Drinking beer is hard work, but it does involve consuming
unwelcome calories. Fortunately, SF Beer
Week will have some opportunities for getting outdoors and maybe even getting
a little exercise to offset the beer calories you’re bound to accumulate.
Feb. 9
Picnic in the Park
with Pac Brew Lab and Magnolia
Pac Brew Labs and Magnolia Brewery will host a tap takeover
at SoMa StrEAT Food Park for a picnic in the park featuring 13 craft beers from
two serving stations. Meet the brewers as you pair full pours of beer with 10
of San Francisco’s best food trucks and listen to live bluegrass (music TBD).
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
SoMa StrEAT Food Park
428 11th St.
San Francisco
Free admission
101 North’s First
Disc Golf Extravaganza
Show off your disc golf skills at the first SF Beer Week
Disc Golf Extravaganza, hosted by 101
North Brewing Company. Bragging rights and prizes await the winners of both
team and individual categories, as well as plenty of swag for all. The SF Disc
Golf Club will be on hand with discs for those who need them.
1-4 p.m.
Marx Meadow, Golden Gate Park
898 John F. Kennedy Drive
San Francisco
Alaskan Brewing
Eco-Hike on Mount Sutro
An urban adventure with beer. Start at Kezar Bar and walk to
the top of Mount Sutro and back, using the Sutro Stewards trail system and
learn some local history along the way. The midway rest stop at the UCSF
Community Center will feature a complimentary sampling of beers from Alaskan
Brewing. Organic food and more Alaskan beer awaits at the Kezar Bar at the end
of the 4-mile walk. $1 of every Alaskan beer consumed goes directly to the
Sutro Stewards non-profit.
12-4 p.m.
Kezar Bar
900 Cole St.
San Francisco
$5 donation to Sutro Stewards suggested.
Beerwalk Japantown San
Jose
Stroll the streets in San Jose’s Japantown business district
while tasting more than 20 local and imported beers.
2-6 p.m.
Starts at 167 East Taylor St.
San Jose
$30 in advance, $35 on the day of the event.
Feb. 10
The 4th
Annual SF Beer Week Beer Run
In collaboration with C.B. Hannegan’s and Strike Brewing,
the 4th
annual SF Beer Week Beer Run heads to the South Bay. The event benefits
Autism Speaks and 2nd Harvest Food Bank.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
C.B. Hannegan’s
208 Bachman Ave.
Los Gatos
No entry fee.
Feb. 16
Tour de Biere 2013: East Bay Brewery Bike Crawl
The Grand Cru presents its annual Beer Week bike crawl,
starting at Drake’s Brewing. Entrance fee/donation gets you tastings, tours and
discounts at participating breweries. All proceeds go to the East Bay Bike
Coalition.
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Drake’s Barrel House
1933 Davis
San Leandro
$25
Be sure to check the SF
Beer Week site for the latest updates on events.