March comes storming in with a calendar full of beer events. Read on for some of the more interesting ones from New Jersey to Virginia.
Are you a brewer, a bar owner, an event organizer, or promoter that would like to see your event listed here? Be sure to drop a note to the columnist, Bryan Kolesar, and provide all of the important details.
4th Annual Karneval Celebration at Capital Ale House
Beer Tastings, Specials, and Festivals
Philadelphia, Pa.: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mar. 2, Best Beer Day Ever at Local 44, 215-222-2337, PAYG (pay as you go)
Philadelphia, Pa.: 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 5, Philly Craft Beer Festival at Philadelphia Cruise Terminal, 631-940-7290, $10/$46
Philadelphia, Pa.: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Mar. 11, Victory – 15 Beers for 15 Years at Hop Angel Brauhaus, 215-437-1939, PAYG
Philadelphia, Pa.: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 12, Craft Beer Express at 12 of Philadelphia’s Best Beer Bars, $10 bus ticket, then PAYG
Washington, D.C.: 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 12, Brewer’s Ball at Nationals Park, 301-657-8444, $115
Westmont, NJ: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 8, Flying Fish Exit 9 Launch Party at PJ’s Pour House, 856-869-4600, PAYG
Beer and Food events
Downingtown, Pa.: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 8, Fat Tuesday Beer Dinner at Victory Brewing Company, 610-873-0881, $50
Philadelphia, Pa.: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 1, Cheese, Beer, and Food Class at Garces Trading Company, 215-574-1099, $65
Philadelphia, Pa.: 7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 10, Ommegang Beer Dinner at J.G. Domestic, 215-222-2363, $75
Philadelphia, Pa.: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 13, Brewer’s Plate at Penn Museum, 215-898-4000, $45/$65/$125
Rehoboth Beach, Del.: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 2, Beer Dinner at The Pickled Pig Pub, 302-645-5444, $39.95
Wayne, Pa.: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 12, 4th Annual Stone Brunch at Teresa’s Next Door, 610-293-9909, PAYG
Beer Education and Homebrewing
Alexandria, Va.: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 15, Brewmaster Series: Ingredients Classes at Washington Wine Academy, $48/$58
Washington, D.C.: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 15, Home Brewers Match Up II at Meridian Pint, 202-588-1075, PAYG
Seasonally Beer-Appropriate
Fairfax and Falls Church, Va. and Gaithersburg, Md.: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday Mar. 7 through Wednesday Mar. 9, Mardi Gras Beer Dinner (all three locations), $60
Philadelphia, Pa.: Thursday Mar. 3 through Tuesday Mar. 8, Karneval at Brauhaus Schmitz, 267-909-8814, PAYG
Phoenixville and Royersford, Pa.: 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday through St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day Boot Camp at Sly Fox Brewing Company (both locations), 610-935-4540, PAYG
Richmond, Va.: through Tuesday Mar. 8, 4th Annual Karneval Celebration at Capital Ale House, 804-780-2537, PAYG
—Read more of Bryan’s work at After Hours in the Communities at the Washington Times.