What could be better on a Sunday afternoon, after NFL playoffs are over, than watching sixteen of SF’s best females duke it out to see who has the fastest hands in town? Absolutely nothing. Together with Ananas Consulting, LUPEC SF, and Rye On The Road, Speed Rack is rolling into the Brick and Mortar Music Hall on Sunday, January 8th at 3pm. A national tour, Speed Rack is traveling through ten US cities to find the fastest female bartender in the land and to raise $75,000 for breast cancer research and awareness. Here’s how it works: sixteen top female bartenders (we’re talking ladies from Rye, Hotsy Totsy Room, and Bourbon and Branch) compete head to head in timed trials. If you watch the video on Speed Rack’s website, you’ll see there’s a whole lot of show-womanship and bragging going on. A panel of judges will then score each competitor on [...]
Grand Tasting Event – Come Join Us!
Join us for the Drink Me’s Grand Tasting Party – filled with spirits, beer, wine and fun hats. There is NO better party going on next friday. WHERE: 111 Minna // WHEN: Friday, November 4th // HOW: www.DrinkMeGrandTasting.Eventbrite.com
Friday Libation Links
Happy Friday, folks! Here’s a roundup of the most fun links we’ve come across this week. So cheers to you, reader, and have a great weekend. And don’t spill your drink on that new iPhone!
NY Craft Beer Week Begins: Freaktoberfest
NY Craft Beer Week kicked off this Friday with Freaktoberfest, a party hosted by Shmaltz Brewing Co. that featured representatives from over 20 breweries, a bevy of Coney Island freakshow performers, 2 floors of live music, and a mustachioed emcee named Donny Vomit who juggled knives and swallowed balloons between sets. The third annual celebration went down at Southpaw, a raucous music venue in Park Slope, Brooklyn where beer geeks boogied and sipped unlimited tastings alongside soul singers, industry types, and burlesque dancers. The spirit of the event was embodied by its highlighted beer and official drink of NY Craft Beer Week: Geektoberfest, a collaboration between Captain Lawrence, Ithaca Beer Co., and Shmaltz Brewing Company, is a blend of seven barrel-aged sour brown ales. The beer, only available on draft during Craft Beer Week, is a spirited, tart ale with hints of raspberry, a kitchen-sink project that brings together sours [...]
SIP awards
We love spirits competitions… they give us insight into the new spirits on the market and get to highlight some of the lesser known brands. The SIP awards that recently took place enlists consumers to choose their favorites. As opposed to some other contests that boast celebrity industry judges, SIP calls for people with no affiliation to the alcohol industry. It’s a relatively new competition – it’s exciting to se what consumers are into nowadays… You can see the full list of winners at SipAwards.com Here’s the shortlist of winners:
Follow the White Rabbit (Bar Hop) – This Thursday
Come join us as we follow the white rabbit down in and out of bars along Polk St. in San Francisco. Everywhere the Rabbit goes, he’ll be brining a hoppy hour menu with discounted drinks. We’ve heard he’s starting off at R Bar (with $3 Sauza Blue Margaritas and more) at 6pm sharp and will be in the neighborhood until 10. Don’t be late for your very important date. For live updates of the Rabbit’s whereabouts, check out our twitter feed.
Drink Me Island Paradise Party
We’ve rented out the legendary and incredible man-made floating island on the San Francisco Bay for a private lush evening with live music, delicious drinks (lots of tasty rums) and spirited tastings. What’s more, we’ve teamed up with Spark, a San Francisco based non-profit that supports women-led programs that ignite global change. All profits from the event will go to support Spark’s efforts.
Abbots Cellar – the adventure continues….
Our good friends over at Monks Kettle in San Francisco have announced they are opening a new space… and only blocks away in the Mission! If you have never been to Monk’s Kettle, you are missing out. Please stop reading immediately and head over there for a beer/bite and then continue reading. Christian and Nat have signed the lease on 740 Valencia – to open Abbot’s Cellar this coming Winter. The new space (which will hold about 95 people including the bar space) will be a restaurant that focuses on beer pairings and seasonal American and European fare. The beer selection will be a bit more focussed than the massive and widespread selection at Monks Kettle, but we know their 100 bottles and 24 tap selection (including 2 hand pump casks) will still be pouring delicious brew. We can’t wait for them to open (and we hope we can get a [...]
Drink Me Interview in The Examiner
Drink Me’s own publisher, Daniel Yaffe, was recently interviewed by The San Francisco Examiner. Check out the full interview here. Special thanks to journalist Kathleen Neves for the opportunity!
Pliny the Younger Release
Pliny the Younger is an elusive beer, with kegs released from their natural habitat by Russian River Brewing Co. into the wild only once a year. For two weeks in February, Pliny hunters can enjoy the insanely popular, small batch, triple IPA, with a deliciously sweet, hoppy, and carbonation balance that makes it dangerously easy to drink with an ABV of 10.5%. You may be aware of the similar species, Pliny the Elder, from the same family, and classified as a double IPA with an 8% ABV that can be spotted year-round in bars all over San Francisco.
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