As the San Francisco leg of our book tour comes to a close, we have loads of free time to take in the very best parts of SF Beer Week. Need some ideas? Here are our picks for Wednesday and Thursday, February 15 and 16.
We'll do just about anything for cheese, and Lucky Hand's Adam Krammer happens to be stopping by Mission Cheese on Valencia St. on February 15 to talk about the brand, answer your questions, and nosh on cheese and food specially paired with Lucky Hand's Cali Common and The Black Lager brews. Stop by between 11am and 1pm or 6pm and 8pm to join the (free!) fun.
Still hungry? Local Mission Eatery Executive Chef Jake Des Voignes is putting together a rockin' menu of his all-local cuisine paired with Almanac's seasonal ales. Food tastes better when it's grown and made in-house. Seriously. Admission is $51 ($36 for three-course meal and beer pairings for $15), and runs from 5:30-10pm on February 15.
Leave work early on February 16 for the Deschutes Brewery Total Tap Takeover at the Beta Lounge on Durant Ave. in Berkeley. Starting at 4pm, the lounge will be offering sample flights and pints of a wide selection of Deschutes beers, including a special limited release keg. Admission is free, so you can spend some of those saved bucks on a yummy dish at Beta! Later, hop the BART back over to San Francisco for beer and barbecue at Southpaw BBQ on Mission. From 5-11pm, they're offering a three-course Southern barbecue dinner paired with four black beers, including their house-brewed porter.
Not committed to just one day? Pacific Coast Brewing Company in Oakland will be tapping their winter beers from 11:30am until closing from February 15 to February 19, and Dynamo Donut and Almanac Beer Company are offering a new donut made with Almanac's Winter Wit and glazed with a secret sauce made of brewer's malt and orange zest - a perfect way to start your day!
