What IS a FirkinFest?  Just know that you want to taste one, or two, or three! Marilyn’s guest and co-coordinator of this weekend’s event, Christine Tarlecki explains it all!  Listen and learn 🙂

Phoenix Festival Productions is proud to announce a new VIP craft-brewing event to complement the successful Pottstown Brew Fest (fall event)– to be held Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Manatawny Park: The Pottstown Firkin Fest!

A firkin, which is derived from the Dutch word vierdekijn (meaning fourth), is actually a small barrel of beer that is one-fourth the size of a stand-full barrel of beer; as opposed to a standard beer barrel, which contains 30.96 gallons, a firkin full of cask ale will contain a volume of 10.79 gallons. The firkin is typically dedicated to housing “true ale” (i.e., cask-conditioned ale), or beer that has not been cold-filtered, pasteurized and carbonated by outside equipment. The yeast in the firkin naturally carbonates the beer resulting in a gentler level of carbonation, a rounder mouthfeel, and since it is unfiltered, usually shows a slightly more complex flavor and aromatic profile.

The Pottstown Firkin Fest joins the Pottstown Brew Fest (October 22, 2016), as part of Phoenix Festival Productions’ signature events. All events serve as fundraisers for area non-profits, in this case, FirkinFest will benefit the Pottstown Library.

Tickets are on sale via the Pottstown Firkin Fest website (www.pottstownfirkin.com) and will be limited to 800 attendees. Tickets are $75 and include 3 hours of unlimited sampling of firkin brews and a variety of others from 22 regional and national breweries, catered food from Lily’s Grill and Heart Food Truck, live music, and a collectible sampling glass. 

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Twitter: twitter.com/PtownBrewFest

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