What's Cooking: Beer Week 2010

Get Out!

by Hadley Assail

[ philly beer week 2010 ]

Vintage Beer Brunch at Memphis Taproom
Sun., June 6, noon-3 p.m., $55

Memphis is ransacking its basement to supply its second annual Beer Week brunch. The event will feature a four-course menu paired with vintage beers from Cantillon, Lost Abbey, Hitachino and De Dolle. Reservations required. Memphis Taproom, 2331 E. Cumberland St., 215-605-5667, memphistaproom.com.

Beer Week Dinner at Supper
Thu., June 10, 6-9 p.m., $75

Take a walk (and a drink) on the wild side with Supper and The Foodery at Mitch Prensky's seven-course Beer Week dinner, featuring wild yeast beers and wild-grown ingredients. Exotic international brews will come paired with dishes like wild salmon roasted in hay and tandoori-spiced sweetbreads with chickpeas and wild mint. Reservations required. Supper, 926 South St., 215-592-8180, supperphilly.com.

Beer Week Dinner at Le Bec-Fin
Wed., June 9, 6 -9 p.m., $75

Chef Georges Perrier's dinner, served in the downstairs Bar Lyonnais, will feature a three-course menu paired with French beers selected by Shelton Brothers importers. Joe Sixpack (Daily News beer writer Don Russell) will be on hand to share his extensive knowledge of all things fermented. Le Bec-Fin, 1523 Walnut St., 215-567-1000, lebecfin.com.

Beer and Cheese Happy Hour at Di Bruno Bros.
Mon.-Thu., June 7-10, 5-8 p.m., free

Di Bruno Bros. will host a series of beer and cheese happy hours at its Italian Market shop. They'll also serve gourmet hot dogs off the grill, and shoppers are invited to take advantage of a 10 percent discount on all purchases. Di Bruno Bros., 930 S. Ninth St., 215-922-2876, dibruno.com. 

Yards/Spinal Tapas Brawler Ale Dinner
Sat., June 12, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., $50

Yards will team up with Spinal Tapas chefs Tim McGinnis and Brian McManus for a dinner featuring the brewery's Brawler and dishes both inspired by and made with the malt-forward session ale. Courses include "manhandled" mussels and Brawler-brined, hickory-smoked wings. Philly Kitchen Share, 1514 South St., 267-808-0729, phillykitchenshare.com.