2nd Saturday on the Avenue & Beer Week Throwdown

Each month East Passyunk Avenue celebrates Second Saturday with specials, deals, discounts, and music. This Saturday, June 11, stroll the avenue and check out the art, restaurants and shops that keep the neighborhood alive.

On the Beer Week scene, the ladies of The Bottle Show (1837 EPA) have an East Coast vs. West Coast throw-down planned with two separate sessions. $5 for one (1:30-4pm) or $8 for both (6:30 – 9pm). In the first round, Fegley’s BrewWorks and Magic Hat will go up against Breckenridge and Oskar Blues. And for the main event, Allagash and Pretty Things will battle it out with 21st Amendment and Elysian.

Check out a few more of the participating businesses below.

Green Aisle Grocery (1618 EPA) - Cold brew by start up ReAnimator, a small batch, local coffee roaster. "Like" our Fan page and be entered to win a $20 GC to the store! Drawing is June 13.

Sweet Jane Vintage (1820 EPA) - Opening reception for 'Olvidado |Uitat', a photography exhibit. Refreshments will be served. For previews of the work please visit: www.mdominguezjr.com and stefike.tumblr.com.

Mockingbird Salong (1822 S. 13th Street) - Framed water color painting and prints by Leah Sabatelli on display and for sale.

Fuel (1917 EPA) - $2 Cappuccinos and Lattes All Day. Free Coffee with brunch from 11-4, 3 Courses for $10 from 6-10pm (Soup, Salad, Panini).

Fringe Salon (1728 EPA) - Recent paintings by Robert Bender, Beach themed jewelry design by: Typhaney Shanker (www.typhaney.com), Gretchen Diehl: Bird Queen Designs (www.birdqueendesigns.com), Music: DJ Jesse Buehler with a secret live performance, wine and snacks.

With Love Finale: Yards & Stoudts Bring “Brotherly Suds 2”

Tonight, Friday, June 10, is the final installation of the With Love Beer Garden and tonight’s breweries are bringing a special collabo brew just for the occasion. From 4pm – 8pm, head to the With Love Beer Garden on the patio at The Four Seasons Hotel at 18th & the Parkway for a night with Yards Brewing Company’s Tom Kehoe and Stoudts Brewing Company’s Carol Stoudt.

This local double dose is packing the good stuff and bringing along its “Brotherly Suds 2” the second annual local Philly Beer Week collaborative brew. This year, the local brew masters cooked up their creativity at Stoudts brewing, using German specialty malts, German and domestic hops and Shmidt’s yeast strain for fermentation.

Guests who check in on facebook or foursquare get a commemorative “With Love” beer cozy. .

Day 4: With Love Beer Garden & Sly Fox

There are only two days left to take in the sights and flavors of the With Love Beer Garden on the patio at the Four Seasons Hotel at 18th & the Parkway. Tonight, Thursday, June 9, from 4pm – 8pm, it’s Sly Fox’s turn to wow the crowds.

Sly Fox brewer Brian O’Reilly will be on site answering questions and celebrating Philly Beer Week with canned beer, lawn games and an exclusive taste of its special Saison; Broederlijke Liefde, a one-of-a-kind PBW collaboration beer created by O'Reilly last winter at Belgium's famed De Proef Brouweij.

Bar Olympics & the Kenzinger Commercial

Back on March 28, Philadelphia Brewing Company called for Kenzinger lovers around the area to come out to Johnny Brenda's and be part of the action as an extra in their new commercial. If you haven't seen it yet, here it is!

And if watching this clip makes you crave a glass of your favorite beer, head to 12 Steps Down tonight for its Bar Olympics and order up a pint. Beef up the beer mussels and join in on the darts, arm wrestling and pool competitions that 12 Steps Down and Philadelphia Brewing Company have planned for Philly Beer Week, tonight, Monday, June 6, from 7pm - 10pm.

12 Steps Down 831 Christian St. Philadelphia PA 19147

Beer Week Begins - Be Prepared!

Beer week…yeah. There’s beer. Lots of it, at lots and lots of places. So many choices…I feel like I’ve said this before. Oh right. I have! Well, today, I’m tossing the beer coverage over to the pros.

Of course, for all the events head to phillybeerweek.org. The information is there. And if you haven't downloaded it yet, there's a Philly Beer Week App for iPhone and Android. Browse events and even build your own personal itinerary.

Then, for all the taps on draft at all the places you plan to hit, head on over to PhillyTapFinder.com. Since its launch earlier this year, PhillyTapFinder has continued to impress. And this time, they’ve outdone themselves keeping up all the latest in intel on all the most important taps in the city, for what has become the most anticipated beer event yet – Philly Beer Week 2011.

This is no small feat. So kudos to PhillyTapFinder.com for their diligence and database! Find out what’s on tap at all your favorite beer bars at phillytapfinder.com/#bar.

And please, drink responsibly :)