March 16: The Philadelphia Real Ale Festival
Real ale is naturally carbonated beer served at cellar temperature; it's the best way to enjoy traditional beer. This event will be held at the new home of Yards Brewing in Northern Liberties.
There are many other events, including nightly tastings and dinners at Monk's Café, homebrewing featured at Jose Pistola's, a tour of the growing Main Line beer scene led by beer scribe Lew Bryson and a ladies beer tea.
You'll be hearing more about the individual events in coming days. The Daily News will publish a Philly Beer Week guide on March 7 that will be distributed citywide.
You can find a full calendar at www.phillybeerweek.org, but make sure you check back often; more events are being added.
And, to whet your thirst, drop in at the next Full Moon free beer tasting from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Marketplace at East Falls (3747 Ridge Ave., East Falls).
These tastings, held each full moon, are sponsored by Total-Bru and the Philly Craft Beer Fest. This one features samples of the best from Stone's, Southampton, Troeg's, Iron Hill and Woodchuck. *
"Joe Sixpack" by Don Russell appears weekly in Big Fat Friday. For more on the beer scene in Philly and beyond, visit www.joesixpack.net. Send e-mail to joesixpack@phillynews.com.
