Last Saturday I attended the 3rd Annual Belgian Bierfeesten at World Cafe Live in West Philly. I’ve never been inside World Cafe Live before, though I’ve been meaning to make it to shows here. The event was held downstairs on the basement floor. There was a band playing on stage, seven tables on the lower floor with different types of Belgian beers, and the food and bar on the upper…or…entrance floor if you will.
This is the first “alcohol-driven” event/tasting I’ve gone to. By that I mean I normally attend food tastings where restaurants have tables set up with their food. Belgian Bierfeesten was similar, but I guess my expectations were a little different. Regardless, I had a great time. They had a decent amount of beers to try. It was also great to try a lot of the different kinds of Belgian beer available. I particularly liked the strong ales.
The food was pretty good. They served Belgian fries w/ a Chimay Truffle sauce, venison berry sausage in a Westmalle Tripel gravy, and mussels just to name a few.
During the last 45 minutes, a squirrel had a fight with a transformer and they lost power. Fortunately, the band stopped playing (I wasn’t too into them plus I could now have a conversation with my friend w/o yelling), beer kept being served, and the emergency exit double doors gave enough light to see everything fairly well.
I had a good time and just might go again next year!
Tagged: beer, philly
count me in for next year please!