Philly Beer Week's 'Epic Swan Boats' chug along the marina
Three local breweries compete, one clear winner
The Wyndridge Farm fox boat chugs through the marina at Penn's landing near Spruce Street Harbor Park during the Philly Beer Week event, 'Epic Swan Boat Showdown,' which was held on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
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by Thom Carroll PhillyVoice Contributor
Philly Beer Week's 'Epic Swan Boat Showdown', was held June 9 at the Penn's Landing Marina near Spruce Street Harbor Park. Each brewery dispatched a two-person team to decorate and race their swans while being judged in categories of style, speed and control. Participants were also handed a full pint of ginger beer that was required to remain full throughout the race, or that team would be disqualified. The three competing breweries were: Manayunk Brewing Company, Victory Brewing Company and Wyndrdge Farm.
Here are some images from Thursday evening's event.
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceThree local breweries competed in the Epic Swan Boat Showdown: Manayunk Brewing, Wyndridge Farm and Victory Brewing Company.
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceDecorated swan boats for Manayunk Brewing and Wyndridge Farm. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceWyndridge Farm decorated their boat with a custom-outfitted fox costume, representing the farm's logo. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceThe emcee works the crowd getting onlookers excited for the race. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceFrom almost the first stroke of the pedal, the race's winner would be obvious: The Wyndridge Farm fox boat showed no mercy.
Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceManayunk Brewing's Brendan Breslin, left and Andre Dienner struggle to catch up while making sure to not spill beer from their pint, a requirement of the race. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceVictory Brewing's Andrew Hoffman smiles although they were almost a full course-length behind during the first leg of the Epic Swan Boat Showdown. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceDespite the third place finish, Victory Brewing's Andrew Hoffman, left, and Dylan Smith still made the podium in the Epic Swan Boat Showdown. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceManayunk Brewing's Andre Dienner, left and Brendan Breslin immediately following the Epic Swan Boat Showdown and their strong, second-place win. Thom Carroll/PhillyVoiceTeam Wyndridge Farm and their fox boat were the clear winners of the 2016 Epic Swan Boat Showdown.