ITALIAN PIG ROAST AT PIAZZA BEER GARDEN MONDAY

Piazza Beer Garden is heading indoors at parent restaurant Cesco Osteria in Bethesda tomorrow, for an Italian Pig Roast. A full porchetta pig roast will be prepared and carved by the chef-owner of Cesco himself, and an array of side dishes will be available. Beer and wine lovers will find the special very limited release Port City Long Black Veil black IPA, and gold-medal winner Devil's Backbone Vienna Lager among several local brews, and some of the chef's hand-selected red wine pairings.

Click here to order tickets for $35 (and see the full menu), or pay $45 at the door when the event begins at 7:00 PM Monday.

Piazza Beer Garden

7401 Woodmont Avenue

BETHESDA BEER GARDEN BRINGS BEEROLOGY 101 INTO SESSION THIS MONTH

Don't know a dopplebock from a stout? Piazza Beer Garden is giving Bethesda residents a crash course in becoming beer experts this month. Beerology 101 courses will be held every Wednesday, from 6:00-7:30 PM. Students will taste and learn the qualities of major beer categories, with beer styles from around the globe. You can sign up for one course, or take them all.

October 8: Lagers

October 15: Wheat and Rye beers

October 22: English ales and IPAs

October 29: Dark, Belgian and Sour beers

Each class is $20 (plus fee), or you can take all 4 for the discount price of $60. Sign up online. The courses will be led by beer connoisseur Paul-Martin Foss, and you'll even get a certificate of completion.

Piazza Beer Garden

7401 Woodmont Avenue

(right next to Bethesda Metro station)