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]

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]

Thursday, October 8th the Penn Museum is presenting an evening of talks, tutored tastings and a book signing with Penn Museum’s Patrick McGovern and Dogfish Head’s Sam Calagione.

All three recreated ancient ales from Dogfish Head (Midas Touch, Chateau Jiahu and Theobroma) will be featured plus a surprise beverage. Could it be the Latin corn beer described here?

Tickets are $60, $45 for Penn Museum members. and can be purchased online.

Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines and Extreme Beverages [Penn Museum]
Uncoriking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages [Berkeley Press]

Craft beer made the cover of the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday as Rick Nichols details the recession defying success of local craft beer.

[Dogfish Head] beer sales are up a phenomenal 40 percent over last year, 45 percent if you include its first foray into the Nevada market.

What is more remarkable is that those aren’t unremarkable numbers for local craft brewers. At Downingtown’s award-winning Victory Brewing, sales were up close to 30 percent; at smallish Sly Fox near Phoenixville, hovering close to last year’s 38 percent gain.

Heady days for craft breweries [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Mediterranean small plates are what’s on the menu at Old City’s new Bocca. [Meal Ticket]

Gulph Mills’ Savona is closed for renovations. They’re aiming to reopen by Mother’s Day. [The Insider]

Michael Solomonov’s Zahav and Michael Schulson’s Izakaya were both named to Travel + Leisure magazine’s 50 Best New US Restaurants. [Travel + Leisure]

Johnny Brenda’s comes in at number two in Gourmet’s Eight Great Rock Venues with Great Food. [Gourmet via Phoodie]

Bon Appetit slots Marigold Kitchen in at number three in their list of Top 10 Brunch Spots. [Bon Appetit]

Yuengling (5th largest), Dogfish Head (33) and Victory (46) are all among the top 50 breweries in the US by sales volume in 2008. [Brewers Association]

Dogfish Head is introducing their 75 Minute IPA tomorrow night with a “simul-cask” event up and down the eastern seaboard at 7:50pm. 

The beer is a blend of their 60 and 90 Minute IPAs with a special whole leaf cascade dry-hopping session and re-fermented with maple syrup in the firkins. 

Participating Philadelphia’s bars include Devil’s Den, Grey Lodge Pub, Jose Pistola’s, Memphis Taproom, Monk’s Cafe and Standard Tap. 

Dogfish Announces 75 Minute IPA Simul-Cask

Teresa’s Next Door FINALLY has a web site. Here’s hoping they keep those beer lists up to date. [Liquid Diet]

We’ve known Marty Grims was bringing another branch of DuJour Gourmet to Commerce Square. But now we learn he’s going to be running the pan-Asian concept also planned for 20th and Market. [Meal Ticket]

Pearl is rebranding its first floor restaurant as Akoya. Chef Greg Garbacz will be introducing an Asian pub menu starting January 5th. There is quite the story behind the Akoya name. [The Insider]

Molecular archeologist, Dr. Patrick McGovern who was behind Dogfish Head’s Midas Touch, Jiahu and Theobroma beers has been axed by the University of Pennsylvania. [Beer Radar]

The Beer Lass enjoys Cafe Estelle immensely. [Beer Lass]

“Sublime” is the adjective Living on the Vedge uses to describe dinner at Shouk. [Living On The Vedge]

Fig crepes and crème fraîche waffles dot the menu at Cafe L’Aube, a new spot at 15th and South. [Living on the Vedge]

Mac & Cheese wishes Adobe Cafe luck but doesn’t see herself returning. [Mac & Cheese]

David McDuff heads on down to Rehoboth and has a hearty “Indulgence Burger” and 90-Minute IPA at Dogfish Head Brewing & Eats. [McDuff's Food & Wine Trail]

Just 23 days until Philly Beer Week–the most blessed 10 days in the life of Philadelphia beer drinkers–begins.

At Foobooz, we’re doing our part to help you select wisely from the many events. Today we’re highlighting an event that should appeal to both homebrewers and extremists…

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In his latest online column for Portfolio magazine, local beer scribe Lew Bryson chastises brewers both corporate and craft-y for their failure to properly market beer to women and offers suggestions on how to go after the ladies. In case you’ve been living under a rock:

Beer marketing reeks of testosterone. The staples include sports, cowboys, rappers—male rappers—big powerful animals, physical labor, and frat-boy humor. When women appear, they’re either carrying a tray of beers or standing around looking beautiful.

Women standing around drinking craft beer – now that’s real beauty. Just ask the ladies of In Pursuit of Ale.

Also, the 2008 Dogfish Head Beer Release Calendar is up and on their website, should you want to get a head start on scheduling your drinking.