We are very pleased to welcome one of our favorite Italian brewers to The Farmers’ Cabinet. G. Campari is the brewmaster of Birrificio del Ducato, located in Emilia Romagna and makes some of the most interesting craft beer in Italy. In 2010 he was ranked as the top Italian brewer in Italy! 

We will be offering a tasting menu beginning at 6:30pm, that showcases Giovanni’s beer w/ artisanal cheese from 2 local creameries: Birchrun and Calkins. Sue of Birchrun Hills Farm will also be making an appearance!

We will be offering the following beer:

Bottled (served by the glass):

L’Ultima Luna (barleywine aged on E. Dupont Calvados casks)

L’Ultima Luna 2009

La Luna Rosa

Nouva Mattina (saison spiced w/ coriander, ginger, green pepper, chamomile, licorice)

Sally Brown Baracco (5% coffee stout)

Chimera (belgian-style dark ale)

Via Emilia (dry-hopped pilsner)

Draft: 

Verdi Imperial Stout (stout brewed with chili peppers)

Flights will be available!!!

Event begins at 6:30pm.

Join James Beard award-winning mixologist and author, Dale DeGroff for an evening of stories, cocktails and songs from legendary watering holes and his forty years of working them! Accompanied by Joel Perry on guitar, DeGroff takes us on a journey through bar life in America, from Colonial times to the present, revealing the colorful story of the cocktail and the antics that drove this amazing phenomenon. Masterful storytelling, crafted cocktails from bygone eras, and tunes from the Great American Songbook make for an unforgettable evening!

Dale DeGroff has been an integral part of the development of what is now the booming cocktail scene in America, and Philly is lucky to have him stopping through to share stories and sing us some songs.

Details:

6pm

Ticket price include entrance into the show, 3 cocktails, and accompanying bites.

$45 in advance, $50 at the door  (Call us for reservations)

Proceeds from the event go to benefit the Museum of the American Cocktail. 

We have decided that 20+ taps of Evil Twin beer w/ Jeppe the night before just isn’t enough. So here’s the scoop… we are having a limited class for 25 people, called “Gypsy School,” where Jeppe will take you on an intimate journey through his beers.

Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø, once a school teacher, is now most commonly known as a “gypsy brewer” and founder of “Evil Twin” beer. He has, however, been in the business long before he began brewing. He has been importing American craft beer into Europe since 2008, sharing the hard work and exceptional products of American breweries throughout Italy, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, and many other countries. He also owns the famed Ølbutikken bottle shop in Copenhagen. Jeppe and his family recently moved to Brooklyn, NY, so we’ll be seeing a lot more of his beer stateside!

Needless to say, Jeppe will present an incredible narrative of his experience as a gypsy brewer, insight on the beer he brews, and many stories about his work in the industry.

We will be pouring you samples of 7 beers and offer you some cheese, meats, etc, to fittingly wash down the beer.

If you are a beer aficionado, “geek,” brewer, aspiring brewer, homebrewer, novice, or school teacher – call to make your reservation!

This will be structured as a “classroom” with interactive dialog and plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

SOME OF OUR OFFERINGS: (Note, these are VERY VERY special beers, rarely seen…)

Room 603 (Buffalo Trace Barrel-Aged Xmas Eve at a NYC Hotel Room)
Auld Yin (Scotch Barrel-Aged Yin)
Sønderho Hipster Ale (Chardonnay barrel aged Hipster)
Epilogue (Brunello Barrel-Aged Monk Suffers)
Even More Jesus (new 12% Imperial Stout)
Russian Roulette (new IPA or Black IPA, russian roulette)
 

Call us to reserve a spot!

$40 per person

1pm

Almost 1 year ago we debuted Evil Twin for the first time in Philadelphia to a crowd of drooling beer fans. Here we go again, year 2, offering yet another vast helping of Jeppe’s offerings. This line …up, however, blows last years away!

SO…..If you’re in a 1,000 mile radius and feeling bold, stop by to hang out with one of the “hippest” brewers on the planet, consume some of the “finest” ale we’ll ever offer, and partake in some “general merriment” to welcome Jeppe to Philadelphia and more importantly, his new permanent residence, the USA.

FIRKIN(s):
(oh you’ll see…)

April 27th…you can’t come soon enough!

VERY LIMITED SEATING! $75 per person | 7pm | call us soon – tickets will go very fast …!

We have invited Urbain over to the U.S. to brew with us at our brewery in Alexandria, VA. Before his trip down south, however, we will be hosting a very special “pig dinner” at The Farmers’ Cabinet. This will be a rare opportunity to dine and indulge in discourse with one of the most highly regarded brewers in the world! Additionally, you will experience a very unique meal designed to pair elegantly with each beer!

De Struise Brouwers, opening in the year 2000, is located in West Flanders, Belgium, close to the French border.  They are currently one of the most progressive and innovative breweries in Europe.  Since their fruition, they have been pushing the boundaries of traditional Belgian brewing with their barrel aging projects.  They are constantly create unique beers and their portfolio ranges from very low “abv” to very intense high “abv” creations.  Craft beer fan rating website Ratebeer selected beers from Struise for 9 of their Top 100 Best Beers of Belgium in 2009.  Struise just missed the #1 slot only by the infamous Westvleteren 12.  In 2008, RateBeer declared Struise to be the best brewers in the world per their annual members’ poll. Struise also received 7 separate awards from Ratebeer in 2007, including accolades for the Aardmonnik and Pannepot.  

Struise’s beers are constantly ranked amongst the best in the world, and it is a tremendous opportunity to have him to Philadelphia!

Our kitchen will be preparing an entire pig for the dinner, focusing on a different portion of the animal for each course. The pig is sourced from Green Meadow Farms in Gap, PA. It is a 300lbs Tamworth Yorkshire Heritage pig, 100% pasteur raised, and in addition to foraging for roots, it was also cornfed.

Beer we will be pouring for the dinner:

{also, Urbain might be bringing a few additional surprises for this dinner!}

Black Damnation III – Mes {draft} | Black Albert aged for 3 months on Islay Scotch Whiskey barrels that once held “Caol Ila’s Distillers Version 1995″ whiskey

Black Damnation IV – Coffee Club {draft} | Black Albert aged for 6 months on very old rum barrels

Black Damnation VII – Single Black {draft} | ultra low ABV beer coming in at 2%, but still jet black in color w/ bitter coffee notes

Shark Pants {draft} (3 Floyds Collaboration) {draft} | 288IBU’s – Imperial IPA

‘t sjeeses reserva 2010 {bottle} | belgian tripel aged in oak barrels for 8 months.

ALSO AVAILABLE THIS EVENING ON TAP: 

Pannepot

Pannepeut

Elliot Brew (Mikkeller collaboration)

Black Damnation II – Mocha Bomb

Witte

Svea IPA

BOTTLES:

Pannepot

Pannepot Reserva 2009

‘tsjeeses

Svea IPA