A Look Inside the ‘With Love Beer Garden’ Philly Beer Week Preview
With just two weeks to go until Opening Tap, Philly Beer Week festivities are already popping up. The “With Love Beer Garden” at the Four Seasons Hotel will be back again this year. And to celebrate, organizers held a preview event, showcasing this year’s menu and the special collabo-brew from the two “cities of frotherly love,” the Belge Dupont Speciale.
Last year, a lottery was held to see who would win the honor of participating in this collaborative beer. Lottery winner, Chris LaPierre of Iron Hill Brewery joined Tom Peters of Monk’s Café and went to Belgium’s famed Brasserie Dupont. The result?
It’s what Philly Beer Week’s Executive Director, Don Russell, aka ‘Joe six-pack’ described as a “Belgium table beer.”
The easy drinking Belge Dupont Speciale will be on tap and in bottles beginning on June 1, and is definitely worth a go.
Beer Week events are still being added, but as usual, are all listed on the Philly Beer Week web site.
As for the With Love Beer Garden, “Meet the Brewer” events are set for each night of the week, from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. from Monday, June 4 - Friday, June 9. The line-up includes Victory Brewing, Philadelphia Brewing Company, Prism, Evil Genius, and Round Guys, Sly Fox Beer and Dock Street Brewing Company.
This year’s menu created by the Four Season’s Executive Chef, Rafael Gonzalez, includes the Beer Garden Burger, Lancaster chicken wings, Port Richmond Keilbasa and Shrimp tacos.
Peep the gallery for more details.


“Joe Sixpack” and the Hammer of Glory.

Shrimp taco with avocado, pickled red cabbage, cilantro, lime and jalepeno crema.

Mini Beer Garden Burgers served during the preview event.

The mini offerings at the With Love Beer Garden Philly Beer Week preview event.

Port Richmond Keilbasa with charred Vidalia onion and whole grain mustard on a warm torpedo roll.

Lancaster chicken wings with Siracha-honey glaze and Maytag blue dressing.

The Belge Dupont Speciale is a Beer Week collaborative brew between Belgium and Philadelphia, tthe two “cities of frotherly love.”

Four Season’s sommelier Scott Turnbull pours the Belge Dupont Speciale.
Belge Dupont Speciale, Port Richmond Keilbasa, and the Beer Garden Burger.
Dock Street Brewery and Four Season’s hotel collaborated on A Beer For All Seasons, for this year’s beer garden.
Check in on Foursqaure or Facebook and get a free beer stein.
The pay-as-you-go With Love Beer Garden at the Four Seasons will be open from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8 featuring a different b...
The pay-as-you-go With Love Beer Garden at the Four Seasons will be open from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., Monday, June 4 – Friday, June 8 featuring a different brewery each night of the week where visitors will be able to “Meet the Brewer.”