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Where do the beans come from? How did owner Drew Crockett get  that fire engine red paint job? Rick Nichols has all the answers about the Hub Bub coffee truck that has set up shop on 38th Street between Spruce and Locust Streets.

Artisan coffee from a truck [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Hub Bub Coffee [Official Site]

Friday afternoon we received a note that Monday evening Pub & Kitchen would be kicking off the Phillies game with a “shotgun rally” of 100 free cans of Sly Fox Pikeland Pils. We were a bit incredulous. Had a Blackberry been compromised? Was someone pulling our leg? Was Pub & Kitchen losing its mind?

But we checked in over the weekend and it is true. Owner, Ed Hackett wants 100 people on the sidewalk shotgunning cans of Pikeland Pils t 7 tonight. Maybe it’s just the thing the Phillies need to get back on track, it’s certainly worth the try.

In other Pub & Kitchen news, the Illadelph spotted the 20th and Lombard bar in last week’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode.

Pub & Kitchen [Official Site]

Of course the World Series begins tonight but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the launch of Flying Fish’s Exit 1 Bayshore Oyster Stout as well.

There are two launch parties, from 6 to 8pm at the Oyster House and from 7 to 9pm at the Standard Tap. Both these locations typically do not have televisions but will for the World Series. The Oyster House will also be offering $1 oysters and $3 oyster shooters.

Exit Series [Official Site]

Victor Fiorillo’s Operation Maker’s Mark has wrapped up and Oscar’s got busted. the divey Center City bar was serving up something that wasn’t Maker’s Mark.

But now what? What’s the correct punishment for a bar that’s misrepresenting the liquor they’re serving?

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Operation Maker’s Mark: The Results Are In [Restaurant Club]

Bridgid’s is set to tap its “down draft,” a gravity tap where beer flows from the third to the first floor creating one smooth pour.

To celebrate they’re going to tap a 5-liter cask (20 pints) of Yards Love Stout followed by Yards ESA.

It all starts at tomorrow at 7 and you can of course hang out to make it a night with the Phillies.

Bridgid’s [Official Site]

Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head have collaborated on a new beer, Life and Limb Limb & Life that will debut locally at Jose Pistola’s during lunch today. Just don’t think about going back to work, the category defying dark beer weighs in at 10% ABV. 5%ABV, you can go back to work, just don’t expect to be productive!

Life & Limb [Official Site via Beer Lass]
Jose Pistola’s [Official Site]

Free Jameson at Silk City till midnight? That seems to be what they’re saying! Check it out, it’s a great night for the beer garden anyway.

Silk City [Facebook]

The Phillies have the night off so why not visit a bar that doesn’t have a TV. They were probably feeling a bit lonely recently.And of course for the non-sports fans, these spots might provide some sanctuary in upcoming weeks.

Here’s a few from our Top 50 Bars list.

• Standard Tap
• Monk’s Cafe
• Southwark
• Tria Cafe
• Bob & Barbara’s
• APO Bar + Lounge

Grub Street is doing a Bartenders Bible feature where they interview one of Philadelphia’s finest bartenders each week. This week they sit down with Grace Tavern’s always entertaining Leo Eisenstein.

When Leo Eisenstein of Grace Tavern Is Behind the Bar, Your Secret Is His Secret [Grub Street]
Grace Tavern [Official Site]

Tonight both Tria locations have Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA on draft.

The “Holy Grail for Hopheads” is available in 5 ounce tasting portions for $4.50. Guests are limited to two servings of the 18% alcohol by volume beer. Get there before it runs out.

Tria Cafe [Official Site]