Hammer of Glory Relay Announced

HOG Relay: Who ya gonna call? | Photo by Stephen Lyford

“Noble carrier, we entrust you with the Hammer of Glory, the omnipotent symbol of our beloved Philadelphia Beer Week. May your journey be safe. Work ye up a thirst, for there shall be a beer waiting for you at your destination. Godspeed!”

One of our favorite events of Philly Beer Week is also the first. The Hammer of Glory (HOG) is used to kick off the opening of Philly Beer Week when a dignitary taps the first official keg of Beer Week, at the beginning of the Opening Tap event. But before the hammer arrives at the 23rd Street Armory, it will go on an Olympic flame-like tour of Philadelphia bars and other destinations. Part of the fun is how the hammer travels from bar to bar. This year the HOG will be transported by Philly Roller Derby, the Two Roads VW bus, horse-drawn beer wagon, the Fishtown Beer Runners, wheelbarrow, motorcycle, and Marie Antoinette.

The HOG will make a whopping 23 stops this year. The relay kicks off at CBS 3 Studios at 6:45 am and culminate at Opening Tap at 6:53. Plan on ducking out of work if the Hammer of Glory passes near or perhaps, hop on the SugarHouse Casino’s double-decker bus which will be providing transportation throughout the day.

• 6:45 a.m. – CBS3 (1555 Hamilton Street)
• 7:55 a.m. – FOX29 (330 Market Street)
• 8:18 a.m. – Red Owl Tavern (433 Chestnut Street)
• 8:34 a.m. – The Philadelphia Inquirer (801 Market Street)
• 8:57 a.m. – SEPTA Fox Chase Line (Jefferson Station, Market Street, between 10^th & 12^th)
• 9:47 a.m. – Hop Angel Brauhaus (7980 Oxford Avenue)
• 10:55 a.m. – Grey Lodge Pub (6235 Frankford Avenue)
• 11:18 a.m. – SawTown Tavern (4717 Princeton Avenue)
• 11:56 a.m. – Saint Benjamin Brewing (1710 North 4^th Street)
• 12:29 p.m. – Philadelphia Brewing Company (2440 Frankford Avenue)
• 12:50 p.m. – Johnny Brenda’s (1201 Frankford Avenue)
• 1:15 p.m. – Bar Ferdinand/El Camino Real (1030 North 2^nd Street)
• 1:33 p.m. – Standard Tap (901 North 2^nd Street)
• 1:59 p.m. – Yards Brewing (901 North Delaware Avenue)
• 2:17 p.m. – SugarHouse Casino (1001 North Delaware Avenue)
• 3:00 p.m. – Garage (1231 East Passyunk Avenue)
• 3:25 p.m. – 12 Steps Down (831 Christian Street)
• 4:08 p.m. – Varga Bar (941 Spruce Street)
• 4:31 p.m. – Time (1315 Sansom Street)
• 4:54 p.m. – The Institute Bar (549 North 12^th Street)
• 5:32 p.m. – London Grill (2301 Fairmount Avenue)
• 5:57 p.m. – Belgian Café (601 North 21^st Street)
• 6:20 p.m. – Kite & Key (1836 Callowhill Street)
• 6:53 p.m. – Opening Tap, 23^rd Street Armory

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