On Saturday, November 14th Johnny Brenda’s is hosting a Wet Hop Rodeo, a roundup of wet-hopped beers from around the area and around the country.

Beer is typically made with hops that are dried to preserve the ingredient and make it suitable to ship and store. But some oils and tastes are lost in the process. A wet-hopped beer is made with fresh, not dried hops and tends to be especially fragrant and hoppy.

Typically these wet-hopped beers have come from Northwestern brewers near hops fields. But as Eastern brewers and farmers have experimented with growing  their own hops, wet-hopped beers have made their way east.

Philadelphia Brewing Company’s Harvest from the Hood is truly from the neighborhood with hops harvested at Kensington’s Greensgrow Farm.

• Victory Harvest Pils
• Victory Harvest Ale
• Weyerbacher Harvest Ale
• Philadelphia Brewing Company Harvest from the Hood
• Manayunk Brewing Hop Harvest
• Port Brewing High Tide
• Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale
• Rogue Wet Hop Ale
• Iron Hill Wet Hopped Ale firkin

Wet Hop Rodeo: A Round-Up of Local and National Wet-Hopped Beer [Johnny Brenda's]

Phoodie.info has rolled out a new Events Calendar in handy-dandy Google Calendar format.

Of course Phoodie isn’t the only ones publishing food and drink events this way. We’ve got our own Google Calendar and here are some others that you might like.

• Earth Bread + Brewery
• Grey Lodge
• Philadelphia Brewing Co. Social Agenda
• Phoodie Events Calendar
• South Street District
• Standard Tap

Open any of the calendars and click the to add it to your Google calendar.

And although not in a Google Calendar format, the Philly Beer Week Calendar of upcoming events is worth checking out as well.

New And Improved: The Phoodie Events Calendar! [Phoodie.info]
Foobooz Calendar [f8b8z]

Philadelphia Brewing Company has a new seasonal on draft. BiBerry is a fruit beer with blackberries and raspberries. It’s only available in kegs.

Kegs of the beer have been delivered to 700, Bridget Foy’s, Cantina Los Cabalitos, the Dive, Earth Bread + Brewery, Johnny Brenda’s, Lost Bar, the Institute and SPTR.

It is also available at the brewery’s tasting room for Saturday tours.

Philadelphia Brewing Co. [Official Site]

Chef Corbin Evans is hosting the first ever Philly-4-Nola shrimp boil fundraiser.

The event will be held at Greensgrow Farms on Saturday, August 29th from 4 to 8pm. The shrimp has been donated by the Louisiana Seafood and Marketing Board. Traditional red beans and rice will also be served as well as the following donated items:

• Beer from Philadelphia Brewing Co.
• Fried Chicken from Meme
• Bread Pudding from Standard Tap
• Hopping John Martin Taylor’s Slaw by London Grill

Admission is $30 and there will also be raffle tickets and t-shirts for sale.

Chef Corbin Evans message after the jump.

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The Sly Fox Brewhouse is moving into a bigger facility across Rt. 113 this fall. The new pub will have 3 handpumps and automated growler filler. [Liquid Diet]

Philadelphia Brewing Co. will be bottling their Joe Porter when it becomes available in September. [Seen Through a Glass]

The Grey Lodge is now doing mix-and-match six packs to go. [The Grey Lodge Pub]

Philadelphia Brewing Co.’s first seasonal, Fleur de Lehigh returns April 15th in draught and bottles. It marks the first time a PBC seasonal will be available in bottles.

Here’s how the brewery described Fleur de Lehigh last year.

This brew is a nod to old tyme beverages – the kind of styles being re-invigorated by Belgians and Italians and foresighted Americans. The emphasis is on a unique line up of herbs and spices. If you must conform to styles think Belgian Pale … with herbs and spices: Cardamom, Ginger, Lemongrass, Rose hips, and Rhubarb root.

Fleur de Lehigh Releasing in Bottles and on Draught April 15 [Philadelphia Brewing Co.]

Ah, Beer Week, the only 10-day week of the year! And it’s just 14 days away! So many numbers! So many events! So many beers! So many days! Weeeee!

Joe Sixpack wets our whistles with a sampling of new brews that will be making their first appearances during the festival. Who are these frothy debutantes? Sixy has a full list over on Beer Radar, but a few that stand out are  Philadelphia Brewing Imperial Stout, Nodding Head Da Phunk and Victory WildDevil. Plan now on taking one of these ladies out for a whirl during Beer Week – they’re going to have a very full dance card.

New Beers [Beer Radar]
Philly Beer Week [Official Site]

The Brew Lounge hits up  Philadelphia Brewing Company’s Holiday Party and then gets dinner at Earth Bread + Brewery. [Brew Lounge]

Mac & Cheese says don’t read this post, just get yourself to Cafe con Chocolate for Mexican and Japanese. Yep! Mexican and Japanese. [Mac & Cheese]

Adam Erace hits up his old stomping grounds in University City and has some Mexican from a cart and some chocolate from Naked Chocolate Cafe. [Blogalicious]

Mac & Cheese compares and contrasts Philadelphia’s Indian delivery spots, Ekta and Tiffin and picks a winner. [Mac & Cheese]

The 700 Club and Almanac Market have teamed up to offer “The Almanac Mulled Cider Martini. [Phoodie.info]

After a month to complete renovations to the already fine looking tasting room the Philadelphia Brewing Company will resume Saturday tours tomorrow.

Tours are offered from noon till 3pm and are free and include some product to sample.

Philadelphia Brewing Co. [Official Site]

Tonight and every Thursday at North Bowl you can enjoy $2.50 pints of Kenzinger all night long. Tonight from 6 to 8pm there will also be Philadelphia Brewing Co. giveaways. Maybe you can snag one of those slick new Kenzinger tees.