The Hammer of God

Not a reference to Thor, but the symbol of Philly's Beer Week. Passed from person to person via wheelbarrow, roller-skates, etc from the northeast to Independence Hall for the grand task of officially opening the first keg of Beer Week.

I read this review by the Inquirer's Joe Sixpack of some of the best beers of Beer Week and this part made me proud to call Philly my hometown...

Cantillon Classic Gueuze. Jean Van Roy, whose family runs Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, made his first visit to the United States for Beer Week. As he was checking into his Center City hotel, the desk clerk noticed the brewery logo on Van Roy's shirt and launched into unsolicited praise for the tiny brewery's unusual, funky gueuze.

A couple of hours at Monk's Café, where his beer was served alongside lambics from 3 Fonteinen and Boon breweries, Cantillon related the story with astonishment. "All of these years, no one in Brussels ever recognized me," he said. "I come to Philadelphia, and they know me. I love this town."

See the full Tour Itinerary on the Philly Beer Week site.