The Beer Lass, Suzanne Woods is profiled on AroundMainLine.com during a recent outing to Wayne and Teresa’s Next Door. Look for Woods during Beer Week, she’ll be everywhere.

Breaking Bread with Beer Lass [AroundMainLine.com]
Beer Lass [Official Site]

Philly Beer Week’s Opening Tap event at the Comcast Center is sold out. But tickets remain for some of the other big Beer Week events. There are still tickets to Brewer’s Plate this Sunday as well Zythos America next Sunday.

Craig LaBan previews Philly Beer Week from the geek to the ridiculous.

That the region can support such a mega-festival – with the largest event already sold out – is a testament to the deep well of passion in Philly’s beer culture, which has also been one of the most dynamic facets of the restaurant scene in the last few years. Witness the continued surge in new gastropubs, serious beer lists at high-end restaurants, the opening of new local breweries, and the steady flow of rare new imports – in particular, a taste for Belgian ale that is one of the distinguishing traits of our local beer scene.

Brewhaha [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Action News team member Matt O’Donnell has good taste. Check out his ten favorite beers.

Matt’s Top 10 favorite brews [6abc.com]

In case you were wondering why posting was a bit light yesterday, it may have had something to do with recovering from this.

Long night to find toop six brews in city [Metro Philadelphia]

Pick up the physical copy of today’s Philadelphia Weekly for the official Philly Beer Week Schedule. It’s sure to become a tattered souvenir of what you did to your liver.

And also check out the Yeast or Famine cover story about the history of beer in Philadelphia.

Today we look at 4 events for those who think lifting a pint isn’t enough exercise.

• Dock Street Scavenger Run – Saturday, March 7th starting at 10am – Five mile scavenger run starts and finishes at Dock Street. Post race buffet free for participants.
  
• Le Philly Tour de Brew – Saturday, March 7th starting at 10am – 60 mile ride from Yards with stops at General Lafayette Inn, Iron Hill North Wales, Manayunk Brewery and back to Yards.
• Run and Drink with Brewers – Monday, March 9th at 3pm – Join Adam Avery (Avery Brewing) and Brian O’Reilly (Sly Fox) for a 5-K run around Fairmount Park. Then return to the Bishop’s Collar for refreshments.
• Brewery Bike Ride – Saturday, March 14th, starting at 11am – 14 mile leisurely ride starts at Nodding Head and hitting 5 breweries within the city limits.

All week we’ll be providing picks for Philly Beer Week.

Today we highlight a six-pack of picks for the beer loving foodie.

• Brewer’s Plate – Sunday March 8th from 4pm to 7pm – 21 top craft breweries paired with local restaurants. All proceeds support Fair Food, a White Dog Community Enterprises.
• Bridget Foy’s – $35 prix fixe dinner all Beer Week with lots of fun takes on Philadelphia food classics.
• Fork – Wednesday, March 11th at 7pm – 4 courses, 4 Victory beers from new chef, Terence Feury for $45.
• Four Seasons – There are three nights of beer dinners at the Swann Cafe serving Victory, Yards and Anchor brews with a special menu for $65.
• Jones – Tuesday, March 10th starting at 5:30 pm – 3 brewers, 3 courses, 18 different beers to sample for $55.
• Rare Founders Dinner at SPTR – Friday, March 13h at 7pm – Just 4 tickets left. There are 9-courses, 9 beers for $95.

Trying to wrap our  beer-soaked brains around Beer Week makes our heads spin like we’ve had several too many Belgian-style Tripels.

Luckily others are trying to make sense of the 672 events, 30+ brewers, 5 major festivals and rivers of beer.

• Joe Sixpack is looking forward to the smoked beer and bbq festival at Yards. [Beer Radar]
• The Beer Lass makes a list of her can’t miss events for Philadelphia Weekly. [Philadelphia Weekly]
• Yards and Iron Hill combine to make a rare Polish beer. [Beer Yard]
• City Paper’s Drew Lazor will be hosting a beer and cheese competition at the Sidecar on March 6th.
• UWISHUNU takes a crack at breaking events down by neighborhood. [UWISHUNU]
• Philadelphia Brewing Goes to the Imperial for the big event. [Beer Yard]

Philly Beer Week [Official Site]

In the Metro today The Bite gives you a head start on some Philly Beer Week events that pair food and beer.

After the jump, check out the full menus being offered at Oceanaire Seafood Room this Monday and the fun Philly-focused menu that will be offered by Bridget Foy’s all Beer Week.

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