SF Beer Week is nearly upon us. This thing has gotten insane. There are so many events in so many places, all happening at the same time, don’t even think about trying to catch all of them. If you’re not wealthy enough to cab it all over the Bay Area for nine straight days, best bet is to find events that are public-transitable. If you can find some that are stumble-able from your place of residence, even better.
Fortunately, this extravaganza has gotten so large there are even a few events not far from my door:
4th Annual Chocolate & Beer Fest, Saturday, Feb. 16th, Craneway Pavilion, Richmond
C’mon, beer AND chocolate?? My wife is not a beer person, but I might just be able to drag her to this one. Now if I can get just her to drive…
Elevation 66 Beer Pairing Dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 12th, Elevation 66 Brewing, El Cerrito
Dammit, it’s on a school night. The food at Elevation 66 is phenomenal, and they’re serving up a four-course dinner, each course paired with a house beer. If you can work hung-over, or have sick time to burn, this is a worthwhile event.
Creek Monkey Tap House, Martinez
Creek Monkey has a couple of events lined up for SFBW, including an evening with Mitch Stone of Stone Brewing in San Diego (Feb. 12), and the “4×6 Festival”, an East-Bay only brewery takeover with six local breweries (including themselves) taking four taps each (Feb. 11). I have never been more proud of my homeland.
And these just barely scratch the surface. Actually, it’s probably a good thing I didn’t take next week off. Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.