Victory Baltic Thunder debuts tomorrow at the Drafting Room in Exton and Joe Sixpack has the details and beer geeks have the shakes.

So, what is Baltic porter?

The story goes that the British introduced Russia’s Catherine the Great to their strong (or stout) porter. They fortified their dark ale with even more alcohol to survive shipment to freezing St. Petersburg, and imperial stout was born. Not all the beer made it to Russia.

Port cities in Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Poland and elsewhere took a swallow and then added their own twist. Showing their German roots, Baltic brewers reproduced the inky porter with lager yeast that ferments at cooler temperatures.

Joe Sixpack Victory Baltic Thunder arrives [Philadelphia Daily News]
Other bars with Baltic Thunder [Joe Sixpack]

Treat yourself to a beer dinner at the Drafting Room all month for $19.99. Start with private reserve aged Cheddar and Serrano wrapped shrimp with blackberry barbecue sauce. For an entree get the ancho chile and apple cider braised pork, smoked bacon and brown sugar cabbage with roasted Yukon potatoes. Each course is paired with a beer from the Drafting Room’s ever rotating list.

The beer dinner menu is available at both the Exton and Springhouse locations of the Drafting Room.

Drafting Room [Official Site]

The Drafting Room in Exton is celebrating the best of 2006 tomorrow with fourteen of the best beers of 2006 on draft.

The beers start pouring at noon and you can be sure the party will go as long as the beer holds out. There’ll also be raffle prizes including Stone 10th Anniversary Ale Growler and Troegs Mad Elf Jerobaum.

Complete list of beers after the jump.

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Round up a designated driver and head to the Drafting Room in Spring House as this Tuesday Dogfish Head 120 Double IPA will be on tap.

This bear of a beer weighs in with a 20% ABV and is considered the by many to be the “holy grail” of hoppiness.

Drafting Room [Official Site]
Dogfish Head [Official Site]

Mussels are back at the Drafting Room. And on Monday nights bottomless bowls of mussels are just $9.95. Combine that with the Drafting Room’s Monday Mug Night, purchase a custom designed mug for $5 and fill it for just $3, and you’re talking one heck of a good deal.

The deals are available at both Drafting Room locations, Exton and Spring House.

Mug Night [Drafting Room]

After seven years in business Tom Baker is closing his award-winning Heavyweight Brewing Company and the Drafting Room is not letting him go without “a few more rounds.”
Heavyweight: Down for the Count will be taking place at the Drafting Room, Exton Saturday August 5th. This will be the last officially sanctioned Heavyweight Brewing promotion. 15 Heavyweight Brewing products, all on tap, will be available.

The festivities start at noon.
List of beers after the jump.

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