Tenth Brewer's Plate is on Sunday!

I obviously haven't written much lately so it's kind of funny that my first post back is going to basically be an advertisement. However, The Brewer's Plate is totally worth it and I'm going again this year so I feel like that's okay. If you want to read about my experience last year, just go here. There are some pictures along with my thoughts. The event itself is fantastic with a ton of great food and a ton of beer and just a lot of fun.

At this point, tickets are $65 for regular admission and $135 for VIP. I definitely think the regular admission is worth it and the VIP seems better this year than last so if you have the extra cash, go ahead and splurge!

And why not just copy / paste the whole press release just so you can get an idea. And don't call me lazy even if it kind of is.

Philadelphia, PA – March 6, 2014 – Celebrating its 10th Anniversary (#BP10), Brewer’s Plate, the highly anticipated great-grand-pappy of the beer and food pairing movement in Philadelphia, is back bigger, bolder and better than ever before, this Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 5:30 pm at Kimmel Center. Time is running to take part of what is sure to be spectacular for craft beer and food locavore lovers alike. General admission tickets are available for $65 per person and VIP tickets are $135 and include, a one-hour preview to the entire event. Tickets are available at www.brewersplate.com with all proceeds supporting Fair Food, a local non-profit dedicating to promoting Philadelphia’s healthy and sustainable local food system.

New this year:

General Admission Locavore Lounge - a separate area representing the best of the best in local food and beverages ranging from nano-breweries to small-batch food artisans and top of their game craft brewers.

Angry Orchard Cider House - attendants vote between five Philadelphia mixologists who compete to be crowned King (or Queen) of the Brewer’s Plate favorite cider cocktail.

VIP ticket holders will witness the tastiest Brewers Plate battle ever, “Sausage Showdown: The Best of the Wurst,” - celeb judges Iron Chef, Jose Garces; Fair Food’s Ann Karlen; Eagles’ Brent Celek; TV’s Marc Summers; Victory Brewing Company’s Bill Covaleski and NBC10's Sheena Parveen vote amongst seven Garces Group Restaurants, along with the Garces Catering Group, for best tasting and inventive sausage and beer dish. In addition, VIP ticket holders will also sample the debut of vegan cuisine, artichoke cakes with roasted golden beets, horseradish aioli and micro greens compliments of Miss Rachel’s Pantry as well as commemorative tasting glasses to fill with Brewer’s Plate Stout, an exclusive Victory Brewing Company and Samuel Adams collaboration brew. The stout will only be available at the Brewer’s Plate and for a limited time at Victory’s Downingtown, PA brewpub and Sam Adams tasting room in Boston, MA.

Sample Food and Beer Pairings:

• El Camino Real – Drunken maple bacon shake & pork belly slider paired with Weyerbacher Brewing Co.’s Last Chance IPA and Heresy Russian Imperial Stout
• Varga Bar – Braised short rib and root vegetable stew and breakfast cereal ice cream paired with Saucony Creek Brewing Co.’s Kutztown Lager bier
• Victory Brewpub’s – Vietnamese chicken and cabbage salad with garlic oil, fried shallots, fresh mint and roasted peanuts paired with Victory Brewing Co.’s Swing Session Saison, Mad King’s Weiss, DirtWolf and 1337
• Southwark Restaurant – Banger terrine with curried egg gribiche and rye flatbread paired with Nodding Head Brewery’s Rufus Ale and ‘Secret Bonus Beer’
• Fette Sau – Smoked burnt ends with spicy slaw paired with Sly Fox Brewing Co.’s Fat Pig Ale
• Alla Spina – Beef tongue involtini paired with Yard’s Brewing Co.’s Schwarzbier

There we go. If beef tongue prepared by Alla Spina doesn't make you want to buy a ticket, I don't know what will! I linked the site earlier in this post, but in case you missed it you can buy tickets here. Maybe I'll see you there!