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Beer Week Provides Many Reasons to Celebrate
Beer week begins tomorrow. Check out the offerings in La Jolla and the whole county.
Here’s another reason to brag to all your family and friends who don’t live in San Diego: We have a whole week dedicated to beer. And what’s more is that a “week” is actually nine days long. Let’s clink mugs to that.
The “week” long event kicks off this Friday, beginning at 7 a.m. (don’t even bother brushing your teeth!), with beer events at breweries and restaurants all over the county. The official kick-off party is this Saturday at Liberty Station in Point Loma with a San Diego Brewers Guild Festival. The festival includes live music, food tastings and pairings and, of course, beer tasting, sipping, guzzling—you get the idea.
General admission to the kick off festival on Saturday is $35 and includes a commemorative glass. With general admission, you’ll get into the festival at 1 p.m. If you just have to have your beer as soon as possible, VIP tickets are also available for $55. They get you into the festival at 11 a.m. and include a special beer and food pairing, provided by the Brewers Guild. Click here to purchase your tickets online and early—ticket prices go up $5 if you wait to buy at the gate.
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Other Major Beer Week Events
CRAFT BEER CRAWL
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This Sunday event stretches from North County to South. The crawl starts at Churchill’s Pub and Grille (887 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos) with a shuttle ride down to South County to pay a visit to Johnny Brown’s, Tornado and Monkey Paw.
After you’ve sipped some suds there, the shuttle, which will house a five gallon keg of Green Flash Brewing Co. beer, will take you on a five-hour tour with stops at numerous breweries in San Diego.
Only 40 people will get a chance for this incredible crawl. Tickets are $39. Buy them online here and secure yourself a spot on this alcoholic adventure. The crawl is Sunday, Nov. 6.
SILVA STOUT RELEASE AND RARE BEER TASTING
Green Flash Brewing Co. (6550 Mira Mesa Blvd., San Diego) is holding a special event in their new tasting room that will feature the release of their original archived batch of Silva Stout.
Brewmaster Chuck Silva will be present to talk about the tastings and guests will get a four-pack of the Silva Stout, a commemorative glass, tastes of four barrel-aged beers and an amazing food pairing. Guests will sip the stout while they eat a salmon confit with micro arugula salad, featuring smoked apple caramelized ginger flan, candied orange zest, toasted hazelnuts, and truffle oil—immersed in Silva Stout reduction.
Only 300 tickets will be sold for this exclusive event. Buy your online here for $45. The event is on Nov. 8 from 3-7 p.m.
CHEFS CELEBRATION OF SAN DIEGO BREWERS
This is the official closing event of San Diego Beer Week. The best of San Diego craft beer is paired with food from amazing local chefs. Each admission includes unlimited tasters of beer and food. Each brewery will be paired with a local chef for a unique and delicious beer and food pairing event.
Click here to see what beer is matching up with what chef. Tickets for this event are $65 (buy here) and the event is in our own backyard— on Nov. 13 from noon-3 p.m.
Here are some La Jolla breweries and events involved in this beer-tastic week. Click the links for more details.
- Nov. 4: Yappy Hour Specials and specialty craft pints and rare releases in honor of SD Beer Week. See attached flier for details.
- Nov. 4: Kick off with Lagunitas Happy Hour from 4:20-8 p.m.
- Nov. 5: The Bitter End, A Hop Festival
- Nov. 6: Susan G. Komen Fundraiser with Green Flash Brewery. See attached flier for details.
- Nov. 7: Specials on All Craft Pitchers/Meet the Brewer
- Nov. 8: Beer and Cheese Pairing with Venissimo Cheese
- Nov. 9: Lighning Brewery Pints and Food Pairing
- Nov. 10: Avery Tap Takeover and Food Pairing
- Nov. 11: Beer dinner and meet the brewer for $30 from 7-10 p.m.
- Nov. 12: Oceanside Aleworks Beer BBQ
- Nov. 13: Beer Brunch and Football
- Nov. 4: Alesmith Beer and Cheese Pairing from 4-11 p.m. Call for pricing
- Nov. 5: Colorado Brewing Day from noon-11 p.m. Price varies by beer.
- Nov. 5: Stone Brewing Night from 4- 11 p.m. Price varies by beer.
- Nov. 6: Russian River and Bear Republic night from noon-9 p.m. Price varies by beer.
- Nov. 8: Shipyard Night from noon-11 p.m. Specialty beer tasting and glass giveaway. Call for pricing.
- Nov. 9: Brasserie Dupont Night from noon-11 p.m. Price varies by beer.
- Nov. 10: Belgium Brewery Day & Night from noon-11 p.m. Price varies by beer.
- Nov. 11: Green Flash Night w/ Mike Hinkley from noon-11 p.m. Price varies by beer.
- Nov. 11: Partial Tap Takeover from noon-2 p.m. Prices vary by beer.
- Nov. 12: Moorgat Night from noon-11 p.m. Prices vary by beer.
- Nov. 13: Weinstephaner 2 Liter Boot Races from noon-4 p.m. Call for pricing.
- Nov. 8: Winter Wheat and Superfood Drive from 5-7 p.m. $10 donation or 5 canned goods.
- Nov. 12: Beer and Bacon Brewer’s Dinner from 6:30-9:30 p.m. $38 and up.
Visit the official website of San Diego Beer Week for extra details and more information about this buzzworthy event at sdbw.org.