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The “Oscars of Street Food” – The Vendy Awards – This Saturday!

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This Saturday, June 13, 2015, the fifth annual competition for the best food truck in Philadelphia will take place on the John F. Kennedy Bridge from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.  As described on their website, “the Vendy Awards is an intense cook-off between the most popular sidewalks chefs in the city and a fundraiser to support culinary entrepreneurs and the sustainable food movement!”  Three competitions will take place – The Vendy Cup/People’s Choice, Rookie of the Year, and Dessert – and the winners will be chosen by the ticket holders.  Fifteen trucks are participating and will be trying to garner votes with their delicious street side offerings.  Tickets also include all you can drink beer, wine and soda, which includes a special Sly Fox Brewing Company curated beer garden loaded with craft beers.

General Admission Tickets are still available online here at $65 per person.  Children are welcome; tickets for 8 – 12 year olds are $40.  If tickets are still available on Saturday, they can be purchased at the door for $70, cash only.

Don’t wait – buy your tickets now and help decide which food truck is the best in Philadelphia!

Cheers!

The Brewholder

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Pennsylvania LCB supports craft brewers by allowing breweries to sell to consumers on premises

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In a move that supports the craft brew economy in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (Pa LCB) promulgated a new regulation that allows breweries to sell their beer to consumers on the premises of their breweries.  Previously, breweries could not sell their beer without a separate license.  Now, smaller brewers will be not be forced to shell out additional fees for a license to serve.  The regulation became effective on May 30, 2015.

Read the LCB’s summary of the new regulation here.

Cheers!

The Brewholder

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Whole Foods Market Devon Holds “Beer Dinner” to Celebrate Philly Beer Week

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The Mile Post Pub hosted its first "Beer Dinner" during Philly Beer Week 2015.

The Mile Post Pub hosted its first “Beer Dinner” during Philly Beer Week 2015.

This past Monday I was invited to Whole Foods Market Devon to attend its first “Beer Dinner” in the Mile Post Pub.  Read all about my dining (and drinking) experience on Ticket To Entertainment here!

And here’s some additional photos:

Oysters and "Oude Geuze" were an excellent pairing!

Oysters and “Oude Geuze” were an excellent pairing!

Joe Breslin, "Beer Buyer" for the Mile Post Pub, introduces the arugula salad paired with Firestone Walker's "Easy Jack."

Joe Breslin, “Beer Buyer” for the Mile Post Pub, introduces the arugula salad paired with Firestone Walker’s “Easy Jack.”

"Meet Joe" at the Mile Post Pub, located within the Whole Foods Market Devon.

“Meet Joe” Breslin at the Mile Post Pub, located within the Whole Foods Market Devon.

Beer and donuts! The Bruery's "Or Xata" made for a perfect complimentary pairing for the donuts crafted by the Whole Foods Market's Prepared Foods chefs.

Beer and donuts! The Bruery’s “Or Xata” made for a perfect complimentary pairing for the donuts crafted by the Whole Foods Market’s Prepared Foods chefs.

The Mile Post Pub has a large selection of bottled beers and draft selections for growler fills.

The Mile Post Pub has a large selection of bottled beers and draft selections for growler fills.

Only a few steps from the main entrance, The Mile Post Pub makes this Whole Foods a true "super" market!

Only a few steps from the main entrance, The Mile Post Pub makes this Whole Foods a true “super” market!

Cheers!

The Brewholder

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Victory Brewing Opens Brewpub in Kennett Square

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Victory's Kennett Square Brewpub opened on April 21, 2015

Victory’s Kennett Square Brewpub opened on April 21, 2015

Tonight I attended a media event at Victory Brewing Company’s new brewpub in Kennett Square.  Victory President and Brewmaster Bill Covaleski was on hand to introduce the new brewpub and guide us through an amazing food and beer pairing.  In addition to the samples of beer we tried, we each left with a bottle of Moving Parts 03 and the highly anticipated Summer Love Ale in a can.  The summer is truly on its way!

Victory's Summer Love Ale now portable in a can!

Victory’s Summer Love Ale now portable in a can!  Photo courtesy of Victory Brewing Company.

Cheers!

The Brewholder

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Celebrating National Beer Day!

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Cheers!

Cheers!

Once again it’s time to celebrate National Beer Day – April 7, 1933 – the day it became legal to sell beer after 13 years of Prohibition.  While many U.S. breweries and their recipes were lost forever due to Prohibition, Pennsylvania breweries are standing strong today.  Check out my article in Ticket Entertainment on the Brewers of Pennsylvania “Meeting of the Malts IV” where the  success of Pennsylvania brewing was celebrated last week! 

So tonight take a moment to raise a pint of local craft brew and thank your brewer for giving us something truly to appreciate!

Cheers!

The Brewholder

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Spring has Sprung

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A successful egg hunt

A successful egg hunt

With Passover and Easter behind us and the temperatures starting to rise, thoughts begin to turn to summer and days of ease.  Cheers to all and to the fact that we can enjoy a beer outside again (without gloves!)

The perfect nightcap on Easter - a chocolate, peanut butter beer from DuClaw

The perfect nightcap on Easter – a chocolate, peanut butter beer from DuClaw

Cheers!

The Brewholder

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