Monday February 8th – Monday is a great night for a beer lover to be in Berkeley. Bobby G’s Pizzeria will be hosting Brian Hunt of Moonlight Brewing Company. Jupiter and Triple Rock will be holding their annual “Sour Fest,” an event celebrating the lip-smacking cheek-puckering styles that are the latest fetish/frontier/focus/fascination for risk-taking craft-brewers throughout the West Coast. All three of these locations are within about a quarter-mile of one another, and Downtown Berkeley BART.
A few months back Men’s Journal released their list of the top five beer towns in the US. While not really having a major beef with any of their choices, San Diego, NYC, Portland, Philly and Chicago, I was a bit annoyed to see no mention of the Bay Area.
We welcomed SF Beer Week at their opening gala on Friday at Yerba Buena Center. We were joined by some of the best brewers in the area and their delicious brews. A few hundred people wandered around and indulged in tastings of dozens of delicious beers. There was nice side dishes to nosh on including tacolicious and sushi and a couple of live bands. If this is any sign of what to come, it’s going to be a great Beer Week. Keep an eye out for more on Drink Me’s website and in our print version around beer week.
Posted on Monday, February 8th, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, news by Daniel
The dark clouds and heavy rains went on hiatus this past Saturday with the sun beaming out at the beautiful Fort Mason Center as the Drink Me crew and thousands of other Zinfandel aficionados continued the weekend celebration of the 19th annual Zinfandel festival.
Last night the Fort Mason Center Pavilion was packed with what promises to be a weekend-long dedicated group of Aloha shirt-wearing festivalgoers for the “Good Eats & Zinfandel Pairing” dinner kick-off event of the 19th Annual Zinfandel Festival. This year’s fest theme is “Zin in Paradise,” and dedicated nonprofit ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers) created a totally warm, festive mood amidst the chilly bayside San Francisco location. Celebrity Chef Beverly Gannon of the famous Maui Hali`imaile General Store (think Barefoot Contessa, meets dreamy island beef, pork, and in a cheeky, fun nod to the Mainland, meatloaf) reminded attendees just why we should be booking our next trips to the Valley Isle. Slack-key sounds emanated around the room where close to 50 Northern California and Maui-based restaurants paired dinner bites with 49 wineries showcasing their finest zins. (more…)
Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010
Filed under: Wine by Daniel
