So Beer Week is over. There will be more pictures to come from the last few events, but last night’s Totally Unnecessary Drink is the final call for many of the local industry types and brewers to slam a couple beers and recount favorite moments. One of which was last nights karaoke at the T.U.D. [...]
Archive for March, 2009
The biggest spectacle of Beer Week so far has been The Throwdown In Franklintown. Tom Kehoe of Yards Brewing and Jim Kirk of The Kite and Key held an outdoor Sumo Wrestling match that included Geishas, Iron Man, a Black and White with real live popo and handcuffs, and a lot of screaming and drinking. [...]
The Brett Pack consists of Adam Avery (Avery Brewing), Rob Tod (Allegash), Sam Calagione (Dogfish Head), Tomme Arthur (Port Brewing), and Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River Brewing). It’s an All-Star lineup of epic proportions. Philly is blessed to have these Monsters Of Malt and Barley spending time here during Beer Week. Curt Decker of Nodding Head [...]
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So we had our favorite beer of the week so far last night at the P.O.P.E. Adam Avery’s Maharaja Imperial IPA. This malty beast might already have left the taps of one of our favorite watering holes, but track down Mr. Avery if he is anywhere around town in hopes to try this monster of [...]
Stuff That Matters: Personal and the Pizzas
Aired March 10th, 2009 on Animal Rights, But What About The Children?, Junk Food, Phoodies, Pizza and Props Is Due.1 CommentHave you ever listened to the Ramones and thought, “If only this were more brilliant/food themed, I think these guys could have really had something?” Of course you have. Almost everyone has. It is for this reason that we are so proud to bring to you, today, Hoboken’s own Personal and the Pizzas: Literally the greatest [...]
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Foie Gras Week Is Back; Protesters, Probably Not So Much
Aired March 10th, 2009 on Animal Rights, Events and Phoodies.6 CommentsContinuing in the string of delicious week-long food and drink events in Philly, Foie Gras Week — March 13-19 — is all but at our doorstep. In October 2007, Ariane Daguin, co-founder of D’Artagnan, the first company to provide fresh foir gras in the states, launched this five-dollar-foie-gras week among Philadelphia restaurants and, starting this [...]
We were so looking forward to this event. Marty Jones, Dave Chicura, and our man Archie from Oskar Blues were at Tria with Brian O’Reilly from Sly Fox. Cheap cans of Dale’s Pale, Pikeland Pilsner, Ten FIDY, and Dunkel Lager were on hand to help celebrate. It ended up being a who’s who event, with [...]
The Brewer’s Plate is one of the daytripper highlights of the week. You won’t find the craziest rarities these brewers have to offer, but you will find conventional beers that do well with food. This years event was held at the Penn Museum, which is a cool space for sure, but really didn’t fit the mood [...]
Beer Wars LIVE Pours Fizzy Knowledge Into Our Thirsty Brains
Aired March 9th, 2009 on Beer, Events, Phoodies and Uncategorized.0 CommentsAs you know, Philadelphia is a city immersed in beer culture. Perhaps so much so that we don’t see all that is going on behind the scenes (or labels) of our favorite beers. Beer Wars is a documentary by filmmaker Anat Baron that sheds a little light on the “David and Goliath story” of the [...]
Message To All Philadelphia Bars And Restaurants: Don’t Be Such Cheap Bastards When You Make Mimosas
Aired March 9th, 2009 on Brunch and Drinks.3 CommentsSunday brunch is that magical part of the weekend when those lucky enough to not be working/at church/recovering alcoholics can tie on a socially acceptable buzz. Clearly, the preferred methods of obtaining a brunch buzz are Bloody Marys or Mimosas. We’ve established that there are plenty of places to lay lips on a quality BM, [...]
