Cemeteries Bring Back 'Beer Barons' Tour, Homebrew Competition

Calling all beer and history buffs!  Fall favorite, “Beer Barons to Homebrewers: Tour The Past.  Taste The Present.” is back for another year!

This year’s event, to be held Saturday, Oct. 19, will include a tour of burial sites of brewers interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery and will continue with a tour, tasting and reception at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.  During the reception, meet Don “Joe Sixpack” Russell for a Q&A session.  Tickets are $25 per person.  Reservations are required and space is limited.  Registration begins at 1:00 PM at Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132.

Are you a homebrewer?  Enter your best fall themed homebrew in the contest. Both bottled entries and sixtel entries are welcome.  Brewers submitting a mini keg or 2 cases receive free entry for themselves and a guest as well as a chance to be name “People’s Choice”.  Bottled entries are $7 per entry and must be received by Thursday, Oct. 17.

Looking for sponsorship opportunities?  A portion of the proceeds from the event benefit St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Roxborough.  Contact us for more details.

For more information, to enter a homebrew, or to purchase tickets call 610-664-1591, click www.forever-care.com or e-mail events@forever-care.com.