Recap of the 10th Brewer's Plate

At this point, it's been over a week (ok, now it's two weeks I think) since the 10th Brewer's Plate occurred. Simply enough, Jo and I had a great time at it and will definitely be back next year if we can. While I bought tickets for the two of us this year, I was also given a media pass which let me check out the VIP stuff as well.

The venue this year was the Kimmel Center which was very nice. The first floor, at least, was relatively spacious and handled the crowds pretty well. Here's a picture of it from the back corner though I think this was when only VIP ticket holders were inside.

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!

The Ninth Annual Brewer's Plate

This past Sunday was the Ninth Annual Brewer's Plate. I'd never been to it before, but had heard great things and boy did it live up to my expectations. First some info on the actual event. It's run by Fair Food, a nonprofit organization uniting local farmers, business and consumers, and the Brewer's Plate is a big fundraiser for them. They concentrate on local area restaurants and breweries and pair them together with much thought going into the food and beers. Tickets were $70 for GA or $140 for the VIP. I was actually invited as press (I'm totally press, stop shaking your head) and got to experience the VIP area as a result.

When I arrived, people were already waiting to enter the Constitution Center for the VIP only portion of the event.

That's only about half the line so it was a bit long but they were let in relatively quickly once the event started