More Happy Hours by Kevin Blum, City dish
1) Beefeater 24 Cocktail Contest at Rye
San Francisco’s top bartenders will be competing to create the best Beefeater 24 cocktail in tonight’s Mixing Contest at Rye.Beefeater 24 ain’t no ordinary gin – it’s steeped in Japanese Sencha tea and Chinese green tea for 24 hours and then re-distilled in copper pot stills before bottling. Cocktail Guru Jacques Bezuidenhout will be master of ceremonies. Guests will enjoy complimentary drink samples and a featured cocktail at the bar. The event is open to the public; no cover charge to attend.
WHEN: Monday, March 8th. 7pm – 10pm.
WHERE: Rye
688 Geary St. @ Leavenworth
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Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Featured, Spirits, Wine by Daniel
Howdy, folks! Welcome back to Booze In The News, where you’ll find the latest, funniest and most obscure newsworthy, alcohol-related bits all in one place.
1. Apparently you weren’t the only person disappointed by the U.S.’s loss to Canada in Olympic Hockey. President Barack Obama made a bet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and after losing it had to buy him a case of Molson Canadian beer.
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Posted on Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, Spirits, Wine, news by Heather
by Kevin Blum, City Dish
It’s that time again… luella restaurant on Russian Hill is celebrating its five-year anniversary with $5 wines by the glass.
Guests can enjoy this celebratory pricing Sunday – Thursday in the dining room and at the bar. General manager Leah Lidsky manages luella’s eclectic wine list, featuring a mix of countries and varietals chosen to pair with chef Ben de Vries’ contemporary American menu. The wines will change throughout the month.
WHEN: Sundays – Thursdays (in March). 5:30pm – 10pm.
WHERE: luella
1896 Hyde St. @ Green
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Posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, Spirits, Wine by Daniel
DRINK ME MAGAZINE PRESENTS:
THE CHESHIRE BAR | DRINKING FOR GOOD
Drink Me Magazine is excited to debut a new event in the artisan world of San Francisco cocktail drinking: The Cheshire Bar.
The concept is simple and much like that of the infamous Cheshire Cat. We show up at secret locations with secret bartenders, and hang out for a few happy hours to make outstanding drinks using secret spirits, serve secret beer, and then we disappear just as fast as we came.
The best part? When you drink at Cheshire Bar, you drink for good: 20% of the evening’s profits go to a local nonprofit organization.
Hope to see you there!
Posted on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, Recipes, Spirits, news by Aja
By Irvina Lew
I wasn’t familiar with Estrella Damm, Barcelona’s best beer, until I heard about the New York to Barcelona Transoceanic Sailing Record. One of the two, 60-foot open sailing yachts racing the 3750 mile course during the second week of April, 2010, is called Estrella Damm, for its sponsor. (www.ny-bcn.org)
Visitors who arrive at BCN airport notice the huge, sprawling, 360,000 square foot “home” of the 130 year old brewery en route into the city. It’s where they produce 25 brands–including one with no wheat for celiac patients—for 500 Spanish distributors and millions of consumers. It’s also home to a 60,000 square foot kitchen devoted to product development. I was lucky enough to visit and tour the brewery and, at lunch, there, sample INEDIT, its newest artisanal product.
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Posted on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Filed under: Beer, Culture, news by Heather
