​Philly Beer Week (PBW) ​will celebrate their 11t​ h year on ​Friday, June 1 with Opening Tap​, their signature kick-off party featuring more than 60 breweries and cideries, at ​The Fillmore Philadelphia​. Opening Tap will be followed by 10 days of lively beer-soaked events in America’s Best Beer-Drinking CityTM. Hosted by 501(c)(6) non-profit ​Philly Loves Beer (PLB)​, PBW2018 is the culmination of 11 years and nearly 11,000 events, and remains the 10 most important days on Philadelphia’s beer calendar.

PBW stands alone as the largest beer celebration of its kind in the United States. The 10-day festival (seven days weren’t enough for America’s Best Beer-Drinking CityTM, a name trademarked in 2012) features hundreds of dinners, tours, pub crawls, tastings and meet-the-brewer nights, and highlights the region’s top-notch breweries, neighborhood taverns, trendsetting restaurants and masterful home brewers. PBW is the “Founding Father” of Beer Weeks, and continues to evolve and grow amid a crowded field of friendly imitators, with ​77 Beer Weeks held annually in the United States​, and almost 100 worldwide.

 

Opening Tap

Opening Tap is PBW’s signature event, bringing the entire craft beer community together for a ritualistic “first tapping” of the festival – followed by a raucous party with endless samples. A highly-anticipated night, Opening Tap features rare and limited pours from 50+ breweries and cideries and live entertainment.

In addition, guests will have the opportunity to sample the country’s best ​ciders and chat with cider makers. Hard ciders have been gaining popularity in recent years, thanks to new fermenting methods, including the use of big, bold hops and dry hopping.

Opening Tap will take place on Friday night, ​June 1​, from ​7:30 p.m. until 10:30p.m.​ (​click for tickets​) General Admission​: $46 includes a souvenir glass and complimentary beers from 50+ local and national breweries in 4-oz. tastings, including the debut of ​Saison de Pale​, a collaboration saison brewed with Pilsner, blended with 15% Petrus Aged Pale, and balanced with Saaz Hops created by ​Dogfish Head Brewery​ in Milton DE, and ​Brouwerij De Brabandere​ in Belgium.

VIP Admission: $66 includes a specialty souvenir glass, and an additional hour of access, ​beginning at 6:30p.m​ featuring rare pours from brewery members.
There will be live DJ sets, and a live performance from Philadelphia favorite ​Chill Moody​!

Visit http://www.phillylovesbeer.org