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Varga’s Pinup Prom featuring Allagash and New Holland You don’t have to hide the alcohol on your breath from teachers this time. Varga Bar is hosting a prom with limo service for groups of eight or more and complimentary corsages and boutonnieres to folks rocking the high school formal dance look.10pm. Pay as you go. Varga Bar, 941 Spruce St. 215.627.5200. vargabar.com
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PHILLY BEER WEEK MEET STOUDTS BREWER BRETT KINTZER
KEVIN HEFFERMAN & STEVE LEMME ( BROKEN LIZARD) WITH SLY FOX SUN., JUNE 2 // 4PM - 9PM SUNDAY FUNDAY WITH
SMUTTYNOSE & ELBY BRASS BAND
WEST PHILLY ORCHESTRA WITH DOYLESTOWN BREWING
FRI., JUNE 7 // 8PM
FRANK TURNER SOLD OUT!! SAT., JUNE 8 // 1 - 6PM
BACON BLUEGRASS BBQ
WED., JUNE 5 //
SUN., JUNE 9 // 9PM - 2AM
SHOWINGS @ 7, 9:30 & MIDNIGHT
DANCE PARTY!!!
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5K Run with Adam Avery Exercise with Adam Avery of Avery Brewing by running a 5K through South Philly and then immediately negate any work you did by drinking some of his beers and eating the great fried food at Hawthorne’s. 11am. Pay as you go. Hawthorne’s Cafe, 738 S. 11th St. 215.627.3012. hawthornecafe.com Bier und Klassike Rock The people at Neshaminy Creek Brewing not only make good beer, but they can rock with the best of them as well. Members of the brewery will take to the stage to show off their chops as well as people off the street. 8pm. Pay as you go. Brauhaus Schmitz, 718 South St. 267.909.8814. brauhausschmitz.com Southern Tier & Cupcakes This event doesn’t need much of an introduction. Beers from Southern tier are paired with cupcakes from Sweet Elizabeth’s. And then you eat them. It will be the best thing you did all day. 8pm. Pay as you go. Lucky’s Last Chance, 4421 Main St. 215.509.6005. luckyslastchance.com Dank Dark Beers & Jazz Trio A great collection of cellared, dark beers will be unveiled and drank in dim lighting as cool, fancypants jazz trickles around the bar. 9:30pm. Pay as you go. 1508 South St. 215.455.0647. cambridgeonsouth.com
Crafting A Nation Movie Premier Be a part of the narrative when you drink a craft beer while watching a documentary about craft beer. 5pm. $15. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org Browse & Brews Books and beer don’t always go together, and the Free Library of Philadelphia is wondering, why not? Sample local brews with specialized appetizer pairings with George Hummel and Nancy Rigberg of Home Sweet Homebrew and beer historian and author Rich Wagner. Proceeds will support the library. 6pm. $30. Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org American Cancer Society Beer & Coffee Triangulation Competition It’s like the Pepsi challenge, but with beer. Competitors will be asked to try three cups of beer, two being the same and one being different. Identify the different beer first and win a prize! Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. 6pm. $10. Mugshots Coffeehouse, 2831 Girard Ave. mugshotscoffeehouse.com Philly Beer Week: Beer Tasting 101 All this talk of beer can be confusing, especially if you’ve been drinking all of it. Learn the basics at this one-hour overview of beer components and production. 7pm. $19. Pinot Boutique, 277 Market St. pinotboutique.com New Holland Presents Olde City Sideshow Get weird in more ways that one. Join New Holland Brewing Co. and Olde City Sideshow for a night of contortionism, insectivore acts, sword swallowing and more. 8pm. Pay as you go. Pub on Passyunk East (POPE), 501 E. Passyunk Ave. pubonpassyunkeast.com / MICHAEL BRADY
THURS., JUNE 6 // 9PM - 2AM
FRI., MAY 31 // 10:30PM - 1AM
SAT., JUNE 1 // 7PM - 10PM
Tues., June 4
Wed., June 5
DARK SIDE OF PRISM
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT OF BEER WEEK FROM MIDNITE TO 2AM
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come out of Jersey (after pork roll, egg and cheese). Flying Fish Exit 16 is sometimes available at Growlers, The Grey Lodge Pub and Perch Pub.
8. Troëgs Dreamweaver If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that the greatest
thing Harrisburg has to offer is Tröegs Brewery, one of the best of Pennsylvania’s many amazing craft breweries. (Seriously, folks, Pennsylvania is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to beer. Only California, Michigan and Oregon can compete.) So when Tröegs puts out a modest little wheat beer, we expect something special. And yes, Dreamweaver is something special. Sure, it’s just a German-style wheat beer, but it’s a super great one, with spicy clove, musty yeast and easy drinkability. Without straying too far into hyperbole, it just might be one of the very best American interpretations of a German wheat beer. Suitable for all occasions. Tröegs Dreamweaver is sometimes available at City Tap House, The Grey Lodge Pub, Perch Pub and Kildare’s Irish Pub.
9. Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Ale
Sours are surging these days, but let’s be honest: Sour isn’t for everyone. Their acidic, tart bite is heaven in a glass for those who enjoy the style, but can be puckeringly off-putting for those who don’t. This beer, though, this is a sour for the masses. Brewed for the legendary Monk’s Café, this red ale is only mildly sour, with a nice, fruity CON T I N U E D PAG E 3 2 >>>