Eventhough we didn’t make it to one of the qualifying rounds, the Philly Beer Geek Finals sounds like a damn good time. I wonder if there is any chance for last-minute competitors? Would be kewl….

Monday’s Extreme Homebrew Challenge at Jose Pistoles was tasty, drunken fun. The beers on tap that the local Homebrewers brought to the table were uniquely crafted, and most of them had a nice high alcohol content too! Second only to the incredible beers being poured, was the amazing energy and love of brewing in a room full of Homebrewers.
There was a wealth of knowledge exchanged and unusual ingredients shared (like rum, mint, chipotle-pepper), and the bar provided a very pleasant atmosphere.

Towards the end of the night (after the Awards for the Extreme Homebrew Challenge had finally been announced) the brewers were laughing, some of them slightly leaning, still learning from one another and spreading their love of beer.

Mad props to Geroge & Nancy of Home Sweet Homebrew for putting together such an amazing event, and continuing to support Philadelphia’s Homebrewers!

Pretty sweet crawl (and by the end some of us were crawling fo’ sho). Every bar on the crawl was crowded - but even though there was barely room to breathe the energy was good vibes, good times. Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar was the clear winner in atmosphere for the night. Each time someone entered they were welcomed warmly with a resounding ‘heoy’.

We, were pleasantly surprised with P.O.P.E, which had quite possibly the best beer selection of the crawl bars.
Check the beer page for our personal tasting of the night’s best brews.