of the week. In addition to its draft lines, Old Eagle boasts more than 60+ exceptional bottles and can offerings. Darts and a pool table add to the fun, while an authentic wooden Native American stands stoically next to the vintage cigarette machine. Chef Rich Benussi’s food is arguably the best in Manayunk. His menu expertly spans geographic regions with eclectic fare such as Korean spare ribs, chicken and waffles, and chili con queso, as well as delicious cheeseburgers.

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11+1* M-F: 4pm-2am, S-Su: 11am-2am

PITCHERS PUB

4326 Main St, Philadelphia, PA 19127 (215) 487-1370 pitchersmanayunk.com Located in the heart of Manayunk, Pitchers Pub has been a staple of the beer scene for over two decades. Craft beers (30 taps to be exact) star at this bar. All the while being served by some of the best bartenders, to even better people.

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OLD EAGLE TAVERN

175 Markle St Philadelphia, PA 19127 215-483-5535 oldeagletavern.com Old Eagle Tavern holds court in a residential area of Manayunk where it is known for exceptional

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7619 Germantown Ave Philadelphia, PA 19119 215-753-1500 trolleycardiner.com M-Th: 7am-9pm, F-S: 7am-10pm, Su: 8am-9pm

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Craft Brewery and Restaurant - 10+ house-brewed beers - full bar featuring cocktails, wines and more - Lunch, dinner and late-night menus we are crafte rs - brunch on saturday/sunday /2ndstorybrewing @2ndstorybrewing

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HOP ANGEL BRAUHAUS

7980 Oxford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19111 215-437-1939 hopangel.com German-American restaurant, beer hall, and beer garden specializing in fresh, locally made German-style beers. Delicious food.

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4717 Princeton Ave Philadelphia, PA 19135 267-333-0045 sawtown.com Located in Historic Tacony, the new SawTown Tavern - open during renovations - will soon feature wood-fired craft pizza and custom house beers brewed exclusively for SawTown by local breweries. SawTown is named in honor of Disston Saw Works, the company that built beautiful precision handsaws in Tacony for many years.

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BIERSTUBE

206 Market St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-922-2958 mybierstube.com Philly's best burgers, brats, and beers? Fo shizzle my schnitzel! Bierstube does them all to perfection! Philadelphia's ONLY authentic and fun German bierstube and restaurant!

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SAWTOWN TAVERN

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OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

319 Market St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-574-8880 4fathersphilly.com 13 M-F: 11am-2am, S-Su: 10am-2am

26 M-W: 5pm-2am, Th-Su: 11am-2am

EULOGY BELGIAN TAVERN

135 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-413-1918 eulogybar.com The 400 greatest beers you've never had!

Matched with award-winning fries, mussels, hamburgers, fish and chips, and a full dinner menu.

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433 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-925-2111 monaco-philadelphia.com Located in the birthplace of America, the Monaco is a unique boutique hotel with whimsical décor and four-star amenities, including Red Owl Tavern and Stratus Rooftop Lounge.

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114 Market St Philadelphia, PA 19106 267-761-9532 theirishpol.com New, bigger location, greater selection of beers with the addition of the barrel room and 40 taps in a new unique display...and expanded menu...

ON TAP: 40 5 HOURS: M-F: 5pm-2am, S-Su: 12pm-2am

KHYBER PASS PUB

56 S 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-238-5888 khyberpasspub.com Khyber Pass Pub specializes in Southern, Cajun and Creole cuisines with 22 rotating craft drafts, a wide selection of craft bottles, wine, classic cocktails and an extensive selection of brown spirits.

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RACE STREET CAFÉ

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208 Race St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-627-6181 racestreetcafe.net 13+1* M-F: 11:30am-2am, S-Su: 10:30am-2am

BREWERY

4 FATHERS COLONIAL GASTRO

NORTHEAST 6235 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19135 215-856-3591 greylodge.com One of Philadelphia's original beer bars, we have never stopped evolving. Known for our quirky events and our ever-rotating draft selection. Great food too.

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121 N Columbus Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-629-3200 delawareriverwaterfront.com A beer garden on the Delaware River Waterfront, complete with hammocks, beautiful lighting, floating gardens, great food and a rotating selection of local beers.

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10 S Front St Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-543-6089 thevictoriafreehouse.com 10+2* M-T: 4pm-12am, W-Th: 12pm-12am, F-S: 12pm-2am, Su: 11am-10pm

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ON THE REGULAR l Monday: Motown Monday & Free Poo Tuesday: Karaoke 9pm-2am Wednesday: Quizzo 7:30 se Thursday: $2 Tacos Open-Clo Saturday: DJ 10pm-2am ht 7pm-2am Sunday: Super Nintendo Game Nig

EVERYDAY: $3 Bloody Marys & Mimosas 11am-3pm HAPPY HOUR: M-F, 5pm-7pm • KEGS & EGGS: Sat-Mon, 12pm-3pm

831 Christian Street • 215-238-0379 • 12stepsdown.com CRAFT BEER, BARREL-AGED COCKTAILS, LIQUOR & DELICIOUS FOOD

YOUR ONE STOP CRAFT BEER DESTINATION

40+ ROTATING TAPS 350+ BOTTLES TO GO 113 Fayette St, Conshohocken, PA 19428 flanboathouse.com • belowdeckbottleshop.com

TAP ROOM • GROWLERS • CROWLERS • SIX-PACKS TO GO ROTATING FOOD TRUCKS • LIVE ENTERTAINMENT • OUTDOOR SEATING

MON-THUR 11AM-1AM • FRI 11AM-2AM SAT 10AM-2AM • SUN 10AM-12AM 25 ROTATING CRAFT DRAFTS INCLUDING A BEER ENGINE & EXTENSIVE BOURBON/ WHISKEY SELECTION

625 S 6th St., Phila,, PA 19147 | 267-324-3553 | bainbridgestreetbarrelhouse.com LOCATED IN THE HEART OF QUEEN VILLAGE

TUE & WED 4PM – 9PM • THU – SAT 11AM – 9PM 1701 W. Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522 • stbonifacebrewing.com

Come visit us in Lancaster County PHILLY BEER WEEK

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BREW

1900 S 15th St Philadelphia, PA 19145 215-339-5177 brewphiladelphia.com Brew is a lovely craft beer bottle shop located in the heart of South Philly, brought to you by the same folks who created South Philadelphia Tap Room. Stop by for an impressive selection of rotating craft bottles and cans.

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DEVIL'S DEN

1148 S 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-339-0855 devilsdenphilly.com Devil’s Den is one of Philadelphia’s top craftbeer bars featuring 17 rotating draft lines and more than 200 bottles, spanning from the best of Belgium and Germany to local crafts and a selection from sister-restaurant/ bar Barren Hill Tavern & Brewery. Devil’s Den opened in 2008 on the corner of 11th Street and Ellsworth, just as South Philadelphia was picking up steam. Devil’s Den sports an eclectic menu of salads, mussels, charcuterie and cheeses that pair well with its outstanding beer lists. Chef Fred Ryan’s signature dishes include devilishly-decadent Duck Fries, Salmon BLT, and Steak Frites. Creative events and a double-sided wood-burning fireplace add to the appeal. Devil’s Den is also a Phillies watching destination, with beer specials during every game. One of the city’s most popular happy hours which consistently gets accolades in the press.

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GARAGE

1231 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-278-2429 garagephilly.com Garage features three skeeball games, a pool table, two pinball machines, a 40 foot bar and a big ass garage door that we open up so you can watch the unwashed masses gorge themselves on cheesesteaks. We put a food cart inside that rotates through local chefs and food trucks too. #indacart #allyourfriendsarehere 5

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THE INDUSTRY

1401 E Moyamensing Ave Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-271-9500 theindustrybar.com The Industry features 12 draught beers, 1 beer engine, and a rotating list of bottles and cans with a focus on American Craft beer selections and delicious food for any taste.

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12+1* M-F: 4pm-2am, S-Su: 11am-2am

4503 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19112 215-282-3184 lo-spiedo.com Lo Spiedo—“The Spit”—is the Vetri Family’s celebration of the most primal, elemental fare: fresh food prepared over wood-burning flame.

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OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

4747 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19112 631-940-7290 starfishjunction.com Starfish Junction Productions is an award winning, full-service, marketing and event production company. Experts at helping clients with lead generation and customer acquisition, Starfish Junction Productions uses an integrated marketing approach to create events that deliver results—meeting the objectives of the organizer and the expectations of the attendees. In the Philadelphia area, Starfish has hosted and produced several award-winning events, including the Philly Craft Beer Festival, the Great Beer Expo, the Coffee And Tea Festival, the Valley Forge Beer Festival, and Pour the Core: A Hard Cider Festival.

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1501 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-755-5125 pubonpassyunkeast.com 15 S-Su: 11am-2am

2400 S 19th St Philadelphia, PA 19145 267-687-7817 taproomon19th.com 13+1* M-Su: 11am-2am

TRIANGLE TAVERN 1338 S 10th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-467-8663

A great neighborhood bar in Philly's greatest neighborhood. Proudly serving MBC and craft side by side with good food to match!

12 beers on tap. Vegans welcome.

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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA TAP ROOM 1509 Miffling St Philadelphia, PA 19145 215-271-7787

southphiladelphiataproom.com

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STARFISH JUNCTION

LO SPIEDO

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1904 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19148 215-336-1455 visiteastpassyunk.com East Passyunk Avenue is home to 150+ independently owned boutiques and restaurants,

ON TAP: HOURS:

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EAST PASSYUNK AVE

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1800 Federal St Philadelphia, PA 19146 215-334-2337 americansardinebar.com Welcome to Point Breeze! Visit us to enjoy our sandwich-driven menu, rotating selection of American craft draughts, and crazy selection of craft cans.

South Philadelphia's craft beer dining destination. Enjoy a selection of 14 rotating draughts alongside a unique and delicious gastropub menu.

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with a vibrant craft beer and culinary scene ranging from the legendary cheesesteak corner to fine dining establishments. Just minutes from Center City, it's a great place to restaurant hop, shop, and stroll. Come hungry AND thirsty!

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SOUTH PHILLY

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CITY TAP HOUSE

3925 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-662-0105 citytaphouse.com Located on The Radian Balcony, just steps from the campuses of University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, City Tap House boasts one of Philadelphia's most extensive draft beer lists boasting 60 taps. Our craft is paired with eclectic events, elevated American pub food, and one of the region's best rooftop patios with two terraces and a row of five stone fire pits overlooking Walnut Street. Philly Beer Scene's "Best Bar to Watch a Game," 4 years running.

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LOCAL 44

4333 Spruce St Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-222-2337 local44beerbar.com A 20-tap bar and restaurant featuring a vegatarian-, vegan- and omnivore-friendly menu on one side... and a craft beer bottle shop carrying more than 500 bottles (including a well-stocked rare & limited release library) on the other, Local 44 is the premier West Philadelphia craft beer destination! Open 'till 2am nightly.

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547 S Oxford Valley Rd Fairless Hills, PA 19030 215-547-4600 brownschefsmarket.com Brown’s Beer Garden offers over 750 types of beer with daily happy hour samplings from 5-7PM and a Mix ‘Em Up 6-pack special for only $11.99.

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224 W Germantowne Ave Norristown, PA 19401 610-279-4748 capones-pa.com 26 M-Th: 11:30am-1am, F-S: 11:30am-2am, Su: 12pm-8pm

CHRISTOPHER'S

WORLD CAFÉ LIVE 3020 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-222-1400 worldcafelive.com 11 M-F: 11am-2am, S-Su: 5pm-2am

M-F: 7am-10pm, S-Su: 11am-10pm

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1 Belmont Avenue, Suite 425 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 610-747-0311 cityave.org

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113 Fayette St Conshohocken, PA 19428 610-828-2628 flanboathouse.com 32+1* M: 11am-12am, T: 11am-1am, W-F: 11am-2am, S: 11:30am2am, Su: 12pm-12am

BROWN'S BEER GARDEN

FIUME

229 S 45th St Philadelphia, PA 19104

113 Fayette St Conshohocken, PA 19428 610-828-2628 belowdeckbottleshop.com M: 11am-12am, T: 11am-1am, W-F: 11am-2am, S: 11:30am2am, Su: 12pm-12am

CITY AVENUE SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT

108 N Wayne Ave Wayne, PA 19087 610-687-6558 christophersaneighborhoodplace.com 6 M-Su: 11am-2am

1500 Bustleton Ave Churchville, PA 18966 215-990-4019 thechurchville.com 20 T-W: 11:30am-12am, Th-S: 11:30am-2am, Su: 9am12am

DEER CREEK MALTHOUSE Glen Mills, PA 19342 717-746-6258 deercreekmalt.com 8

EL BARRIO CANTINA & TEQUILA BAR

1470 Buck Rd Southampton, PA 18966 267-685-0725 elbarriocantina.com El Barrio Cantina & Tequila Bar offers a rustic comfort style of dining featuring 75 tequilas, craft beer, and a Mexican scratch menu with a twist.

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FEGLEY'S BETHLEHEM BREW WORKS

569 Main St Bethlehem, PA 18018 610-882-1300 thebrewworks.com Fegley's Bethlehem Brew Works Family owned restaurant and brewery serving all-natural foods and award-winning craft beers since 1998. Champion of sustainable practices and supporters of local business.

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PHILLY BEER WEEK

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unos.com M-Su: 11am-12am

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GARRETT HILL ALEHOUSE

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UNO'S CHICAGO GRILL

157 Garrett Ave Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 610-519-0500 garretthillalehouse.com 20 M-F: 4:30pm-2am, S: 3:30pm-2am, Su: 10am-12am

Uno Pizzeria & Grill has a huge craft beer selection (draft and bottle) combined with a diverse menu including a large gluten-free menu. Big Ern's IPA by Weyerbacher is the house brew. We are very family friendly. Locally owned & operated by The Bock Group.

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IRON ABBEY

680 N Easton Rd Horsham, PA 19044 215-956-9600 ironabbey.com Iron Abbey is a public house with artisinal food and drink. Serving 40 drafts of the world’s best beer, classic European fare and all-American comfort food.

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OFFICIAL GUIDE 2015 | DIRECTORY

190 Forty Foot Rd Hatfield, PA 19440 215-393-1776 viamarconis.com A comfortable sports bar and restaurant. We have 60 of the best draft beers and over 160 bottles, 35 large screen tv's, darts, etc. A full pizza/Italian-style menu with all of your favorite pub foods as well. We hope to see you all.

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8 N Pottstown Pike Exton, PA 19341 610-280-4555 12

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821 Lancaster Ave Wayne , PA 19087 610-688-9400 wholefoods.com/devon The Mile Post Pub at Whole Foods Market Devon features six rotating draft selections (including growler fills and the occasional cask) and a wide variety of beer available to drink in the pub or for take out.

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225 Sloan Ave Hamilton, NJ 08619 609-890-0864 27+1*

MAPLE SHADE

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2803 S Route 73 Maple Shade, NJ 08052 856-722-5577 23+1*

BENSALEM

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915 Rockhill Dr Bensalem, PA 19020 215-322-6003 28+1*

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3910 W Chester Pike Newtown Square, PA 19073 610-353-8667 24

OAKS

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106 Black Rock Rd Oaks, PA 19456 610-539-8300 35

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WHOLE FOODS: MILE POST PUB

HAMILTON

435 Doylestown Rd Montgomeryville, PA 18936 215-855-0100 keystonehomebrew.com

One of the biggest and best homebrew shops in the country, with a staggering selection of brewing equipment & ingredients, plus a super helpful staff.

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1661 Easton Rd Warrington, PA 18976 215-491-1212 24

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KEYSTONE HOMEBREW SUPPLY

1162 Hurffville Rd Deptford, NJ 08096 856-853-7003 19

EXTON

HULMEVILLE INN 4 Trenton Rd Hulmeville, PA 19047 215-750-6893 hulmevilleinn.com 19+1* M-Su: 11am-2am

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THE GREEKS NEXT DOOR 237 Haverford Ave Narberth, PA 19072 610-664-1960 thegreeksnextdoor.com 16 Su-Th: 11am-11pm, F-S: 11am-12am

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WHOLE FOODS: BREW & BRAU

475 Wilmington West Chester Pk Glen Mills, PA 19342 610-358-1133 wholefoods.com/glenmills The Beer & Brau at Whole Foods Market Glen Mills offers a laid back atmosphere for a beer or growler to go! There is a rotating tap list of eight local, seasonal beers and a diverse pub menu. Not craving a beer? Try an organic espresso at the coffee bar.

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WHOLE FOODS: COLD POINT PUB

500 W Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 610-832-0010 wholefoods.com/ plymouthmeeting The Cold Point Pub at Whole Foods Market Plymouth Meeting features eight rotating craft beers on tap, over 300 varieties of graband-go bottled beer for the beer connoisseur, a wine bar, and a seasonal pub menu.

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124-126 N Wayne Ave Wayne, PA 19087 610-293-9909 teresas-café.com 24+2* M-S: 11:30am-1am, Su: 11am-1am

BAR

812 W Hamilton St Allentown, PA 18101 610-433-7777 thebrewworks.com Fegley's Allentown Brew Works Restaurant and brewery featuring earth-friendly dining and a 100% renewal-energy operated brewery. Craft beer, all-natural foods, family owned and operated since 1998.

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Events all week including Bourbon County Stout tapping and the Sunday Pajama Brunch!

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BEST OF PHILLY 2012

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BREWERIES 2ND STORY BREWING CO.

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117 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA 19106 267-314-5770 2ndstorybrewing.com M-S: 11:30am-2am, Su 11:30am-12am

BARREN HILL TAVERN & BREWERY

646 Germantown Pike Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 484-344-5438 barrenhilltavern.com Barren Hill Tavern & Brewery was founded in 2014 and is located right outside Philadelphia city-limits in historic Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.

The third establishment from prolific restaurateur Erin Wallace, Barren Hill features a stepped up hearty menu of polished comfort food from Chef Paul Trowbridge. The menu works in harmony with Barren Hill-brewed craft beer from Head Brewer Dave Wood. Additionally, Barren Hill offers a wide range of craft beer and a well-considered bar with signature cocktails and inventive beer-cocktails. Barren Hill is housed in a historic Revolutionary War-era inn with multiple fireplaces and authentic character. Barren Hill is named for the battle of Barren Hill.

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701 S 50th St Philadelphia, PA 19143 215-726-2337 dockstreetbeer.com M-Th: 3pm-11pm, F-S: 12pm-1am

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In the heart of Doylestown, visit our casual pub and state-of-the-art brewery. DBC offers 10 taps of hand crafted award winning beer brewed on premise, a premier selection of PA wines and a lite-fare menu. Open 6 days a week (May), tours and specials available.

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LANCASTER BREWING CO

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128 E Philadelphia Ave Boyertown, PA 19512 610-367-1788 theotherfarmbrewingcompany.com HOURS:

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FLYING FISH BREWING CO.

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4120 Main St Philadelphia, PA 19127 215-482-8220 manayunkbrewery.com M-S: 11am-2am, Su: 10:30am-2am

THE OTHER FARM BREWING CO

812 W Hamilton St Allentown, PA 18101 610-433-7777 thebrewworks.com Award-winning, environmentally responsible, full distribution breweries and brewpubs located in the Lehigh Valley since 1998. Specializing in diverse flagship and unique seasonal tap selections.

M-T: 7am-1:30pm, W-Th: 7am-11pm, F: 7am-12am, S: 8am-12pm, Su: 8am-5pm

PENN BREWERY

800 Vinial St Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-237-9400 pennbrew.com

900 Kennedy Blvd Somerdale, NJ 08083 856-504-3442 flyingfish.com W-F: 3pm-8pm, S: 12pm-6pm, Su: 12pm-4pm

PHILADELPHIA BREWING BREWING CO

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324 W Main St Lansdale, PA 19446 610-715-1512 kurantcider.com M-T: 4pm-11pm, W-Th: 12pm-11pm, F-S: 12pm-12am, Su: 12pm-8pm

302 N Plum St Lancaster, PA 17602 717-391-6258 lancasterbrewing.com Here at Lancaster Brewing, we unite our obsessive commitment to quality ingredients with equal measures of creativity, skill and experience, to brew consistently great beer.

284 W Avondale Road West Grove, PA 19390 484-961-0237 evilgeniusbeer.com

CONSHOHOCKEN BREWING CO.

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BROKEN GOBLET

739 E Elm St Conshohocken, PA 19428 610-897-8962 conshohockenbrewing.com M: 5pm-9pm, T-W: 5pm-10pm, Th-F: 4pm-11pm, S: 12pm-11pm, Su: 12pm-9pm

Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ironhillbrewery.com

22 S Main St Doylestown, PA 267-454-7240

doylestownbrewingcompany.com

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IRON HILL BREWERY & RESTAUANT

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DOYLESTOWN BREWING CO.

7880 Penn Dr Breinigsville, PA 18031 610-391-4700 samueladams.com

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6 Cannery Village Center Milton, DE 19968 302-684-1000 dogfish.com Dogfish Head makes off-centered ales for off-centered people. Since 1995, Dogfish has brewed with nonstandard ingredients such as raisins, chicory and lemongrass, changing the way people think about beer.Â

THE BOSTON BEER CO.

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1500 Grundy Ln Bristol, PA 19007 267-812-5653 brokengoblet.com W-Th: 6pm-9pm, F: 3:30pm-10pm, S: 2pm-10pm, Su: 12pm-5pm

410 E Walnut St Perkasie, PA 18944 267-354-0813 freewillbrewing.com

DOCK STREET BEER

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2440 Frankford Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125 215-427-2739 philadelphiabrewing.com S: 12pm-3pm

RIVER HORSE BREWING CO

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2 Graphics Dr Ewing , NJ 8628 609-883-0890 riverhorse.com F-Su: 12pm-5pm

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1001 King of Prussia Plaza King of Prussia, PA 19406 610-230-2739 rockbottom.com Su-Th: 11am-12am, F-S: 11am-1am

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324 W Main St Lansdale, PA 19446 610-715-1512 roundguysbrewery.com M-T: 4pm-11pm, W-Th: 12pm-11pm, F-S: 12pm-12am, Su: 12pm-8pm

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1701 W Main St Ephrata, PA 17522 717-466-6900 stbonifacebrewing.com T-W: 4pm-9pm, Th-S: 11am-9pm

STONE & KEY CELLARS

435 Doylestown Rd Montgomeryville, PA 18936 215-855-4567 stoneandkeycellars.com New artisan winery with a fantastic variety of draft & bottled fine wines & hard ciders. Open daily in Montgomeryville; available for parties & private winemaking sessions!

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1710 N 5th St Philadelphia, PA 19122 stbenjaminbrewing.com Saint Benjamin Brewing Company is a 3 barrel nanobrewery operating in Kensington, Philadelphia.

905 Line St Easton, PA 18042 610-559-5561 weyerbacher.com We, the brewers of Weyerbacher, are continually pushing the envelope of taste experiences, obliterating style guidelines and having a blast while we’re at it! Some favorites are Merry Monks’ Ale (Belgian-style triple), Blithering Idiot (barleywine), Tarte Nouveau, and our Sunday Morning Stout.

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2800 N Reading Rd Adamstown, PA 19501 717-484-4387 stoudts.com M-Th: 4pm-9pm, F-S: 12pm-10pm, Su: 11:30am-8pm

SUSQUEHANNA BREWING CO

15032 Kutztown Rd Kutztown, PA 19530 610-683-3128 sauconybeer.com M-Th: 12pm-8pm, F-Su: 11am-8pm

635 S Main St Pittston, PA 18640 570-654-3557 sbcbeer.com

THE LION BREWERY

SHAWNEECRAFT BREWING CO

350 Laird St Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570-823-8801 lionbrewery.com

100 Shawnee Inn Dr Shawnee on DE, PA 18356 570-213-5151

Wallingford, PA 19086 Shipbottombrewery.com

SLY FOX BREWING CO

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331 Circle of Progress Dr Pottstown, PA 19464 484-524-8210 slyfoxbeer.com W-Th: 11:30am-9pm, F-S: 11:30an-10pm, Su: 11:30am-8pm

SPRING HOUSE BREWING CO

25 W King St Lancaster, PA 17603 717-399-4009 springhousebeer.com

M-S: 12pm-7pm, Su: 12pm-5pm

WYNDRIDGE FARM BREWING

885 S Pleasant Ave Dallastown, PA 17313 717-244-9900 wyndridge.com Wyndridge Farm is a family owned, farm-based brewing and cider company based in York, PA. We have built an awesome craft beverage team, creating spectacular hard ciders and craft beers on a picturesque farm, nestled amongst the rolling halls of Southern York County PA. Our thirty-barrel, four-vessel brewhouse and 12,000 barrel fermentation capacity have allowed us to grow into distribution in three states. Our cider was featured at the recent Philadelphia Flower Show and our beers and ciders are readily available throughout premier retailers in PA, MD and TX. We are excited to be part of Philly Beer Week and appreciate the warm reception this year from the City of Brotherly Love!

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SHIP BOTTOM BREWERY

420 Acorn Ln Downingtown, PA 19335 610-514-7010 victorybeer.com M-S: 11am-12am, Su: 11am-10pm

WEYERBACHER BREWING CO

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SAINT BENJAMIN BREWING CO

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VICTORY BREWING CO

ST BONIFACE CRAFT BREWING CO

ROCK BOTTOM BREWERY

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TROEGS BREWING CO

200 E Hershey Park Dr Hershey, PA 17033 717-534-1297 troegs.com The Tröegs brothers have woven Nugget Nectar, Mad Elf and Troegenator into craft beer’s tapestry. Welcome to Tröegs, the wayward home for the perpetually curious.

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VAULT BREWING CO 10 S Main St Yardley, PA 19067 267-573-4291 vaultbrewing.com

YARDS BREWING CO

901 N Delaware Ave Philadelphia, PA 19123 215-634-2600 yardsbrewing.com Founded in 1994, Yards began as a garage-sized operation in Manayunk. We’ve grown a lot since then and have always been proud to call Philly home. We’re also proud to be Pennsylvania’s first 100% wind-powered brewery. Our Tasting Room is open seven days a week, and we offer free tours on weekends. Come taste #WhatPhillyDrinks!

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D.G. YUENGLING & SON

310 Mill Creek Ave Pottsville, PA 17901 57-0622-4141 yuengling.com Based in Pottsville, PA, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America’s Oldest Brewery, is family owned and operated since 1829. Principal beer brands include Traditional Lager, Light Lager, Premium, Light, Black and Tan, Dark Brewed Porter, and Lord Chesterfield Ale. HOURS:

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BREWERIES ALLAGASH BREWING CO

50 Industrial Way Portland, ME 04103 800-330-5385 allagash.com Founded in Maine in 1995, Allagash is best known for our flagship beer, White, and we also enjoy aging beer in oak barrels (beginning with Curieux in 2004) and spontaneously fermented beers (beginning with Coolship in 2007).

ARCADIA ALES

103 W Michigan Ave Battle Creek, MI 49017 269-963-9520 arcadiaales.com

BLUE MOON BREWING CO 2161 Blake St Denver, CO 80205 303-298-1587

BREWERY OMMEGANG

656 County Highway 33 Cooperstown, PA 13326 800-544-1809 ommegang.com Duvel Moortgat/Brewery Ommegang USA is a worldwide leader in luxury beer, delivering a portfolio unparalleled in prestige. A perennial favorite and critically acclaimed beer.

Brewery Ommegang, founded in 1997, produces Belgian-style, bottle-conditioned ales that are both popular and award winning.

BROOKLYN BREWERY

79 N 11th St Brooklyn, NY 11249 718-486-7422 brooklynbrewery.com Founded in 1988, the Brooklyn Brewery is one of the foremost craft breweries in the world, currently ranking #11 in volume among United States craft breweries. Brooklyn Brewmaster Garrett Oliver and his team brew an ever-growing portfolio of beers for every palate that can be found in 26 states and over 25 countries.

CAPE MAY BREWING CO 1288 Hornet Rd Rio Grande, NJ 08242 609-849-9933 capemaybrewery.com

CAPTAIN LAWRENCE BREWING CO

444 Saw Mill River Rd Elmsford, NY 10523 914-741-2337 captianlawrencebrewing.com

bluemoonbrewingcompany.com

In 1995, Keith Villa, our head brewmaster and founder, started a brewery with the belief that crafting beer is an art. Upon tasting Keith's first work of art, a Belgian-Style White Ale, someone exclaimed, “A beer this good only comes around once in a blue moon.” And with those fateful words, Blue Moon Brewing Company® was born. That chance phrase is what we live and brew by as we continue exploring the endless possibilities of creating great craft beers. Visit BlueMoonBrewingCo. com/Videos to learn more about our beers.

BOULEVARD BREWING CO

2501 Southwest Blvd Kansas City, MO 64108 816-474-7095 boulevard.com Boulevard Brewing Company has grown to be the largest specialty brewer in the Midwest with full or partial distribution in 28 states. Since 1989, our brewery has remained dedicated to the craft of producing fresh, flavorful beers using traditional ingredients and the best of both old and new techniques.

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Named as OUTSIDE’s "Best Places to Work" in 2013 and 2014, Deschutes Brewery was founded in 1988 as a brew pub in Bend, OR. Still family and employee-owned 27 years later, the brewery is known for brewing a diverse line-up of award winning beers including Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale Ale. From the beginning, the focus has been on crafting the best beer and food using only the finest ingredients. In 2008, the brewery opened a second pub in Portland’s Pearl District. Deschutes Brewery now ships beer to 28 states, the District of Columbia, and around the world from its main brewing facility located on the banks of the Deschutes River.

CRISPIN CIDER CO.

1213 S Auburn St Colfax, CA 95713 800-648-0800 crispincider.com Hard cider has deep roots in the United States; Johnny Appleseed planted apple trees to make cider and John Adams would drink a pint of cider every morning. Despite this, many Americans mistakenly think of hard ciders as being a sweet, fruity, beer alternative. Crispin Cider Company launched in 2008 with the vision of getting America to reconsider cider by utilizing the highest quality ingredients and production processes, to avoid mimicking the cloying, overly sweet, and artificially colored existing offerings.

Today, Crispin Hard Ciders are fermented in the US, using fresh pressed apple juice from Oregon and Washington.

DESCHUTES BREWERY 901 SW Simpson Ave Bend, OR 97702 541-385-8606 deschutesbrewery.com

EVOLUTION CRAFT BREWING CO

200 Elmwood St Salisbury, MD 21804 443-260-2337 evolutioncraftbrewing.com

FIRESTONE WALKER BREWING CO

1400 Ramada Dr Paso Robles, CA 93446 805-225-5911 firestonebeer.com Founded in 1996 by Adam Firestone (aka The Bear) and his brother-in-law, David Walker (aka The Lion), Firestone Walker Brewing Company began as a small brewery in the wine country on California's Central Coast.

We have since grown to become a regional craft brewery, but our mission remains the same. We are passionately in pursuit of the perfect beer...and never satisfied.

GREAT LAKES BREWING CO

2516 Markeet Ave Cleveland, OH 44113 610-592-6850 greatlakesbrewing.com GLBC is Ohio’s first and largest craft brewery. A principle-centered, environmentally responsible and socially conscious company committed to crafting fresh, flavorful and high quality beer from Cleveland, Ohio.

HARPOON BREWERY 306 Northern Ave Boston, MA 02210 617-456-2322 harpoonbrewery.com

HEAVY SEAS BEER

4615 Hollins Ferry Rd Baltimore, MD 21227 410-247-7822 hsbeer.com

LAGUNITAS BREWING CO 1280 N McDowell Blvd Petaluma, CA 94954 707-778-8776 lagunitas.com

SIXPOINT CRAFT ALES 40 Van Dyke St Brooklyn, NY 11231 917-696-0438 sixpoint.com

JACOB LEINENKUGEL BREWING CO

124 E Elm St Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715-723-5558 leinie.com Our great-great-grandfather Jacob Leinenkugel founded the Spring Brewery in 1867. Now known as the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., it’s the seventh oldest brewery in the United States. For more than 145 years, our family has been brewing our storied line of beers right here in the very spot where it all started – Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Today, the community remains the heart and soul of the brewery.

After six generation of brewing success, the Leinenkugel family continues to craft flavorful beers inspired by the old world recipes of our ancestors from Meckenheim Germany. The result is a refreshing spin on traditional styles that’s nothing short of perfection.

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY 800 Pike Rd Longmont, CO 80501 303-776-1914 oskarblues.com

PILSNER URQUELL

U Prazdroje, 304 97 Plzen, Chech Republic pilsnerurquell.com Born in 1842, Pilsner Urquell was the first brightly filtered, honey-golden colored lager ever brewed. 90% of the beers being brewed today in the world owe their roots to this original Pilsner. Pilsner Urquell is brewed the same way today as it was back in 1842. Brewmaster log books and strict adherence to the parallel brewing standard keep the flavors of in-house malted barley and spicy Saaz hops the same today as they were in the beginning. Taste the Original Pilsner beer, Na Zdravi!

SARANAC

830 Varick St Utica, NY 13502 315-624-2490 saranac.com

SHINER BEERS

603 E Brewery St Shiner, TX 77984 361-594-3383 shiner.com

SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO 1075 E 20th St Chico, CA 95928 530-893-3520 sierranevada.com

SUMMIT BREWING CO 910 Montreal Cir St Paul, MN 55102 651-265-7800 summitbrewing.com

by Antonio Origlio in 1933, the company’s mission is, and always has been, to bring outstanding domestic, imported and craft beers to the Delaware Valley. Recognizing that today’s consumer is always looking for variety, Origlio also offers hard apple ciders and an exciting array of malt-based alternative beverages. Going far beyond the mere distribution of beer, Origlio strives to promote the appreciation of this much overlooked beverage because great tasting beer is an accessible, affordable luxury that contributes to the quality of our lives.

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WHOLESALERS BELLA VISTA BEVERAGE 755 S 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19147 215-627-6465 bellavistabeverage.com

GRETZ BEER COMPANY 2801 Township Line Rd Hatfield, PA 19440 610-275-0285 gretzbeer.com

MULLER, INC.

2800 Grant Ave Philadelphia, PA 19114 215-676-7575 mullerbev.com Muller is located in Northeast Philadelphia and is one of the nation’s largest distributors of malt beverages. The Muller name has long been associated with beer in Philadelphia — Members of the Muller family grew up in the Brewerytown section of the city and beginning in the 1800s worked in breweries and delivered beer in horse-drawn wagons. Jack Muller, the founder of Muller, Inc., started in the beer business in 1938 with the formation in Philadelphia of Holmesburg Distributing.

Under Jack Muller's leadership, Clement & Muller became the largest distributor of Miller and Colt 45 products in the United States.

Today, Muller, Inc.'s over 200 employees sell over 8 million cases of beer annually from the Company's modern facility. Muller, Inc. is proud to be a multigenerational Pennsylvania beer wholesaler that has the ability to provide quality, family-sustaining jobs in our community.

401 Domino Ln Philadelphia, PA 19128 215-487-0300 pennbeer.com Penn Beer Sales and Service was established in 1953 and is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. In addition to being one of the largest Annheuser Busch wholesalers in the Northeast, Penn Beer is proud to be in partnership with many world class and local breweries. These breweries and suppliers include: Victory, Troegs, Anchor, Long Trail, Rogue, Ithaca, Goose Island, Magic Hat, Full Sail, Kona, Widmer Bros, St. Killian Importing, Lancaster, New Belgium, Virtue Ciders, Dominion, Red Hook, Prism, Evolution, Starr Hill, Susquehanna, McKenzie’s, Finch’s, Bold Rock, Boxcar, Wyndridge, Keegan, Ninkasi, Knee Deep and many more.

SHANGY'S

40 E Main St Emmaus, PA 18049 610-967-1701 Since 1980, Shangy's has been PA's leading specialty beer wholesaler and retailer. Wholesale distribution across all of Eastern PA with over 2,000 accounts. As a retailer, Shangy's beer superstore remains the nation's leader in specialty beer selection with over 4,000 brands. Guaranteed lowest prices - everyday!

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ORIGLIO BEVERAGE

3000 Meeting House Rd Philadelphia, PA 19154 215-698-9500 origlio.com Superior products, beer knowledge and customer service have always been the hallmark of Origlio Beverage. Founded

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malty, smooth, nutty

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vibrant, fresh, springtime

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fruity, light and sweet

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