Jack Van Antwerpen, President of Exports for Bosteels Brewery in Belgium is in town tonight and tomorrow. If you’re any kind of beer person you’ve enjoyed one of their beers and if you haven’t, you owe it to yourself to have one.

• Kwak is as known for its unique glass (originally designed to hang from mail coaches) as for its deep amber tastiness.
• Tripel Karmaliet is a Belgian tripel that is made with three kinds of grain; wheat, oats and barley. It’s a Foobooz favorite of favorites.
• Deus is described as a symbiosis of brewing a beer and creating a sparkling wine.

Tonight the beer and Van Antwerpen are going to be at Tria Rittenhouse and the Fermentation School. Kwak will be on draft at the 18th and Sansom location for $5.50. Bottles of Tripel Karmeliet will be $6.50 and glasses of the Deus are $7.50.

The class with Bosteels and St. Feuillien at the Fermentation School was so popular they’ve added standing room tickets. Currently there are just four tickets remaining.

Tomorrow the Pub on Passyunk East is hosting Van Antwerpen for a Bosteels night. The P.O.P.E will feature Tripel Karmaliet and Kwak on draft plus bottles of Deus from 7 to 11pm. There will also be special desserts (Belgian waffles?) available.

Belgian Icons: Bosteels & St. Feuillien [Tria Cafe]
Bosteels Dessert Night [Pub on Passyunk East]
Bosteels Brewery [Official Site]

Foobooz isn’t just a blog, it’s also a calendar of events. Mark your calendar with these fun things that are coming up.

Tonight, the P.O.P.E. is hosting a New Holland Brewing night. Four New Holland beers including the tasty and devastating Dragon’s Milk.

Fork is hosting an Allagash Beer Dinner on Thursday, August 13th. $55 includes beer and dinner.

On Thursday, August 20th the Sidecar Bar & Grille hosts a funky reggae party sans Red Stripe but with plenty of Blue Point brews.

Also at Fork, owner Ellen Yin is hosting an Edible World excursion around Washington Avenue in South Philly on September 10th.

Don’t mess up and accept that invitation for the wedding you think is a total sham on October 3rd. You’d much rather send regrets and head out to the Midtown Village Fall Festival.

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Tonight the Pub on Passyunk East is teaming with the “inspired brewing” of Bell’s Brewery for crab night. there will be crab cakes, softshell crabs, crab salad, crab soup and crab fries on the menu. Plus Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, Amber Ale, Pale Ale, Oberon and Old Ale.

Pub on Passyunk East [Official Site]
Bell’s Brewery[Official Site]

Adam Erace takes in chef Peter Miller’s brunch at the P.O.P.E. and has plenty of praise.

They should be talking about his vegan French toast, a breakfast neither as epic as Sabrina’s pyramids nor as neat as Café Estelle’s stuffed pillows, but nonetheless distinctive enough to garner a special place in the pantheon of Philadelphia French toasts. Pureed raw almonds and coconut milk replace the standard custard batter, but the bread fried up just as crisp and golden, while the spicing of cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg tied the flavors back to the classic. My mom-who considers vegetarianism a misguided notion she can rid the world of one chicken- cutlet convert at a time-loved it.


Papal Infallibility [Philadelphia Weekly]
Pub on Passyunk East [Official Site]

We’ve been hearing good things about the P.O.P.E’s new menu of late. Living on the Vedge sings the veggie burger’s praises while Drawing for Food calls the sandwiches “damn good.

The P.O.P.E will be celebrating its 3rd anniversary on Tuesday, June 30th and boy are they going to have a beer list.

• Hitachino White Ale
• Bayrische Bahnof’s Berliner Weisse
• Ichtegem’s Flemish Red
• New Holland Dragon’s Milk Stout
• New Holland Brother Jacob’s Dubbel
• Avery Salvation
• Avery Reverend
• Southern Tier Heavy Weizen
• Lost Coast Imperial Pils
• Avery Ale to the Chief
• Bell’s 3rd Coast Old Ale
• Bell’s Double Cream Stout
• Left Coast Black Magic Stout
• Laughing Dog Crotch Sniffing Bastard
• Left Hand Chainsaw
• Pennichuck Pozharnik Expresso Stout
• Hebrew Lenny Bruce IPA
• Smuttynose Star Island
• Left Hand Oak Aged Imperial Stout
• New Holland Imperial Hatter

Veggie Burger Off: PoPE vs Noble [Living on the Vedge]
Philadelphia Quickies [Drawing for Food]
Pub on Passyunk East [Official Site]

Honest Tom’s Taco Shop is getting good early buzz at 33rd and Arch. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

Meal Ticket has Pete Miller’s new menu for the P.O.P.E., plenty of vegan and vegetarian fare as well as beer inspired dishes. [Meal Ticket]

Wandering Billy Wong has made it to Warminster where he’s opened a BYOB, Billy Wong’s. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Also in today’s Table Talk, the latest projected opening dates for a bunch of spring projects. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Burn! Old Orignal Bookbinder’s owner John Taxin has spent $16,000 for four Phillies tickets this year despite money troubles at his landmark restaurant. [Philadelphia Daily News]

Wegman’s Downingtown begins serving beer today. There’ll be 500 brands available. [The Brew Lounge]

We’re not sure if this is the first time we’ve seen Modo Mio chef Peter McAndrews in a national magazine but we’re sure it won’t be the last. McAndrews’ red bliss potato salad gets Esquire’s attention in its May ‘09 issue. [Meal Ticket]

The Pub on Passyunk East has cornered the market on getting brewers to cook. Wednesday night it will be representatives from Dock Street, Dogfish Head, Left Hand, Nodding Head, Sly Fox, Victory and Yards getting together for a macaroni and cheese competition at 6pm. And best of all, their beer will all be there as well.

Macaroni Madness @ the P.O.P.E with local brewery people [Beer Lass]

Ladder 15 opens to the public this evening. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

The Institute will be debuting its kitchen in late April. Expect elements of  Puerto Rican cuisine to be mixed in with American bistro fare. [Meal Ticket]

The P.O.P.E. is overhauling their food program. Pete Miller’s brunch rolls out this weekend. [Meal Ticket]

Susanna Foo, defender of Philadelphia against the PPA, has been named to Michael Nutter’s tax policy panel. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

Tiffin launces its Tiffin Products today at an exclusive event for Tiffin Card members at Foster’s Homeware. Among the products for sale are Mango Chile finishing sauce and Dhania roasted coriander powder.

Newbold’s Ultimo Coffee has a logo and it’s fly. [Ultimo Coffee]

UWISHUNU has the details on the POPE, the Pub On Passyunk East. There’s at least one person we’ve met recently who really needs to read this.

From an actual conversation between a friend and female student on Penn’s campus.

Friend: Hey, we’re going to the POPE on Passyunk. You should come.
Student: Umm, oh I don’t know if I can go there.
Friend: Oh are you underage or something?
Student: No, I’m Jewish.

The Pope: Pub On Passyunk East [UWISHUNU]

The clock is ticking and we’re getting thirstier and thirstier in anticipation of Philly Beer Week, the event that shall not be gently–oh so gently!–criticized.

Despite being called a lightweight by none other than Joe Sixpack (which is sort of an honor) we forge onwards, hacking our way through the briarpatch of events to help you find which are worthwhile. Pace, Señor Sixpack…
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