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BRU, Uptown Beer Garden and U-Bahn Announce 21 Events for Philly Beer Week
Friday, June 3, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
Ommegang Kickoff
BRU’s fourth annual PBW kick-off event featuring a full draft lineup from Brewery Ommegang, and mussels specials made with different Ommegang beers. All drafts $4.00 for Happy Hour 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Taps include:
Rosetta
Glimmerglasss
Hennepin – Motueka
Fleur de Houblon
Seven Kingdoms
Gnomegang
Great Beyond
Three Philosophers
Saturday, June 4, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
What’s Fruit Got To Do With It?
An easygoing Saturday event. Stop by anytime and find a diverse selection of fruit beers, brewed across a broad range of styles. Taps include:
Coppertail Brewing Co Purple Drink
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Briney Melon
Boulevard Brewing Company Lemon Ginger Radler
Avery Brewing Company Liliko’i Kepolo
Fat Head’s Brewery Bumbleberry
Terrapin Beer Company Maggie’s Peach Farmhouse
Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits Mango Even Keel
Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant Grapefruit Daydreamin’
Green Flash Brewing Co. Tangerine Soul Style
SweetWater Brewing Company Goin’ Coastal
Sunday, June 5, 2016
11:00am to 2:00am
Twenty two wild ales that make us happy – and a great primer for opening of Cinder later this summer. Doors open 11:00am sharp, first come, first served. Cantillon is $5.00/6oz pour, limit 1/person, all other drafts $7.00 to $9.00/10oz, no restrictions. Some nice brunch specials, including Crab Benedict, Maple-Bourbon French Toast and Pork Roll Egg & Cheese. Taps include:
Brasserie Cantillon Fou’ Foune
Allagash Brewing Company Astrid
Almanac Beer Co Tropical Platypus
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Horse Tongue
Brouwerij Boon Oude Kriek
The Bruery Rueuze
Burning Sky Brewery Saison a la Provision
Buxton Brewery Company Blue Wolf
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company Hudson Valley Apricot
Cascade Brewing Apricot
Coppertail Brewing Co McLinner
De Proefbrouwerij/Hair of the Dog Flemish Fred
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Krieky Bones
Grimm Artisanal Ales Rainbow Dome
Hof ten Dormaal Zur Van Tildonk
Jolly Pumpkin Brewery/Tired Hands Alien Church
Port Brewing Co / The Lost Abbey Cuvee Tomme
LoverBeer BeerBrugna
Mikkeller Spontancherry Frederiksdal
Prairie Ales Funky Gold Simcoe
Rodenbach Alexander
Russian River Brewing Company Consecration
The taps will stay on all day and night until they kick. At 7:00pm, it’s time for Oak & Smoke, so stop by late and sip from both ends of the spectrum.
Sunday, June 5, 2016
7:00pm to 2:00am
Twelve barrel aged beers, with a focus on behemoth whiskey aged stouts, and some special chocolate desserts from chef. Drafts $7.00 to $8.00/goblet (8.5oz for 11%+, others 10oz). Taps include:
Against the Grain Bo & Luke
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Parabola
Bear Republic Brewing Co. BA Pirate Stout
Nebraska Brewing Company Vanilla Fathead
Allagash Brewing Company Dougernot
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Huge Arker
New Holland Brewing Co. Dragons Milk – Coffee & Chocolate
Terrapin Beer Company Barrel Aged Big Hoppy Monster
Siren Craft Brew/Cigar City Carribean Chocolate Cake
De Molen N.V. Hel & Verdoemenis Port Charlotte
Evil Twin Brewing Imperial Biscotti Break
Note- for those that like to sip from both ends of the spectrum, all The Wild Brunch kegs will remain on tap all day and night until they kick.
Monday, June 6, 2016
7:00pm to 2:00am
Spotlighting a half dozen small breweries from the Great Plains/Midwest regions, including Prairie, Perennial, Nebraska and more. This is a new event for BRU this year featuring some world-class breweries working magic “under that great big sky” like Prairie Ales, Perennial Artisan Ales, Nebraska Brewing Company, Against The Grain Brewery, and Fat Head’s Brewery round out the taps; Jester King Brewery will be available in 5oz flights/bottle pour. Taps include:
Prairie TRVE
Prairie Flare
Prairie Bomb!
Prairie Vous Francais
Nebraska Apricot au Poivre
Nebraska Black Betty
Nebraska Fathead
Nebraska Responsibly
ATG Bo & Luke
ATG 70K Stout
Perennial Saison de Lis
Perennial Tart Hopfentea
Fat Heads Benjamin Danklin
Fat Heads Trail Head
Fat Heads Head Hunter
Fat Heads Sunshine Daydream
Jester King HIbernal Dichotomous
Jester King Funk Metal
Jester King Intersection of Species
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
Every PBW we like to pair three of our all-time favorites, and three Mainerds- Allagash Brewing Company, Oxbow Brewing Company, Maine Beer Company. This year, we made it even better, including some awsome new-New Englanders, brand new to Philly- Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers, Bunker Brewing Co., and Night Shift Brewing. Chef will be serving Lobster Rolls, Fried Clams, “Seafood Chowder” Skewers, and Murder, She Wrote will be playing on at least one TV screen. Taps include:
Allagash Sixteen Counties
Allagash Tiarna
Allagash Little Brett
Allagash Confluence
Allagash Northman
Maine Peeper
Maine MO
Maine Lunch
Maine Another One
Maine Zoe
Oxbow Space Cowoby
Oxbow Bandolier
Oxbow Barrel Aged FPA
Oxbow Freestyle #34
Oxbow Freestyle #35
Lawson’s Super Session #2
Lawson’s Sip of Sunshine
Bunker Cypher
Bunker Salad Daze
Night Shift Whirlpool
Jack’s Abby Cranberry Berliner
Jack’s Abby Hoponius Union
Jack’s Abby Calyptra
Jack’s Abby Smoke & Dagger
All drafts $7.00/16oz, 10oz for the strong and wild stuff. $4.00 for Happy Hour 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
Three taps each from Anderson Valley, North Coast, Lost Coast, Russian River, Lagunitas, Moylan’s, Bear Republic, and Almanac, plus NorCal charcuterie and oysters specials.
One of BRU’s favorite events of the year that has run the same way since BRU opened, the only change these days is that the kegs tap at 1pm for the earlybirds, and this year we are lucky to have newcomer Almanac join our other favorites. Chef will be serving NorCal Oysters and Charcuterie, taste the Pacific on a Thursday afternoon. Taps include:
Anderson Valley Brewing Company Briney Melon
Anderson Valley Blood Orange Gose
Anderson Valley Hobneelch’n Hoppy Wheat
Bear Republic Brewing Co. Hop Shovel
Bear Republic Sonoma County Wild Pale
Bear Republic Cuvee Bubba
Russian River Brewing Company Consecration
Russian River Pliny the Elder
Russian River Blind Pig
North Coast Brewing Company Scrimshaw
North Coast PranQster
North Coast Old Rasputin
Lost Coast Brewery Great White
Lost Coast Sharkinator
Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat
Speakeasy Vendetta
Speakeasy Blood Orange Double Daddy
Speakeasy Coffee Payback
Lagunitas Brewing Co Waldo
Lagunitas Born Again Yesterday
Lagunitas Lucky 13
Almanac Beer Co San Fransisco IPA
Almanac Emperor Norton
Almanac Tropical Platypus
All drafts $6.00 to $7.00/16oz, $7.00 to $8.00/10oz for the strong and wild stuff. All drafts $4.00 for Happy Hour 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Friday, June 10, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
New sister event to NorCal HH, tapping rarities from Lost Abbey, The Bruery, Firestone Walker, Alesmith, and more, plus a special SoCal Burrito menu from the kitchen. Taps include:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Pivo
Firestone Opal
Firestone Luponic Distortion
Firestone Sucaba
Alpine Beer Company Duet
Alpine Hoppy Birthday
Alpine Mandarin Nectar
Alpine Willy Vanilly
The Bruery Gypsy Tart
The Bruery Or Xata
The Bruery Jardiner
The Bruery White Oak
AleSmith Brewing Company X
AleSmith Mikkeller IPA
AleSmith Speedway – Hammerhead
AleSmith Speedway – Hawaiian
Port Brewing Co / The Lost Abbey Devotion
Lost Abbey Witch’s Wit
Lost Abbey Red Poppy
Lost Abbey Track 10
All drafts $6.00 to $7.00/16oz, $7.00 to $8.00/10oz for the strong and wild stuff. All drafts $4.00 for Happy Hour 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Saturday, June 11, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
Florida Jawn
Showcasing our Florida favorites Coppertail, plus taps from Green Bench, Cigar City, and more. Taps include:
Coppertail Brewing Co Free Dive
Coppertail Enfant de Fleur
Coppertail Dessert Room
Coppertail Whoops!
Saint Somewhere Brewing Co. Ete Sans Fin
Saint Somewhere Beached Wood
Saint Somewhere Punaise de Amour
Saint Somewhere Fraternite
Due South Category 3
Due South Category 5
Due South Cafe Ole
Due South Caramel Cream Ale
Saltwater Brewery Grapefruit Screamin Reels
Saltwater Pineapple Screamin Reels
Saltwater Tides of Reef Room #5
Saltwater Salty Buddha
Funky Buddha Brewery 4 taps TBD
Sunday, June 12, 2016
1:00pm to 2:00am
Help us celebrate our third anniversary and clean up from PBW with all drafts $5.00, all day. Food specials, live entertainment, brewery swag giveaways and prizes, and the ‘la petite mort’ of another PBW in the books. Help ‘liquidate’ over two hundred-some kegs from the week, including a bounty of wild ales, IPA’s, and barrel aged strong ales. The grill from Uptown Beer Garden will also be down as we fire up spins on our skewers and sandwiches from Uptown.
Uptown Beer Garden, 1735 JFK
All events posted also on Facebook – for updates:
https://www.facebook.com/
Friday, June 3, 2016
8:00pm to Midnight
Sours Under The Stars #1: Almanac
Exquisite wild ales under the cool night skies during our first crab night. Join Chris & the tremendously talented folks from Almanac Beer Co for our first ever Philly Beer Week event! We aim to make it a keeper, pouring their crushable core beers plus a bounty of articulate sours, and chef will be bringin it with crab-many-ways. On the “main” bars we will have $6 pints of core drafts
Saison Dolores and IPA.
On the draft trailer we’ll have eight specialties, $7.00/10oz:
Farmer’s Reserve: Blackberry
Farmer’s Reserve: Pluot
Tangerine de Brettaville
Apricot de Brettaville
Hoppy Sour: Equinox
Hoppy Sour: Azacca
Tropical Platypus
Emporer Norton
Coffee Barrel Noir
Saturday, June 4, 2016 -SPECIAL SATURDAY HOURS
2:00pm to Midnight
After partnering on our new Uptown IPA, we’re at it again with Pizza Boy Brewing Co. to celebrate of our two favorite things: beer and BBQ. Chef will be grillin ribs, backyard burgers, and some housemade sausage, and we’ll be tapping a wealth of terrific beer, courtesy of our neighbors from Enola. All drafts $5.00 from 2:00pm to 8:00pm, limited and limited bottle pours of Permasmile. BBQ specials coming soon. Taps to include:
Pizza Boy Uptown IPA
On the Fritz
Eternal Sunshine
Hamden IPA
Mango River IPA
Frontside Lipslide IIPA
Thai PA
Child’s Play IPA
Kanye Zest
Monday, June 6, 2016 – PRIVATE MEDIA EVENT
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Media Only Uptown Beer Garden’s PBW Kick-off and Season Opener
Media only event: Join us from 5:00pm to 7:00pm for sampling of all beers on tap, including our exclusive Uptown IPA, plus sample dishes from our new menu and meet Chef Jonathan Petruce. RSVP by calling 215-840-9216 or email [email protected]
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
4:00pm to 8:0pm
Half Acre Happy Hour
We never miss an opportunity to host our friends from Half Acre Beer, and they are bringing some of their best for an extended mid-week Happy Hour. All featured drafts $4.00 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Taps include:
Pony Pils
Daisy Cutter
Galactic Double Daisy Cutter
Vallejo IPA
Navaja Imperial IPA
Grimalkin Amorphatron
Big Hugs
Thursday, June 9, 2016
8:00pm to Midnight
Sours Under the Stars #2: Grimm & Jolly Pumpkin
Partake of the wisdom and intricacy of Jolly Pumpkin Brewery and Grimm Artisanal Ales, as we pour a full slate of wild ales under the cool night sky. All drafts $7.00/10oz, including some rare gifts:
Grimm Psychokinesis
Grimm Purple Prose
Grimm Subliminal Message
Grimm Super Symmetry
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
Jolly Pumpkin Innovator Man
Jolly Pumpkin Uber Wit
Jolly Pumpkin/Tired Hands Alien Church
Saturday, June 11, 2016 – SPECIAL SATURDAY HOURS
2:00pm to Midnight
Ballast Point BBQ
Fruit and hops and ribs and burgers. All drafts $5.00 special until 8:00pm. Note special Saturday hours. Taps include:
Grapefruit Sculpin
Pineapple Sculpin
Habanero Sculpin
Watermelon Dorado
Mango Even Keel
California Kolsch
Grunion
Wahoo White
U-BAHN
1320 Chestnut Street
All events posted also on Facebook – for updates:
https://www.facebook.com/
Sunday, June 5, 2016
9:00pm to 2:00am
Dr. Joel’s Flat Footed Roller Jam
Dr. Joel and New Holland Brewing Co. present the first annual Flat Footed Roller Skate Jam, throwing back to better days with a night of retro music and killer beer- all drafts $5.00 all night!
Special guest “industry” DJ’s through the night, free play on NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, and our old-school arcade games, and complimentary fancy buffet with spam-en-croute, vienna sausage vol au vent, pepperoni & mozzarella tartines, and gummy worm terrine. Let’s have some fun, it’s gotta be somebody’s birthday. Taps include:
Mad Hatter IPA
Lost Dune Summer Ale
Full Circle Kolsch
Monkey King
The Poet
Incorrigible ’14
Dragon’s Milk
Monday, June 6, 2016
6:00pm
Culture of Cultures
Cultural Terroir is as important in some regards as physical, and how lucky are we to have gathered a trio of high integrity, sophisticated breweries for a taste of wild beer ‘culture and cultures’ of Pennsylvania. Forest & Main Brewing Company and Draai Laag Brewing Company have established themselves as luminaries of mixed fermentation, and new Highway Manor Brewing seems poised to follow in their esteemed heritage. Taps include:
DL Apples & Pears
DL Relic
DL Petite Ferme
DL La Pienture
