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Birra Opens Tomorrow

Posted by Foobooz on November 4th, 2011

Birra, which has been trudging its way through the licensing process will open its doors tomorrow at 5 p.m. Gordon Dinerman’s 50-seat brick oven pizza and craft beer bar is located at Passyunk and Morris Streets.

Birra will be open for dinner only until Tuesday, November 15th when it will add lunch to its hours. Check out Birra’s menus here.

UPDATE: Here is the opening beer list.

Birra [Official Site]

Birra
1700 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA

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    • Steve

      Any ideas of what the beer list will look like? How many taps/bottles?

    • Anthony
    • http://philadelphia.foobooz.com Foobooz

      We’ve updated the post, adding the opening beer list.

    • brian

      Hm. The only Italian beer on draft for opening day is Peroni. I’ll chalk that up to difficulty in tracking down Italian kegs on short notice…

    • Jessica

      Putting Italian beers on draft can be tricky. Many of them are temperamental when it comes to gas pressure. There is no actual way to figure this out until you tap the keg, so you are taking a risk of loosing beautiful beer and money.

    • brian

      I’ve never put an Italian beer on draft so I can’t speak with authority… but I can only assume you’re talking about certain styles of beer being temperamental rather than country of origin? Or is the joke on me?

    • Jessica

      Italian craft beers are the ones I speak of. Beers like Peroni, Moretti and Menabrea pour just fine, but their not the fun ones!

    • brian

      I believe its about the difficulty in OBTAINING Italian craft beer, not the temperamental character of the beer itself. i.e. I’d guess that Super Baladin, a Belgian style ale brewed by Birrificio Le Baladin is no more difficult to maintain on draft than say Duvel (keeping with the same style of beer). I mention Super Baladin because it’s a beer that has been served on draft in Philly area beer bars in the recent past.

      Which brings me back to my original point… on opening day the ONLY Italian beer on draft was Peroni (according to the menu posted by Foobooz). I was hoping for an Italian craft beer bar, this isn’t it…

      Yes I’m a geek.

    • Jessica

      The original Duvel is not served on draft because it does not transfer in quality as in the bottle. You only find Duvel Green on draft, a dumbed down version that pours well in the states(and not nearly as tasty). I suggest you talk to Brendan from B United Imports if you have any other questions about Italian craft beer on draft. He is the East Coast Rep.for B. United(the largest importer of Italian craft beers to the US).

    • Giovanni Caffarella

      I agree, Jessica. Calling Brendan from B United International will yield some great results. I had the pleasure of speaking with him, and Matthias. They helped me locate great places with beautiful professionalism!

      Italian craft beer is making its mark here, and I believe that those who chose to carry such fine products will benefit from it. Price can be an issue for some and I do understand that fully, but for me personally I feel like I am supporting my country’s wonderful products!

      Also, to Brian, I believe that Alla Spina will be such a place when it hopefully opens up in 2012. And I will be excited to see what selection they will offer to us.

      I can not find Italian craft beer here in Southern NJ, but it is easy to head to The Foodery on Pine St. Small selection, but some good finds.

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