Selected Events (from The Real Beer Page's events database, and beyond!) - February 2002
February 2, 2002 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lucky Cat Night
Location: Grey Lodge Public House
Like Punxsutawney Phil, the Grey Lodge's "Wissinoming Winnie" is a prognosticator. Unlike Phil who prognosticates weather, Winnie prognosticates beer. At 10pm, with the help of her Inner Circle, she will determine if there will be 6 more weeks of winter beers or if the spring seasonals will arrive early. Featured winter beers will include: the 2002 Debut of Flying Fish HopPhish (cask), Victory Storm King Stout (cask), the made-for-this-event Heavyweight Purrkunacy Black & Tan (draft; that's a blended barrel of Perkuno's Hammer and Lunacy), Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA (cask) and Troegs Oatmeal Stout (draft) and Sam Smith Winter Warmer (bottles).
The return of the Toronado's famous barley wine event. For a little more than a week, owner Dave Keene turns all his taps over to barley wines of all sorts, and invites all comers to sit and sample. This event is so popular that it's not unusual for lines to form outside the bar on the first Saturday.
Hours: 11:30am to 2:00pm daily Admission: Free Contact Name: David Keene Contact Phone: (415) 863-2276
February 28 - March 2, 2002 - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Real Ale Festival 2002
Location: Goose Island Wrigleyville, 3535 N. Clark Street
Taste from the largest collection of cask ales outside of Britain - this year totalling some 165 casks. Beers features will include award-winning cask ales from scores of American breweries as well as specially imported British casks. The closest thing to the GBBF on this side of the pond.
Hours: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, 4-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday Admission: $10 at the door for each event or session. This includes: admission, souvenir glass and program plus your first four samples of beer -- equal to one pint. Organization: Craft Beer Institute Contact Name: Ray Daniels Contact Phone: 773-665-1300
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