Have you been crossing days off a calendar since Philly Beer Week 2012 ended? Drinking a different craft beer each day in anticipation of the 2013 celebration? It’s probably safe to say then, that you’re a die hard beer fan and the annual giveaway from Philly Beer Week 2013 is for you!
On Saturday, January 12th from 1 until 3 p.m., Philly Beer Week (PBW) 2013 will host their annual Win a Trip to Belgium Raffle at Field House (1150 Filbert Street, 215-629-1520).
Guests will have the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for $5 per ticket or 5 for $20, and at 2:30 pm, a drawing will be held to determine the winner. That local beer lover will then be invited to choose a brewery from among a list of PBW participants (find the list below) and will travel, along with the representative from their brewery of choice, to Belgium in March 2013 to partner with Bernard Leboucq and Yvan De Baets of Brasserie de la Senne in crafting the 2013 PBW Collaborative Brew.
The PBW 2013 Collaborative Brew will be created in cooperation with Brasserie de la Senne and imported by Shelton Brothers, who will provide the winner’s and brewer’s airline tickets and hotel rooms for the two-night whirlwind expedition. This year’s participating breweries and representatives are:
· Boxcar Brewing – Jason Kohser · Dock Street – Scott Morrison · Evil Genius – Mark Braunwarth · Flying Fish – Casey Hughes · Free Will – John Stemler · Manayunk – Doug Marchakitus · Neshaminy Creek – Jeremy Myers · Nodding Head – Gordon Grubb · Philadelphia Brewing – Ben Schamberg · River Horse Brewing – Chris Rakow · Round Guys – Scott Rudich · Shawnee Craft – Chris DeGasperis · Troegs – Andrew Dickson · Victory – Kevin McGovern · Weyerbacher – Chris Wilson · Yards – Tom Kehoe
Since Sly Fox and Iron Hill were previous winners, they are not able to participate in this year’s competition. Although they’ll be missed from the affair, there will be plenty of brewers to mingle with — who must be present in order to be selected to join the winner overseas at the raffle drawing. The Field House will also serve their all-new menu of beer-friendly pub fare, along with their 40 local draughts, many from participating breweries.
Be sure to mark your calendar now and set several reminders because this is one PBW event you don’t want to miss. May the best beer lover win!
For more information about Philly Beer Week, including the ever-expanding schedule of events both during PBW and throughout the year, a list of participants and other details, please visit www.phillybeerweek.org and follow them on Twitter (@PhillyBeerWeek) and like them on Facebook.
