(Philadelphia, PA) – Another Philly-centric collaboration is on the horizon. Courtesy of Philly Beer Week reps, here is the scoop…

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The collaborative beer is a first for 167-year-old Brasserie Dupont and was organized by its American importer, Vanberg & DeWulf [disclosure: BN supporter]. “It’s only fitting that Dupont make its first collaborative beer for Philadelphia,” said Wendy Littlefield co-owner of Vanberg & DeWulf. “Philly was the first American city to really grasp the Belgian scene.”

On each raffle ticket, entrants will select the brewer that they would like to send to Belgium. At 8:30 p.m., one raffle ticket will be picked and the person who entered, along with the brewer named on their entry, will win the free trip. […]

The trip to Belgium includes: one-on-one time with a local brewer of the winner’s choice (from a list of participating brewers); travel to Belgium in March 2012; and brewing the official collaboration beer of PBW 2012 with their chosen brewer, representatives of Philly Beer Week and Vanberg & DeWulf, and fourth-generation family brewer Olivier Dedeycker of Brasserie Dupont. The beer that is created on this trip will be bottled and distributed throughout Philadelphia, with a debut in June during PBW 2012. The brewery Dupont is co-writer of a real part of Belgian beer history.

Situated in Tourpes (Leuze-en-Hainaut), in the centre of West-Hainaut, and incorporated in an old farm, originally dating from 1759, the brewing has been going on since 1844. They have been, and remain, committed to tradition and quality in all their beers, including their legendary saison. For more information on Brasserie Dupont, please visit http://belgianexperts.com/beers/dupont/.

Participating brewers include: Jason Kohser of Boxcar Brewing; Scott Morrison of Dock Street; Tim Hawn of Dogfish Head; Beau Baden of Fegley’s Brew Works; Casey Hughes of Flying Fish; Chris LaPierre of Iron Hill Brewery; Doug Marchakitus of Manayunk; Gordon Grubb of Nodding Head; Ben Schamberg of Philadelphia Brewing Company; Chris Rakow of River Horse; John Trogner of Tröegs; Rob Pfeiffer of Twin Lakes; Adam Bartles of Victory; Chris Wilson of Weyerbacher; and Tom Kehoe of Yards.