This past Autumn, an event took place on Randall’s Island that offered attendees the chance to combine their love for running and craft beer. This event, which is called The Brew Hop, was an opportunity for runners and non-runners to try beers from over 30 different New York City, […]
Lauren Mayer and Gabby Shayne (aka The Whiskey Sisters) of Spirit Imports are taking their whisky tasting show on the road to host six events in six different cities across the country… Loyal readers are well aware that we are veterans of many a Whisky Extravaganza (which was […]
Below is some muy importante information about one of our favorite Philly Food and Craft Beer events of the year, The Brewer’s Plate. This time around, they’ve moved the event to a Friday night which makes those of us that work Monday through Friday / 9 to 5 […]
This time last year is when when we first started telling you about the American Whiskey Convention, an event that was held at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on March 24, 2017. We are happy to report that this event is once again on the 2018 calendar, […]
Are you suffering bouts of whisky festival ticket buyer’s remorse? Do you wake after festivals wondering what the hell you drank and why you have 17 key chains more than the day before? Do you have a stack of brand ambassador business cards that would choke a horse? […]
The folks at Boardroom Spirits may not know the meaning of “alphabetical order” all that well (their eau de vie style spirits were released in the following order: B, then C, and then A, P and P. Last time I checked, A comes before B and C. And […]
It’s been 4 years since we last attended Opening Tap (the OFFICIAL kick-off to the 10-day brewfest known the world over as Philly Beer Week), and in those 4 years, a couple things have changed… In January of this year, the Board of Philly Beer Week (PBW) announced […]
Below is all the news that’s fit to print about Philly Beer Week 2017 courtesy of our friends at Profile Public Relations and Philly Loves Beer… CHEERS TO 10 YEARS OF BEERS! PHILLY BEER WEEK (PBW) TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY The nation’s first, biggest and best Beer Week […]
With an actual high temperature of around 52 degrees and total rainfall of 2.06 inches, May 13, 2017 probably wasn’t the greatest day (from a weather perspective) to host an Outdoor Craft Beer Festival (i.e. Pour-A-Palooza #9), but when you have 81 breweries scheduled to bring 143 different […]
For the 2nd year in a row, G-LO and I had the pleasure of attending the American Whiskey Convention which was once again held at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phightin’ Phils. For the unencumbered, planning to attend said event would involve the following: An email announcing the event […]