SF Beer Week: what’s for dinner (part 2)



The second half of our two-part series on SF Beer Week dinners features the third annual Sau and Brau pork dinner at Drake’s Barrel House, as well as several special Valentine’s Day dinners.
Wednesday, Feb. 13
1933 Davis St., Building 177,
San Leandro, CA 94577

Phone: 510-568-BREW
6-9 p.m.
Third annual whole pig roast with 20 taps of Drakes beer, including small-batch barrel-aged beers. Live music in Drake’s Barrel House Taproom. $50 for a Sau and Brau logo glass, happy hour (6-7 p.m.) with tasting of all regular and strong beers, four tickets for Barrel House beers during happy hour or any beer after happy hour, full pig roast dinner from ChopBar plus dessert. This popular event will probably sell out early.

901 Gilman St.,
Berkeley, CA 94710

Phone: 510-528-9880
6-9 p.m.
Four-course beer-paired dinner and brewery tour with Brewmaster Simon Pesch. Take home a growler of your choice. $45. Limited seating.

3000 20th St.,
San Francisco CA 94110

Phone: 415-826-7004
6:30-9 p.m.
Almanac Brewing and Chef Thomas McNaughton will serve farm to table food with farm to barrel beers. Five-course tasting menu with beer pairings. $130.

150 24th St.,
San Francisco CA 94110

Phone: 415-787-3354
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Wise Sons Jewish Deli and Shmaltz Brewing Co. team up for a night of food and beer pairings. Four-course dinner prepared by Chef Thomas Martinez paired with Shmaltz Brewing beers. Cost: $60, plus tax and tip. Seats are limited.

Brewer’s Banquet with Jennifer Glanville and Seth Adams of Samuel Adams
742 Valencia St.,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-626-8700
6-8:30 p.m.
Eight guests total will enjoy four courses paired with a selection of beers from the cellars of The Abbot’s Cellar and Samuel Adams. Brewery managers Jennifer Glanville and Seth Adams will be on hand and special bottles will be opened. Utopia, anyone? Cost: $125, plus tax and gratuity.

Dinner with 21st Amendment Brewery
79 Asilomar Blvd.,
Pacific Grove CA 93950
Phone: 831-648-5774
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Meet and greet reception with 21st Amendment starts at 6:30 p.m., where guests get to sample Sneak Attack Belgian Saison and Hop Crisis Imperial IPA, with passed appetizers. A four-course dinner paired with a flight of 21A IPAs, Fireside Chat (winter seasonal), Hog Island Oyster Stout and Monk’s Blood Ale follows. Admission: $70.

101 North Brewing Company
3129 Clement St.,
San Francisco 94121
Phone: 415-752-5439
5-9 p.m.
A special menu from the Tee Off Kitchen to complement the beers from 101 N Brewing Company.

Brewery Cellar Dinner
 (sold out)
661 Howard St.,
San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: 415-974-0905
6-9 p.m.
Head Brewer Ron Silberstein and Brewmaster Brenden Dobel will preside over a 4-5 course dinner (menu TBD) with rare bottles and barrel tasting held in the brewery cellar. Only 10-12 tickets available. $70.

Thursday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day)

800 Greenwich St., San Francisco CA 94133
Phone: 415-440-8727
Four-course dinner with beers handpicked by La Trappe’s staff. $65. Reservation times throughout the evening.

563 Second St.,
San Francisco CA 94107

Phone: 415-369-0900
6:30-10 p.m.
Release celebration of Lower De Boom Barley Wine in cans and on draft. Beer Chef Bruce Paton’s special menu will include Lower De Boom as an ingredient and as an accompaniment to his dishes.

A Beer-Lover’s Valentine’s
1410 Locust St.,
Walnut Creek CA 94596
Phone: 925-946-1520
6-9 p.m.
A three-course, beer-paired, candlelit dinner hosted by Pyramid’s executive chef, who will discuss food and beer-pairing techniques. Menu TBD. $30 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

Brewer’s Banquet with Alesmith Brewing Co.
742 Valencia St.,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-626-8700
6-8:30 p.m.
An intimate Valentine’s Day beer dinner for eight with Alesmith Brewing, featuring four courses paired with a selection of beers from the cellars of Abbot’s Cellar and Alesmith and special bottles opened just for the table. Cost: $125, plus tax and gratuity. 
Tickets: http://abbotscellar.com/events.shtml

Lonely Hearts Club
1 Tillman Place,
San Francisco CA 94108
Phone: 415-373-6341
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Stone Brewing and Hops & Hominy team up for Valentine’s Day with a six-course dinner paired with craft beer from Stone. Price: $85, not including tax and gratuity.

Moonlight Special Featuring Moonlight Brewing Co.
3688 Bohemian Hwy.,
Occidental CA 95465
Phone: 707-874-9037
11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Barley and Hops Tavern highlights Moonlight Brewing Co. with a special three-course menu, all prepared with and served with Moonlight Brewing brews (regular menu will also be available). Brewer Jeff Barkley will be on hand. Special menu with beer samples: $25; without beer samples: $23.

Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Night
3129 Clement St.,
San Francisco 94121
Phone: 415-752-5439
5-9 p.m.
Food pairings and some special menu items for Hangar 24 Craft Brewery.

Friday, Feb. 15
Brewer’s  Banquet with Alaskan Brewing’s Rob Day
742 Valencia St.,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-626-8700
6-8:30 p.m.
A most intimate beer dinner with Alaskan Brewing Co. Brewer Rob Day, featuring four courses paired with a selection of Alaskan Brewing beers. Eight guests will sit at the community table and special bottles will be opened. Cost: $125, plus tax and gratuity.
Tickets: http://abbotscellar.com/events.shtml

Pacific Brewing Laboratory
1 Tillman Place,
San Francisco CA 94108
Phone: 415-373-6341
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Pacific Brewing Laboratory and Hops & Hominy host a five-course dinner paired with five craft beers from Pac Brew Labs. Cost: $65, not including tax and gratuity.

Beer, Bands and Barbecue with AVBC
853 Valencia St.,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-970-0012
Come down to Amnesia for a night of music, food, good times and perhaps some education. Anderson Valley Brewing Co. will bring some small batch brews. Meet the brewer and stick around for live music from Slow Motion Cowboy and Virgil Shaw. $5 for entry or $15 for barbecue, a beer and a pint glass.

Big Sky Brewing Company Night
3129 Clement St.,
San Francisco 94121
Phone: 415-752-5439
5-9 p.m.
Special Big Sky menu from the Tee Off Kitchen inspired by the brews of Big Sky Brewing Company.

Beer and Wild Shrimp
907 Washington St.
Oakland CA 94607
510-452-5900
6-9 p.m.
Shrimp, braised pork and other dishes with 21st Amendment beer and Micheladas. Free admission.

Saturday, Feb. 16
Corner of Church and Pacific Avenue,
Santa Cruz, CA

Contact: emily@scmbrew.com

Phone: 813-425-4900
6-10 p.m.
Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing hosts a gala event at the Top of the Rittenhouse building, showcasing 40 of the most unique, experimental and unusual beers in the world paired with locally produced, exotic, beer-inspired food. $65 for unlimited beer and food pairings.

942 Geneva Ave.,
San Francisco CA 94112

Phone: 415-469-5508
6-11 p.m.
Three-course dinner (details TBA) paired with four beers from 21A: Marooned on Hog Island Oyster Stout, Sneak Attack Winter Saison, Fireside Chat Winter Warmer and Brew Free or Die IPA. $50; tax is included, gratuity is not.

800 Greenwich St.,
San Francisco CA 94133

Phone: 415-440-8727
Anderson Valley Brewing will bring in some old favorites and some hard to finds to pair with the kitchen’s first Belgian barbecue. Free admission.
BBQ and Bridgeport Pairing
3149 Mission,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-896-4250
5-9 p.m.
All during Beer Week, Baby Blues BBQ will feature special pairing menus. On Feb. 16, Bridgeport Brewer Jean Luke Alexander will be on hand to launch Bridgeport’s spring seasonal, Smooth Ryed. $25 pairing menu includes a flight of four beers.

Sunday, Feb. 17
From the Seed to Kernal, Part 2: “Points North” Dinner, featuring Marin Brewing and HenHouse Brewing
1270 Valencia St.,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-285-1200
5:30-10 p.m.
The second of a two-part series, this six-course dinner, hosted by Certified Cicerone Sayre Piotrkowski, features veteran brewery Marin Brewing and budding brewery HenHouse. Cost: $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Seating is limited.

Samuel Adams Specialty Beer Dinner
1707 Powell St.,
San Francisco CA 94133
Phone: 415 529-2237
6-8:30 p.m.
Chef Dane Boryta pairs a four-course dinner with four special Samuel Adams brews: New Albion Pale Ale, New World Tripel, Norse Legend Sahti and Grumpy Monk Belgian IPA. Certified Cicerone Ross Shepard guides you through the pairings and a beer cocktail awaits upon your arrival. Cost: $48, plus tax and gratuity. Space is limited.

It’s About the Ingredients: A Night with Pac Brew Labs and Almanac
2491 Mission St.,
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone: 415-681-7150
6-10:30 p.m.
Join Patrick Horn of Pacific Brewing Laboratory for two dishes paired with beers from Almanac and Pac Brew Labs. A la carte pricing.

Trappist & Haven Beer Dinner
44 Webster St.,
Oakland CA 94607
Phone: 510-663-4440
Haven hosts The Trappist for a pairing of some spectacular and rare beers to complement Chef Kim Alter’s specially conceived menu. Two seatings. Cost: $80.


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