http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer RSS Feed for P-com Beer en-us Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:03:21 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081128_Joe_Sixpack__On_Black_Friday__enjoy_mall-bar_hopping.html TODAY IS Black Friday, the day that, according to long-standing holiday tradition, beer drinkers seek refuge from bargain-hunting Toys 'R' Us shoppers and spend the afternoon enjoying stout. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081121_Joe_Sixpack__Joe_lists_more_of_his_Christmas_beers.html I'M SHARING suggestions for great holiday treats this season, pulled from my new book, "Christmas Beer: The Cheeriest, Tastiest and Most Unusual Holiday Brews" (Rizzoli Universe, $19.95). It's the first book devoted to Christmas beer. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081114_Joe_Sixpack__Wassup__Wassail__Time_for_Christmas_beers.html JUST 41 SHOPPING days till you know what. Christmas beer-hunting season is getting into gear. Over the next few weeks, I'll be writing about my favorite beers of the year - those bold, full-flavored ales and lagers that many breweries offer each holiday season. Call them Christmas beers, holiday ales, winter warmers, whatever - this week I'm offering a primer to get you started. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081107_Joe_Sixpack__Big-bottle_trend__Beer_that_looks_like_wine.html THE STRANGEST bottle to fall into my hands this season is Gratitude, a barleywine from tiny East End Brewing, in Pittsburgh. It's a large bottle wrapped in brown paper that's been hand-printed with a delicate drawing of a canary feeding its young. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081031_Joe_Sixpack__Election_Day__I_ll_drink_to_that.html DON'T KNOW about you, but after two years of attack ads, robo-calls and dirty tricks, I sure could use a beer. Good thing the bars are open on Election Day. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081024_Joe_Sixpack__Keep_that_brew_handy_for_the_World_Series.html IT HAS BEEN 28 long years since Philadelphia savored the Phillies' one and only world championship. That means if you are under 40, you have no idea of how to properly celebrate (Wing Bowl does not count). http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081017_Joe_Sixpack__Texas_comes_up_big_at_Great_American_Beer_Festival.html "AKELLERBIER from Texas?" Bill Covaleski, president of Downingtown's Victory Brewing, was shaking his head in disbelief following the awards ceremony at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081010_Joe_Sixpack__From_Munich__ideas_well_worth_stealing.html ROLLING DOWN Maximillianstrasse in downtown Munich last week aboard a tram stocked with cases of Paulaner Hefe-weizen, a buffet of fatty Bavarian delicacies, an accordion player and a quartet of women in cleavage-enhancing dirndl dresses, my beer-drinking pal, Mark, nudged me and marveled: http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081003_Joe_Sixpack__Suddenly__a_beer_scene_in_South_Philly.html SOUTH Philadelphia isn't just prosciutto and cannolis anymore. And it's not just Asian spring rolls and Mexican quesadillas, either. In the off chance you haven't noticed, there's been a huge influx of hipsters to the neighborhood - young, laconic urban types in tight jeans and tats, cruising Passyunk Avenue on single-gear fixies. http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/beer/20081001_Joe_Sixpack__Brew_Crew_s_got_nothing_on_Philly_s_finest_beverages.html PHILADELPHIA or Milwaukee; which town is the best? That question can be answered only over beer. Milwaukee calls itself "Brew City."