-Courtesy of Broad Street Communications
On June 29, the 10th annual Brews & Bites twilight tasting event at Pennsbury Manor will kick off the Independence Day holiday week. Held al fresco at the idyllic riverfront home of Pennsylvania’s founder William Penn, this sunset fundraiser from 4-8 p.m. features local beer tasting, food trucks, and live music by classic rock / Motown band August.
This event supports high-quality educational tours and programming at Pennsbury Manor for more than 10,000 school children annually.
Historic Highlights:
- 17th century beer brewing demonstrations by brewers in period attire
- Tastings of three historic recipe beers made by Pennsbury’s Brewing Club:
- Gulielma Penn’s Apple Beer
- March Beer (peas and oatmeal give this a brew a wheat beer vibe)
- Pepper & Coriander Spiced Beer (a dark beer with a pleasantly peppery finish)
Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries:
- Sly Fox Brewing Company
- Bitchin Kitten Brewery
- Red White and Brew Beer Company
- Mermaid Spirits
- Philadelphia Mead Company
- Samsaric Brewing Company
- Broad Street Brewing
- Understable Brewing
- Yards Brewing Company
- Odd Logic Brewing Company
- Manic Minds Brewing Company
- Second Sin Brewing Company
- Ship Bottom Brewery
- Blackledge Winery
- Manoff Market Cidery
- Naked Brewing Company
- Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery
Food Trucks
- Spuddy Buddy Fry Truck
- Jays Joint Food Truck
- Baltimore North Food Truck
- Olde City Kettle Corn
This is a 21+ event. $40 tickets include unlimited drink sampling; $20 tickets that come with unlimited water and soft drinks are available for designated drivers.
Pennsbury Manor thanks Parx Casino for its generous support of Brews & Bites, as well as Naked Brewing, Yards Brewing, and Manoff Market Cidery which are donating their time and products for the event.
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