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San Francisco Beer Week is back with a bang. The celebrations, which run from Feb. 9-18, will see tap takeovers, special releases and more taking place all across the Bay Area.
After a prolonged pandemic-induced hiatus, SF Beer Week’s massive kickoff gala returns to San Francisco this year, taking place on Friday, Feb. 9, at Pier 35 from 6-10 p.m. Tickets to the gala start at $85 and get you access to beers from over 100 craft breweries. A VIP ticket is available for $140, which includes commemorative Beer Week merchandise and a dedicated check-in line for entrance, while a top-tier $275 ticket guarantees early access to the festival at 4 p.m. plus entrance to the Astro Lounge, featuring limited-edition beers and wine.
Throughout the week, bars and restaurants in the 650 are hosting a wide range of events that demand space on your calendar, from a pet adoption drive to a bread-baking class and beer-themed trivia. Here’s our roundup of all of the Beer Week events on the Peninsula.
Cheers!
Alpha Acid Brewing Company, Belmont
Alpha Acid is kicking off SF Beer Week on Saturday, Feb. 10, with the release of Barrel Constrictor, a heady imperial stout. As in years past, the brewery is offering a bevy of Barrel Constrictor options — eight on draft and six in bottle. Among this year’s lineup are versions of the cult-favorite beer aged in whiskey casks and a draft-only Old Fashioned Constrictor, barrel-aged for 16 months and spiced with orange peel and bitters. If you’re eager, bottles of Barrel Constrictor are available for preorder on Alpha Acid’s website. Food from pop-up burger shop Shmash’d Burgers and baked goods from Made out of Dough will also be available.
On Sunday, Feb. 11, Alpha Acid is releasing Final Final, a triple IPA which clocks in at a whopping 11% ABV. Hop lovers will be pleased to note that Alpha Acid produced the beer with four different hops to deliver a citrusy, bitter brew that fans of IPAs are sure to enjoy. If you’re hungry, barbecue will be available from Dom’s Nom’s.
On Valentine’s Day, Alpha Acid is hosting a singles mixer for craft beer lovers to find their perfect match — or at least, their perfect pint. The event begins at 5 p.m., and tickets are available for free on Eventbrite.
On Feb. 15, Alpha Acid is offering a palate-cleansing break from beer with a seltzer and cider celebration. The brewery will release four different hard ciders — pineapple, boysenberry, apricot, and blood orange — as well as four hard seltzers inspired by the flavors of Jolly Rancher candies. Food will be available from MB’s Place.
On Feb. 16, Alpha Acid is celebrating the release of three separate collaboration beers, brewed with partner breweries from across the Bay Area. There’s Secrets of the Booze, a hazy double IPA brewed with Barebottle Brewing Company; Can You Handle the Jandal?, a New Zealand-style pilsner brewed with Out of the Barrel taproom; and Flower Punch, a three-way collaboration between Alpha Acid, Clandestine Brewing and Fox Tale Fermentation. Food will be available from fried chicken pop-up JustEatz.
Finally, on Feb. 18, Alpha Acid is closing out Beer Week with an event featuring the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA. Stop by for a drink and to meet (or adopt) a new furry friend. Food will be available from Amelia’s Mexipino Cuisine.
Alpha Acid Brewing Company; 121 Industrial Road #11, Belmont; 650-394-4728, Instagram: @alphaacidbrewingco.
Blue Oak Brewing Company, San Carlos
Blue Oak Brewing Company is throwing its seventh birthday bash on Feb. 10. The San Carlos brewery will be tapping special releases to mark the occasion, including a barrel-aged quadruple IPA. There will be live music from Bay Area funk band Sinister Dexter and food from Rock Club Burgers.
Blue Oak Brewing Company, 815 Cherry Lane, San Carlos; 415-273-9676, Instagram: @blueoakbrewingcompany.
The Refuge, San Carlos and San Mateo
The Refuge’s San Carlos location begins Beer Week with an Alvarado Street tap takeover Feb. 10.
On Feb. 13, beer geeks can compete in Beer Trivia, with prizes available for the winning contestant, as well as second and third place runners-up.
And on Feb. 17, The Refuge will feature a tap takeover from the famed Russian River Brewing Company.
In San Mateo, The Refuge is hosting a tap takeover from Anderson Valley Brewing Company Feb. 10. The event will feature special sour beer releases from the brewery, and customers who order a flight of beer will get some free Anderson Valley Brewing Company merchandise while supplies last.
On Feb. 12, The Refuge will feature a tap takeover from Dutch brewer La Trappe and Belgian breweries Delirium and Rodenbach. Brush up on your beer history: The bar’s usual Monday night trivia will include questions about the histories of these breweries.
On Feb. 16, The Refuge will host the East Bay’s Shadow Puppet Brewing Company for a tap takeover, including flights of special releases from the brewery. Customers who order flights will also receive merchandise from Shadow Puppet while supplies last, and cans of Shadow Puppet beer will be available to go for 20% off.
The Refuge, 963 Laurel St., San Carlos, 650-598-9813; 66 31st Ave., San Mateo, 650-458-3044; Instagram: @refuge_pastrami.
State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria, Redwood City and Los Altos
State of Mind in Los Altos is celebrating the Super Bowl Feb. 11 with the Sour Bowl, featuring flights of sour beers.
On Feb. 14, the pizzeria will feature a takeover from Russian River Brewing Company with special releases on draft, as well as a selection of bottles from the brewer.
On Feb. 17, State of Mind is hosting its fifth annual Hazy vs. West Coast IPA Showdown. The event will pit the two beer styles against each other, with customers invited to blind-taste flights — three beers of each style — and vote for their favorites.
State of Mind’s Redwood City outpost will begin its Beer Week events Feb. 15 with a tap takeover from Russian River Brewing. As in Los Altos, there will be special releases on draft and in bottles.
On Feb. 17, State of Mind will turn its taps over to Oakland’s Original Pattern Brewing Company. The brewery will feature its Fear the Reaper triple IPA alongside a series of collaboration beers brewed with Bay Area brewers Altamont Beer Works, Barebottle Brewing Company, Tenma Beer Project and Cellarmaker Brewing Company.
State of Mind Public House, 101 Plaza N, Los Altos, 650-383-5210; 3710 Florence St., Redwood City, 650-995-7478; Instagram: @stateofmindpub.
Barebottle Brewing Company, Menlo Park
Barebottle Brewing Company is releasing Doom Bloom, a triple IPA made with prickly pear cactus, on Feb. 10. The limited-release beer will be available on draft and in cans to go.
On Feb. 14, Barebottle is celebrating Valentine’s Day with Sweetheart Night, an event featuring the brewery’s barrel-aged stouts and barleywines.
Barebottle Brewing Company, 550 Oak Grove Ave. Suite B, Menlo Park; 650-714-0506, Instagram: @barebottle.
Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, San Carlos
This year will mark the 10th annual West Coast Craft Can Invitational at Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company Feb. 10. As the name suggests, the event will feature cans from over 30 craft breweries pouring more than 75 different beers.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite for $50 and include access to 4-ounce tastes of any beer, plus a 16 ounce commemorative pint glass. Designated drivers and non-drinkers get access to the event for $20, which includes an unlimited supply of Devil’s Canyon’s housemade root beer. If you’re hungry, there will be a selection of food trucks in the outdoor beer garden.
Devil’s Canyon will be donating proceeds from the event to the Code 30 Foundation, a nonprofit benefiting the families of San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office officers who are injured or have died.
On Feb. 16, Devil’s Canyon is hosting Grainbakers, a pop-up bread-making class which teaches you how to bake loaves with spent grain — a byproduct of the beer-making process that usually goes to waste.Â
During the class, students will learn how to prepare a rosemary and sea salt, dark chocolate and cherry or Italian tomato and herb loaf and will leave the class with a raw loaf they can finish baking at home. Tickets are available on Grainbakers’ website for $50 and also include a recipe and instruction guide, as well as some extra grain to bake more bread at home.
Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company, 935 Washington St., San Carlos; 650-592-2739, Instagram: @devilscanyon.
Gourmet Haus Staudt, Redwood City
Gourmet Haus Staudt has lined up a dizzying list of events throughout Beer Week, celebrating both domestic and international breweries.
On Feb. 9, Gourmet Haus Staudt will feature Southern California brewers, pouring beers from Green Cheek Beer Company, Burgeon Beer Company, Highland Park Brewery and GOAL. Brewing.
On Feb. 10, the bar will pour beers from East Bay breweries Cellarmaker Brewing Company, Ghost Town Brewing, Original Pattern Brewing Company, Wondrous Brewing Company, Tenma Beer Project and Drake’s Brewing Company.
On Feb. 11, it’s time for Gourmet Haus Staudt’s Lambic Extravaganza. The event will feature lambic beers — a style of Belgian beer fermented from wild yeasts — on tap and in bottles from cult producers Cantillon, Tilquin, Het Boerenerf and many more. Gourmet Haus Staudt’s grocery store will also be offering 15% off bottles of lambic beer to go, with over 60 bottles to choose from.
On Feb. 13, Gourmet Haus Staudt will be serving an assortment of triple IPAs, as well as beers from Russian River Brewing Company.
On Feb. 15, the bar will feature brews from Shred Beer Company in Rocklin.
On Feb. 16, the bar will be pouring beers from Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri, Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, and Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles.
On Feb. 17, Firestone Walker takes the main stage with a tap takeover including new and vintage releases of their beers.
Gourmet Haus Staudt, 2615 Broadway, Redwood City; 650-364-9232, Instagram: @gourmethausstaudt.Â
Freewheel Brewing Company, Redwood City
Freewheel Brewing Company is hosting its annual Firkin Friends Fest Feb 15. The brewery, which focuses on English-style beers, will feature cask-conditioned ales from a number of other breweries.
Freewheel Brewing Company, 3736 Florence St., Redwood City; 650-365-2337, Instagram: @freewheelbrew.
