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If you are a fan of cask-conditioned ale, then 2012 is your year. The calendar is quite kind as there will be 3 Friday the Firkinteenths in 2012 at the Grey Lodge! The Grey Lodge's world famous gravity-pour cask ale event that happens every Friday the 13th. Up to 30 firkins! Tapped 7 at a time until they are all gone. Current Cask List Bavarian Barbarian First Snow Boulder Mojo Cricket Hill Colonel Blide’s Bitter Desiato Cider Dock Street Rye IPA, dry-hopped Duck … [Read more...]
This is a pretty sick line up tonight...Video games and beers ..Hell yeah!!! Haven't been to this location but I have been to the others always a good time... Please join us and kick off our 1st annual Winter Beer Night on Thursday January 5th at 4pm. There will be beer, maybe 20 or so. Here is the list: Allagash Bookers Curieux – 11.0% – Aged in Bookers bourbon barrels instead of Jim Beam Allagash Curieux – 11.0% – The original aged in Jim Beam barrels to compare … [Read more...]
Hair of the Dogfish Part II Thursday 12/8 at 6pm Fort Faithful Hellhound Bitches Brew Chicory Stout Pangaea Immort Ale Burton Baton My Antonio Namaste Old School (2010) 60 90 Randall with maple soaked chipotles that's right chipotles ( I think Jeff has officially lost his mind!!!) This gonna be awesome If that doesn't temp you ...... Bottles include 120 Bitches Brew Hellhound Faithful I'm already regretting the hangover I'm gonna … [Read more...]
Beginning on Tuesday December 6th Sixpoint Brewery will launch THE SIX DAYS OF SIXPOINT. This stretch of activity in the Philadelphia region will showcase some of the best offerings from the brewery in a series of events which will entertain beer-lovers in multiple ways. The list of events are below, tap-lists will be released shortly. TUESDAY DECEMBER 6 SPICE OF LIFE Beer Dinner at McCrossen's Tavern (http://mccrossens.com/) Enjoy a four-course meal which celebrates beer's most unique … [Read more...]
Hey guys and gals check 0ut this tap line up I recieved from Chris the owner of Blue Dog !!!! As you know, our 3rd Annual Blue Dog “Wealth of Riches” Beer Celebration starts this Saturday, September 17 at 11 am at our Chalfont location. There is no admission fee. The event is “pay-as-you-go.” While we say the event runs all weekend, in fact we were able to obtain so much great beer this year that we’ll be tapping up unique and rare beers all throughout the week. So if you … [Read more...]
Here at the Big Beer Guy we are huge football fans. What makes football better than some beers? Well every Sunday while watching your favorite team destroy the competition; you can destroy the opposing teams city-state beer. Every week The Big Beer Guy is going to preview local games. Kevin and most of our readers are Eagles fans. I'm the transplant from North Jersey who is a Giants fan (Ok stop booing me). If there are other teams you would like us to preview hit us up. We will also … [Read more...]
Victory Otto Ale: In 1987, when we arrived in Bamberg, Germany for the first time, St. Otto was not there to greet two thirsy travelers in a rented Fiat. He’d been dead for 848 years but we were alive, and our recent visit to the Belgian brewery of Orval only fanned the flames of our desire for fermented pleasures. The smoked malt (‘rauch’) beers of this lovely town where St. Otto was once Bishop were our siren song, luring us into deep, exotic flavors that we never before imagined in … [Read more...]
Come join Big Beer Guy (Kevin Romer/Sean Perez) ~Beer Geek (Steve Hawk)~Philly Beer Scene (Mat Falco) @ 2nd Street Brew House on 1700 S. 2nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19148. (8pm-10pm) Help decide who has the best taste in beer. Their secret selections will be revealed after the event. As an added bonus if you can guess what beer me or Kevin picked a BBG t-shirt is in your future. Special discount for participants & Giveaways from 2nd Street Brew House. Cheers Sean … [Read more...]
Hey fellow beer lovers. Sorry for the delay: busy week just got back from Florida. Philly Beer week has started get your livers ready. Here this weekend events that you will catch me at. Note: this are the events I'm looking forward to no disrespect to the events I haven't listed: 6/3/11 Hill Farmstead 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location: Capone's Neighborhood: Montgomery County Price: Pay As You Go Category: Meet The Brewer Great Lakes Brewing Night 7:00 pm - 10:00 … [Read more...]
