We have a (soon-to-be) official Philly Beer Week/Session Beer Project event! Chris Leonard is still working out the details, but we'll be doing an all-session beer event at The Tiedhouse (Chris's new place in Philly: 2031 Hamilton St., 215-561-1002) onMonday March 9th, at 6 pm.
Still to come: price, menu, beer list, and all that jazz, but we'll have that soon, and I'll just post it here as it comes in. I'll be talking about what session beer is and why it's getting popular, and I hope to get Chris to talk about how brewing session beers is different from brewing big beers. (Chris won't actually be there; he's got an event at the General the same night, but his brewer, the beloved Russ Czajka, will be there, and can get down and geeky with you. I'm trying to talk Chris into writing us a treatise on session beer, to be posted here.)
If you can't wait that long, Chris also told me that he's got a new session beer coming on next week: "Our new low-alcohol offering -- a dry-hopped, hop infuser-poured APA (Columbus and Cascade hops) at 3.5%, called The Economizer -- will be ready to go next week." Looking forward to that.
Not too crazy about the name though, makes me think of cheap price or sissy beer but a new session sounds great and nice to see Philly leading the way. About time.
ReplyDelete"Our new low-alcohol offering -- a dry-hopped, hop infuser-poured APA (Columbus and Cascade hops) at 3.5%, called The Economizer -- will be ready to go next week."
ReplyDeleteOh really?
Well I just so happen to have plans that involve me being in Manayunk next weekend. Methinks a GLI stop after I get off the Turnpike will be in order.
P.S. I'll have a pin filled with home brewed mild with me to boot! Good times.
Ha! Even the SBP readers are making session beer!
ReplyDeleteThis looks exciting! On a cozy street with lots of available parking I hope the tiedhouse does well!
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